There really isn't much reason to explain me not posting lately other than that I have been working a lot and have really not had any motivation to go and take pictures of anything. I have set myself a photography goal this summer. The goal is to take a picture of a Great Blue Heron either standing still or in flight. I have set myself photography goals in the past. Last summer my goal was to take a picture of a deer which I did. In this post, is two pictures. One is a flower in my front garden which I think is one of my better pictures and the second photo is a bumblebee in mid-flight and some thyme flowers that the bee is heading towards.
My longest back country camping trip this year was into Algonquin Provincial Park. I went from September 16-19, 4 days and 3 nights. Originally my plan was to stay until the 20th but circumstances forced me to change my original route. Originally, I had planned on going from the Shall Lake Access Point(17) to Godda Lake for one night, then head down to Boot Lake for two nights, up to Booth Lake for one night, then home. However, during my first day, I realized that I had overestimated my capability to portage with a 75 pound canoe, and I had planned too long of a route. I altered my plans and instead spent two nights on Godda Lake and one night on Booth Lake. Day 1: I got to the access point at 11:10am and had everything unpacked and loaded into the canoe by 11:25am. I made my way through Farm Lake (which has super clear water) to the first portage into Kitty Lake. The portage was only 100M and was the first of the trip. It took 10 minutes to double carry. I was able to do t...
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