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Photo Friday: Memories of Kincardine

Jodi — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:23:25 +0000

Kincardine, Ontario: Sun setting into the rough waters of Lake Huron

[Begin vacation]

Run each morning along the shoreline trails. Walk to the beach each night to watch the sun set. Drink gin and tonics while gliding lazily…

Lake Watch Revisited, #1

Jodi — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:04:14 +0000

Frozen blue

GO train, Rouge Hill | Saturday, January 17, 2009, 11:48 a.m. Not just still life. Frozen life. Hues of white, slate, cornflower, olive, and saffron thrown onto the unfinished canvas wait for the thaw so they…

"What Comes Next?"

Jodi — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:55:58 +0000

Rouge Hill GO train platform sign swathed in morning haze

Dear Journal,

I have a confession to make: I’m having a hard time adjusting to a writing life without Lake Watch. You know better than anyone…

Lake Watch: Vol. 2, No. 19

Jodi — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:21:54 +0000

Amber waves

Best of Lake Watch from the week of May 21–25 — the final installment:

GO train, Rouge Hill | Friday, May 25, 2007, 7:10 a.m. The water sparkles golden for me on this last day of…

Lake Watch: Vol. 2, No. 18

Jodi — Sun, 20 May 2007 23:53:52 +0000

Rays after the rain

Best of Lake Watch from the week of May 14–18:

GO train, Rouge Hill | Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 8:02 a.m. They are faint but I can see them: crepuscular rays filtering through the…

Lake Watch: Vol. 2, No. 17

Jodi — Sun, 13 May 2007 16:15:53 +0000

Blue velvet

Best of Lake Watch from the week of May 7–11:

GO train, Rouge Hill | Wednesday, May 9, 2007, 8:03 a.m. I slip inside the tranquility of this morning’s Lake Ontario vista. The lake and horizon…

Lake Watch: Vol. 2, No. 16

Jodi — Sat, 05 May 2007 11:45:13 +0000

Signs of life

Best of Lake Watch from the week of April 30–May 4:

GO train, Rouge Hill | Monday, April 30, 2007, 8:48 a.m. Life has returned to the lake. Not that it was gone altogether; there…

Lake Watch: Vol. 2, No. 15

Jodi — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:43:57 +0000

Lake meets horizon

Best of Lake Watch from the week of April 23–27:

GO train, Rouge Hill | Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 8:46 a.m. Sometimes the lines blur — responsibility into entrapment; optimism into delusion; loyalty into blindness.…

Lake Watch: Vol. 2, No. 14

Jodi — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:59:51 +0000

Somber sky over Pickering; windmill still

Best of Lake Watch from the week of April 16–20:

GO train, Rouge Hill | Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 8:05 a.m.

“There’s nothing next. That’s alright — what you get is a…

Lake Watch: Vol. 2, No. 13

Jodi — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:48:07 +0000

Endangered sun

Best of Lake Watch from the week of April 9–13:

GO train, Rouge Hill | Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 8:00 a.m. Cock your head to the right. Is it me or is the sun being swallowed…