Author Archives: Blue Kayak
Satellite Images of Georgian Bay.
I’m always trying to deduce what its like on the Georgian Bay when I’m not there. Over the years I’ve turned up some interesting sources. The American government site NOAA Coast Watch website is a great geek source. More scientific … Continue reading
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The Remote Webcam
This image is from a remote webcam, which uploads a new image every 20 minutes to this website’s server. Ideally nothing will break and a new image will appear on this page. To add to the complexity, motion detection is … Continue reading
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The Tale of an Old Dock
Farm country, we’ve all driven by farms with old machinery, cars, trucks, even buildings
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Want to buy a mess?
So this is one of this properties that you encounter all to often up north, where for decades anythings goes when it comes to disposing of your garbage. The parcel is located on Frying Pan Island. Its been through several … Continue reading
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Water Levels Change
Ok, so the dust has started to settle. Georgian Bay reach an all time low in January of 2013. Through the Spring of 2013, many people were demanding immediate action to raise the water level on the great lakes. In … Continue reading
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MNR in action
I don’t usually have much positive to say about Government ministries, usually because the bureaucracies waste astounding amounts of money with a shrug. I came across these pages recently while doing “do diligence” on some properties up north.
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Wild Chives – Friend or Foe
We’ve probably all had chives in our food at some time or another. Usually locally grown or purchased, fresh cut or dried. There are, however wild chives as well. I’ve come across one small growth in one location only in … Continue reading
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Sunken Treasure
I was going through some images, looking for one in particular, and found these images, thought I’d share the story. It was the proverbial last trip of the season.
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New Record Lows?
Might be PIC, but I feel like shouting “how low can you go!” over and over again. Every time I see one of these graphs I’m amazed by the swings. In this chart the recorded data went lower the charting … Continue reading
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Photography
Taking pictures is a creative outlet. I think I’ve taken to it because it has a high degree of technical skill required, but also allows for a creative flare. While previously with film (analog photography) there was some delay before … Continue reading →