Canoeing Barron Canyon

Image of Jean and Bob canoeing on the Barron River, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada.

Image of Barron Canyon in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. A popular canoeing route..

A few years ago, Bob and I decided that it would be great to canoe the Barron Canyon in the northeast part of Algonquin Provincial Park.  We had learned that it is a one-of-a-kind location to canoe in the Park.  After our excursion, we had to agree with that thinking. Read more

Mosaiculture 2013 At Montreal Botanical Gardens

Spirit of the Wood, Cernunnos topiary at Mosaiculture 2013, at Montreal Botancial Garden, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

When I read Sonia Day’s article in the Toronto Star, about Mosaiculture 2013, an international competition being held at the  Montreal Botanical Garden,   I was consumed with intrigue.  Competitors from around the world had created giant living “sculptures” using plants as their medium, and the theme for 2013’s competition was Land of Hope.  Bob, and I just had to go and check it out. Read more

Monet’s Garden, Our Tour of Giverny and the Water Pond

An image of the green Japanese bridge overlooking the lilypad pond in Givenry, France.

Claude Monet Water Lily Pond in Giverny - Frame To Frame - Bob & Jean photo

In the small French village of Giverny, we found Monet’s Garden that he began to build and cultivate back in the 1880’s.  In 1890, the digging of his Nympheas basin was started for what would become his Water Garden.  Read more