Downtown Contrast – Photo Wednesday

I took that picture in downtown Toronto. When I looked out the window – from a fairly high floor – the contrast between building styles seemed too juicy to ignore. I had to return the next day, with my camera.

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January: Bald Eagles

Nature reveals itself in patterns, when you live on the windy West Coast… Since late December, I have noticed the return of the big birds. They are busy doing aerial acrobatics, there is a lot of high-pitched peeping (like Mike Tyson, eagles are big and mean-looking, but their “voice” is a high-pitched bell-like sound…). I presume these [...]

Nature Morte – Photo Wednesday

This week’s composition: a trio of mushrooms on a decaying log.

Winter hikes on Saturna have led me to accumulate lots of close-ups of the forest floor. The textures are amazing, when you start to pay attention!

I think this one is Turkey Tail  (Trametes versicolor), but I couldcertainly be wrong… This mushroom is quite [...]

January on Saturna

Yep, snowdrops (galanthus) are pushing up and starting to open on the sunny, rocky side of the island…

I didn’t plant these bulbs. The previous owner did, in abundant numbers. And their seeds have spread down the hill, to the other side of the house. Soon, the crocus will be out, and then, the daffodils. [...]

Caught my Eye… Photo Wednesday

My 2012 resolution consisted in not making resolutions. Most of my past resolutions involved eating better, sleeping more and getting a lot more exercise. Most of those resolutions were abandoned fairly quickly, or followed sporadically. So, in the spirit of keeping things simple, no silly resolutions in 2012.

Seriously, though, I resolved to work on my [...]