Lake Ontario Swans, Lake Ontario, Canada

Lake Ontario Swans, Lake Ontario, Canada

Lake Ontario, the smallest of the Great Lakes, is important for it’s high wildlife biodiversity. It lies on the border of Canada and the U.S. Almost 9 million people live within the watershed on the Canadian side and about 2 million on the American side making...
Mating Butterflies

Mating Butterflies

The Toronto Zoo’s exhibits include over 5000 animals representing more than 460 species in various Regions and Pavilions based on geographical locations. These stunning Asian Swallowtail tropical butterflies, from the Malayan Woods, were in the act of mating,...
Casa Loma, The Castle That Sir Henry Built

Casa Loma, The Castle That Sir Henry Built

We drove into Toronto and spent several hours exploring the fascinating castle called Casa Loma. Sir Henry Mill Pellatt built Casa Loma, a Gothic Revival style house and gardens in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was constructed over a three-year period from...
Jack Darling Park on Lake Ontario

Jack Darling Park on Lake Ontario

Our house sit in Ontario was just a block from this large park bordering Lake Ontario. There was a 2 mile long path along the waterfront where there were seagulls, swans, geese, squirrels, and rabbits. Most days we did our walking exercise along the path of this park...
Housesitting in Mississauga, Near Toronto, Canada

Housesitting in Mississauga, Near Toronto, Canada

We began our adventure of house sitting around the world in Mississuaga, Canada, in a magnificent home that was just a short walk to a delightful park on the shore of Lake Ontario. We enjoyed the local area and took a convenient train to explore the city of Toronto...

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Joyful Journeying Photo Journal
Lake Ontario Swans, Lake Ontario, Canada
Mating Butterflies
Casa Loma, The Castle That Sir Henry Built
Jack Darling Park on Lake Ontario
Housesitting in Mississauga, Near Toronto, Canada
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So gigantically tall, it hurt our necks
Lisboa is the city of seven hills. Great leg workouts.
This moth showed up on our balcony this Easter Monday morning. I think it is a
$6 in Cuenca, Ecuador
Sunset, Colorado. My dream vacation is a cruise in the Caribbean with friends & family. #ShareYourDream #Sweepstakes
This is the Bananaquit, one of the most common birds in Aruba, where we are #housesitting for several weeks. #birdsofinstagram #birdofparadise #aruba
The desert vistas on the way to Playa Balandra in Baja California Sur, Mexico captured my eye in the late afternoon light.
A skyscraper with no walls in La Paz, Mexico. I wonder if it will ever be finished? Looks really cool though. #mexico #lapaz
Our visit to Eastern Australia included a lot of beach time. The coastline is one long beach lovers paradise. Count us in! Byron Bay is known for it's
The Edogawa Commemorative Garden is located on the grounds of the Gosford Regional Gallery. Extending over 4,000 square meters, the garden is based on a traditional shuyu (strolling style) garden, incorporating Japanese features. It is a lovely place, with meandering pathways, a roofed Japanese pavilion overlooking the Koi pond, raked dry stone garden and a traditional Japanese tea house.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #australia #naturephotography #travelblogger #travelmorestaylonger
A large measure of the shore of Toowoon Bay beach in New South Wales Australia is festooned with huge flat-topped boulders, interspersed with sand and rock pools. It is an extraordinary place and I couldn't help taking dozens of photographs of all the interesting vistas.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #australia #naturephotography #travelblogger #travelmorestaylonger #beach #ocean
The Butcher Bird may not be much to look at, but it has a lovely, fluting song. The homeowners in New South Wales, Australia, where we are house and pet sitting, feed them small pieces of meat and they are happy to come down out of the trees and land on the deck railing to eat them. Sometimes if we are standing near the railing, they will alight a few feet away and stare at us, begging for food. Afterwards they fly into the tree and reward us with a song.