Journal

I’ll start with an apology, because normally my Thousand Islands wallpaper images begin on November 1st, however I was fortunate to be exploring another beautiful area - the south of France (more on that below) with no usable Internet connection, so the first “winter withdrawal” River image comes no...

When I first stumbled across the Thousand Islands during that random but momentous flight back in 1992, one of the first things that struck me, beyond its overall beauty, was the creativity of design of many of the island cottages and boathouses which frequently take advantage of each island's indiv...

Last month’s image drew 23 comments, but only three (Dave Fownes, Kim Lunman and Pamela Lyon) were able to correctly identify the scene. It looks downstream with Princess Island in the foreground, Raleigh next and the faint outlines of Savage and Green barely visible in the fog beyond.

Princess...

Okay, that’s about enough of winter. While there have been a couple of thaws along the way, this has been one of those old-fashioned cold ones. Cold enough to freeze the River across its width in many places, reportedly even in the US Narrows, which is unusual. The good news is that this should redu...

For the last two months, I had intended to share a summer image to help bring those of you who are experiencing winter withdrawal back to the River. Both times, my plan was thwarted at the last minute by images captured just before posting. And so it is again. 

This is my second winter living...