"If you can see it, you can paint it."
—Peter Etril Snyder

Rivers

Low Bridge in the Distance

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PS181

The low concrete bridge, built by the Old Order Mennonite farmers, slithers across the Conestogo River at Hawkesville.

Memory is a funny thing. This piece of the side stream of the Conestogo River reminds me of a tributary of the Loire River in France. We stayed at a hotel there that was called the Domaine de la Tortiniere, the area of the twisting river or cork screw...my translation. This same twisting and turning occurs at Hawkesville, downstream from the low bridge.

Late Afternoon on the Conestogo

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PS180

The Conestogo River follows through parts of Mennonite country. This peaceful spring scene is west of St. Jacobs.

I often drive on the river road from Hawkesville towards St. Jacobs. This serene landscape, next to a Snyder farm, reminds me of the work of Homer Watson.

Riverside House, Eden Mills

Image Number: 
PS173

This stone house peeks out from behind a screen of trees along the Eramosa River in Eden Mills in this spring view.

During my time with the Grand Valley Conservation Foundation I had a good chance to poke along the waterways in this area. It was great fun and made me familiar with many small villages that I would never have visited.

Old Dam near Williamsford, Ontario

Image Number: 
1511C

This dam is on the North Saugeen River in Grey County, Ontario on Highway #6. This old fashioned style of water control is being replaced with modern dams that have no visual appeal for me.

Thessalon Area

Image Number: 
1501

Algoma region, Ontario

Toby Creek Subdued

Image Number: 
P0694

Toby Creek, British Columbia

Northern Swamp

Image Number: 
P0699

Muskoka, Ontario

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