The Ottawa Riverkeeper organization held a community clean-up out on Kettle Island the other day. So that’s a view of the Ottawa River, just east of the downtown area. As you can see, the island is a good size — about three kilometres, stem to … Read More →
Category Archives: Out & About
Gold Fever
I learned today that it is in fact Blog Action Day. And the theme this year is “the environment” — not far off our usual fare. * * * Well, the water levels are low around here these days. Just take a look at the … Read More →
Worm & Hook
We were out fishing on Charleston Lake the other day. Pretty, isn’t it? It took a while to find just the right spot, but when we did there was no doubt about it. Both quantity and quality this time ’round — we were catching some … Read More →
Birds, Boats, and Baths
We woke this morning to the sound of gunfire. This happened to coincide with the uproarious sound of geese calling; I think we can figure out what was going on here. We saw a big group of turkeys the other day too — it’s the … Read More →
Amherst Island
Do you believe in ferries? That’s the Frontenac II, which operates between Amherst Island and the mainland. And yes, it has its own webcam. So, we spent a single, beatific week on the island at the end of August. Our rustic accomodations were on the … Read More →
Back in the Saddle
Been a while, hasn’t it? But I’ve been busy — making speeches, riding the rails, and shootin’ skeet. And that’s not even the whole of it. If this keeps up, she’s gonna be a busy summer. (’02 Skeet Champions) Now, I was thinking that from … Read More →
Riparian Ramblings
Well, it seemed like a good day for a stroll along the Ottawa River. This is a view on the south bank, not far from the Champlain Bridge. After a bit of relatively fruitless beach-combing, I headed over the bridge to Bate Island (a place … Read More →
Go Climb a Tree
Having seen a video on YouTube of a (Canadian!) fellow who climbed a really tall tree, we thought it might be fun to tackle the big White Pine out back — see how far up we can get, find out how tall the tree is, … Read More →
Cookouts & BioBlitz Wrap-up
So, I sent in my meagre results to Voltage Gate, where the B3 records are to be aggregated, tabulated, triangulated, and all of that. Anyhow, sometimes it seems like a good idea to look back and break these things down, “post-game” talk radio style. What … Read More →
Down by the River
Hello again, I’m sad to say that the river-watching season is coming to an end. As you can see in the above picture (taken on Tuesday) there was only the odd patch of open water on the Ottawa River, at least as far as I … Read More →