July 31~ Tom Thomson Memorial Site

July 30~ my Camara Mimics Tom Thomson

July 29 ~ Passing Paddler

A passing paddler, and his shaded Samoid! stop to chat!

July 28 ~ Canoe Lake - Hayhurst Point

A visit with our friends, Sylvia and Vern, at their cottage on Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park.

July 27 ~ Amazing Reflections

An early morning paddle is rewarded with serenity and reflections.

July 26 ~ Fish for Breakfast?

Jan tried for fish - but no luck.

July 25~ Driftwood and Rocks on Twin Island Lake

July 24~ Pink Clouds at Dusk

July 23~ Mergansers leave our campsite

July 22~ Minutes before Sunset

July 21~ Canoe-camping trip

July 20~ On the way to Meech Swimming

July 19~ What do you do when...

What do you do when blueberries are on sale at Costco?
Make blueberry pie, of course!

July 18~ Happy Birthday, Karrie

Happy Birthday wishes to my lovely daughter-in-law, Karrie.

July 17 ~ Orange and Purple

My friend Betty says that she likes the colour combination of orange and purple flowers together.
So, for you Betty, from my garden, an orange Day Lily, with purple Clematis behind.

July16~ Moored at Gananoque

Ju;ly 15 ~ Great Swim

The early morning swimmers - on water like glass!

Deb, Toe, ted, Peg, Alan, Charles.

July 14 ~ Happy Birthday John!

Happy Birthday to my lovely son, John, shown here with Cousin Kathryn from Calgary.

July 13 ~ Streptocardello

I bought this plant last summer.

Bob wintered it over and it bloomed prolifically.

Now it is blooming wonderfully again outdoors.

Each bloom is only 2 cm across - so delicate!

July 12 ~ Tea in the Garden?

July 11~ Bring on the Bay

I was excited to complete 'the Bay' 3 km swim: 2 km on training and 1 on determination!
Thanks to Catherine and Kirsten for their support.
They are much faster ( and much younger!) than I am!

July 10~ Canoe and Kids

Thanks to Nancy for helping us have a great canoe day at Meech Lake.
Nothing like getting them started at a young age!
Nancy, Marty, Aaron.

July 9~ 10 km

Ten kilometres! Pretty impressive for a five-year-old! Way to go, Aaron!

July 8 ~ Kayaking

Aaron tried his hand at Kayaking, today, at Judy's .

July 7 ~ Grandma Camp

Tanya and I are looking after four kids, so a day at Meech Lake beach is on order!

Tanya, Lulu, Hazel, Aaron and Marty build sand castles!

July 6 ~ Dragon Boat Reunion

A reunion paddle at Cascades, to mark the tenth anniversary of the team.

I haven't paddled for three years, and it reminded me how much I miss it - 

the camaraderie, the beauty of the river, the hard work and the friends!

My spirit is eager to paddle again, but my body says No!

July 5~ Mica Flakes

We think that the sparkles on the leaves are flakes of mica, mined long ago in the area.

July 4~ Idyllic Swim

Margo and Dianne enjoy an idyllic swim in Lac La Peche!

July 3~ New Kayak

Frances proudly showed off her new kayak, and new kayak skills!

July 2~ Lac La Peche

This was the second annual Paddle at La Peche Day!
We were treated to amazing weather and tremendous fun!
Margo, Anne, Judy, Frances, Dianne, Peg.

Happy Canada Day!

With the rain holding off, Aaron and his buddy Jake, (alias Spidermen) were excitedly waiting to run the 1.5 km race in Kanata.