Sunflower

Sea Urchins of the Garden

The Echinacea or Cone Flower: The generic name is derived from the Greek word ἐχῖνος (echino), meaning Sea Urchin. Some species are used in herbal medicines and some are cultivated in gardens for their showy flowers. I think they are beautiful!

Lily

American Lotus

                                
Keith McLean planted several lotus ponds on his property, one of which is devoted to the American Lotus. The lotus used to be in Rondeau Bay. They disappeared in the 1940s. He transplanted them from River Canard in Essex County.  There's now close to an acre of the spectacular, flowering perennial.

Keith's Bench

The bench sits empty overlooking several lotus ponds on the McLean property and invites you to sit and take in the beauty.  Keith certainly has left  a legacy for all to enjoy.

Fish Whisperer

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.  ~John Buchan

Big Foot?

When I went up to Muskoka this week I had a lesson on survival in the bush that included "Scat" recognition. This large fresh specimen had us guessing and thinking perhaps we need to move on!

Dry Dock

These “old favorite” have been up against the rocks one too may times, and have just seen better days.

Step Inside the Ropes

The Bruiser was first published in 1936. Jack Dempsey writes "If I still had the punch in the ring that Jim Tully packs in The Bruiser, I'd be the heavyweight champion of the world today."

Yoga in an Muskoka Chair

If you''re sitting in your chair on the deck or dock, you''re probably already in a relaxed frame of mind. But did you realize that you're only a short stretch from nirvana?