BUOY CORD

Similar to the dimensions of a bush cord of firewood, this cord of buoys lie stacked by the river's edge, waiting to be deployed for a new boating season. The various colours serve different functions, from guiding traffic to warning about hazards, in addition to their unique identity codes acting as navigational aids on marine charts.

ICE LAKE KAYAKERS

A channel of open water, wide enough to accommodate my kayak, allowed me to navigate through the remaining ice and slush to the beckoning waters of Lake Muskoka beyond, in my version of Ice Lake Kayakers, a parody of the popular History channel series, also featuring my work associate and kayaker, Morwen, on Lake Vernon.
[Cheers to Morwen for the permission and use of her photograph.]

EDITH MY SLUSH

One of my last ice fishing days due to the recent warm temperatures deteriorating the condition of the ice with pools of surface water and in spots over a foot of slush to negotiate through with the ATVs. We spent the afternoon fishing by Edith Island, previously a hot spot but came up skunked. Perhaps the fish have given up minnows for Lent.

NICE FISHING

With the temperature rising from -20°C in the morning to plus zero temperatures by the afternoon and sunny, many anglers came out to enjoy the weather and try their luck for lakers from Lake Joseph, its ice fishing season always postponed until mid-February. Even though I didn't catch any, the sun with no blowing wind made it nice fishing.

TRAIL MAIL

There's e-mail, snail mail and then there's trail mail. Twelve teams of drivers and their dogs participated in the 28th annual Seguin Sled Dog Mail Run, a popular event commemorating historical mail runs. Special collector envelopes were available for purchase before being delivered by teams from Humphrey to Rosseau, and then mailed on.