Winter

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

Winter 2026 in Pictures (So Far)

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Toronto laneway after big snowfall.

This win­ter has been unusu­al­ly cold and snowy, at least com­pared to the trends of the past ten years. I’m not ashamed to admit my pref­er­ence for win­ters that lean milder and dri­er, mean­ing not snowy. Snowy land­scapes are scenic, beau­ti­ful, and often nos­tal­gic. Snowy cityscapes can be those things, too, but only for a … Read more