Thunder Bay – Saturday

A lot of cloud cover but there is some open sky along the horizon Not expecting a lot but you never know Quite the cloud formation. The sun did finally make an appearance.  Looks like poster from the movie Apocalypse Now. Got a bit crazy with the colours. Sometimes you need to step out of … Read more

Thunder Bay – Rosslyn Fire

GFL fire threw up plenty of smoke but left minimal damage: company Remember the fire out in Rosslyn? Lots of black smoke?    Big fire in a GFL Environmental’s liquid and special waste facility? I do not remember hearing anything about what burned.  What was in that smoke?  What chemicals and minerals entered the groundwater … Read more

Thunder Bay – Friday

The city is flooded with discarded pieces of clothing. Makes a nice black and white Clear sky with a rippled water surface.  Not going to get anything interesting this morning as far as sunrise photos go.  There will be colour but it will all be along the horizon. One of my standard shots. When its … Read more

Thunder Bay – Thursday

Trash in context City lights reflecting o0ff of the clouds Got down here before sunrise. Going to see the sun today. Nice temp. Mosquitoes still around. Where the sun is going to show up There it is Parts of the James Whalen down at the Transportation Museum site. How much of this is original?   It … Read more

Thunder Bay – Does the City Of Thunder Bay Test For Compaction On Road Construction Projects?

Minor repairs required for part of Red River Road streetscaping A section of Red River Road was closed Wednesday morning to allow for repairs to the recently completed streetscaping project. Parts of the granite bands that stretch across the road between the pavers, representing Lake Superior’s historical water levels, have shifted since they were installed last fall. During … Read more

Thunder Bay – Wednesday

Mistake-on-the-lake before sunrise Some colour in the sky. Not a lot of clouds so I am not expecting anything spectacular. Still, its better than an overcast sky. Water surface was not completely still but there was some reflections Sunrise was getting close and there it is Its an OK sunrise.  Maybe 6 out of 10? … Read more

Thunder Bay – Tuesday – First Full Day Of Fall

Got down there before sunrise this morning. HMCS Margaret Brooke still hanging around and there is the sun and so the sun begins More fungi Clouds moving in Going to close off the overpass between the hours of 11pm to 6 am.  Why?  Because the local POSs continue to vandalize the thing. Not the first … Read more

Thunder Bay – Monday – Last Post Of Summer

The last photos of Summer 2025. Fall begins at 2:18 pm today. These signs need to be permanently installed.   The stretch of southbound Algoma Street has a lot of bumps. Another reusable shopping bag busy saving the planet. Flowers still blooming The view out there this morning.  The Giant is missing. HMCS Margaret Brooke still … Read more

Thunder Bay – Sunday – Last Full Day Of Summer

Looks like the Salvation Army food truck was in Wilson Street parkette recently. Too bad their clients have not learned to master the use of trash cans. Black and white?   Now you can see what the Salvation Army hands out other than coffee or hot chocolate.  Corn, carrots, onions  and pasta.  Maybe lentils. Discarded … Read more

Thunder Bay – Saturday – Not Fall Yet

Fall officially begins Monday, September 22 at 2:19 pm. EDT I guess this is free for the taking. Lines and light.  Colour… or black and white. I think this one is better in black and white. No name instant coffee….I guess if you are hard up and not overly picky about your coffee, it will … Read more