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Small things

Things can look really big up close; sometimes it’s necessary to take a step back around to gain perspective.

Grasses and clover
Moth… or butterfly… smaller than a clover leaf
Big-assed Spider
A friendly neighbourhood goldfinch looking down

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Sunset and awe

The evening sun paints the sky with its palette of hues, beginning its farewell with pastels and ending in fire. But it’s the intense angle of light that reveals the details of small things, in highlights and shadows.

Birds’ flight towards the light
Phoenix rising
Underglow
Wildflowers
The rose between the thorns
Hiding in plain sight
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Spider Collection

There’s been a bumper crop of baby spiders this year – with spectacular benefits!

Practice runs
Walking out on beams of light
The making of the first web
Adult spider
Spider bridge
Prettiest place for a web
Strands of pearls

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Summer in the garden

Yellow Globeflowers
Geum, also known as Avens
White lilac against a true blue sky
Chives in blossom
Fuschia
Lupines on the hill
Apple blossoms
Forsythia – first flowers, a face on every bud
Bee on Buttercup
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Birds out the window – updated

Surprise visit from a Black Swallowtail on chive flowers
As far as I can tell, this is a White-striped Black Trichodezia albovittata, Hard to tell from underneath.
Listening for lunch – male Robin
Patience waits – American Goldfinch mama in nest
Mourning Cloak- Nymphalis antiopa – Not a bird, but it flies beautifully
American Goldfinch
The Crow as sentry
Dark-eyed Junco – The watcher is being watched – who is who?
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Old bridges

Ellis Memorial Bridge in Cataracts Provincial Park, Newfoundland, Canada
Chenaux Dam and bridge looking towards Portage-du-Fort, Quebec, Canada
West Montrose Covered Bridge in West Montrose, Ontario, Canada