Lori's Log

Groundhog Day

2010-02-02T16:25:00.005-05:00

February 2nd is Groundhog Day. That means today in places all over North America like in Wiarton, Ontario we expect a woodchuck,Groundhog - Click for largerthis large furry rodent more commonly called a groundhog, to predict the length of winter. Usually winter looks something like this in Southern Ontario:Winter at Presqu'ile - Click for largerNormally in our area a groundhog would be

We are the Beaver (Canadian Symbols)

2009-07-01T21:22:00.009-04:00

(Note: Pointing your mouse at any image will display a larger view) ', WIDTH,300, PADDING, 6, BGCOLOR, '#ffffff')" onmouseout="UnTip()" alt="Beaver - an official Canadian Emblem" />On one memorable July 1st/Canada Day many moons ago my traveling partner Ron Erwin and I found ourselves stuck in traffic heading into downtown Kenora, Ontario. It was a hot summer's afternoon and our car didn't have

Earth Hour 2009

2009-04-02T19:41:00.006-04:00

<<-Toronto Before Earth Hour - Click for InfoRon and I spent most of last year's/our first Earth Hour strolling through our residential neighbourhood being impressed by the number of homes that had turned off their lights - the darkness inside being interrupted only occasionally by a flickering candle. We weren't the only ones out for a walk. It seemed a lot of people were. Everyone we met spoke

2008 Photographic Review - second half

2009-02-20T11:00:00.001-05:00

As promised in my last post here is the photographic review of the 2nd half of 2008: (Note if pointing your mouse at an image doesn't display a larger version make sure you are reading this blog at www.ronerwin.com/loris-log) ', WIDTH, 300, PADDING, 6, BGCOLOR, '#ffffff')" onmouseout="UnTip()" alt="Bridal Veil Falls" title="Bridal Veil Falls" />The first day of Summer 2008 found us on

2008 Photographic Review - first half

2009-01-11T13:00:00.004-05:00

It seems my blog postings were few and far between in 2008. But we were out there - mostly touring our home province of Ontario. Ron of course continued to create beautiful images. This posting is a small photo sample of the first half of the year. (Note point your mouse at any image to see a larger view - no clicking necessary!) ', WIDTH, 300, PADDING, 6, BGCOLOR, '#ffffff')" onmouseout="

More to come!

2009-01-09T17:17:00.006-05:00

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Joyeux Noel!

2008-12-24T16:20:00.005-05:00

Bonne Vacances / Happy Holidays!

Harbingers of Spring

2008-04-10T16:18:00.010-04:00

That's what my sister said when she saw these American robin pictures (right and below) Ron took at the end of March. It was one week after the first official day of Spring but the snow banks were still high in our neighbourhood making it hard to believe that it really WAS Spring. Some years a few robins even over-winter in the Bluffs. Migrants started arriving in Toronto a few weeks earlier but

It's Not Easy Being Green!

2008-01-19T18:36:00.002-05:00

Northern Leopard Frog(SARA/COSEWIC lists as Special Concern/Endangered in some parts of Canada)Or should I say, “it isn't easy to become green”? We (that’s Ron Erwin and I) are “trying” to become green or at least to be greener in everything we do – whether in our personal or business lives. But “living” itself really isn’t very environmentally friendly, and living in Canada with its cold

Good Intentions

2008-01-02T16:33:00.002-05:00

This is my first posting of 2008. Time, the years, my life - it is all really flying by! Is that why at this time of year we always find it necessary to make resolutions? Normally, I don't resolve to do anything specific. Of course throughout the year I always have a running to-do list that includes things like: loose weight; exercise; clean the basement; and the other usual things that some

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-25T16:13:00.002-05:00

Life's a Beach?

2007-10-17T16:24:00.003-04:00

After having practically a heat wave at Thanksgiving the weather has since returned to more seasonal fall temperatures. This means we've broken down and are actually turning on the furnace - even during the day - not just in the evenings when we are being couch potatoes. That was when it hit me that summer really was over. What alarmed me about that though was that I hadn't been swimming

Thanksgiving

2007-10-08T19:58:00.001-04:00

It's hard to always feel thankful. I must admit that I wasn't feeling very thankful exactly one week ago today when we were saying our final farewells to Ron's Father. Then there was that other sudden phone call about my Mother being in the hospital. But there is something about Thanksgiving that makes one really stop and think about things - take another assessment. This year I find my mind

Getting Started with a Dream

2007-09-20T12:26:00.001-04:00

Last night I went to bed mulling over this blog. I was stewing over the technical problems of switching from blogging at http://www.ronerwin.blogspot.com to our own server at http://www.ronerwin.com . But I was also wondering how on earth I would even start writing again after a hiatus of over a year, many weeks of traveling, and thousands of images later when the idea of the blog was to document