Saturday, March 31, 2007

Friday, March 30, 2007

great horned owl


"I said who are you."




College Royal, Guelph

Thursday, March 29, 2007

break on through


The doors are opening to spring.







Guelph

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Downtown Guelph


The first day of spring in downtown Guelph.





Guelph

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Bird Kingdom



If you're interested in how people see and enjoy books like, say, John Berger's Ways of Seeing or Susan Sontag's On Photography, you'd likely enjoy Geoff Dyer's latest book The Ongoing Moment.
He surveys photography by examining how various photographers treated various subjects, e.g. hats, and what it all means. Fun read.


Niagara Falls, March 2007

Monday, March 26, 2007

Three Red Doors





Macdonnel Street.



Guelph

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Bird Kingdom



Well done aviary in Niagara Falls.



Niagara Falls, March 2007

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Lower Ball's Falls




Two waterfalls and some nice trails enhance the beauty of the Twenty Mile Creek along the Bruce Trail as it follows the Niagara Escarpment.


Ball's Falls, Ontario, March 2007

Friday, March 23, 2007

red dogwood


Red Osier Dogwood at the Arboretum.
Handy for basket making if you're overcome by an urge to construct containers while out walking.

Guelph

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Decew Falls






Upper Decew Falls and the Morningstar Mill are on a beautiful ravine where we were guided through slippery mud slides by a mystery German shepherd.

Decew Falls, Ontario

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Fire in the Head




A fire juggler entertained visitors to Fire in the Head - Shakespeare Edition at the Barber Gallery on Saturday.




Guelph

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Spring Sparrows


If you've got sound you can hear some Folk Songs of the Far Right Wing.






Niagara-on-the-Lake, March 2007

Monday, March 19, 2007

dog and knife xray





Among the xrays on display at the Vet School during College Royal was this one of a dog who swallowed a knife.


Guelph

Sunday, March 18, 2007

College Royal


In addition to the horses and cows and pigs, the goats llamas and sheep, the whole animal carpet, there were friendly birds too.


College Royal, The University of Guelph

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Horsehoe Falls



At dusk, the view from the Skylon Tower elevator.





Niagara Falls

Friday, March 16, 2007

Clifton Hills at night


Ferris wheel in Clifton Hills tourist area viewed from the Skylon Tower.



Niagara Falls, Canada

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Curiosities at Niagara Falls


When the Niagara River below the Falls froze over "Until 1912,visitors were allowed to actually walk out on the ice bridge and view the Falls from below. February 24th of 1888 the local newspaper reported that at least 20,000 people watched or tobogganed on the ice. Shanties selling liquor, photographs and curiosities abounded. On February 4th 1912 the ice bridge broke up and three tourists lives were lost."

Well the shanties selling photographs have been replaced by 4D movies but, other than that the liquor and curiosities truly do abound. Haunted house followed by inn followed by wax museum then pizza place then cuban cigars then haunted house then the crimianls wax museum then the gentlemen's club then inn after inn after inn.. very curious.

Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Winter at The American Falls of Niagara


Rainbow passing through the American Falls - in the lower right you can see the summer viewing platform.


Niagara Falls USA

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Ice at Niagara


Ice several stories high at the base of Horseshoe Falls.




Niagara Falls, Canada

Monday, March 12, 2007

The Rainbow Bridge



The Rainbow Bridge between Niagara Falls Canada (left) and the USA - is that why it has that name.


Rainbow Bridge, NiagaraFalls