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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“.

Jones Falls, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.

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Today we went for a short hike in to Jones Falls. The trail was still fairly muddy in spots, but not too bad. Still working out the new camera’s bits and bobs, although I mostly left it on Auto again. The lighting was at times a bit more contrasty than last time shooting, as the [...]

I finally pulled the trigger on buying a dSLR the other day, a Canon EOS Rebel T3i / 600D and today I took it out for a brief spin around the yard. The objective was just to get comfortable with it, and just walk through the process of shooting and downloading using the new software. [...]

Our loftily-designated “Florida Room” felt like a real oasis tonight as the winter storm rages outside. Cozy enough to enjoy our dinner and toast our good fortune and our warm home.

As the blizzard howls outside and leaves its unique pox on our windows, the flora inside are oblivious… understandably, what with being plants and all…