HMCS Ojibwa

Between Lock 6 & 7, Welland Ship Canal (18 Nov 2012)

Cape Weaver shaking off

Cape Weaver at the Bird Kingdom, an aviary in Niagara Falls, On

Preparing for Red Bull Crashed Ice in Niagara Falls

Friday November 16th, 2012.

Preparations are underway for the Red Bull Crashed Ice event in Niagara Falls.  I took these pictures today and it would appear the course will start on top of the main building of the Skylon Tower and wind it's way down Murray St. towards the Falls.  I guess they will find the ice somewhere.  Interesting to see they are building a bridge for the course to go over Murray St. 

Horace the Groundhog strikes a pose.

Horace the Hog, as he affectionately became known, showed up every afternoon at our campsite to check the firepit for food scraps. Watch the video Horace the Groundhog 

Playing with fire

                                                                                                                                                                    

f 3.5 / 3 sec / ISO 80

f 4.0 / 0.62sec / ISO 400

Dragonfly on the moon

A beautiful exit

from the Silver Queen Mine (mica), near the Lally Homestead.  Maintained by the Friends of Murphy`s Point PP

Moonrise

Woods Island, PEI

Strange carving - new use for duct tape...

A stroll in the Northumberland Strait

Northumberland Provincial Park, Woods Island PEI

Wind turbine stacks moving up the Welland Ship Canal @ Lock 7

Osprey leaving the nest, Charleston Lake Provincial Park. (photo by Kate Paulin)

Our Pasque Flower

 (Wind flower) [Pulsatilla Vulgaris]

Blooming early this spring

Surprise at Cobourg home show.

Went to the Cobourg home show Sunday April 29 and ran into Gary and Mary-Anne, our former camp owners. Really nice to see them! They are running quite a successful business building custom decks and structures along with rubber surfacing.

A pleasant surprise! First time to see my cousin Julian's band.

"SoundScape" playing  @ Summit House Tavern in Thorold.

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Snort & Tubby: Snort shares his discovery with Tubby.

SNORT and TUBBY  ©

Wind Storm whips up Lake Ontario March 3, 2012

Waves crash over the west wall of the Port Dalhousie pier in St. Catharines

Hey!, c'mon over here. You can play with my spikes.

Getting a tan for the ladies

It pays to have a little car when parking is hard to find!

Encountered at the Fallsview Casino parking garage Saturday Feb.25/12

Always a special time when the orchid starts to bloom.

Waiting for spring.

Tree eats sign.

It must be at least 6" into the tree.  Been there awhile.  Can't quite make out what it says.

Dragonfly hangs on

NI_06, a photo by extractofgrey on Flickr.

It was a breezy day as we walked through a field on our hike. I noticed this dragonfly hanging onto a dried plant. Managed to grab a photo before it took flight. This is one of my favourite pictures because it always reminds of of those beautiful sunny, hot and breezy summer days.

Monarch and the bee.

NI_01, a photo by extractofgrey on Flickr.

Wall Mural close-up

Wall Mural close-up, a photo by extractofgrey on Flickr.
Wall mural across from the viewing centre at Lock 7, Welland Ship Canal in Thorold. The Welland Ship Canal is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway that gives ships access from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.

Pumpkin Humour

 

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Every time I go to write something my mind goes blank.