This is Jasper burying himself in the snow because he was so hot from running in the bush. He didn't mind if I put snow on top of him either. He didn't need to cool off yesterday as the temperatures have dropped considerably. It's minus 18C this morning and cloudy....
Don and I made it home safe and sound on Saturday. We are so fortunate to have such good friends, Brian and Julie who will stay at camp while we're gone to look after the place. We enjoyed 6 fabulous, relaxing days with good friends in Mexico. It was sad to leave the...
Here's a beautiful northern that John caught, took a quick picture, then released. Today the guys are going for trout. Cloudy with periods of snow today amounting to 2 cm. High -2c. Tonight pretty much the same - periods of snow. Amount 5 cm. Temperature steady at...
Here are the splakes that were caught yesterday; a very nice limit. Will be very tasty! Today Brian and John are going for walleye as soon as they finish some chores. Cloudy with a 60% chance of flurries. High -5c which will feel really good after the -21c at 6:00...
Another unusual sunrise from a few days ago that we thought was pretty neat. We have fluffy snowflakes coming down since about 5:45 a.m. The snow is supposed to end early this afternoon, reaching a high of -7c. Brian and John have gone fishing for the day. I plan to...
I see I messed up yesterday's date. This morning's sunrise was breath-taking; this photo does not do it justice. Only 3 more sunrises and Don and Brenda will be back. Hope their holiday isn't going as fast for them as it is here for us. When we are at home, we do not...
Happy Groundhog Day! Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, didn't see his shadow, predicting an early spring. Ontario's Wiarton Willie, however, predicted six more weeks of winter after spotting his shadow. Anyway, pictures like this can only be...
-10 degrees this morning with a sprinkling of snow. High is forecast to be -5c. This is the snowman the girls built, although they needed help to lift the body onto the "legs". Sasha and Miranda had a blast this weekend, fishing, a snowmobile ride, hiking down the...
Last day of January! So three fish were caught yesterday; two trout and one northern pike. Not bad for two hours. The snow was perfect for building a snowman. Brian will be doing some outside chores today once our company has left, filling the horses's water trough...
Time to fish! Sasha and Miranda are patiently waiting for Dad and Grampa, Auntie Shena and Uncle Gary. I plan to win the bet that these two girls will catch the first fish and the biggest! It's a beautiful day to go for a snowmobile ride - zero degrees celsius and...
We had this very colourful sky this morning but, as you can see, the clouds were already moving in. It started to snow just after 8:00 a.m.; 2 cm. are expected. Periods of snow tonight with another 2 cm. accumulation. Temperature rising to zero by morning. We are...
Don and Brenda are packed and ready to leave for their vacation. Have a fun and relaxing time! Brian is out plowing the yard; we received quite a bit of fluffy snow yesterday. The clouds are breaking up and the sun is trying to shine. Looks like it will be a great day...
While the girls fished, Don cooked lunch for us, what he does best. This morning was minus 7 c and cloudy. Today we are just going to be doing things around here and getting ready for our trip. Today's forecast: Cloudy. Snow beginning this morning. Amount 5 to 10 cm....
And this is Sydney with the trout she caught on a set line no the weekend. I suppose by know you have figured out that neither Don nor I caught a trout on Saturday, next time we hope. Yesterday Don got a few things accomplished around here, I had a good 10km run then...
This is Daniela. She had a few firsts on Saturday one was jigging for lake trout and this is her first catch. We enjoyed some tasty trout for lunch that day. Yesterday, John went out fishing and tried for lake trout as well as walleye but came up empty handed....
Alex and her friends joined us for a day of fishing. Here's Karli with her first lake trout that she caught while jigging. Weather could have been better as there was a good wind that kept things cooler but it was still a great day. In the evening it snowed and this...
After Don dropped off the wood stoves on Mount he continued on his journey, cutting a little trail and taking the time to stop and catch dinner. We're waiting for Alex and her friends and then we're off fishing today. We're hoping it will be a good day although it's...
Don has a load of wood stoves destined for Mount Lake. He may even go fishing for an hour to catch dinner. It was minus 11C this morning, cloudy with very light snow flurries. Today's forecast -A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind...
Yet another day that we don't get to see the sun rise. That black dot is Jasper having a rest and waiting for Hannah on their morning walk about. I got back from Thunder Bay yesterday and Don has got 2 more wolves on his Barber Lake trapline. Minus 10C this morning,...
Minus 28C and a beautiful sunrise over Manion Lake and we're wishfully thinking of warmer days. Despite the cold I went snowshoeing yesterday afternoon and I'll get outdoors again today but I have some work to do first. It is suppose to be warmer this afternoon. Don...
We're actually seeing the sunrise this morning. But clear skies mean cold mornings - we're in an extreme cold weather alert it's minus 30C with the windchill it feels more like minus 35C. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 20....
Our view this morning, looks similar to yesterday doesn't it. Our thermometer reads minus 19C but The Weather Network is saying it's minus 25C. Today's forecast -Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 20. Wind chill minus 33....
Construction crew at it again - building shelves in the shop. Don has already begun to load them up and he'll do some more organization today. I got out for a longer run yesterday, I'll go snowshoeing or just walk later today. I have some office work that needs my...
Our view this morning and that's Hannah enjoying her morning surveillance trip. Jasper is out there too but he wasn't close to Hannah. It's another cold one, minus 22C and cloudy. Brian L. is here helping Don build a storage area in his shop. Today's forecast -...
Not much is happening so just a picture of our view this morning. We didn't even get to see the sunrise due to the clouds. Minus 20C this morning, so it warmed up a bit over the last few days. Don went to town yesterday and I managed to go for a good run. The dogs...
Captured this sundog yesterday morning. I read somewhere that this could be an indication that wetter weather is on it's way. Well snow is in the forecast but I always thought it meant cold weather was on it's way. And it's certainly cold. Minus 25C this morning, very...
One of our 28 chickens keeps some eggs warm before I collect them. And it'very difficult getting pictures of chickens, they never stay still. The hens are happy and warm in their chicken house and we're getting 27 eggs daily. And it's very difficult getting pictures...
Yet another cloudy day. We sure would like to see the sun but we know that when that happens the temperatures will dip to frigid. We got a bit of snow over night, it's very fluffy. Don checked his wolf snares yesterday and he got a small one, that makes 8 wolves for...
As we don't have a lot of snow, ice that has formed on the shrubs along the shoreline are exposed. Don did some more organizing of his shop yesterday and he set out some marten nesting boxes. I went for a short run, cleaned out the chicken house and played with the...
Even though there was a bit of a wind we didn't need to set up the ice shack when we went fishing the other day. We certainly didn't plan our trip well because we didn't have much for tackle. We had thought everything was in the sleigh but it wasn't. There's not much...
Don and I got out ice fishing yesterday and look what I caught. Don says it weighed about 6 pounds but I thought it felt heavier than that! It certainly made for a great dinner. It was such a nice day so when we got back I played with the horses and took the dogs for...
Don stopped for a picture on Pettit just as you enter Walleye Kitchen on New Year's Eve day, you have to stay close to shore as the ice doesn't look very safe. He hasn't made it to Mount Lake yet. I finally got our tree down and Christmas decorations put away...
Allison's friends tried their luck fishing for walleye on Manion Lake New Year's Eve. Ryan was the only one who was successful, catching this walleye. We haven't tried lake trout fishing yet - maybe sometime this week or next weekend. Weather certainly is good for...
Happy New Year! We had a great time with family and friends saying goodbye to 2015 and hello to 2016, although some of us didn't make it to midnight. Some went walleye fishing on Manion, caught 1 walleye. We had our traditional bonfire and it was probably one of the...
Wow, there goes another year, where did it go? Yesterday Allison, Jason and I went snowshoeing on the trail out behind the shop. It ended up being a good workout. The dogs certainly enjoyed exploring some different territory. We have friends coming for a few days,...
Yesterday Don, Allison and Jason went for a snow machine ride to see how thick the ice was. They made it to Pettit and it has about 3 inches of ice. Don is just itching to see if he can make it to Mount Lake to check the ice there. Minus 17C this morning and some...
This little guy was enjoying an evening of fine dining at our bird feeder last night. We shone a light onto the feeder to get a better look and discovered it was a flying squirrel. I snuck out onto the deck to get a picture of him, he stayed for a while and then he...
We had a very nice and relaxing day today and for some us it will be another relaxing day. Don and Jared made it to Pettit Lake yesterday but ice conditions remain unstable. There's some slush on Manion and Peanut Lakes and but there's only about 3 inches of ice on...
Well the big day is now over, hope everyone enjoyed the day as much as we did. Today I think we'll just relax around the house, maybe go for a walk and watch some of the World Junior hockey games. Our forecast for today - Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this...
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas.
Well we definitely are having a white Christmas. It's a treat to see this hint of the sun this morning even though it's actually cloudy. We got about 2 cm of snow overnight. The trees are once again covered with snow. Temperatures have fallen - no more above freezing,...
Another mild morning, plus 1C. It's a damp, Southern Ontario kind of day. The snow is melting off the trees and decks, getting a little slippery walking on the snow. Don has been saying he'd like to try to get over to the portage but that won't be happening today....
On Saturday, Don decided to see what the ice conditions were like. He found out that the conditions are very poor. He made it to the bay down by the portage and he did make it to the muskeg area but when he looked back he could see the ice bobbing along as if they...
Hard to believe that Christmas is almost upon us. I'm just about ready, tree is decorated some presents are wrapped and under the tree, just need to get our food supplies together. Don went out on the ice yesterday, just went to the first bay and there's a lot of...
You can see just a hint of a sunrise this morning. Don's out early this morning plowing snow because as he keeps saying, "man we got a lot of snow!" We probably received a good foot of the lovely white stuff. Lake looks lovely but this heavy snow will probably make...