A Boathouse

Across the river, looks a tad forlorn, but hey....who knows what's just back a bit in there??

Was the start of a lovely few hours playing with camera's with a friend (she was learning her new camera)

Perspective is a funny thing

Remember being small and looking up, waaaaay up a building, that was only a generous one storey? This is one of those, but taken from abt 6" off the ground.
Prooving a point of perspective and I think it worked out alright.

A new look

Michelle, checking out the wall, yes, the wall (and the vines) for inspiration. Wild how getting out again with new eyes opens them again for me too.

Look up....look waaaaaaaay up!

Maybe not the tallest thing in the world, but tall enough for the day! Thanks Michelle, I'd not have stepped out into the street to take this if you weren't trying to get the same pic with your cam. Awesome!

Island in the Stream???

OKokokokokokok I know that's the name of a country song....but this little bit, near the beach yesterday, was just like a tiny island.
Hence.... Island...um..ya....in the ...(ok) river (not stream) sigh...hehehehehe
:)

Sunshine, a Friend and some smiles

made for a lovely day, thanks Michelle! Hope you're getting the hang of your new Nikon D3000. (I'm jealous....)lol

Peeking at the boathouse

From in the tunnels (see below) it looks different

A New Outlook

inspiration of being a little kid again sent me up the playstructure and into the tunnels there. They have peekaboo holes! How odd the world looks when you tunnel vision it...and capture it on the angles too. hehehehehe

Lean on ....

A big tree at the park, reaching for the water, or so it seems.

Rushing...everything rushing

This is only spring water coming down thru the river in Carleton Place, but man, there's lots of it.

Icy Mistress

Dreary day, set the B/W on instead.

This is only part of the Big pine that is at the end of my driveway.

It's also just after xmas this year, and everything is laden with ice from the freezing rain we had on Boxing Day.

I could wink out that power line, but didn't want to fuss with it. Only resized it to post.

Taken from almost kneeling on the road.

Mother Pine, the Icy Giant

She (with respect) is a huge pine tree right at my driveway. You can see the size, as that is my husband standing there on the road looking up.

Big, with a capital B!

Down the line

is a wire fence, covered in ice, and very pretty for it too.

Icy Tips

A branch, from the spruce tree right beside the stairs to my house.

Reminds me of a really big, weird spider.

hehehehe

Icy Drips

A grape vine, I think, coated, but not fully, in ice.

It froze in droplets along the runner. Pretty cool!

Touch the Crown

When we cut open the woods to build our house here 10 yrs ago, there were 6 small white birches, leaning heavily curved from the previous winter's ice storm (1998 Ice Storm).

They straightened up nicely and grew heavenward.

Boxing Day, ice rain greeted the day and kept up, on and off, to coat everything, including these same birch tree's, which have grown considerably.

Today, I could reach its crown, just by reaching my hands up.

Pic's I got, of many things icy.

What a beautiful day.

Ice Berries

Hawthorn I think, and wild grape vines. Damn things grow over everything in site, always cutting them back each year.

But we don't eliminate them, cause the wild birds love to eat them! (sour....ewww)

Friendly little....

bugger isn't it?? He hung around for at least 10 or 15 mins, prob drunk on soda pop or something! lol

We went down to Merrickville this day early in August. Sat in the park, visited with a friend from out west. Watched boats go thru the lock system there (its a swing bridge) and generally enjoyed ourselves.

Not sure what kind this is, but he was sure pretty up close.

Not that long ago

These were still without white.

I saw them one day coming home (they are actually right behind my house, but the perspective is from the road here) with a gorgeous sunset behind them shining up thru the leaves!!!!

and the camera, was...um...not with me....(groan)

I snapped this within a few days, but the sunset wasn't cooperating the same way. Still a pretty sight, and will put it on my calendar for next fall.

(and Elphin, which I missed getting out to this year too)

Sunset one day

With a tiny sliver moon.

Pulled over and layed out the pod on the truck hood. Freezing cold, but took my time.

Got several shots, but the moon was sinking fast.

Then, finally, home to warm up and eat supper.