We went over to  help Marty with his canoe yesterday. We got all the bottom planking put back on and covered up all the repaired ribs. Looks great Marty! You are a real craftsman.

I love canoeing so I find this website full of useful information.

http://blog.portageur.ca/

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If you look here, specifically at the Feb 19th 2013 blog (The Great Horned Owls of Sikome Lake) you will see some amazing pics:

http://www.birdcanada.com/

They also recommend a great book for birding. It looks very worthwhile to have even though it is not a field guide.

http://www.birdcanada.com/book-review-birds-of-canada/

I found it at Chapters and Amazon. Here are two previews of what can be found inside:
Anatomy and Flight

Blackburnian Warbler / Magnolia Warbler

Ran across this great invention called the Kelly Kettle. It can boil water really quickly and requires very little wood to do so.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=43901&cat=2,40733,40996,43901

Here is a demo video showing it in use:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujk_49pMMsg&feature=player_embedded

This year I am going to join the backyard Bird Count. It starts on Feb 15/2013

The Great Backyard Bird Count

Have you ever seen a European Goldfinch? I haven't which is no surprise considering where its habitat is. What a striking bird.

European Goldfinch

This is a great blog about cross country skiing in Algonquin Park. You have to check this out.

Photo Essay: Cross-Country Skiing in Algonquin Provincial Park – Ontario