Photos A Walk in Nature

Just Tom. said:
I took a short 5-1/2 mile walk/jog along the canal yesterday, to investigate river conditions for a boat trip I was hoping to make. I may not get a chance to do it, due to a whole series of crises I have been dealing with, but I wanted to check it out just in case.
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The river is very low, and the campground is along a small channel behind an island, but the Green Heron draws very little water, so I think I could make it. I might have to hop out in a few places and drag it over some gravelly spots.

Here is a stick I carved from a freshly-fallen maple I found several weeks ago:
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I hope you are able to take this trip Tom and that you get some respite from the difficulties that you are dealing with.

The maple stick looks very nice 👍 😎
What knife got to carve it ? Pallares or Okapi ? 😊
Did you burn the grooves?
 
CelloDan said:
I hope you are able to take this trip Tom and that you get some respite from the difficulties that you are dealing with.
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Thanks, Dan. This entire year has been a bit of a tough stretch for me. I won’t burden you with my tales of woe, but most recently my elderly mother (who is in a pretty advanced state of dementia) broke her hip and needed surgery for it. Her progress these next several weeks will determine if I feel comfortable being away for 3 days.
CelloDan said:
The maple stick looks very nice 👍 😎
What knife got to carve it ? Pallares or Okapi ? 😊
Did you burn the grooves?
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The Okapi stripped the bark in the woods before I brought it home. I used a variety of knives to carve it, but primarily the Pallares and an Opinel #8.

I carved the grooves, then burned the furrows to give them that effect.
 
RLB0414 said:
Awesome looking country.
If in the deep south of the US, the The grass bed and lily pads would be a great place for a top water buzz bait. Typically there would be a nice largemouth bass hold up.
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Thanks!
I just went through my tackle box and got my top water lures… which I never really gave them a fair chance.
I have not caught anything yet with this method.
I am sure it’s a thrill when the bass explode on a top lure.
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Yesterday I played “Conquistador “ and claimed an island for “The Porch” lol😄
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CelloDan said:
Thanks!
I just went through my tackle box and got my top water lures… which I never really gave them a fair chance.
I have not caught anything yet with this method.
I am sure it’s a thrill when the bass explode on a top lure.
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Yesterday I played “Conquistador “ and claimed an island for “The Porch” lol😄
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The frog has worked good for me. It is awesome when it happens.
Love the island
 
RLB0414 said:
The frog has worked good for me. It is awesome when it happens.
Love the island
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So I tried the frog.
I got a bite and the frog disappeared under the surface but I did not get a hook in.
I then proceeded to cast the frog way too high up in the air and got it tangled in some tree branches :eek: ... so sad to see that frog take up permanent residence up in that tree :oops:

I then switched to a Rapala swimbait lure tied up directly to braided line ... oops ... I literally saw a pike swallow it and swim away having cut the line with its teeth.

Today I went by good old Canadian Tire and replaced the exact same lure ... for $23 😮
Next I have to replace the frog :D
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Just Tom. said:
Peculiar animal!
I saw a Buck:
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So nice to see you getting a chance to go enjoy time on the water with your Green Heron mi amigo :thumbsup::cool:
I hope the paw paws are good this year and that you get to enjoy some of them :thumbsup:

A couple weekends ago Bluegills were happy to take whatever I offered them right from shore so fish soup and rice was the menu for lunch that day.
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Uninhibited dragonflies follow us for a while
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We had not seen this bright red barn/home since last year
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We came ashore on an area that we had not checked before.
It's always so nice to "explore" new places
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Visited the bird sanctuary to say hi to the chickadees after a long time no see however they were nowhere to be found.
Were they afraid of Lil Rattler ? 🤔

Chipmunks, on the other hand were just ecstatic to take the spotlight today :)
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A dove was not quite the symbol of peace today :)
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And that is the closest this young Blue Jay got to the Rattler after a loooooong time :)
The moment I took it off and walked away it swooped in and had a seed feast :)
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Weird thing about the chickaddess afraid of a little rattler.
They certainly did not fear the big Viper some time ago :D
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It's a grey and dreary day up North, yet before you know it the sun will be back out again. A little bit like life itself.

Wilderness berries are either ripe, or are halfway there. A smorgasbord for critters great and small. 8 more weeks and the first snow will fall.

Red is the color of the season.

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.577NE said:
It's a grey and dreary day up North, yet before you know it the sun will be back out again. A little bit like life itself.

Wilderness berries are either ripe, or are halfway there. A smorgasbord for critters great and small. 8 more weeks and the first snow will fall.

Red is the color of the season.
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Beautiful photos !
Enjoyed the red theme !
8 more weeks until ❄️ 😮 ?
It has to be Alaska :thumbsup::cool:

Today we went back to the bird sanctuary.
The heat and humidity was oppressive and rather extreme.
My phone overheated from just holding it for pictures and shut off so I continued with Diana's phone lol 😊

No chipmunks in sight today however patience paid off and we got to see some birds.
Some birds looked rather "scraggly" and stressed out, some appeared to be "panting" if I can put it that way.

Others were a little better but nothing like the beautiful and "plump" look they have in fall and winter.

Best shot of the day :)
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Scraggly lil fella
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Bow down to the Bunny :cool:
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I got just a few hours out along the river this morning, but still a welcome break:
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Saw all the usual critters, except for the addition of a flock of some sort of waterfowl I didn’t recognize, and didn’t get any pictures of. (thrilling, I know…)

You will just have to trust me that this is a Green Heron (my boat’s namesake):
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They tend to be more elusive than the Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets which are common here. Here is a better picture of one from last year:
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