High Up/ Macro Monday

Atop a very old telephone pole

  To see more macro shots visit Lisa's Chaos at http://lisaschaos.com

Sluice Gate/Monochrome Maniacs

 

Ladder over grate over sluice gate (Did you follow that?)

  To find other maniacs crazy about monochromes, visit Aileni at http://monochromeweeklytheme.blogspot.com/

Walnut Farm/ SOOC

Farm in Sharon (East Gwillimbury), Ontario

  To see more photos Straight Out Of the Camera (SOOC) visit Jan at http://www.murrieta365.com

Desert Racing?/ Camera Critters

OK. It's not really the desert but doesn't this look like fun? I want to ride too!

Please note: Photo Hunter is the post below.

  To join in the Camera Critter fun, visit Misty Dawn's site at http://camera-critters.blogspot.com

Surprise/ Photo Hunter

Thin ice in August?

True, this IS canada...BUT there's no ice on our central Ontario ponds this time of year. HONEST!
This week's Photo Hunter challenge: surprise


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For Children/ Bench

Miniature version of common-style bench seen in this area

This photo was taken from the sidewalk on a rainy day. Notice the dry spot under the bench. The garden around this bench is so neat and tidy that I suspect this bench is for grandkids.

A few bloggers have informally joined RuneE at Visual Norway in featuring benches on their blogs on Fridays. To find out who else is playing,  click HERE.

Late August Sunset/Sky Watch

Looking northwesterly over East Gwillimbury farms

  To see tons of gorgeous skies from around the world, visit the Sky Watch Website and click on Mr. Linky: http://skyley.blogspot.com

Lighthouse/ Sepia Scenes

Lighthouse on Lake Ontario

  To view other Sepia Scenes visit MaryT, theTeach at http://sepiascenes.blogspot.com

Just Testing/Watery Wednesday

Testing the water

   You can find more photos celebrating Watery Wednesday at http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com

Sumac/ Macro Monday

Closeup of staghorn sumac berries

  To see more macro shots visit Lisa's Chaos at http://lisaschaos.com

Moody/ Monochrome Maniacs

Lake Simcoe just before a storm

  To find other maniacs crazy about monochromes, visit Aileni at http://monochromeweeklytheme.blogspot.com/

Rose of Sharon/ SOOC

Rose of Sharon in my backyard

  To see more photos Straight Out Of the Camera (SOOC) visit Jan at http://www.murrieta365.com

Who Lives Here?/ Camera Critters

Who would build a nest on a light standard high above an athletic field in East Gwillimbury...

or on a telephone pole high above an East Gwillimbury railroad track?

An osprey, that's who!

Until a few days ago, I had never seen an osprey. Then a friend told me he knew where there were two nests a few minutes from his farm. Mama osprey is sitting on the nest (first photo) and Papa is is standing guard on a nearby light standard (third photo). The nest in the second photo appears to be empty.

Please note: Photo Hunter is the post below.

  To join in the Camera Critter fun, visit Misty Dawn's site at http://camera-critters.blogspot.com

Ripples/ Photo Hunter

Raindrops are falling on his head (can you hear the melody?)

This week's Photo Hunter challenge: ripples

As Jacob has pointed out, this photo was NOT taken in East Gwillimbury but at the Toronto Zoo. Good observation, Jacob!

   To see what other Photo hunters found, check out http://tnchick.com

Sit and Fish A While/ Bench

A bench alongside a pond at a private fishing club in Franklin, a tiny community in East Gwillimbury

A few bloggers have informally joined RuneE at Visual Norway in featuring benches on their blogs on Fridays. To find out who else is playing,  click HERE.

Jackson's Point/ Sky Watch

Harbour at Jackson's Point, Ontario, on Lake Simcoe

Although the Canadian province of Ontario is not situated on the Atlantic or Pacific oceans, it is still a watery place. It has many lakes, rives, ponds, creeks, marshes.... In fact I live within easy drive of three of the Great Lakes (Ontario, Huron and Erie), each of which looks from the shore to be a fresh water sea.

Lake Simcoe, the lake I frequent most often, is a big lake - although it's not large enough to be one of the five Great Lakes. My camera finds it very photogenic so begs me often to go there.

  To see tons of gorgeous skies from around the world, visit the Sky Watch Website and click on Mr. Linky: http://skyley.blogspot.com

Lawn Ornament/ Sepia Scenes

This old machine once helped its owner plant seeds

  To view other Sepia Scenes visit MaryT, theTeach at http://sepiascenes.blogspot.com

Early Evening/ Watery Wednesday

A country home's front yard pond north of Uxbridge

   You can find more photos celebrating Watery Wednesday at http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com

Latch & Lock/ Macro Monday

Closeup of latch on inside door of St George's Anglican Church

Doesn't the latch appear to have been used many times over the past 130 years? Built in 1877, the year the railroad reached Jackson's Point, St. George's Anglican Church overlooks Lake Simcoe, a popular summer destination for Torontarians (people who live in Toronto).

Latch and lock

  To see more macro shots visit Lisa's Chaos at http://lisaschaos.com

Heritage Railway/ Monochrome Maniacs

Uxbridge station of the York-Durham Heritage Railway

  To find other maniacs crazy about monochromes, visit Aileni at http://monochromeweeklytheme.blogspot.com/

Private front yard pond northwest of Uxbridge, Ontario

  To see more photos Straight Out Of the Camera (SOOC) visit Jan at http://www.murrieta365.com

Belted Kingfisher/ Camera Critters

Male belted kingfisher

This guy can turn his head around, can't he? No wonder I can never get up close to him!

Female and juvenile belted kingfisher

This bird family is skittish.  They takes off the minute they see me...even if I'm on the other side of the pond. I can't count the number of times I've tried to capture them with my camera!

Please note: Photo Hunter is the post below.

  To join in the Camera Critter fun, visit Misty Dawn's site at http://camera-critters.blogspot.com