Muskoka Morning Glory
As the nights are getting colder, and the threat of frost is becoming an issue, our gardens and fields are rushing to put on a final display of color for the season. Here the morning glory flowers are in peak … Continued
Monarch Caterpillar on Milkweed Plant
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
Old Thyme Muskoka Church and Cottage Garden
In the spring, while exploring local fishing spots, I discovered this church in a very remote and isolated location at the end of a country road in the deep forest. I was curious to have another look so while fishing … Continued
Pickerel Weed in Flower
Some of my favorite Muskoka fishing spots look amazing at this time of year. Massive colonies of pickerel weed growing in shallow water are in peak bloom. The blue-purple flowers, reminiscent of lavender, bring a rare display of spectacular color … Continued
Twelve Spotted Dragonfly
This week I am seeing some new dragonflies emerging. Now we have some Twelve-Spotted Skimmers, Libellula-pulchella, helping to do battle against the deer flies and horse flies. Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonflies slightly resemble the Common Whitetail dragonflies that I posted about … Continued
Monster in the Chamomile Patch
It was a nice afternoon, and I had been working hard in the garden for the last few days, so I decided to take on a relaxing chore. The chamomile looked like it was perfect for harvesting so I … 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
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
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
Dandelions and Backyard Pond
In my last post about the otter I showed a bit of my backyard pond. Today I wanted to show what the pond looks like at this time of year. You’ll see that we have a few dandelions in the … Continued