Wallpapers

Wallpaper December 2015

Wallpaper December 2015

Once again, the first winter wallpaper of the season comes a month late with the same excuse as a year ago. November 1st found us in France, making my camera happy with a very different landscape which we welcome you to explore via the link to our French website.

With Christmas looming, I scoure...

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Wallpaper May 2015

Wallpaper May 2015

Several people came close to identifying last month’s wallpaper image location, pointing to various spots in and around the Admiralties, but only one, Kim Yetto, picked the right island. When British surveyor Charles Unwin set out on the monumental task of surveying and naming all the islands in 1...

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Wallpaper April 2015

Wallpaper April 2015

Congratulations to Dale Maclaughlin, Rick Gregware, Tom Tresohlavy, Hugh Cowan, Sandy and Jack Patterson, all of whom correctly identified last month’s scene as the south bay at Endymion Island in the Lake Fleet Group. Simon Fuller also got it right, suggesting this view is in Brockville, because...

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Wallpaper March 2015

Wallpaper March 2015

I lied.

At the time, I honestly thought I was speaking the truth, but it’s now clear that I wasn’t. When Volume V, “The very best of…” came out in 2010, I had recently sold my plane and wanted to end all the dawns and dusks spent chasing images to get a life. Our iPad eBook “One in a Thousand”...

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Wallpaper February 2015

Wallpaper February 2015

We ducked the Nor’easter that recently visited New England and aren’t generally subject to “lake effect” snow coming off Lake Ontario so don’t have much snow accumulation on the River, but it has been cold. Cold enough for the River to be frozen across in most places and even safe for me t...

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The Notification List

One afternoon at a book signing, a lady shared with me a profound statement. "The River chooses some". Those of us who were chosen, spend winters longing to get back. To help my winter longings and yours too, each winter month I enjoy sharing a computer screensaver image to help infuse a little summer warmth into your day. I also outline the latest additions to ThousandIslandsLife.com online magazine. If you would like to receive these images and updates, please add your email address to the notification list using the form below. It will not be shared elsewhere.