Early Autumn/ Sky Friday

North of Holt (part of East Gwillimbury)

The bright sky is so warm compared to cool, grey-green of the grass and leaves.

Sky Friday is hosted by Crazy Working Mom at www.crazyworkingmom.com

Tall Ship/ Sepia Scenes

In the back window of the VIA Rail station, Parry Sound, Ontario

I wonder why there's a ship in the window of the old railway station. Maybe it has something to do with Parry Sound being a port on Lake Huron. Maybe.

To view other Sepia Scenes visit MaryT, theTeach at http://sepiascenes.blogspot.com

K/ ABC Wednesday

Belted KINGFISHER

Belted KINGFISHEFRS are medium-sized birds that live near rivers, lakes and saltwater estuaries where they are sometimes spotted sitting on tree limbs or on power wires searching for fish, lizards or insects.

They live across southern Canada and in fact used to be on the back of Canada's five dollar bill.

More blogs participating in ABC Wednesday can be found at ABC Wednesday.

Gazebo/ Ruby Tuesday

Gazebo at Muskoka Wharf, Gravenhurst, Ontario

Doesn't the roof on the gazebo look festive?


Seeing red? Why not join in the Ruby Tuesday fun, by visiting MaryT at http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/

Blue Jays/ Mosaic Monday

Blue jays at our feeder

Blue jays love black oil sunflower seeds so they tolerate me and my camera as long as I don't get too close. The seeds are worth it!

To see more mosaics, visit Mary at the Little Red House HERE

Hello, Good-bye/ Microfiction

Photo courtesy of Susan at Stony River

Sophie watched the bottle containing George's "Dear Jane" letter being carried out on the tide.

Good-bye, tears. Hello, new life.

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a 140 characters or fewer (including spaces and punctuation) tell the story.  To read more microfiction, click HERE.

Dead-End/ Sunday Bridges

Perfect evening for reflections south of Severn Falls, Ontario

The bridge is old and now leads to a dead end.  Further east, a newer bridge crosses the river.


Check out Louis' Sunday Bridges at: http://bayphoto.blogspot.com/

Weeds/ Shadow Shot Sunday

Shadow of weeds on the riser of a stairway

If, like me, you are fascinated by shadows, visit http://heyharriet.blogspot.com

Droplets/ Haiku My Heart

After the storm

Drops on spider web,

still clinging, yet storm has passed.

It's time to let go.

To read more original haiku, visit Recuerda Mi Corazon

Sinking Sun/ Sky Friday

Sundown over East Gwillimbury

Sky Friday is hosted by Crazy Working Mom at www.crazyworkingmom.com

Barrel and Sign/ Sepia Scenes

Old stop sign - NOT red!

The original sign was black on white, which makes me wonder when RED became the colour for all stop signs in Ontario.


To view other Sepia Scenes visit MaryT, theTeach at http://sepiascenes.blogspot.com

J/ ABC Wednesday

JAUNTY.  JAY,  JIGGLING, JOLLY, JOVIAL and JOWLS

This JAUNTY blue JAY is JIGGLING the bird feeder. It doesn't look JOLLY but  actually it's pretty JOVIAL filling its JOWLS with seeds.


More blogs participating in ABC Wednesday can be found at ABC Wednesday.

Sumac/ Ruby Tuesday

Berries on staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina)

The berries are very red now and stand out above the green leaves. I took this photo a week or so ago and noticed today that some sumac leaves are now quite yellow, orange and red, especially north of here.

Seeing red? Why not join in the Ruby Tuesday fun, by visiting MaryT at http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/

Floatplane/ Mosaic Monday

Georgian Bay Airways

A floatplane taking off in the the harbour at Parry Sound, Ontario.

Taking tourists on a "flying adventure" to see the islands from the air

To see more mosaics, visit Mary at the Little Red House

In Love/Microfiction

Picture courtesy of Susan at Stony River

A walk hand-in-hand

Through sensuous glade, lifelong.

True love forever.

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a 140 characters or fewer (including spaces and punctuation) tell the story.  To read more microfiction, click HERE.

Railroad Bridge/ Sunday Bridges

Canadian National Railway bridge over creek

Check out Louis' Sunday Bridges at: http://bayphoto.blogspot.com/

Nightshade/ Shadowshot Sunday

Shadows on bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara

I like the shadows on the leaves here, especially the wiry lines.

If, like me, you are fascinated by shadows, visit http://heyharriet.blogspot.com

Antique Shop/ Haiku My Heart

Shop window

Yesterday for sale -

Decluttered, faded, time-scarred.

Memories are free.

To read more original haiku, visit Recuerda Mi Corazon

High Colour/ Sky Friday

Thick clouds on the horizon with colour above

Sky Friday is hosted by Crazy Working Mom at www.crazyworkingmom.com

Carpenter Tools/ Sepia Scenes

Carpenter tools at the Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum, Coldwater, Ontario

And to celebrate Sepia Scenes' 100th post:

More than 100 wooden disks

In natural sepia, circles of wood in my husband's workshop where he turns theses disks into whorls to make hand spindles for hobbyists who spin wool, cotton, dog hair, linen...

Happy 100th!

  To view other Sepia Scenes visit MaryT, theTeach at http://sepiascenes.blogspot.com

I/ ABC Wednesday

ICELAND, IDEAL and IMPORTANT

ICELAND poppies (Papaver nudicale) is an IDEAL flower, IMPORTANT (to me) because they are so colouful in my June gardens.

More blogs participating in ABC Wednesday can be found at ABC Wednesday.

Thing-a-ma-jiggy/ Ruby Tuesday

Wheels, wheels, wheels

All these wheels are all one machine used on farms.  Truth is, though, I have no idea what the machine is. So...

Mystery machine

does anyone know what it is?

Seeing red? Why not join in the Ruby Tuesday fun, by visiting MaryT at http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/

Mallards/ Mosaic Monday

A nice day for a swim

Actually, I suspect every day is a nice day for a swim...if you're a duck!

To see more mosaics, visit Mary at the Little Red House HERE

Horsefeathers/ Microfiction Monday

Picture courtesy of Susan at Stony River

Swell, Rainie, just swell! Your brainchild is giving me the heebie jeebies. We're lost. I told you this wasn't the shortcut to the mall!

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a 140 characters or fewer (including spaces and punctuation) tell the story.  To read more microfiction, click HERE.

Wye Marsh/ Sunday Bridges

Footbridge under another footbridge at Wye Marsh, Midland, Ontario

Wye Marsh National Wildlife Area is a wetland area south of Georgian Bay, an arm of Lake Huron. The marsh is well-known as a breeding place for trumpeter swans.

Check out Louis' Sunday Bridges at: http://bayphoto.blogspot.com/

Log Fence/ Shadow Shot Sunday

Straight-ish vertical-ish  branches make curvy shadows on the horizontal logs

If, like me, you are fascinated by shadows, visit http://heyharriet.blogspot.com

Sidetracked/ Haiku My Heart

Freight car, Parry Sound, Ontario

Switched to a siding,

deserted, left to decay.

Daydream abandoned.

To read more original haiku, visit Recuerda Mi Corazon