The colours of the flames

There is something magical about a campfire. I’m not sure if it’s the over all peacefulness of the flames and the soft crackle of the fire. People just seem to get drawn into the memorizing experience of it. The magic of the flames just seems to open people up and talk about things they might normally never do. Just staring into the flames seems to relax people. Often we begin to forget about the rest of the world outside that special cycle around the campfire. The reds, oranges, blues and whites of the flames just sucks you in. The orange glow of the embers just seem to relax you as it gives you warmth to the entire body.
I know the campfire really isn’t just an Ontario thing but it has been a staple when camping in Ontario as for as long as anyone can remember. From ghost stories told around it to try and scare while entertaining others. Sharing moments of the past like they were just yesterday. Dreams and wishes just seem to come true around a campfire and that is enough reason for me to love them so much. So next time your around a campfire feel free to share stories and sing your heart out. I am sure those moments will bring memories that will last a life time. I am sure those moments will bring memories that will last a life time.

Grenadier Pond

I went for a walk with a friend yesterday in High Park Here in Toronto and took a few pictures as always. I really would be lost if I went anywhere without my camera. As we were walking along Grenadier Pond I remember the story I heard one winter when I was walking on the frozen pond from a guy who lives along the pond. He told me of the myth that in the early 1800's a few British Grenadiers (soldiers) fell though the ice during drill practice because of all the gear that had with them while trying to cross the frozen pond during the late winter and but a few drowned in the pond. I personally think it's just all a myth but still a fun story to imagine about even if there is not any record of such an event occurring.

A Mute Swan Nesting

Male Wood Duck, Female Wood Duck
Red Eared Slider , Midland Painted Turtle, Red Eared Slider 

Some say that some parts of the pond are bottomless because of the mud that is like quicksand.
My question is this, would the mud not in fact be the actual bottom of the pond even if you can't stand on it?

Ontario's Official flower

The White Trillium
Since 1937 the White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum ) has been the Official flower of the Province of Ontario, They tend to bloom during the month of May for only a few weeks.

White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum )

Even though it is not against the law to pick a white trillium in Ontario it is best to leave them where they are because a trillium plant can take up to 11 years to produce its first flower and should be left for others to enjoy.

Even though the White Trillium is the official flower, for fun I thought I would post a picture of a red trillium and if you look close in the background you can see the huge numbers of white trillium's

Red Trillium (Trillium erectum)

The Trillium erectum is the only red-petalled trillium in Ontario.

Manitoulin Island - Largest Freshwater Island in the world

I remember driving to Manitoulin Island for quite a few years with my mom and a friend of hers from work. The trip there was always an adventure, at least to me it was. We would sometimes drive across the bridges via city of Sudbury going there and take the ferry back to the mainland in the town of Tobermory or take the ferry from Tobermory to Manitoulin Island going there and take the bridges. I remember many times getting stuck in traffic along highway 69 on the way to Sudbury. Seeing so many different things along the way no matter which choice we picked. The town of choice to rent the cottage was always in Providence Bay. What a lovely beach the village had right on Lake Huron. It was there that I always loved the fact that I could go fishing, swimming, hang out with some new friends while getting ice cream at Harbour Centre, all within a short walking distance.

Some facts about Manitoulin Island
Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater island in the world. It has a population around 13,000 permanent residents that balloons to 50,000 during summer, mainly because of the popularity of boating, fishing and cottages that the island offers to tourists.


A quote from Manitoulin Island born Isabel Paterson b.1886, d. 1961
( novelist, newspaper columnist, and political analyst )

"Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse or omission."

Trumpeter Swan ( Cygnus buccinator ) Sculpture

This huge 2700 pound stainless steel Trumpeter Swan Sculpture was erected in the harbour of Midland Bay / Town Dock in Midland, Ontario in October of 2001 by the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre to pay tribute to the Trumpeter Swan, which the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre bring back from near extinct but now there are currently just over 1000 individual Trumpeter Swans in Ontario with the help of the Trumpeter Swan Program. The Sculpture helped bring in a lot of funding into their reintroduction program as it brought awareness to the Trumpeter Swan near extinction

Random Swan facts:

Swans have 25 neck vertebrae – that’s almost twice as much as giraffes, who only have 13

Trumpeter swans presently number more than 5,000

Ontario - It's Where I live

Welcome to this blog, I decide to try something a little different then other blogs I have done in the last. This blog is going to be about the province I love, Ontario.

I grew up in it, where I live, where I always find time to travel these roads, highways, trails, rivers, lakes and streams.

In this post I figure I’d talk about a waterfall called “Webster falls” in Greensville, it is in the area of the city of Hamilton.

The Webster falls is 22 metres/72 feet high and 30 metres/98 feet wide. The water fall is fairly accessible so most people can at least get a view of it from the top and those a bit more daring can even take a short walk down to the bottom of it and walk under it which I had the pleasure of doing when I took the above picture. Just make sure you bring a swimsuit or clothes you do not mind getting wet if you plan and walking behind it.