Adventures, Wildlife and Nature - Story, Artwork and Photos of a Little Boy Making Mischief in Muskoka.
On a warm rainy night I found this little guy crawling up to my front door. The comfortable temperature likely caused him to emerge from hiding to seek out a nice place to overwinter. This type of salamander is officially … Continued
This unidentified little white mushroom was found during a walk in the woods. For the next couple weeks Muskoka forests will come alive with a great range of color above and a great range of interesting mushrooms coming up from … Continued
Many different types of wildflower asters are flowering now including this aromatic aster. I already got a picture of a whole plant and wanted to get a macro photo of a single flower next. Whether seen in a close-up photo … Continued
These little red mushrooms, Russula emetica, are now sprouting from the forest floor in Muskoka. This is a non-edible type known as the “vomiting mushroom” for its nauseating effects on people making the mistake of eating it. While inedible it … Continued
I found some tiger lily flowers growing in scrubby ground around the edges of the property. Since the flowers look interesting, add color to the garden and the plant can compete with weeds and poor conditions, I’m going to try … Continued
I found this white water lily flower while out on the water and noticed some activity on the flower and in the water just beneath it. A school of small fish gathered under the flower waiting to catch aphids dropping … Continued
Here I am searching the milkweed plants hoping to find a monarch caterpillar. I have been protecting these plants for weeks but had seen no sign of the monarchs. The plants grew top-heavy with their giant seed pods and eventually … Continued
Today I’m sharing a small collection of flower photos taken around the property recently. In the collection below the first photo shows a bed of yellow daylilies against a bed of lupine flowers. Next, the delicate pink daisy-like flowers are … Continued