The bed tossed me out at 5 am today so I was able to reach the Jack Pine trail just as dawn was breaking. That's a dumb expression as Dawn was paintin (...)

The Jack Pine marsh comes alive with the Sun's first kiss. It's really just a tentative brushing, not a tonsil toying as occurs in other parts of the (...)

Here's the culprit, peeking over the top of the firs. I suppose I could have photoshopped away the slight lens flare but it doesn't detract from the o (...)

It was still a crisp - 12 C and the sun's warmth was most welcome by all the forest critters, myself included.

Light shifts so quickly at this time of day and scenes change accordingly. The rich warm colours in this scene are soon replaced by the cooler pastels (...)

I liked the interplay between the curve patterns on the ice and the linear shadows from the trees and the boardwalk.

Shadows ... I likes shadows, I does ...

The blues have washed over the marsh as the sun climbs relentlessly into the sky. Well, that was it - I was frozen to the core and ready for some Earl (...)

Christmas Day, 2008, was crappy, weather wise. Still, I had been invited to Perth for dinner so off I went. I left early so as to take pictures along (...)

With the clouds winning over the sun I had no choice but to look for abstract subjects to photograph. This is the first.

This view caught my eye. The brash sign offering deals clashing with the business liquidation.

The Almonte falls are dry this year as they repair the hydro sluiceway. Various equipment of unknown use litter the site.

Almonte is also well known for its musical heritage, as this commemorates.

For those who haven't been to Almonte here is the main street. Like many Ottawa Valley towns, Almonte is falling on hard times.

The signs of a glorious economic past abound in Almonte. I've always liked this brash advertisement.

My eye was attracted at first by the icicle and its shadow. Then I noticed the angles forming in the viewfinder.

Leaving Almonte meant entering Lanark County. This peaceful scene is typical of the area just west of Perth. The side road was a sheet of ice with occ (...)

I like scenes of old farm equipment abandoned in fields. I especially liked the way the blades seem to merge with the tangled branches of the brush be (...)

I forget what this is. Oh yeah, a fake christmas snowflake hanging in a men's shop window. I just liked the way the sunlight enhanced this cheesey orn (...)

I was walking back from Stewart Park when this window sill scene caught my eye. The camera captured every detail including the exceedingly dirty windo (...)