solotripper wrote on May 21^st, 2025 at 9:23am:

I didn't realize people did that.  Have never happened to see it.  I remember once when we got to a very remote lake and found "Jesus Loves You" painted in huge white letters on a big dark boulder right at the entrance to the campsite.  Now I am a Christian and I love Jesus.  I have nothing against sharing your faith--but in my photo album I have that photo named "Obscenity."  It is hard for me to remember that I must forgive when I see a wilderness rock defaced.  At least it wasn't carved--perhaps in the decades since I was there the paint has faded away. . .sigh.

At least the tree will shed that graffiti unlike the people who deface native rock paintings.

Today's reflective shot sets a dramatic mood for the end of the day 

I love reflective shots but this is the first I've seen off a canoe hull 

Jimbo, when I first read your response, I immediately thought of your calling card, pink flamingos. So, I went to the POD, and I didn’t see any. I then thought, when would you and Lynda have crossed paths? 

Anyway buddy, everyone gets known for something and you will always be known around these parts as the purveyor of pink flamingos. And now that you are in Florida, I’m sure you see them everywhere. Florida has them as their state bird. So just roll with it! We will always love and appreciate you!

I've lost count on the number of times while paddling the shoreline looking for animal sightings that has happened to me 

I was on Quetico Lk paddling east along the southern shore. Big rock outcropping with what appeared to be a big Bull Moose standing looking out over the lake.

I paddled as quietly as I could, camera in hand thinking I would get a once in a lifetime shot.

Turned out to be a dead downed tree when I got right underneath. As I paddled past laughing I looked back around and there was that Big Bull Moose once again! 

I looked at the POD early this morning through bleary eyes and, instead of flowers, I saw 2 pink flamingoes.  I feared the dreaded demon lawn ornaments had been resurrected from the bowels of QJ ancient history.

Funny, sometimes, what the mind chooses to see versus what is really in front of you.  I did that once with a Great Horned Owl sitting on a sandy beach island in southern Pickerel.  As we approached the island I voiced aloud what I saw.  My paddling partner in the bow, a biology teacher no less, then looked and saw what I saw... until we glided within 30 yards of the shore.  We both sat there, dumbfounded in silence.  Our vision turned out to be a piece of wood that had washed ashore.  Unbelievable.

Finally, my bow paddler, broke our stupor, whispering softly, "UH, Jimbo, umm... you don't suppose the guys in the canoes behind us heard what we were saying, do you?"


I'm glad I took a 2nd look later this morning. Another excellent POD, by the way.

Jimbo 

The ancient God's used a bigger version of one of these to hurl rocks like that to hunt the prehistoric Pollyhumpers 

(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

Nice shot of the glacial erratic in today's POD. I think I may have seen this one.  Would be curious as to the location.

Yesterday's turtle pic was interesting.  Couldn't tell if I was looking at a round-ish rock or, possibly, a turtle egg as the turtle moved out of that muddy depression.  I've taken some decent turtle close-ups but never quite like this one.  If it's an egg, you have outstanding timing.

Jimbo   

Best of luck to Spartan1 and you.
You're survivors. You'll adapt and move on.
That's what people like you do.