October 31 2019 Day 114

Here is the river today , it has been raining all day

The lil red canoe project started as a social project allowing people to come out and physically release a canoe for reasons that each individual had , whether just for fun , maybe just to make a wish or just let something tangible go.
That was very successful and now with winter fast approaching it will be difficult for people to do that , so with this in mind I have opened up the process for people to have canoes released for them via social media and also here in my blog.
So with this in mind I will be posting short video clips of canoes being released , again I respect peoples privacy

Here we have lil canoe #196 being released for Peter

Here we have lil canoe #197 being released for Steward

October 30 2019 Day 113

Here is the river today , yes it is raining

Here is lil canoe #195 released into the river for Adri , sorry it is out of focus , I will work on that in future videos.

October 29 2019 Day 112

As the lil red canoe project moves forward I am now setting lil canoes free on behalf of people that can't come out and set one free and this also goes out to people around the world.




I don't need to know the reason however the person that requests me to do this , does

Lil red canoe #194 was set free for Chris , safe travels lil one.

October 28 2019 Day 111

Here we have lil red canoe #193 starting its adventure down the Miskwaa Ziibi river.

October 27 2019 Day 110

It has been 110 daily posts and I am still enjoying the daily images of the lil canoes and the river as it changes almost daily
Here is a video of the river today.

Here I placed lil canoe #192 on the log to rest until its time to head down the river

October 26 2019 Day 109

I had forgot to post yesterday so here it is today and I will post another later on today

We had a great visit from a friend so I asked her if she would like to release another lil canoe , she had previously released lil canoe #100 and here she is releasing lil canoe #191

October 25 2019 Day 108

As the lil red canoe project continues.....

Here are a few images of the river today,I hope you enjoy them.

Today I set lil canoe #190 into the river to catch up to the other 189 lil canoes already exploring the river.

October 24 2019 Day 107

Here is a short video of the river today

and here we have #189 set free , that is now 189 lil red canoes set free and still no reports of any found.

October 23 2019 Day 106

As I continue to release lil red canoes daily.

 The lil canoes will journey their destinations unknown

Lil canoe #188 was released today.

It was a rough start for lil canoe #188 but was determined 

October 22 2019 Day 105

Well the river continues to get stronger everyday allowing the lil red canoes to journey for they have been very patient .

 Here we have lil canoe #187 set into the Miskwaa Ziibi river and continue over the falls.

October 21 2019 Day 104

As the project continues enjoy some images of the river

Today was lil canoe #186 turn to venture down the river and catch up to the 100+ lil canoes already heading down the river .

October 20 2019 Day 103

Here is a quick video of the river today , much stronger and flowing now.
All the lil red canoes that were previously released by many wonderful people are now heading down the river and exploring , again some may never be found , some may end up in Little Bald Lakes and some may continue further

October 19 2019 Day 102

Today was a day to reflect it was this day in 1962 my brother was born , and in 1980 he was taken away.
In memory of my brother Doug I set lil canoe #184 into the river which is now flowing again.

safe travels lil one

October 18 2019 Day 101

As the days get much shorter and cooler , winter is just around the corner with snow and the river begins to freeze , I will continue to set 1 canoe free daily and think of engaging and interesting ways.

This is an interesting image of a rock as the river begins to rise.

I had a visitor today wondering what I am doing down by the river today.

Here we have a lil canoe swirling in foam

October 17 2019 Day 100

Today is a milestone for myself and the lil red canoes , I had posted daily for 100 days and will continue to release lil canoes daily and post about it and the offer is still open for anyone else that wants to set one free.

As you can see by the log I has placed across the river the water is slowly creeping up and soon will be flowing over the log.

I had some fun with lil canoe #182 and placed it on a maple leaf and sent it down the river.

and here is a video with the lil canoe going for a free ride but not for long once it hits some rapids.

October 16 2019 Day 99

Its been 99 days in a row that I have posted here and showing no signs of stopping

Today I am posting a few images of the Miskwaa river valley and I have placed lil red canoe #181 somewhere along the river bank to await the river to carry it away.

I hope you enjoy my images as much as I like taking them.

October 15 2019 Day 98

This really has been a very interesting social project which continues to evolve.
Never would I have thought starting this July 11 it would take many twists and turns just like the river itself.
Just like in life itself we have many twists and turns , some more that others , it is how we deal with the situations.
Take the lil red canoe project ,
Did I think the lil critters of the woods would acquire a taste for them , no , so don't leave them out as snacks.
Did I think the river would dry up and delay their adventures , no , but continued releasing at least 1 canoe per day.
So now we come across another turn of events , now there were none.

This is the log I had placed lil canoes #156 #157 #158 #160 #171 and last was lil canoe #173 daily to await the rising river and carry them away to fulfill their destinies .
This was not to happen , last evening we noticed a couple of young people exploring the river down by our area , this happens a lot and we share the beauty of the river with anyone that wants to enjoy it , until they stopped at the safe harbour and bent down to look at what's there.
I proceeded to wander down to meet them and talk about the lil red canoe project , I did catch them off guard and I asked them if they touched any canoes , they said "no" I proceeded to tell them the meaning of the little canoes , people set them free for many reasons , they said they were washing them but again they said they took none.
I wasn't going to be confrontational for they were young and allowed them to continue down the river.
Later that evening we went down to enjoy the river and as imaged is what we found.
I allowed 24 hours to pass to think about what happened and here we are.

They are numbered and I am a good photographer.

The project will continue and people are still welcomed to set them free , however the safe harbour is no longer a safe harbour , with that in mind they can be set free anywhere on the river.
As for me , this is my solution

close enough to the river edge .

and in closing, I hope the parents of these young people do the right thing.

October 14 2019 Day 97

As the lil red canoe project continues it is today we need to stop and reflect on what we are thankful for.
To all the special people that took time and set a canoe free I am thankful.
I hope the lil one you set free finds its way to wherever.

Today I set lil canoe #179 to join the others  , yes that is 179 lil red canoes created by me

October 13 2019 Day 96

It was a busy day ay the Miskwaa Studio with a lot of visitors

Many lil canoes were released into the water.

Here we have a family setting lil canoes free all at the same time
Lynda #176
Max #177
Brian #174
Lacy #175

Here we have Jan from Australia setting lil canoe #56 into the water.

And here we have Nikki from Uxbridge setting lil canoe #178 into the water.

October 12 2019 Day 95

Here I had placed lil canoe #173 on the log and if you are wondering why it is wet check out the video below

As you can see in the short video the lil red canoes are feisty and will have fun when they do begin their adventures,

October 11 2019 Day 94

The lil red canoe project is still moving forward and well into mid fall
The first image is of the Miskwaa Ziibi as the sun sets in the valley
The second image has 6 lil canoes ready for departure set on the log by me
And a quick video of the lil red canoes anxious about starting their adventure down the river.

October 10 2019 Day 93

And now there are 5 lil red canoes resting on the log waiting for the water to rise.
I set lil canoe #171 bed=side the rest I placed on the log.

October 9 2019 Day 92

Today was a beautiful day at the Miskwaa Ziibi river , 5 lil red canoes were set free.

 Above is Dianne setting lil canoe #168 gently into the water

Here we have Karey releasing lil canoe #164 into the water                                                                    

Here we have Kathy setting lil canoe #167 free

Imaged above is Marion from Bobcaygeon setting lil red canoe #172

and this beautiful image of the rings is Sue from Bobcaygeon setting lil canoe #169 free

October 8 2019 Day 91

We had some visitors today on a cool crisp autumn day .

This is an image of the river last year around this time and that red area is the safe harbour and as you can see from last year the canoes would start their journeys before winter hits.

Here we have John setting lil canoe #165 into the water

Here  we have Heather from Toronto setting lil canoe #162 gently into the water

October 7 2019 Day 90

As the lil red canoe project goes forward I will also be adding images of the Miskwaa Ziibi as the seasons change.

 Here is an image looking down the river as more and more fall colours emerge.

 The sky was an interesting colour this evening

Here we have lil canoe #160 added to #156 #157 #158 by ne , now they will wait for the river to rise a flush them off the log.