Monday 31 December 2012

Old and New

 
The old and the new....
 
 
yesterday and today.......
 
A happy New Year!
 
 
 
 



Friday 28 December 2012

All In a Row


Mesmerizing telephone poles...
all in a row....




vertical at different angles.....

Thursday 27 December 2012

Monday 24 December 2012

Glory to God in the Highest

 
 
For God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him
shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16

Saturday 22 December 2012

My Garden - The Survivors


                                                                                  (Bidens Goldilocks)

...A little weathered and worn,
but these bright little faces
keep blooming in December....


Friday 21 December 2012

Water-Filled Ruts


Abandoned pumpkins scattered
in a field of water-filled ruts....
 


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Thursday 20 December 2012

In a Fog...


In a foggy world today,
with heavy rain....

 
 
...this photo was taken last week...
much as we have today....
 
 
 

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Snowy Winter


Today, the first snowfall....
 
 

....of the season....
...how beautiful it is...



Monday 17 December 2012

Red Barn


Perhaps not charming,
but attractive,  crisp, cheerful....
and a tractor to match....
 
...and reflective mud puddles....
 
linked to
Link to Barn Charm



Saturday 15 December 2012

Sun Sparkles


Late afternoon yesterday,
the sun peaked out
for some precious moments....
 

 
...and created magic
with our Japanese Maple....
 

...Sparkling raindrops contrasting with
the remaining leaves.
 
 
 
 
 linked to
Weekly Top Shot
 
 

Friday 14 December 2012

Cheam Range




Taken a couple of weeks ago,
when the sun was shining...
 
 

Mt. Cheam on the left
and Lady Peak...

Thursday 13 December 2012

Bracken Fern

 
I was intrigued by fading colour of this Bracken Fern
along the road....
 

...the creamy white
was a startling contrast
to the grey skies and dark forest.

Wednesday 12 December 2012

Watery Party


 
We have had a lot of moisture recently.....
 
 
 
....but the Trumpeter swans
seem to love the puddles...
 
 


.....and the party!   : )


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Tuesday 11 December 2012

Road to Where..?



                                                      ...I always want to know
                               what is around the next corner.....



...who knows what beautiful scenery
might be present there...

Monday 10 December 2012

Barn - Dairy on Campbell


... I snapped this photo (above) of the moody sky
 last week,
 and on the right of the photo is ...


...the same farm I photographed in October
on a beautiful clear day...
 

...I was amused by all the round bales...
and realized that there is still quite the stack of bales
on the latest photo ( top)...

                                                                       linked to

                                                            Link to Barn Charm

Saturday 8 December 2012

Friday 7 December 2012

Trumpeter Swans

 
 
Trumpeter swans come to visit the valley
every winter...
 
 
...where once they were
on the endangered list...
 
 
 
..now there are many...
 
 
 
and we enjoy their trumpet-like honk....
 

Thursday 6 December 2012

Waterfowl

 
The path lead us to the trout pond
in St Johns Conservation Area ( ON)...
 
 
...where these Canada  geese
make their home...
 
 
and the ducks,
when they watched me approach said, 
"We are out of here!"

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Hardwood Forest

 
Like a monochrome...
 
 
...the foliage of the hardwood forest of
the St Johns Conservation Area, in
the Niagara Escarpment (ON)...
 

...creates a carpet
 on this heavily rooted trail.

linked to
Weekly Top Shot
 

Tuesday 4 December 2012