Algonquin Park (Lake of Two Rivers)

Sept. 20, 2011

Old Railway Bike Trail, Algonquin Park

The Old Railway Bike Trail is a leisurely family bicycle trail. For most of its 10-kilometre distance the trail follows the abandoned bed of the historic Ottawa, Arnprior, and Parry Sound Railway, opened in 1896 and decommissioned in 1959.

Along the Madawaska River, Algonquin Park, Ontario

Near the end of September 2011, Algonquin Park

Your Onions Are Almost Ready

Remember those onions in the windrows? Now they're curing.

Some Maintenance Required

Jean has cut the hair of her boys from the beginning. Eventually, it was clear that something wasn't well with the WAHL buzzer.  I engaged in standard repair techniques, opened it up, found the broken wire, fixed it, but wow, look at all the hair clippings jammed inside!!

Onions in Windrows

"Wind rows" Sept 14, 2011

Ready for Windrowing

early morning fog shifts and slides and dissapate quickly

 

Your Carrots Coming Soon From The Marsh

Your Onions Coming Soon - A Brief History, April to July, 2011

April 14, 2011 - cleaning up the fields - this stuff rises to the surface annually

 

April 16, 2011- working the muck

May 10, 2011,  Onions & Wheat seeded

Beautiful Fields- Filled with Promise

May 19, 2011 - Spraying (fertilizer?)

May 30, 2011: Wheat growing fast protecting the soil, little onion sprouts

June 22, 2011: Wheat has been killed off; onions growing well, workers cleaning, weeding?

June 24, 2011 - Fertilizer?

 

 

June 24, 2011

July 4, 2011 - Coming along just fine.

"I'm Thinking About It"

  During the "shoulder seasons", Jean and I get away for 1.5 days (2 sleeps) as often as we can (usually Sunday night and Monday).  From where we live now (Holland Marsh), there's a whole new world of camp grounds and sites within an hour or two.  Taken on the southern banks of Lake Ontario - Fourmile Creek SP.

Early Morning - The Lord's Day

Another Sun Rise in the Holland Marsh

Early Spring Sunrise Overlooking the Onion Fields - May 11, 2011, 5:18 a.m.

Annual Clean Up - April 14, 2011, 8:14 a.m.

The crazy thing is that every Spring the fields need to be cleaned by hand.  Huge roots, tree branches continue to rise up (from the deep?) and surface. This photo was taken April 14, 2011.

Dancing the Day Away -- Best Friends

Sage Advice

"If you need advice, I can give you some" ~Jehu

The Good Old Days -- 1933, RV'ing at its Best

We've Been Thinking of Camping

This trailer is from circa 1930.  I love the relaxed look and dress of the campers! Maybe they've just come home from a worship service at a local church.

Updates -- click the link or scroll down

I found a few more photos of flood's impact on the house in which we're living!

Flooded! Updates Click the link or scroll down to Dec 8, 2010

Dream Home Series ?

Went to a RV show in the International Centre in Toronto the other week. What you see here doesn't really fit in the "Dream Home Series" because ... it's a bus! 

Such a deal at $319,000!! (I think it's a Charleston 430BH). The upshot to all this is that we're even more happy with our pop up trailer.