new beads

Guelph, November 2009

hooping angel/cyborg

Guelph, October 2009

hallowed wee'uns

M & A: pumpkin & cowgirl.
Guelph, October 2009

city tree

Guelph, November 2009

the root of all devils

the bank has a distorted image of the church.
Downtown Guelph, November 2009

jane's lane..

.. at Ignatius.
Guelph, November 2009

shoes under a poster..

..at the Sally Ann.
Guelph, October 2009

hooping head's hat

Ani's new hat.
Guelph, October 2009

spooky

Gareth Lind's pumpkin,
Guelph, October, 2009

golden blanket

Guelph, October 2009

dollarama

Stone Road Mall.
Guelph, October 2009

funmade skirt

Aurora made a skirt.
Guelph, October 2009

another year, another delicious pumpkin pie

photo by kjane.
Guelph, October 2008

ani's apple head

Guelph, October 2009

autumn warmth

Why do leaves change colour?
Guelph, October 2009

don't panic, love isn't over

Guelph, October 2009

eat well, don't get cancer

subversive graffiti.
Guelph, October 2009

elora woods

Elora, October 2009

rock'n roots #2

Elora Gorge Conservation Area, October 2009

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