After a relaxing day reading on the dock, I picked up my camera after dinner and took a walk around the cottage with Charles. He’s four years old now and finally patient enough to just lay down and take a break when I stop to take photos on our way. Anyone who’s enjoyed walks with a dog and camera will likely understand that taking photos with a young dog around can often be a difficult task. When you bend down to snap a photo, they’re right there in your face looking for attention or getting excited that you’re bending down to their level.

 
I could post a lot more photos from this series, but this few really cover the group pretty well. It was one of those mid-summer evenings with the sun just beginning to touch the horizon and a beautiful time to shoot.

I was at the cottage just getting ready to start the barbecue for dinner when my wife noticed this guy clinging to the side of the deck. He ended up hanging around for quite a while and over the course of our dinner he had changed his colours enough to more closely resemble the colour of the wood on the deck. Turns out he wasn’t a fan of corn, steak or a mosquito I had squashed when he tried to feast on my arm.

A piece of the original dam on Rabbit Lake, Temagami that was cast aside to decay when the new dam was built in its place.