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Introducing the Bruce Peninsula
Since I'm going to be posting about places up the Bruce Peninsula as well as here in the valley, I thought I should give you a bit of an introduction to the peninsula. Many people would agree with me...
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Lion's Head Quilt and Art Shows and Farmers' Market
Last weekend was the annual 'Airing of the Quilts' and 'Bruce Peninsula Art Show', both held in the high school in Lion's Head. Since we went on Saturday, we also got to check out the local Farmers'...
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Turkey Vultures
Back in June sometime, we spotted three Turkey Vultures on an old barn foundation, just as we drove into Walter's Falls on our way to Owen Sound. They didn't fly immediately, so I actually got some...
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Dyer's Bay Shoreline
The waterfront closest to our campground up the Bruce is at Dyer's Bay, an old cottage community just to the east of us. There's a single long narrow road through the village, eventually reaching the...
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Colour in the Garden
Late July and early August are the season for colour in the garden. Our garden is just a riot of colour and seems to be growing so much it looks like a jungle. I'm beginning to ask myself which...
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The Scree Garden
Our 'scree' garden is an unusual corner of the garden, looking much like a rock garden, but with fine stone chip for mulch, and lots of little alpine plants. It looks best in the spring, but over the...
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August Flowers in the Meadow
Besides the garden flowers, there are wildflowers that bloom in our meadow, since we don't cut the grass and weeds, we just mow some trails. At this time of year it looks bright yellow with Goldenrod,...
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We Saw the Perseid Meteor Shower!
One of the biggest astronomical events of the summer season is the Perseid Meteor Shower. We've never really seen it, so last night we sat out on the deck under a brilliant clear sky for an hour and...
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Inglis Falls (Again)
Well, that video I posted yesterday was so terrible, I've deleted it, but I will keep working at that, and thanks for your kind comments anyway! But I'm getting not too bad at those misty waterfall...
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Garden Close-ups
The garden is actually looking a little ragged at this time of year. But among it all there are beautiful flowers worth a close look. Here are a few of them.We have numerous tall yellow flowers at...
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Heleniums, my Favourite Fall Flower
Our colourful Heleniums are undoubtedly my favourite late summer or early fall flower. They are just so bright and varied, and form a bright spark in our garden. Helenium is the genus; some...
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'Tall Yellow Flowers'
Frustrated birders refer to those small unidentified sparrows that flit through the bushes as 'Little Brown Jobbies'. I refer to the large number of confusing varieties of flowers that form the...
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More Garden Colour - Day Lilies
I seem to be on a roll with pictures of the garden, and soon enough the colour will be fading, so here are a selection of the more colourful Day Lilies we've had blooming from late July through til...
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Ligularia dentata, Elephant Ears
At this time of year we have a bright splash of orange/yellow Elephant Ears at the back of one garden patch, where it's shaded most of the day. This is the interesting Ligularia dentata, a striking...
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Paddling Lake Eugenia's Marsh Part 1
Well I think that's enough of the garden for now. For the next little while you can join me on some of my expeditions around here. By the way you may have noticed we were absent for a few days - away...
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Paddling the Marsh Part 2
This has become exploring the creek rather than paddling the marsh, but we did reach the point where we were blocked by fallen logs. My buddy was desperate to explore the water beyond, but we decided...
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Paddling the Marsh Part 3
One more post about our paddle around the marsh at the south end of Lake Eugenia. Besides following the Beaver River upstream a little, I wanted to see if we could find the entrance to the Little...
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Signs of the Seasons
I was shocked this morning to drag myself out of bed just before 7 and discover the sun had not risen! Then I was even more shocked when a few minutes later it did rise, but far to the south of where...
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Gulls and Grouse
We frequently see Gulls sitting spread out across farm fields, in large widely spaced flocks. We rarely see, though we regularly hear, Ruffed Grouse.I saw this large flock of Gulls on a harvested...
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Water Droplets
After a heavy rain I sometimes head for the garden to try and get pictures of water droplets. These are a few of my attempts from two weeks ago.Some plants hold the water droplets much better than...
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