Friday, August 07, 2009

CANADIAN VACATION (VISIT TO THE POTTERY SHOP) NOELVILLE,ONTARIO

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Le Potier du Village/Potter
688-A Prevost Rd.
Noelville ON P0M 2N0
705-898-3432  Meet Gerard Carriere  “The Potter of Noelville, Ontario”

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I don’t know much about pottery so will let the pictures do the talking.

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My brother in law Larry Knows his pottery.Notice the intensity as he studies the finished vase.

My favorite is the INUKSHUK

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inukshuk in English[2] or inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun[3]) is a man-made stone landmark or cairn

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Gerard’s Garden:

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Linda got tired shopping and thought she would go for a bike ride. She found out the bikes brakes didn’t work. (She could have ended up in the lake)

100_2586 As for me I now have my very own ceramic inukhuk and he hangs out with Ted R. on my back deck. My inukhuk has been giving me some great stock picks. He hasn’t missed so far.

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Forgot to mention Ted R. has gotten pretty good telling the weather.

JOE TODD That is all for now. Thanks for stopping by Joe Todd

Thursday, August 06, 2009

TIME FOR SKY WATCH FRIDAY CANADIAN SKIES TODAY

Linda and I are back from vacation and wish we weren’t (to many problems to take care of). I’m sure looking at beautiful skies from all over the world AT SkywatchFriday will help. The following pictures were taken at Lake Anima-Nippising or the French River area of Ontario Canada.

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This photo is my favorite so I thought I would play with it a little.

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Skies over Barrie,Ontario taken from parking lot of the Hampton Inn

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Till next time, thanks for stopping by Joe Todd and Linda.

Monday, August 03, 2009

CANADIAN VACATION 2009 LAKE ANIMA-NIPISING LATCHFORD,ONTARIO

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First stop Breechwood Lodge located on lake Anima-Nippising on an island about 10 km from the landing. A big thanks to Gayle and Jim Deck the owners of the lodge. (SOME QUALITY TIME AT BREECHWOOD)

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CAST OF CHARACTERS from left to right: Ron,Sara,Larry,Linda,and myself Joe Todd

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Pictured above is the Breezewood Cabin. Just about all the amenities of home.

Now how about some fishing with the help of our guide Ted R.

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Some pickerel for dinner.. Don’t you just hate it when your sister catches a bigger fish than you do. We did have a pickerel dinner. All the rest of the fish were “catch and release.”  Fish we caught: pickerel,small mouth bass, pike,and pan fish. The fishing was great . I know you want to know where we caught the fish and I’m going to tell you. We caught them “in the lake” 

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I’m afraid I gained weight on this vacation….

Other reasons for a “wilderness” vacation: Peace,Serenity, Beautiful Scenery, and “QUALITY TIME”

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That’s all for this post: No fish hook in the finger yet, but stay tuned. Thanks Joe Todd and Linda.

 

WE ARE BACK FROM WANDERING..CANADIAN VACATION POSTS TO FOLLOW.. HOPE I’VE GOT YOU HOOKED THE PERFECT GETAWAY

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NOT MY FINGER

NOT LINDA’S FINGER

WHO’S FINGHER IS IT?

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(THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED)

YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO COME BACK TO FIND OUT MORE.

Thanks Joe Todd and Linda

 

Thursday, July 16, 2009

A FEW SKYWATCH FRIDAY PICTURES..

MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT SKYWATCH FRIDAY FOR GREAT SKYS AROUND THE WORLD..

Today we visit the State of Maine.

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She seems to follow me every where.

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If you want to see more check out Maine Vacation video  Thanks for stopping by Joe Todd. I’m not really here (check out previous post) but I had to do a skywatch

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

IVE GONE A WANDERING. NO POSTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE,BUT WHEN I’M BACK I WILL NOT SLACK CAUSE A WANDERING I WILL HAVE GONE

51419~En-Route-The-Wandering-Jew-1924-5-Posters There's fish in the ocean, and eels in the sea
And everywhere I haven't been, that's where I want to be .” Roger McGuinn)( Folk Link)

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But I would leave them all To go a wandering with you.
(Picture from LilyFest 2009)

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(Bike trail from Newark to Johnstown,Ohio)

“There's sunshine in the heart of me,
My blood sings in the breeze;
The mountains are a part of me,
I'm fellow to the trees.
My golden youth I'm squandering,
Sun-libertine am I;
A-wandering, a-wandering,
Until the day I die.”

“To pitch my tent with no prosy plan,
To range and to change at will;
To mock at the mastership of man,
To seek Adventure's thrill.
Carefree to be, as a bird that sings;
To go my own sweet way;
To reck not at all what may befall,
But to live and to love each day.”

A Rolling Stone 
BY
Robert Service

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(Pictures from Lake Penage near Sudbury,Ontario) Lake Penage VIDEO

“A barefoot tramp 
brushes the dust of the world away
What can I do in such an hour,
O my thousand-colored world—except
gather this red beauty Into the wind’s purse
and bring it home for supper.” PARAPHRASE

Yiddish Sunset Poem by (former Vilna Partisan) Abraham Sutzkever

  BE BACK SOON : Joe Todd and Linda.