Steps

We took the back door into the cafe in Ingersoll, and passed these steps, almost as steep as a ladder. Someone appeared to live at the top - I wonder how they moved their furniture in...

 

Skootamatta River

I captured this curving tree on the journey to and from Woodstock, so you can see the difference a couple of days can make.

 

Skywatch Friday

The odd shape of the contrail caught my eye, and I followed it across the sky.

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Friday's Fences

The line of the fencing looks a lot like the grass, when they are all covered with snow.

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Dandelions

Last week, the late afternoon sun glowed through the last dandelions.

 

Cattails With Snow

Wild Asters

The wild asters beside the frozen pond still dream of autumn's warmth.

Leaf With Ice

Trees

The trees stand, patient, through the winter snows.

Flowering Crab Apples

The flowering crab apples, covered with ice, are fantastic gems.

Snowy Goldenrod

The goldenrod still has a lacy look,

 against the snowy skies of early winter.

Monday Morning

I am going to be away for a few days, visiting my parents. 

But I have left you some posts, for while I am gone.

It was too early in the morning to get a decent shot of the milkweed pod, but I like the silhouette against the sunrise...

Birch Catkins

After an afternoon and evening of freezing rain,

 the sun shines on the birch catkins,

 turning the ice to jewels.

Virgin's Bower

The snow has been softly falling all day.

 I took the dogs for a long walk after church,

 to enjoy the quiet, and the falling...

Christmas Eve

Friday's Fences

The sun was rising behind the heavy clouds, but on this side of them, there was a scattering of snow, and a bitter wind. Parts of this fence are covered with the remains of raspberry canes.

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Skywatch Friday

I was watching the exhaust from the school chimney, blowing in the wind, and admiring the shapes as they were lit by the morning sun.

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Feathers

I found more feathers in the fields,

 last traces of the geese...

Heart of Stones

Remember the heart bowl full of stones last month? Well, this is what it looks like now...

Frosty Leaves

There hasn't been enough snow yet to flatten the leaves, so some of them still filter the sunlight.

 

Purple Loosestrife, With Fluff

Purple loosestrife seed pods beside a frozen pond,

 with captured fluff - either milkweed or cattail...

 

Watery Wednesday

The temperature was well below freezing this morning, so the ice bubbles were trapped in the ice. You can also see the scratches where the dogs were moving too quickly.

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