Not There

Over 12,000 flags were woven into the organic orchard at Ignatius Centre, each representing a Guelph citizen opposed to the construction of a Wal-Mart in the midst of cemeteries and a retreat centre.

Ignatius Jesuit Centre, Guelph.

blue flag

Blue Flag, wild iris or fleur-de-lis. Resist the urge to eat the roots - they're poisonous.

Killarney Provincial Park.

looking

Ivy & Aurora at Cafe Aquarius.

Guelph

Great Horned Owl

An injured great horned owl being cared for at the vet school.

The University of Guelph.

River Bride

From River Bride - a dance/story by Adwoa Badoe at War Memorial Hall.
Other photos I made that evening are here.

The University of Guelph.

worn

Worn by the rain, wind and sun.
Sand hill at the Synder's Flats Conservation Area.

For Photo Friday

Bloomingdale, near Waterloo, Ontario

View from Mount Nemo

Looking north towards Crawford Lake with Rattlesnake Point on the right.
Mount Nemo's crevice caves are popular with explorers.
I'm reading an excellent book by Michael Gordon called Rock Watching Adventures Above and Below Ontario. A blend of geology/nature/history and hiking/caving guidebook.

Mount Nemo Conservation Area

Guelph Water Tower

Guelph

Silvercreek Birch

Silvercreek Park.

Guelph

red veined maple

Liverpool Street, Guelph

Mount Nemo

Fall at Mount Nemo Conservation Area.

Field near Mount Nemo

milkweed

Milkweed is flying about now.

Liverpool Street, Guelph

the dreams of bees

the summer sounds of the laughing breeze
are locked inside the dreams of bees

Liverpool Street, Guelph.

Mill at Walter's Falls

As a young teenager I accompanied my uncles on their rounds of getting grain milled. I also got to visit sawmills and can remember the cutting smell of damp sawdust and the sweet dusty smell of dry milled grain. I wrote a song which mentions visiting this mill.

Walter's Falls

Sherman Falls

Sherman Falls

ducks mooning photographer

Yes, they see me coming then pretend there's something interesting like under the water. Or maybe they're just tired and it takes less energy to sit like that.

Speed River, Guelph

warmth

The warmth of day begins when the sun spills over the hill.

For Photo Friday

Puslinch

mmm good, I think

Aurora deciding.

Guelph.

Tall Yellow Maples

At the Arboretum, the University of Guelph.

Guelph

Connie Fur

A dwarf conifer at the Arboretum.

The University of Guelph.