Winter Bloom

Where the winter blooms

there is none to approve

it stands all alone

in a barren white wilderness

As the turn of spring comes along

the snow sheet slowly in retreat

it stands all alone

fading to the coming times

Silently it had entered

and yet silently it leaves

there stood a winter bloom

all alone

~ Ifikhar Waheed

Blizzard

Driving winds and intense snow!

in the late night.

Above the World

On a trip to Toronto this summer I ventured up the CN Tower

(Canadian National Tower)

553.33 meters of 1,815.4ft

Tallest free standing structure in the western hemisphere

and one of the 7 wonders of the modern world

these images only give you a basic idea of how much WOW it was!

The view of  the western shorline of Lake Ontario

The view North

The view East

The view South...Down!

The view from inside the Sky Dome
at a Toronto Blue Jays Game
Major League Baseball

A Need for Colour and Life...

A request from my Mum

"Please...no more winter pics!"

So for my Mum, some

colour and life!

Then the Real Winter Returns

"Only with winter-patience

can we bring

The deep-desired,

Long-awaited spring"

~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

A Golden Winter Day

A warm day brought some rain and than back to the deep freeze.

The next day brought sunshine and a golden glow!

"Let us love Winter,

for it is the

spring of genius"

~ Pietro Aretino

Come Fly Away

Come Fly Away with Me!

still cleaning up my images from 2011

and finding a few worth a look.

Jack Frost the Artist

Got into my truck to go to work

to find that Jack Frost had painted my windshield.

"Well that's cool!"

Break out the ever present point and shoot.

two quick shots from inside looking out

and off to work!

well this is what was captured

I'm happy, hope you are too

3A Autographic Kodak Camera

                           One image , two versions
                           These are entries to The Photographic Platform
                           and Photographic Platform Edited, the 1st allows
                           limited editing and the 2nd allows all editing.

                           The Camera is as the title says a Autographic Kodak
                           Circa 1914 to 1934. At the time its price was $50.50
                           that's aprox $2300.00 in today's market!
                           My wife's Grandparents owned this originally and the
                           Picture beside it is them, just a little special!                           
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Mellow Yellow

Primula veris or commonly known as Cowslips

amongst the 1st blooms in my spring garden.

another image found from 2011 as I clean up!

Botaurus lentiginosus

American Bittern

The image was shot at my folks estate in the suburbs

of Hurdville Ontario...Har!

still in cleanup mode 2011!

Winter's Feather Lost

A Blue Jay feather on a warmer January day

Just the little bit of colour and this feather has melted

into a winter grave.

Gavia immer

The Common Loon

The young of the year, taken on Spence Lake in Muskoka

in mid August

These Birds have the most iconic call, and its

so familiar through out Northern Ontario

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ENNzjy8QjU&feature=related

Still cleaning up from 2011

Copper

In the continued effort to edit 2011's images

I found a pic of Copper, my friends sweet hound!

This was a trip down the Muskoka River with Archie and Joanne

and of course Copper!

Iron Butterflys

While editing my 2011 images I came across

these two, of what would be

Iron Butterflys during this season.

Sunsets on 2011

May 2012 bring many Images

Happy New Year All!