The shape of this park bench lent itself to a study in frosty form.

Of course, the fence serves other purposes - providing a handy perch for my chickadee crew who follow me around wherever I go. They inspire me.

The island and the rapids conspire to create pancake ice flows. This makes for intriguing patterns which I tried to capture.

All is not just grand scenery. At my feet I discovered this delicate tableau. The scale is about four inches diagonally.

Sometimes, the combination of light, shape and pattern lead to peaceful contemplation. Om.

Another close-up shot - this time, an ice hole. I was trying to capture the depth of this little scene and the sparkling ice. The hole is about three (...)

I liked the way these ice flows travelled diagonally across my viewfinder.

I wasn't the only one interested in the ice fog. This dad wanted to take some dramatic shots of his son amidst the frosty beauty. Both were dressed fo (...)

Sunlit frosty thistles in early morning light.

The sun, by now, was asserting its dominance over the ice fog, raking the ice floes with sunfire.

A view of Ottawa on this icy morning. My cheeks were starting to freeze. The ones on my face, that is. I had already changed the batteries once thanks (...)

Heaven help you if you ever fell into this kind of water. I'm very careful when treading close to the ice edge to get my shots. That's Ottawa in the f (...)

Here's a scene to frighten the sun-loving crowd with. Brrrrr ... !!!

I'll leave you with this mystical view of this islet in the frosty stream. I hope you had as much fun viewing these scenes as I did shooting them. Bye (...)

For two weeks now the Sun has been absent. In desperation I went out on a dull day to take pictures anyway. I wasn't very hopeful. This scene suggeste (...)

You'd never think this rural landscape was to be found deep inside the city limits of Nepean. This view is normally the site for Havest/Halloween pict (...)

The images kept drawing me onward. Before I knew it I was at the Bruce Pit. While dog owners were being exercized by their mutts I crept along the lit (...)

I had yet to find the right lighting conditions to make this footbridge look good. The shape was always there but the atmosphere eluded me. I took te (...)

This view was obtained directly below the footbridge. Again I had sepia on the brain but it did remind me of some of those older photographs one finds (...)

This part of the trail is overgown with sumac bushes. I thought this tangle of twisting branches would make an interesting study. Ah well, it's in the (...)