Late Season Dragons

Close, Closer, and Closest.

Northern Hardy Hibiscus

showing signs of late season stress

The stamen still hangs on

in search of any possible pollinator?

In nature every moment counts.

Phragmites australis americanus

Phragmites or Common Reed grass is blooming

in the fall afternoon sun.

Fall's Palette

Autumn is the second spring

where every leaf is a flower

~Albert Camus

Dumbledore ?

The Bumblebee (genus Bombus) is a native bee of North America

all though common in New Zealand and Tasmania

there are over 250 known species

The often hairy pollen gathering insect is a member of the Hymenoptera order

He is not The Headmaster of Hogwarts

though JK Rowling borrowed his name

The image of Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

takes a knock when you discover that our word is linked

to an old dialect dummel, for someone who is stupid or slow!

This is not the Bumblebee!

A Garden in Change

No spring nor summer

beauty hath such grace

as I have seen in

one autumnal face.

~ John Donne

The Wings of the Spider

Come-hither, you fool!

Autumn's Approach

From Geese in the air

to the latest summer blooms,

there is even a dead leaf

on my barbeque

Oh summer what ever happened to you!

Your fleeting moments were grand

but with a killer frost

you became second hand

your gone....

only to be replaced by my shovel to brand!

~JE Ted Gardner

Two Bugs are better than one?

Black with a Smack...the story continues!

When you find someting that works..

I say whip it...whip it good!

Go foward...move ahead!

~Thanks Devo!

Yellow on Blue

Floral images with the contrast

of Yellow and Blue.

minor changes in light, contrast and saturation

with a small depth of field and the right background.

Angus Screened

This is one of my two boys , Angus.

This image has been missing for six years

you cannot believe how happy I was when I found it!

Its great to have a huge catalog of  images, but sometimes

great ones get lost in the shuffle.

as usual click on the image for the best view

Sin City

Some more images from my trip to Toronto

these are from the seedier side of Younge st.

The Zanzibar is one of Canada's oldest strip clubs.

"The night is hot as Hell

everything sticks...

It's a lousy room in a lousy  part

of a lousy town."

~ Frank Miller

from Sin City

The Hard Goodbye

Concrete Flower

A City Reflection

Three images from my trip to Toronto

These skyscrapers are not my cup of tea,

but they do give us some really interesting abstract images.

One tower gives birth to another!

Somebody lives here?

 A country boy's nightmare!

The Scream in the Stream

Recently entered this image in a photo contest

the theme was "Bubbles"

A participant from Norway said it reminded her of a painting

but she could not remember the name.

A light bulb went on....Of course its "The Scream"

by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch.

They are actually a series of expressionist paintings

Google "The Scream " and you may see what we mean!!