tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:25:07 +0000<b>of the photographic journeys of Ron Erwin Photography</b> <br> All images ©Ron Erwin and are not to be reproduced without permissionhttp://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)Blogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-3146670129433664668Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:28:00 +00002010-02-12T20:40:02.719-05:00florabeautifulfaunacanoeingBritish ColumbialandscapeIt starts today. Canada hosts the world at the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now that's exciting! The world will be impressed. And it should be. Vancouver is a beautiful city. Vancouver skyline - Click for larger It has even been rated by The Economist Intelligence Unit as 2010's best city in the world to live.But British Columbia is also a beautiful province. Duffey http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2010/02/canada-welcomes-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-2806872615093574633Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +00002010-02-03T15:37:19.672-05:00Presqu'ile Provincial ParktrilliumsOntarioscarborough bluffswoodchuckswinterspringGroundhog DayFebruary 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 http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2010/02/groundhog-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-958765177906962656Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:22:00 +00002009-07-01T22:18:15.433-04:00July 1stCanadian SymbolsEmblemsCanada DaySymbols of Canada(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 http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2009/07/we-are-beaver-canadian-symbols.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-6342532984326532266Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:41:00 +00002009-04-03T10:15:22.075-04:00global warmingearth hourcarbon footprintMarch 28 2009green<<-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 http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2009/04/earth-hour-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-2819059918034560084Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-02-20T14:52:58.675-05:00OntarioQuebec Citycanoeingcamping2008As 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 http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2009/02/2008-photographic-review-second-half.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-4312675497443128748Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:00:00 +00002009-01-22T10:49:44.385-05:00It 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="http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2009/01/2008-photographic-review-first-half.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-3969734351065392594Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:17:00 +00002010-03-14T21:25:07.295-04:00http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2009/01/more-to-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-6689507676326725530Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:20:00 +00002009-01-21T22:47:09.402-05:00Happy HolidaysQuebec CityBonne VacancesQuebecChristmasBonne Vacances / Happy Holidays!http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2008/12/joyeux-noel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-4333343085314846977Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:18:00 +00002009-01-21T22:59:39.040-05:00birdsOntariobirdingyellow warblersBohemianOFOwaxwingsmockingbirdsbird sightingsyellow-rumpedcedarThat'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 http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2008/04/harbingers-of-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-6736623076409631090Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:36:00 +00002009-01-21T23:04:09.642-05:00bullfrogcarbon footprinteco-friendlyrecyclegreenreuseglobal warmingpowerreduceelectricityleopardrecyclingenvironmentfrogsNorthern 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 http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2008/01/its-not-easy-being-green.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-345896687921368821Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:33:00 +00002009-01-22T09:56:40.556-05:00birdsgood intentionsresolutionscanoingfriendshikinginteresting peoplebutterflieshikekayakingyellow warblerscanoeingfamilynew yearlong-tailed ducksThis 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 http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2008/01/good-intentions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-5247576019069232554Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:13:00 +00002009-01-22T10:03:14.049-05:00http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2007/12/happy-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-6386425061079008330Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:24:00 +00002009-01-22T10:38:54.540-05:00scarborough bluffslabradortravelicebergsInvernesswhalesCheesemanCape BretonsummerQuebecswimAtlanticbugsfundyNewfoundlandfallHighlandsKouchibouguacbeachesmudAfter 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 http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2007/10/after-having-practically-heat-wave-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-9196579976057288048Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:58:00 +00002009-01-22T10:41:46.819-05:00St. Lawrence RiverBrockvillelossmourningmemoriesBrockfatherWar of 1812mournlocksthankfulmomfamiliesdadfamilyThanksgivingmotherIt'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 http://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2007/10/thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126700088668524404.post-4261453023782780545Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:26:00 +00002009-01-22T10:45:35.093-05:00dreamschildhoodlabradortravelyukonmemoriesinnukshukicebergfarmingLast 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 documenthttp://www.ronerwin.com/loris-log/2007/09/getting-started-with-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Erwin)5