Monthly Archives: September 2006

Rain & the Back 40

Well, this post marks the second gloomy weekend in a row, and the continued back-burnering of a growing list of sunny-day projects. Welcome to north-eastern Ontario’s monsoon season. On the plus side, the mushrooms seem to be happy. I came across one particularly beautiful specimen … Read More

The Old Caboose

On the way home from Kemptville the other day we noticed this old CP Rail caboose. It was the only car in sight, sitting on a spur just off the mainline (which is about four or five tracks’ worth). Thinking it might be worth a … Read More

Bate Island Picnic

How long has it been since you had a picnic? Yeah, I thought so. As you can see, Bate Island is in the middle of the Ottawa River. You can get to it if you go over the Island Park bridge. It’s a favourite place … Read More

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