Octobers Bloom

The Toad Lilly

the size  of a thumbnail

grows all summer 

but no blooms until the weather

goes south.

Family Trek

Thanksgiving

 My Brother and Family were here

Dan wanted to walk the trail just by our house,

But he had no camera.

So I gave him my point and shoot

(never leave home without it!)

Dan and my nephew Winston went on the tromp

and they snapped these images.

I had great fun playing with post processing!

Lifes Struggle

Phragmites Light

The light catches your eye

stop and see the kaleidoscope 

of colour

sunshine dancing in plain view 

A respite, for just a while

 tomorrow foreshadows  

our future.

hibernation is your best solution!

~JE Ted Gardner

Fall Bee

Autumn Night

Painting effect

A shot of a planter

taken at night.

Legend of a Leaf in the Wind

I found a Autumn leaf

He was ragged and worn

missing parts but full of colour

The  only thing he had left,

The Wind

After being stationary for most of his life,

travel was his just right.

Adventure and daring

He dropped in and there

drank in the last of his life.

I followed,

trying to capture

This spree .

 Hours are days in my Leafs life

an afternoon spent in mine.

I think you can tell

this was a special day

For He..and Me.

~JE Ted Gardner

Soar

the original.

Ragged Glory

A Monarch

 Regal aloft in the sky

Now grounded late this season

Once dancing in the garden

Only to enjoy sunshine and warmth

For one last day

Flight has been taken away

Held high to the sky

One last look

South will not come

May the warmth of touch

And appreciation bring her solace 

Summers Past

Summer Past

Daylight grows short

Evening warmth is fleeting

Chlorophyll
Essential for life
 Short supply
Photosynthesis stalls
Raise the alarm
Scarlet red
With a last breath
I ask....

~JE Ted Gardner

A Rose by any other name...

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Scenes from Hackmatack

Sweet Song Aloft

Male Bobolink

Winds on the High

Birch

Bush Tiger

The Chipmunk

He's not Alvin!

In the garden he is destructive

and we take him out!

At the fishing camp

we feed him peanuts

He is a Bush Tiger

as my Pop called him.

Boogie Woogie Neglected

A trip to the dump today

to unleash myself of so much junk

flotsam and jetsam
poured overboard..
What is that? she caught my eye
a Boogie Woogie queen from the past
She was disheveled and in much trauma
beyond repair
I hope these images will give her
a legacy and some peace
never forget to Boogie!

Purple Heavens

Queen Anne's Crown

Storm Clouds

When hot meets cold

a reaction is near

the conversation is short and harsh

no compromise

just swift and hard

natural beauty it brings..yes

but you must take cover.

~JE Ted Gardner