These photos by Scott Garris (caretaker of Dark Island) and Jean Papke (Administrative Assistant) were recently taken of Singer Castle. Be sure to click on the photos to see them larger.
Singer Castle photo by Scott Garris
Photo by Jean Papke (Elm Tree Island foreground, Dark Island background). Camera perspective from the river's shore makes them look much closer together than they actually are. Note that the St.Lawrence River is totally iced over.
Singer Castle photo by Scott Garris
Singer Castle photo by Scott Garris
To tremble from cold in the icy snow,
In the harsh breath of a horrid wind;
To run, stamping one's feet every moment,
Our teeth chattering in the extreme cold ...
In the harsh breath of a horrid wind;
To run, stamping one's feet every moment,
Our teeth chattering in the extreme cold ...
We tread the icy path slowly and cautiously, for fear of tripping and falling.
Then turn abruptly, slip, crash on the ground and, rising, hasten on across the ice lest it cracks up.
We feel the chill north winds course through the home despite the locked and bolted doors...
this is winter, which nonetheless brings its own delights.
Then turn abruptly, slip, crash on the ground and, rising, hasten on across the ice lest it cracks up.
We feel the chill north winds course through the home despite the locked and bolted doors...
this is winter, which nonetheless brings its own delights.
