Daytrips

Frozen Lake Simcoe, Winter 2026

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Frozen Lake Simcoe near Carthew Bay, Ontario.

Recent­ly, after a two-month absence, I drove north to vis­it my par­ents. They live on the shore of Lake Sim­coe, which typ­i­cal­ly freezes over each win­ter. I’ve tak­en many pho­tos of the lake from the van­tage point of their home and the sur­round­ing area over the years, but always from ground lev­el. This time, I … Read more

Experiencing the Total Solar Eclipse in Prince Edward County

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A partial eclipse seen through clouds.

I’m not an umbraphile; I don’t have the will or the funds to globe-trot every six months dur­ing eclipse sea­son­ing, attempt­ing to catch the best clear-sky view of the Moon’s shad­ow. And despite not try­ing, I’ve been in the pres­ence of four solar eclipses: the annu­lar eclipse of May 10, 1994, the total eclipse of … Read more