Leaves may fall. They may die. But sometimes they seem reluctant to give up the ghost entirely.

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Yesterday I took the Blue Heron Cruises Sunset Cruise out of Tobermory. I was on board the Great Blue Heron again, the same ship that took us on the Flowerpot Island Cruise last week.

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Leaving Little Tub Harbour and proceeding eastward along the north shore [...]

This is the last bunch, expect for the other 140 or so pictures I didn’t post. It’s good to have limits.

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Our last island (apart from tiny Echo Island) before Flowerpot, is the rather large Cove Island, the highlight of which is the Cove Island Lighthouse. This [...]

This is the second in a three part series, depicting a tour of Fathom Five National Marine Park, including Flowerpot Island.

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Guarding the entrance to Big Tub, Tobermory’s other natural harbour (along with Little Tub, where we boarded), Big Tub Lighthouse dates back to 1885. Scuba divers [...]

This is the first in a three part series, depicting a tour of Fathom Five National Marine Park, including Flowerpot Island.

As always, click any photo to view larger on Flickr.

Guess where I was today?

Blue Heron Cruises offers several choices of vessel, plying the waters of Fathom Five National Marine Park, near Tobermory.

This jetboat is [...]

Our grape vine takes over more of our little patio every year, providing shade for sitting, and shelter for barbecuing in the rain (up to a point). Looks like we’re in for a bumper crop this year, prompting the eventual debate: “Jam or Jelly?”

Our Lady of the Photoshop Filters

Hiding in the Hostas

Steamy hot day here at Barkwhistle, bullfrogs are in full voice, dogs are moving kinda slow.

Yes, those are the Muskoka Chairs I built, lurking in the background.

Due to some minor water infiltration in the sunroom and garage, we decided to deal with it now before the complete economic collapse of Western capitalism. Sorry, just watched “Inside Job“.