Happy Halloween

Edith Lake

While up at Edith Lake during the warm spell last week,  I noticed all the Red Osier Dogwood had sprouted one leaf right at the top of the stems, a sign of spring I don't think so looking out of the window today.

Winter is coming

It's that time of year when you can finally see through the bush and undergrowth, a good time for grouse hunting.  The last couple of days and a good wind just about cleaned the trees of leaves. A couple of heavy frosts and colder weather forecasts winter is approaching.  Here is a shot of the beaver pond on the Bouche Rd.

New look of Outlook Point

Outlook pt this morning.

Another stop motion test

Here's one from some cutting up a fallen tree.

On my way to town this morning

I don't like going to town but today there was time for some pictures of the farmlands.

Another end of season pic

From Everette Lake Rd.

Snowy and wet

Up to the mine road today to look around, damp, cool and quite miserable.  This is what is left of the Millerette mine at O'Brien east of town.

This was this morning

A few more centimeters fell last night.

Back from Sudbury

Been down to Subury to visit family and take in the leaf colours.  Just got there in time and couple of days later the best of the colours were over.  Home for a couple of days and several cms. of snow today.  Here is a pic just as it was starting.

The best of the colours

First of all I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving. With the weather changing today and the winds picking up lots of the leaves are starting to fall.  Cold weather possibly some snow in the forecast.  Moose hunting starts on Saturday with many hunters going thru town yesterday and today.

October and the daisies are still blooming

October and 20°C and some flowers are still coming out.

Gowganda Lake

A few pictures of Gowganda Lake and its many kilometers of shoreline.

Out on the lake today

Have been hoping for a good day to get out on the lake for 2 reasons take some pictures and maybe catch a fish.  Good luck today I bought in my limit of pictures.  Great day for pics around the lake and my luck a female Loon with her chick.  It's getting late in the season for one so young but it will be airborne soon.  When I was taking pics of the young one the adult swam out of sight down the lake, finally the chick looked around for her and headed south swimming.  Maybe the adult is trying to break the bond.

Finally the sun comes out

Here are a couple from near LeRoy Lake.

Rainy days

Lots of rain this week the lake level has come up a bit finally.  Tonight a great rainbow when the sun was setting.

Fall colours

Some of the fall colours coming out.

Trying something new--stop motion

 This is done by taking several pictures of the same scene in this test about 85 pictures and individually timing each one to show for 0.1 sec and making a video of them. It's easier done than said.  Just trying something new.

Viper's Bugloss or Blueweed

Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare) still in bloom found along the highways and bush roads.
Viper's Bugloss was said of old to be an expellent of poisons and venom, and to cure the bites of a viper, hence its name.

Mushroom symbiosis

Walking down along the rivers edge is very shaded with lots of moss and very large mushrooms, here is a group living at the base of a mossy tree.