Renaissance Farm

J.P. Lalonde has been a sheep farmer for more than 20 years. He keeps a flock of close to 300 sheep at his farm north of Kingston, Ontario. He also breeds, trains and competes border collies at sheep dog trials.

Kim Ondaatje, Canadian artist

Recently I did a story on Kim Ondaatje, who in March of this year won a Governor General's Award for outstanding contribution to the arts. It was a pleasure to be able to speak with this woman and see her home. She is truly amazing -- at 81, she is still maintaining her large rural property mostly on her own, and keeps four energetic dalmatians.

Read the full story here
(the photo they posted looks terrible)

"The Dals" (as she calls them):

Spotted horses

Dotty (aptly named) and her 2-week-old foal, Zoey.
Horses of the Appaloosa persuasion.