Carriage/ Mid-Week Blues

Carriage at Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum, Coldwater, Ontario

Still in great condition, until I saw this one it never occurred to me that a horse-drawn carriage might be blue. How silly of me to believe that all of them were black, don't you think?

To see more photos featuring the colour BLUE, visit Rebecca at The Dusty Cellar by clicking  Midweek Blues.

G/ ABC Wednesdays

G is for GRASS, GREEN and GOOD news

This is a view looking easterly towards Peterborough, Ontario. True, the grass is yellow not green, but the good news is the trees will still be green for a few more weeks.

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Dead Among the Living

Bare limbs often look very graceful to me- one reason I love winter

Traveling Colours/ Ruby Tuesday

Muskoka "cottage country"

I'm thinking that whoever owns this VW bus and canoe surely loves colour!

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Monarch/ Mosaic Monday

Monarchs on Buddleia (butterfly bush) just outside my kitchen door

I love seeing so many monarch butterflies!

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

Nifty Neato/ Microfiction

Photo courtesy of Susan at Stony River

With apologies to the Fab Four:

Eight days a week it was a hard days night along the long and winding road to Coolville, but I've got a feeling here comes the sun.

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

Scotts Mills/ Sunday Bridges

Bridge over the Trent-Severn Waterway, just south of Peterborough, Ontario

It's still summer and the living is easy...at least for some folks!

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

End of Summer Leaves/ Shadow Shot

Maple leaves create lovely shadows

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

Osprey Nest/ Scenic Sunday

Just the nest, the osprey have flown

For me, 2010 has been the year to find and photograph an osprey. My lens has captured a few but I still have not taken the perfect shot. So the search is still on.

To see more scenic photos visit Scenic Sunday

Subtle Sunset/ Sky Friday

Late summer sunset over Mount Albert (East Gwillimbury) fields

Low clouds on the horizon meant we wouldn't actually SEE the sun set but we did see the light shining on the clouds above.

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

Vintage Truck/ Sepia Scenes

Sitting at the side of the road

I bet whoever owns this loves to drive it around town!


In Photoshop Elements: two layers.
1.Black and white
2. 90% sepia

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

Bus Stop/ Mid-Week Blues

A roof over kids' heads

Little houses at the end of long driveways are common in rural Ontario. They are mostly ised in winter or on rainy days by kids waiting for their school buses.  Looks like someone will be mowing around this one soon. School starts the day after Labour Day.

To see more photos featuring the colour BLUE, visit Rebecca at The Dusty Cellar by clicking  Midweek Blues.

Lifeguard/ Ruby Tuesday

On duty but all wrapped up

This poor lifeguard looks like she needs to be rescued from either too much sun (on a cloudy day) or  chilly air.

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

Blanket flower/ Mosaic Monday

Blanket flowers (Gaillardia) - escapees from garden - seen at the edge of the road

Drought-tolerant blanket flowers bloom in July and August, several patches growing wild alongside an East Gwillimbury road.

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

Winslow's Diet/ Microfiction

Hmmm! You say you say you followed this Slim Pickins Diet to the letter, Winslow? Methinks you took it a tad too far.

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a 140 characters or fewer (including spaces and punctuation) tell the story. The illustration is courtesy of Susan at Stony River.  To read more microfiction, click HERE.

Footbridge Over Canal/ Sunday Bridges

Walkway when the lock gates on the Trent-Severn Waterway are closed

You don't have to walk on water to cross the canal at each of the 44 locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway.  When the lock gates are closed you can cross from one side to the other.

Reflection of one of the bridges at the Cambellford Lock

Here the lock is full and ready to be opened so boats can travel westerly through the waterway. Anyone who wants to cross on foot had better hurry!

Added later: The gate swings, opening in the centre.

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

Cascading Annuals / Shadow Shot

Annuals cascade over the brim of a half barrel on a local main street

Lovely blooms create beautiful shadows!

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

Crowe River/ Scenic Sunday

The Crowe River north of Campbellford, Ontario

I was standing on a bridge looking down in a southrly direction.

To see more scenic photos visit Scenic Sunday

Fooled You Moment /Sky Friday

Looking back as we headed for home

This was another one of those evenings when we thought there would be little or no sunset. Luckily we turned our heads to see this! Doesn't this kinda look like the barn is on fire?

Sky Friday is hosted by Crazy Working Mom at http://tishblack.blogspot.com

Firehall Tower/ Sepia Scenes

The fire horn inside the tower of a fire hall, Campbellford, Ontario

In Photoshop Elements: two layers.
1.Black and white
2. Old Paper

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

Weekdays at the Dock/ Mid-week Blues

Waiting for the weekend, hoping the weather stays this sunny

Imagine being a sailboat that stays in its slip on sunny days during the week only to be let out for fun on overcast weekends. The only consolation: it is NOT alone!

To see more photos featuring the colour BLUE, visit Rebecca at The Dusty Cellar by clicking  Midweek Blues.

Graffiti on the Move/ Ruby Tuesday

Red and blue reflection, Zephyr, Ontario

Originally I wanted to capture reflection. THEN I noticed the graffiti! 

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

Out With the Guys/ Mosaic Monday

These fellas were enjoying each others' company as well as nibbling the grass

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

Sir Knight/ Microfiction

Microfiction Monday c/o Susan at Stoney River

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a picture paints 140 characters, or fewer. And here's my story (134 characters including spaces and punctuation):

The armor helps but the mosquitoes are ferocious! All I need is some WD-40 for my joints and a way to plug up these freakin' holes!

To read more Microfiction,  click HERE.

Covered Bridge/ Sunday Bridges

An old idea, but actually new

This covered bridge is meant to lend old-fashioned charm to a brandnew upscale suburban neighbourhood. It fooled my husband and me from the distance but once across the bridge and into the new subdivision we realized this is a clever marketing device. It works well with the neighbourhood.

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

Garden Shed/ Shadow Shot Sunday

Leaves of a small oak tree cast shadows on the shed

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

Country Road/ Scenic Sunday

Fields next to a north-south dirt road, central Ontario

To see more scenic photos visit Scenic Sunday

Partial Rainbow/ Ski Friday

Looking easterly just before sunset

It was a strange mix of overcast and sunshine, much clearer in the east than in the west. But then the sun shone through for a minute or two and produced this  colourful display.

Does anyone know that this burst of colour is called?

update: It's a SUNDOG! Thanks, MB!

Sky Friday is hosted by Crazy Working Mom at http://tishblack.blogspot.com

Church Doors/ Sepia Scenes

Old doors on Uxbridge church

At first I noticed the vintage hinges, then the intricacies of the door itself.

In Photoshop elements: two layers.
1. Colour
2. Sepia at 80%

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