Good Ship Alana

A sailboat voyage that many of us may dream of but will probably never have the opportunity to take: Captain Dave's Alana adventure is a breath-taking experience. Spectacular photography and riveting story-telling.

Clear skies, Captain Dave.

http://www.goodshipalana.blogspot.com/

Sense of Wonder

The magical realm of unspoiled fields, woodlots and streams was our environment as kids growing up in the country.

We trudged around in hand-me-down rubber boots exploring swampy tadpole ponds and tiny trails travelled by mice. We swash buckled through bush-rows inhabited by bugs and grasshoppers chased into flight by our intrusion.

We probed groundhog holes with sticks ~ always expecting something wonderful. We climbed fences and trees, venturing ever further as we got older. We were never bored like so many kids today. ~

The world of Beatrix Potter, Thornton Burgess and Kenneth Grahame raised adventurous kids that never lost their sense of wonder.

Photo: by Lorna. Click to view larger image.

Eddies Below the Bridge

"Late October or early November ~ after weeks of frost and the fields brown and the harvest long taken and the garden ripped up and dumped and the trees mostly bare and the house tucked up for Winter ~ comes the moment of miraculous restoration, Summer's curtain call or triumphal final tour: The wind relents, the sun rises, golden warmth risen from frozen acres, and Indian Summer visits like a millionaire."
Seasons at Eagle Pond, Donald Hall, Houghton Mifflin Company 1987
Photo: Eddies below the bridge ~ Saugeen, Melancthon, Ontario

Colonel Nichol and Mrs. Nichol

When the Colonel and his wife come to town, expect the unpredictable, the outrageous ~ sometimes murder, sometimes mayhem.

Actors/authors/historians, Bob Blakeley and Cheryl MacDonald continue to amaze with their growing list of books ~ all available at The Neat Little Bookshop. Titles that enlighten, educate and entertain. Guaranteed to assist with your Christmas Gift List.

An experience not soon to be forgotten: Join Cheryl and Bob on Saturday, November 14, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

For a complete list of books visit http://www.heronwoodent.ca/

Photo: by Lorna (for your copy contact: lwalker@mountaincable.net)

Your smile for today ~

"I was a loner as a child. I had an imaginary friend ~ I didn't bother with him."
~ George Carlin

Horror and Beauty

Wilma Flintstone and Friend Betty Rubble