Fluff....up close

so close you can see every hair on the darn thing. Wow. Amazing the light play on each fibre.

The fuzzy bits behind are some of the other milkweed plants this year.

Same location as last years shot, but set up differently as the edges were trimmed differently this year at the end of the driveway.

Hope you like.

Are we there yet???

Jade came with us this year and she was super excited on the trip up! Kept checking the windows to see what we were driving by (she loves car rides).

This is her, checking out the driveway, just as we turn into the lane for the cottage.

Gorgeous yellows were everwhere here! Leaves were lovely.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

RGB ..... Maple

Another one, like below, but also way different! A different place at the lake, a different change. Gorgeous intense red, green and blue.

:)

Electric Maple

Only resized this picture. A tiny maple tree at the shoreline on the lake this weekend. A spotty change for the season, and really kinda messes with your eyes some too as you try to see each leaf.
All sorts of suprises each year with the wonderous variety of change.

Sitting on the Dock of the .... River

My daughter Amy, enjoying some peaceful morning time on the dock at family's place. I loved the funky angle!!!

Calender Falls

First stop on the trip to see some of the falls in the area (admittedly late in the season and water was quite low, they were still very pretty), this one, viewed thru a frame of maple leaves, is lovely! I'm sure it was even prettier when the leaves fully changed, but I didn't manage to get there then. I was a tad early. But...I know the spot, it will always be there and I can go back and look at it thru different parts of the seasons.
Looking forward to it. :)

Goldenrod Feeds Two Today

And two different critters. A bee and a wasp as well. They were fairly slow moving and it was easy to creep up w camera and switch to macro mode to get nice and close. I probably could have gotten closer, but I liked this shot and left it at that.

Tis the Season

Many colours abound lately, here's one I found while visiting family down near Havelock.

This one is the bottom of the falls at the dam at Cordova Mines area. We walked down to the bottom and then worked our way back up river on the rocks. They are mostly black down there, some quartz veins running thru and some erratics too.

Convergence....

The storm tonight, as I drove home. I loved the way the tree's, fence, road and storm ridge all converge on the same point in the picture!

Timothy in view of a Storm

Almost home, the timothy was blowing in the wind of the approaching storm, seen behind. I love thunderstorms and often try to capture them when they show me their glory.

Two ladies

One is the lovely lady in blue, my daughter. The other, is the ancient black cherry tree she is standing in. This tree is very large and almost impossible to get a clear picture of in whole. Too far back and the other tree's crowd her. Too close and you can only see parts of her. It would take 3 adults to reach around her trunk.

A place to go, solitude.....

Crystals

Sitting on top of a flower seed head, snow crystals show their individual characteristics.

Getting caught up...

Why does it seem everything goes faster than me? Yet, never a chance to stop and get caught up on the things I want to do?
Ah well, still living, breathing, and functioning. Got some pic's uploaded tonight here. It's been awhile....and heading to the cottage this weekend. Hope to enjoy the colours up there too!
Happy Thanksgiving all!

Fascinating ....shroom?

No clue what this one is or is called. Just happened to spot it the same day out as the little red ones below. The sun kept shining on it, and fading too. Really cool!

Little Red Firecracker

The mushroom's are popping up all over the place out in the woods! These tiny red/orange ones were easy to spot against the dull brown of the leaves. But tiny, no bigger than a dime.

The Mighty Oak, the mighty acorn

The end of the leaves each year, also drops the beginnings of new trees too!
This was behind my house, in the 200 acres of the Wolf Grove we call home.

Golden Fields

Beside my house, big round bales, in the fading light of end of day.

Dirt Bike Fun!

My friend Dave coming out of the grass track at Calabogie. He's part of the Bytown Motorcross Association, and this track was an option he set up for the 20th Anniversary of the Calabogie Boogie.
He asked us to help with timing of the grass track runs.
We had a blast even just helping!!!
This is a composite of a 3 burst set of shots as he arrived at the finish. I think it's kinda cool!!

Sky on Fire

The sunset Monday, October 4th, 2010. Taken just around the corner from my home. The colours were changing by the second...got to this spot in time to capture it! Whew....
I love it.

Near......far....

A Golden tree along the fenceline. The roadside fence post in the foreground.