Buds are opening on the trees…
Mother Earth has come through again.
Despite our best efforts to mess her up.
Tag Archives: spring
Spring Afternoon
Quiet spring afternoon on Trout Lake…
Calm and fluffy clouds suggest that summer is coming.
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Birches
These white birches are in Laurier Woods.
In early spring there is nothing growing yet.
New life will explode in the next week.
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Maples
These maples appear to have lived a full life.
Like the buildings in the distance.
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Laurier Woods
Winter has bleached the bullrushes to brown.
Laurier Woods exists because forward thinking people have banded together to preserve this oasis in the middle of the city. Small improvements such as this walkway make it accessable to everyone.
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Ice Free
One Mile Bay is ice free!
But there is still ice hanging around in the main lake.
Perhaps tomorrow it will be gone.
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Ice Out
The ice is going out of our lake after a long winter. Last night the effects of warmer temperatures and sunshine along with some rain became evident as the frozen solid skin on the lake broke down.
A light wind moved pans of ice by our place and the tinkling buzz of the pans rubbing gently against each other was gentle music.
The last gasp of winter produces beautiful long crystals of ice that are unique.
Beautiful stuff goes on all the time in the real world. If you blink you miss it…
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Red Pines In Black and White
Walked in the Black Forest yesterday. It is a small area beside the North highway and often forgotten. It was reforested some time ago with red and white pines.
A new lens (17-40 zoom) allows a different perspective from what I have been using up to now. Colours are muted at this time of year so this one looks a bit better in black and white.
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Overoptimistic!
Recent hopes for the arrival of spring were dashed this morning:
So much for my vow not to shovel snow until next winter!
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Moffat’s Path Spring Morning
About a week ago it rained all night and got warm in the morning. Very humid but cold near the ground.
The fog made it interesting.
This was made using three exposures (-1,0,+1) and then combining them using the HDR function in CS5 Photoshop.
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Spring Lies
This was the situation the other day at the end of One Mile Bay.
What I would like to be open water near the shore is still refrozen from last night and it’s nearly noon!
Also there is snow in tomorrow’s forecast.
Nothing to do but wait, I guess…
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The Ice is Retreating
The sun’s subtle strength is working on the ice along our shore…
Facing South doesn’t hurt either.
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Waiting for The Chief
Our local cruise boat, The Chief Commanda spends the summer rubbing up against the tires when not navigating the lake carrying tourists and other sightseers.
She won’t launch from her winter berth in Callander for another month, well after the ice is gone. Her appearance will signal the start of the summer season.
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…On The Dock of The Bay…
Not quite as relaxing as the song. But pretty nice anyway…
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