Spring has finally arrived in Eastern Ontario. Although this was the view at the end of April: Despite a quarter inch of ice glazing the lilacs and crabapples are doing well. Spring offers colors and hues not to be seen any other time of the year – pastel yellows, light greens and gaudy red oranges. …
Spring has finally Sprung in Northumberland County Literally the fields are alive with pastel Spring colors The weather was so nice with the Spring hues breaking out at alarming speed. So a trek on the weekend to discover some of the fields around the county was in order. Note also how many trees have buckled …
This Winter has proved to be long, cold but full of marvelous Snow Shows. Late December and January brought the first persistent and sustained snows to Eastern Ontario.The weather was cold enough such that the art reflected the crystalline chill: All shots were taken at dusk – with frozen fingers. Fortunately the January snows were …
Winter was done and over with over 3 weeks before. April 1st Foolishness had come and gone. But the Yankee rebels from Texas decided to have some reverse Winter fun and provided Eastern Ontario a blast from the Winter Past 3 weeks into Spring and it was a blast. First snow then followed in the …
Our previous post on Blizzard II for February, described the frustration of a start and stop blizzard with plenty of wind gusts that nearly frustrated all attempts at photography as the wind kept blowing the snow off the tree branches and the overcast, dark cloudy skies reduced good photo-taking light to a minimum. Nonetheless, even glancing out …
Normally blizzards and heavy winter storm weather can be blamed on an Alberta Clipper or an occasional Manitoba/James Bay Enveloping Deep Freeze. But this year, all the serious action is coming from a reversal of fortunes – sweeping US West Coast weather storming up the Ohio River valley like the vengeance of Speaker John Boehner on Canada …
This winter in Eastern Canada has been passingly strange. After a wonderful plump billowing snowfall at the end of December perfect for tobogganing and picture taking an early thaw removed all the snow. What followed was 2 weeks of bitterly cold winter but without the benefit of the white stuff.The countryside looked blahhh – and …
Lang Pioneer Village in Keene Ontario just north of Rice Lake is a fun place to visit – almost all year long. Their special events during the Spring, Summer and Fall are not to be missed. For example, the War of 1812 Re-enactment of this past Summer provided wonderful insights to the conditions of the …
Outside Hastings Looking South On the way from Hastings to Peterborough there are some Summer vistas that I have promised myself to take pictures of in Winter. Each involves a field, woods, sky combination. And each has a melody or poem in mind. For example the Hastings image sings Haiku: Hero standing out, but bravery …
This Fall has been spectacular for colors in SouthEastern Ontario. And the Cobourg Library, which is near Lake Ontario and its moderating temperatures, has certainly benefited. But also the Library’s Landscape architects must be credited as well because the Library’s grounds seem to be designed to take advantage of Fall Colors. Here is the walkway entrance …
Thanksgiving comes early in Canada, the first week of October some say in order to catch the Fall Colors Garage decked out in in Fall Finery This year the colors in the Autumn palette are spectacular. Again, its hard to fathom why this year the hues are so rich. But the Maples are showing a rich variety of …
Ye editor was both intrigued and a bit leeryof the TSN Sports Centre 10-10 Kraft Celebration Tour that came to Trenton ON for the last stop on its 10 day tour of Canada. Intrigued because on can see on the Sportscast not only the enthusiasm of the crowds, the many special Tour events unique to each …
