Frontenac Provincial Park, Kingston, Ontario

On June 15, 2000 I visited Frontenac Provincial Park near Kingston Ontario with my wife Ineke and daughter Tara. We stayed the night before at Lakewood Crossing Bed & Breakfast on Devil's Lake, across the lake from the park. We had a wonderful evening paddling around an island in the lake and had closeup views of a blue heron, osprey, loons and a large snake trying to swallow a mud cat (fish). Unfortunately I did not have a dry bag and didn't take the camera in the canoe. Unfortunately the weather turned bad during our hike in the park so we didn't get as far as we would like. The park has many hiking and canoe routes on many lakes of various sizes. If I wasn't living on the other side of the continent I would be spending a lot of time exploring Frontenac Provincial Park.

Water lilies. Canon EOS 3, Sigma 400 f/5.6 lens with Kenko extension tubes, Fuji Provia 100 F film

The same water lilies, taken with a different lens. Canon EOS 3, Canon 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens, Fuji Provia 100 F film

Wood lily. Canon EOS 3, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 lens, Fuji Provia 100 F film.

Close-up of what appears to me to be some kind of vetch. This was growing on a rock outcrop, but the same plant was also growing close to the lakeshore, but with not the same intensity of colour in that location. Canon EOS 3, Sigma 105 mm f/2.8 macro lens with Kenko extension tube, Fuji Provia 100 F film

Thanks to PixNutz@aol.com who identified this flower, "the Audubon Field Guide, flower #570, shows this to be a Pale Corydalis; flowers 1/2" long, leaves 1-4"; plant grows 5-24" tall.  Flowers May-Sept in rocky clearings all across Canada and Newfoundland.  Is a member of the poppy family."

These small orange mushrooms were growing almost on the trail. The sun came out as I was setting up for the picture and they took on a translucent glow. Canon EOS 3 camera, Sigma 105 f/2.8 macro lens, Fuji Velvia film.

This large spider, possibly a wolf spider was on an exposed rock out crop with a ball that appears to be an egg casing. It froze when we approached and did not move while I took a series of pictures. Canon EOS 3 camera, Sigma 105 f2.8 macro lens, Fuji Provia 100 F film.

Mating dragon flies. Canon EOS 3, Sigma 105 f/2.8 macro lens, Fuji Provia 100 F film.

Index; Petroglyphs park; Frontenac park; May wildflowers; Shooting stars; Spring flowers; Summer flowers; Mushrooms and lichens; Butterflies; Animals; Fall colours; Winter colours; Yukon landscapes; British Columbia landscapes; Shadow; Macro test; BC Champs - Classic; BC Champs - Relay