A New Viewpoint  There's nothing quite like a fresh dip in the
river to clear your head and give you a different
viewpoint...which is what happened to me on Saturday. I took a
lovely, leisurely kayak up to the swamp at the end of our beach,
just about an hour's worth of paddling and sheer entertainment,
looking at all the reeds, the dragonflies, the lily pads, and
Ottawa River. Once home, I promptly tucked the camera under my
bathing suit strap to bend down and haul the kayak ashore. And
just as promptly, it fell straight into the water! Damn!
However, truth be known, I had been complaining about this
particular camera for awhile - I had outgrown it basically, and
was ready for a bit better model. Not that it was a Freudian
slip (ha ha), but there were no tears shed, except for the great
photos I had just taken. (Which John says he will try and
retrieve for me. Fingers crossed on that score.) Ah well. This
new camera (Canon SX110 IS) can catch the whiskers on a weary
Eastern Red Squirrel!  It can capture the