American Toad
Meet William, the chubby American toad who likes to spend most of his days lounging around my front doorstep. The first picture is a photo of William taken last year. The rest were taken on various days this year. On … Continued
Young Fox Hunting in Wildflower Meadow
A family of foxes lives nearby and one of the little ones seems most interested in coming to visit me. I often see him at night and sometimes he has stayed with me, playing at my feet, while I take … Continued
Muskoka Garden Flowers and Wildflowers
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
Happy Canada Day Cat
The very moment we set up some decorations for Canada Day our curious cat decided to take advantage of the new garden features. As you can see he is a proud Catadian and likes to celebrate Catada Day just like … Continued
White Tailed Deer Mother and Baby Spotted Fawn
Today I was lucky to see a nice moment between a mother deer and her baby in a quiet sunny pond. The spotted fawn took some time to nurse, then crawled under his mother before heading out on an adventure … Continued
Male Pileated Woodpecker
It’s always a good idea to travel with a camera around here, even if it’s only to walk down the driveway to check the mailbox. I frequently see interesting wildlife so I make a habit of keeping a camera within … Continued
In The Summer Garden
Warm summer days have brought out lots of wildflowers and wildlife around the house. The path up to my front door is overgrown with daisies and musk mallow. It’s a feast for the eyes and for the bees! Here I … Continued
Black Bear Cub Visits My House
I just had a nice visit with a black bear cub at my house. He came to my playground, explored the yard and then took his place at the patio table waiting for someone to bring snacks. It was a … Continued
Painting of Fishing Boy and Girl on a Dock at Sunset
I created this painting of a boy fishing, and girl on a dock taking photos, for a friend who has a great talent for taking wonderful sunrise and sunset photos with her phone. Here we are on a dock doing … Continued
Daylilies in Moonlight
Daylilies reaching for the moon celebrating the start of summer. Night time can be a most active time for wildlife around the property and sometimes a nice time to do landscape photos too. Every night I see deer, foxes and … Continued