A few years ago, while visiting friends inn Elizabethtown, Ontario, I caught this heron on their dock, basking in the moonlight. Nothing like a little digital play to wake up a photo…
Category Archives: Photo Wednesday
Eagle grooming – Photo Wednesday
The other morning, an eagle was perched above my neighbour’s house. Top of a very tall fir tree. Checking out the neighbourhood.
Looking to the right, looking to the left. Anything edible going by? No luck.
Okay, then might as well get on with the grooming. Feathers need to be smoothed, lined up. Can’t allow ourselves to look ragged, now, can we?
Also, one must be thorough. Grooming all the way under the “petticoat”…
Just an average morning in my neck of the woods.
Sunset Sky in August – Photo Wednesday
Tonight’s sunset was heart-stopping. I was stalking it with my camera, from my deck. I knew it was going to be a repeat of yesterday’s show, and did not want to miss it.
A slow lowering …
With a touch of cloud, to provide a little veiling.
And the sun kept traveling down, cradled between two hills, before disappearing.
Golden heat
descending behind
dark forests
Western sky,
on fire
at the
edge of the world
I added a little visual jazz to this last photo. Let us call it “The last heat of the day”.
Bonne nuit!
Can you say Velella velella? – Photo Wednesday
Meet Sailor on the Wind, or Velella velella. There were millions of these jellyfishes on the beaches of Oregon this past spring. Piles and piles of them. This one was fairly fresh, not all dried up. Quite beautiful, actually. I didn’t touch it, I read somewhere that they contain a mild neurotoxin…
Poppies are red… or not! Photo Wednesday
I love poppies. In my garden, they finished their big show over a month ago, but that won’t stop me from bragging about their beauty. And individuality.
So today, I will overwhelm you with poppy gorgeousness. Prepare yourself.
Above, a picotée in delicate shades.
And its cousin, in dark shades. Note the hot pink near the center…
Isn’t this one the Drama Queen? Complete with fringe, and high contrast action.
A beauty in deepest red… and hot pink. Absolutely shining in the sun.
Hot colour, light pistil, in contrast with the one before…
I call this one the Cutie Pie. All pink inside, and deep red outside.
Up close and personal with the Drama Queen. Couldn’t resist.
Then, there is the white one with pink heart and exotic pistil.
And the aging beauty, starting to show its wear and tear, but still showing some flash. Feels familiar!
And this is the “all together now” moment. This is just a section of the poppy riot that occurs every spring in my garden for the past 7 years, because I shake the seed heads in late July, and I encourage a whole bed of them to flourish the next year. Best dollar seed packet I ever spent!