as the fog rolls in

things aren't quite right...
feeling a little foggy i guess...
unsure of the future? perhaps that's it...
i'll try to sleep on it...

really wish the heater in my room wasnt broken.

reflections on a beautiful october

i love autumn.

thanksgiving

its time to back track a bit.

this thanksgiving i went to my aunt's cottage on three mile lake. this first picture is of my parents on the dock at sunrise. i couldn't figure out how to make thier faces come out any better without losing the intensity of the sun... any suggestions?

before heading home from the cottage, we decided to detour to algonquin park. i had never been there before, so there was way too much to explore all in one day. we just went on a couple of trails, but it was totally worth it - everything was gorgeous - even the graffiti.

SOES at sunrise

at the beginning of september, i got a chance to go to the scarborough outdoor ed school near algonquin park. that was the farthest north i'd ever been! weird, eh? it was absolutely gorgeous - gorgeous enough to convince me to wake up at 6:30 in the morning without an alarm clock to enjoy a sunrise canoe ride. the lake was unbelievable at that time of morning, just coated in fog. it was awesome. special thanks to kristy for showing me an great time - i miss you hun

the interns

so, until december, this is my albion hills student crew. from left to right, we are graham, jason, me, and kelly. one of the staff here took this shot of us on the highest hill at albion (lookout point) while we were doing our training on hiking routes. things are going well so far... the food is even pretty decent, keep your eyes open for the soon to be hit comedy "three cooks and an intern"

an ode to jbd the 5th

oh, what a birthday - classy to say the least. i hope you had a good time brian!

fluttering treasures

here's the story: you see, larry told our group that we wouldnt be leaving to go to dave's bay until a certain time, so we finished up at our trail early, then came back to the cottage so we would have some time to rest. lo and behold, we got to the cottage to find that everyone was already packed up, ready to go to the bay, and they had planned on just swinging by and picking up our group on the way! they made us leave right away, and we had no time to get ready. i didnt get my bathing suit, and so while everyone else was swimming, i had some time do do a little solitary exploring. despite my angry mood, it worked out well, and i found this little treasure along with a few other neat things.

im not sure how it works, but it seemed like these guys were crystalized in some sort of jelly-ish muck... almost like getting caught in a spider's web, but a little different - no spider. sounds gross, but looked so cool!

looks like the tropics to me

i took this at dave's bay up in the bruce peninsula. loved the algae! maybe one day i'll go to a coral reef somewhere...

what do you think?

juniper trail hiking days

while on our trip, emily, maggie, justin and i spent two days hiking the juniper flats side trail loop for our final project. here are some of shots from along the trail - even though larry thought our trail was boring, we DID get to see all kinds of neat stuff along the way!

if you want to take a look at the trail guide we made, heres the link:
http://www.geocities.com/juniperflatssidetrail/index.html

let me know what you think!

by the light of the moon

here you go neil!

on our first night at cabot head, everyone gathered on the shore to take a peek at the moon. larry had his telescope out, and i found out that i can take pretty sweet shots through it :)

beachcombing

the beach was chock full of interesting goodies. the neatest thing for me though, was the crayfish skeletons! i had never seen these before... anyway, i found myself a cool little fossil too.

hope you enjoy these shots, let me know what you think!

shipwrecks and georgian rocks

heres the snap of the view from either side of our cottage at cabot head. man, i wish i was there right now...

on the docks

i've never been sailing...

but on our way to cabot head, we made a lunch break at this marina, and i really enjoyed walking around, getting a feel for the coast. there is such a different atmosphere out there...

the mighty willie

the mighty willie towered over us as we embarked on a journey that i will not soon forget... walking stick in one hand, camera in the other, this was the start of my first trip to the bruce peninsula.

it was just in time, too - poor little guy passed away just a couple of days later... bad karma?

nah.

up where the air is clear

When you send it flyin' up there

All at once you're lighter than air

You can dance on the breeze

Over 'ouses and trees

With your fist 'olding tight

To the string of your kite.

pesticide free prickly pears

in the chronological story of my life, this post should have gone before the last... i guess thats the problem with back tracking :P

this was one of the coolest lawns i've ever seen. we went to it as a part of a field trip for my applied field studies class. kudos for figuring out ways to have an awesome garden that doesnt require pesticides, fertilizer, watering, or mowing, and for keeping those prickly pears alive and happy!

shiny happy people

i went to the olympic island concert a couple of weeks ago. good friends, good music, expensive food... soooo worth it :) we had a gorgeous day - the sun was shining, it was warm, and everyone was dancing.

anyway, i have a lot of really far away, not-so-great shots of the bands, but i liked how these two turned out. what do you think?!

Catch up time!

ok.

so, i've been a slacker lately with my posts... but its because i've been trying to NOT be a slacker at school. however, summer is long when you are slaving away in class for 4 months :P and i think its time to remind myself that ive been having a lot of fun too! even though the next two weeks are going to be WAAAAAY more cramped, school wise, than the rest of the term has been.

it's almost over now... an essay, 3 reports, 3 finals, then i can sleep :)

camoflauged

yesterday i was riding my bike to the ecology lab, and i came across this little guy in the dorney garden. he stayed there long enough for me to go lock my bike and come back to take photos of him! i think he might be taking up shop :)

tropical paradise

WOW its been hot outside lately! As you might have guessed, these flowers were not actually taken anywhere tropical - i have actually never been on the other side of the equator - but i have felt like waterloo is in the tropics these past few days, and these flowers ARE from waterloo :)

disco

if i wasnt so sleepy, i'd write an explanation... :)

grace

this is grace - we went to the J. Steckle Heritage Homestead in Kitchener this weekend to help out with a restoration project thats going on there. it was a windy, sunny, cold day... we had a blast!

may showers

i snapped this shot today in the dorney garden while the rain let up for a while. this flower caught my eye from a distance, and i couldn't resist it!

hope it brightens your rainy day :)

a tribute to ontario

the trillium - Trillium grandiflorum, to be exact - is here! this pretty flower just happens to be the provincial flower of ontario... and its blooming all over the place right now... and, well, it makes me smile... so i say, lets celebrate it!

:)

blood 4 blood

why? because kids from the region of waterloo are tough... ?


give me a break.

standing tall

this is another one from the field trip on friday. it was a pretty perfect day for walking around outside, and the new growth of springtime was all around. i really like spring because everything looks so fresh, and the leaves are small enough that you can still see the sky through them!

herp

this is my darling kristy-michelle with her herpetile buddy, the red-backed salamander. Our prof found this little guy under a log on our field trip on friday and i got to hold him too... it was fun - i don't think i've had ever held a salamander before that!

isaac

this is isaac. he likes to play the banjo!

snails

here are a couple of snails i saw a while back. cute, eh? i like the colours :)

ps - tomorrow is my first field studies lab... should be a good chance to get some new photos - im excited!

treacherous crossings

oh, what a fun hike it was! it is amusing to watch a wide variety of people - ages 8 to probably somewhere around 65 - male and female - overprepared and underprepared - all try to complete the same tasks, and all helping each other along the way... it really made my heart happy!

earth day weekend - part one

last weekend i went to a place called Kimbercote Farm near collingwood. i met a lot of very interesting and wonderful people there - here are some of them! this was taken during our saturday afternoon hike around the kimbercote's property.

i will post a bunch of photos from the weekend soon!

:) kris

biker gang

the other day i went to watch my sister's boyfriend Matt race his bike! it was a tough race, and the weather didn't help - just as the men got going, really heavy fog rolled in... but he did a good job!