KBs Videos Around Home

I took videos in the summer of 2023 in Stratford Ontario's Avon Park. The videos span a couple of months during the summer - June to September. I hope you enjoy the experience.

Although mostly gone by the time I made this video, I still managed to catch some of the delicate beauty of hoarfrost - something not commonly seen in our area.

I live in a manufactured home in a campground. This summer, the owners prepared walking trails for our enjoyment. The video quality is not the best… still new to videos, but I hope you will enjoy this trek with me. 🙂

Sitting on my couch in late November, I saw something pass my patio door. I thought it was the usual… squirrels, rabbits, birds, or the neighbour’s cat, or maybe a delivery person. When I checked, I was very surprised to see this white-tail deer! I live in an all-season campground in southwestern Ontario and have seen deer before but never this close. Enjoy!

I love seeing big chunks of ice bobbing in the water as the snow melts in the spring. April 11, 2022, Grand Bend, Ontario

March 29, 2022 after a snowstorm that deposited a lot more snow. The day was warm so I wanted to see how the beach looked. Every so often, the water bubbled up and some ice chunks were forced to the top. I managed to record one such occasion.

On my way home from Good Friday church service, I stopped at the main beach in Grand Bend. It was extremely windy and rather cold, but so beautiful in the sunshine.

I love the different forms the lake takes during the four seasons. I particularly like watching ice and snow floating on the water in the early spring.

In Canada, we never count on no snowfall, even when the calendar says it is spring.

A cottontail rabbit visited my yard two days this week, the first time in the rain. It might actually be two different ones. I love living in the country!

Although most of the dead and weak branches come down at the start of the windy season, late October and November, it remains windy throughout the winter and into spring. This is the last day of March, 2022.

Because I recycle electronics, I have an acid test kit. Sometimes, just for fun, I drop a small piece of metal into some acid on the glass testing plate and watch the movement as the acid catalyzes the base metals. The green colour on the tissue at the end tells me there was nickel in the metal bit.

It has been an uncharacteristically warm December, but it has been windy, which has been normal for this time of year. I had taken video here 4 days before with a much different look.

I recorded this on December 13, 2021 while standing on the main beach at Grand Bend, Ontario. The weather has been uncharacteristically warm, but the geese still have the instinct to head south and not be fooled by a few nice days.

While my neighbours were on vacation, I took care of their cats. After feeding them, I often played with them before cuddles. As those with cats know, that little red dot is a deadly menace that must be killed! They had also pulled some paper down to the floor, which was fascinating all on its own.

I live in a resort park where sections are all-year residences. It's fun to see new homes come in and be set up. This is a double-wide and this is just 1/2 of it. I recorded the second half, but somehow lost it. The roadways are quite narrow here - only just wider than a car - so navigating the curves with a house can be tricky. I took the video through the screens on my door and window, so it's fuzzier than it should be.

I visit the beach more in the off-season than in the summer. I'm not one for crowds and there are definitely massive crowds in the summer. Because I go in the winter, I get to see cool things like this! I was fascinated by the movement of the snow on top of the water. Although it is February, there was a thaw right then. More snow came later and froze it all over again until spring.

This is the Main Beach at Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada on the eastern shore of Lake Huron. It is unusual for there to be no snow this time of year, which is why I decided to visit. It was taken late afternoon so the sun is starting to set.

I live in a sandy area so rain generally doesn't stay on the ground long. But sometimes it's a heavy rain and it runs down the minor slope of my driveway, settling at the beginning of the walkway. However, it usually doesn't take long for the water to soak into the sand.

Usually, the day after a rainstorm, the water on Lake Huron is wild - a perfect time to take videos! In 2018, we saw a fair bit of rain so the water levels were quite high, taking up a lot of beach at Port Blake, just north of Grand Bend, Ontario. The water has since receded again. Right after I took this video, I walked a little further to the right where there was a larger section of beach. However, a large wave came in and soaked my shoes! :-) It was a warm day, but that water was still cold.