This is another photo I posted some time ago (as in October, 2012) but as I look out my window at my neighbour’s house, icicles hanging from the roof, this shot came to mind – I needed a boost! Hoping to head to Allan Gardens in Toronto tomorrow to get my “colours and flowers in […]
Category Archives: Backyard shots
…the thorn bush has roses
Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn-bush has roses – German proverb Decided to play a bit with this one as I loved the bottom part of the rose, but there was too much light on the top. Not really into processing much….because I don’t really know […]
Simply rain
This morning, as I went through some posts of people I follow, I came across this one by Sheila Creighton, an amazing photographer. I was inspired to run outside with my camera (and my umbrella) to get some shots of hostas and other plants. I wasn’t happy with my shots but when I headed in […]
Coming home….
This photo of my daughter and her boyfriend says it all – summer time is here. I have been away from blogging for several months. Lots of reasons, no excuses. I was declared excess at my school and had to find a new position for next year. Due to seniority, I would have been placed […]
The art of being happy…
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. – Henry Ward Beecher
As long as the world is turning and spinning..
As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes – Mel Brooks
Nature is never finished
Nature is never finished – Robert Smithson
Spring has sprung…
The spring has sprung, the grass is rizz. I wonder where them birdies is? – Winnie the Pooh Well, spring HAD sprung. The question in a few days may be where is the grass…and the flowers….? Underneath the forecasted snow perhaps?
Backyard snowfall, a year ago
There are no snowfalls to photograph this winter, but a year ago, there was snow in abundance. This is my favourite spot in our backyard. Our children are long grown up, but this is where many, many memories were made.
When it snows…
“When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels” – anonymous
