Blue Whale

Husband and I went to the Museum of Nature, on its free admission night. They have added a new blue whale to their holdings. It hangs at the top of the four flights of stairs at the front of the building.

No idea how big this one is, but you have to admire that smile...

 

Dandelions

The first of the dandelions are blooming...

I am linking this with NF Blo-Ma.

Stream

A small stream leaping and bouncing down a small slope

catches the sunlight and shares its joy.

I am sharing this with NF Waters.





Pocket Watches

I brought two pocket watches from my parents'

and have taken the backs off both of them.

I have had a wonderful time photographing them

and playing with the images.

I will take more photos as I continue to disassemble them,

but these are the images I like best,

so far.

Does time still fly if you have lost the hands of your watch?

 

Daffodils

I left the house in the morning, admiring the daffodil buds and thinking I would have to capture them when I got home.

But when I got home, the daffodils were in bloom...

 

Coltsfoot

Yesterday, I found three coltsfoot buds poking through the dead grass.

I brought one home, so I could see it open fully.

It opened out as it got warm, and closed half way about dark, even though it was under the plant lights.

It has opened again this morning!!! Unlike a dandelion.

I am linking this with NF Blo-Ma.

Treasures

I have slowly been unpacking the suitcase in which I brought home all my treasures.

This is a sunflower quilt Mom made, with Annie perched in the corner.

I am doing this slowly, so I can try and find someplace for this stuff to live...

This embroidery came out of the cedar chest, and no one can remember doing it, so it must have been my Grandma, roughly 40 years ago.

A couple of small paintings that were in the hall,

and some odds and ends.

 

Water

The still water of a small pond reflects the trees, while the busy streams rush to join the river.

I am linking this with NF Waters.

 

Snow Storm

The storm on Friday was not very bad here. We had a couple of inches of a mixture of snow and ice pellets, not the freezing rain that brought down branches and hydro lines in the southern part of the province.

The poor crocuses are not very happy, though.

They are still holding their heads up,

even if they are covered with water drops.

The water makes their petals look almost transparent.

 

Maple Flowers

The second trees to bloom are the maples, after the willows.

To see more flowers from around the world, click the icon for Today's Flowers to the right.

 

Grape Hyacinth

I found a few grape hyacinth in the garden today,

and brought them indoors before the big snowstorm starts,

sometime in the middle of the night.

 

Tree

This tree is about two thirds of the way between my parents' house and the hospital where my father has been since January.

I love the lines of it, and take some photos every time I am there.

I am linking this post with Skywatch Friday.

 

Abstract Photos

I didn't get a lot of photos taken while I was in Woodstock, but I did spend some time with this old blowtorch, before they took it away for sale.

I am linking this post with NF Abstract.