Cleome

I love cleome blossoms.

They are such an odd shape, and so vivacious.

I am linking this post with Today's Flowers.

Hibiscus

Time to get some colour back into this blog!!

Hibiscus has a short blooming period here,

so I enjoy it while we have it!

And raindrops make everything look better!

Especially now that we are in the cold weather

before the snows...

I wonder how people lived through winter before there were photographs to lift their spirits?

Box

This is the front of a box my Dad dragged home. I love the carving.  The texture of the finish is interesting, too.

I am linking this post with Zoom In, Zoom Out.

Abstract

I keep looking at this image, thinking I should delete it, but I cannot.

What is your opinion of it?

I am linking this post with Nature Footstep Abstract.

Dragonfly

Last time I was visiting my Mom, I was returning from a walk, and saw this dragonfly sitting on the sidewalk. The sidewalk was not at all busy, but the street was. I wonder what the drivers thought, as I was lying there with my camera...

I am sharing this with NF Blo-Ma.

Pitcher

This is the pitcher my Grandma used for milk when she lived on the farm. They moved to town before I turned 10, so that was a long time ago. I use it now when I bring the lilacs into the house...

I am linking this post with Rubbish Tuesday.

Clematis Seeds

On an October afternoon, after the rain, I spotted this clematis going to seed.

I love the way the sun behind it catches the raindrops!

I am linking this with Nature Footstep Catch the Light.

Butter and Eggs

I am working at getting all the photos I took during the summer edited. 

Considering how long butter and eggs blooms, I do not have many photos of it...

Bluestar

Bluestar is a North American perennial which blooms in early June. The Latin name for the family is Amsonia.

I am linking this post with Today's Flowers.

Geese

I love the way their wings come together!

I am linking this post with Skywatch Friday.

Come see what is in the skies around the world...

Old Pitcher, with Dirt

Another treasure from the depths of my Dad's basement, just the way I found it.

I am linking this post with Rubbish Tuesday.

Dawn at the Carp River

We had snow all day yesterday, and then the temperature dropped. 

It may look pretty, but it was censored cold!

Shadows

Ottawa has so many buildings made with this stone!

I love the way it affects the shadows!
I am linking this post with Nature Footstep Catch the Light.

Dawn Clouds with Geese

Most of the geese have left for the winter,

but some of them are still here.

I am linking this post with Skywatch Friday.

Drop in and see what is in the skies around the world.

Patterns in the Ice

It's that time of year again...

I walk first thing in the morning, and the ice on the puddles makes for some interesting images.

And all of them are different...

I am linking this post with Nature Footstep Abstract.

Broken Mirror

A bit of a dilemma today.

I edited these photos from last year,

and I really cannot decide how to pare the number down any further.

It's a bit of broken mirror, and some grass and the bits from a May birch tree.

I am linking this post with both Rubbish Tuesday

and with Nature Footstep Blo-Ma.