rock'n roots

Elora Gorge, October 2009

cedar and limestone #2

Elora Gorge, October 2009

cedar and limestone

Elora Gorge, October 2009

the girl whose love flows in all directions at once

Guelph, October 2009

little red fox

The Guelph Studio Tour is happening this weekend - handmade beauties abound including this lttle red fox by Eve Geisler whose work can be seen at Stonehouse Pottery along with pottery by Iris Dorton, jewellery by Michelle Miller and pottery by Jessica Steinhauser.
Guelph, October 2009

don't do

Guelph, October 2009

red and yellow dragonfly

Guelph Lake, July 2008

why do people collect things?

One year ago we were clearing out my aunt's house after she passed on. My uncle's food grinder collection ranged along one wall of the woodshed. What do you collect?
Grey County, October 2008

leaves are falling just like embers

The Fall Colour Report outlines leaf colour changes throughout Ontario.
Rattlesnake Point, October 2009

rattlesnake point

The view south from Rattlesnake Point with Mount Nemo in the background.
Niagara Escarpment, October 2009

Cardinal Flower at sunrise

Georgian Bay, August 2009

rippled rock & morning moon

Georgian Bay, August 2009

late afternoon light

There are still some natural beauties at the Gosling Gardens.
Arboretum, Guelph, October 2009

we are family

Downtown Guelph, October 2009

clouds

The Arboretum, Guelph, October 2009

the arboretum

The Arboretum, UofG, Guelph, September 2009

lawyer's wig..

..shaggy ink cap or Coprinus Comatus as Ian would say.
Arboretum, Guelph, September 2009

Luxury

When I was around ten I spent many happy days living with my aunt and uncle on the family farm where my dad was born in Grey County. There was no well for drinking water so we would go a mile or so up the side of the nearest drumlin where a spring of cold fresh water came bubbling out of the ground and there we would fill a large milk can with the delicious clean water and take it home. I have vivid memories of the taste - after coming in from the fields or mows - and going to the woodshed and using the long handled dipper to dip into the water can and fill a tin cup.

Several years later they did dig a well and finally had running water in the house - right from a tap. To them that was luxury.

All my life I've been privledged to have clear fresh potable water available at the mere flick of a wrist. It's taken for granted. But now I'm starting to feel how I would love to be able to hike a kilometre or so up a hill through the butternut trees, past the little waterfall and stop and look out on the valley and stoop, cup my hands and get a drink of cold fresh spring water as it flowed out of the ground. To me that would be luxury.

Second hand store window, Guelph, September 2009

bracket fungus

Starkey Trail, Arkell, September 2009

song of the sky

Guelph, September 2009

back to the land

time wounds all heels.
Georgian Bay, August 2009

things fall apart...

..the centre cannot hold.
Georgian Bay, August 2009

church of our lady

the view from Starkey Hill about 8 km away.
near Arkell, September 2009

turkey tails

Mushroom season is starting with a variety of bracket fungi apparent throughout Starkey Hill trail. If you're looking for trails to walk check out my Guelph Area Trails website I set up a few years ago - it's got maps and a few photos.
Starkey Hill Trail, September 2009

the trees are changing clothes..

..and the summer sounds of the laughing breeze are drifting through the dreams of bees.
Guelph, September 2009

there is a crack in everything...

..that's how the lichen gets in.
Georgian Bay, August 2009

british soldiers...

is the name of this red lichen.
Georgian Bay, August 2009

a frog with big ears

I'd never noticed them that much before.
Georgian Bay, August 2009

golden hour

Swimming during the golden hour at Guelph Lake Conservation Area.
Guelph, September 2009

Canada's Biggest Land Grab

Part of the original archway of the Saugeen Indian School (1893) forms a centrepiece of the gardens developed in a 100 acre park that is part of the Saugeen First Nation - home of the biggest land grab in Canadian history.
Saugeen First Nation, September 2009

Saugeen First Nation Amphitheatre

Anwen breathing in the energy at the Saugeen First Nation Amphitheatre.
near Southhampton, September 2009

alec at webster's falls

Dundas, September 2009

weaving fields of queen anne's lace

weaving fields of queen anne's lace
are sceptres brown now
with a turned down face
and the wind and the stars
so cold and clear
are heaven's voice and chandelier

Stratford, September 2009

p-soir

Despite Stats Can's pronouncement that Guelph is the nation's safest city ugly events occur - drunk men swarming, mauling & spitting on women? Men who can't hold their liquor for another 20 metres? What's with the new men-only pissoirs? What are women who complain told - 'shut up, women should be obscene and not heard'?
Guelph, September 2009

unarmed visitors welcome

Georgian Bay, August 2009

o black water

Georgian Bay, August 2009

jane bunnett & kidsability

Guelph Jazz Festival, September 2009

playing thelonius monk

Gordon Allen from Montreal playing some Thelonius Monk with the Jean Derome Évidence Trio + 3.
Guelph Jazz Festival, September 2009

kidsability

Some members of Kidsability who performed with Jane Bunnett at today's Guelph Jazz Festival.
Downtown Guelph, September 2009

dogs are more interesting than sunsets

Georgian Bay, August 2009

ferns in the rock

Thirty Thousand Islands, Georgian Bay, August 2009

psyching up for the sunset swim

Guelph Lake, September 2009

lichen on granite #2

Georgian Bay, August 2009

lichen on granite

Georgian Bay, August 2009

faery buttons

A walk along the T.J.Dolan Trail in Stratford is rife with colourful wildflowers right now - including this yellow tansy.
Stratford, September 2009

the bicycle rack at work

Over 250 people work here - but really you'd have to harbour a death wish to cycle on Woodlawn Road - things are getting better slowly but compared to Montreal and other Canadian cities we have a loooong way to go.
Guelph, September 2009

still light

Georgian Bay, August 2009

first light on the round rock

Georgian Bay, August 2009

georgian bay shield

Bayfield Inlet, August 2009

owee

Georgian Bay, August 2009