Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
June 25 – Jill & Lee's Baby Shower
Claire gives me her "I'm going to Dalhousie" smile
Happy Dad
Matt & Sarah
Dad & Lee
Jill & my Folks
Happy Dad
Matt & Sarah
Dad & Lee
Jill & my Folks
Friday, June 24, 2011
June 23 – A Trick of the Light
On my way to Winkler, I passed the wind farm at the junction of Hwy. 75 & 14. The angle of the sun made some of the blades appear translucent.
June 22 – Cooking Frenzy Leads to Tiny Cheat
We got involved in preparing a bunch of meals at one time and, the moon just having passed over the yardarm, I remembered to take one new photo.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
June 20 – Kestrel & Comet Illusion
On Father's Day, Lee asked about the bird loitering around one of our old broken totem trees. I hadn't seen this malingerer before, so it took a couple of quick identification shots to determine it as a kestrel. It seems there's a nest in one of the large woodpecker holes. (We actually heard the chicks calling for dinner.)
Today I managed to get a few frames of the Kestrel, but it would not approach the nest no matter how long and quietly I waited.
The setting sun, filtering through the clouds, looked eerily like a comet streaking the sky.
Today I managed to get a few frames of the Kestrel, but it would not approach the nest no matter how long and quietly I waited.
The setting sun, filtering through the clouds, looked eerily like a comet streaking the sky.
June 19 – Childhood's Doppelgänger
I have photographed this tree, a couple of miles east of our place, a number of times now. I will continue to photograph it until I get what I'm looking for: the perspective, the light, the clouds.
I did, however, finally realize what draws me to this tree in part. The oblique trunk is like the trunk under which my sandbox resided at my father's farm in Hoffnungsort.
Monday, June 20, 2011
June 18 – Oops! Fluffy Objects II
Overnight, we had another 0.5 inches of rain, the last evidence of which disappeared over the eastern horizon later in the afternoon.
(Inaccurately posted this as a June 17th image originally.)
Sunday, June 19, 2011
June 17 – Fluffy Objects
On the 16th, Fercos came out of the treeline with a chunk of hair partially pulled from his left rear flank – a number of chunks, actually. After about 30 minutes today, we had a pile of hair half his size on the grass beside him.
Then, because he felt so much more comfortable, he had to mug for the camera.
Then, because he felt so much more comfortable, he had to mug for the camera.
June 16 – Avian Flew
A pair of pelicans repeated wide, lazy circles around our heads as Fercos & I took our morning walk.
On the way home from town, I finally got a close look at the Common Snipes we've been hearing for months, some of which are nesting just north-east of our house.
On the way home from town, I finally got a close look at the Common Snipes we've been hearing for months, some of which are nesting just north-east of our house.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
June 14 – Who filled the moat?
On June 8, 2010 we got over 5" of rain in an hour. From 8 p.m. last night until sometime this morning, we received approximately 3", but the impact has been much more profound than last year.
Virtually all of the roads around us have been compromised by over-flow, making travel a detour-laden affair.
Our swale and ditch – the moat.
The view from our driveway down to the bloated Jackfish Creek.
The situation at the junction of Roads 6E and 87N, just over 1 mile from our place as the crow flies.
Virtually all of the roads around us have been compromised by over-flow, making travel a detour-laden affair.
Our swale and ditch – the moat.
The view from our driveway down to the bloated Jackfish Creek.
The situation at the junction of Roads 6E and 87N, just over 1 mile from our place as the crow flies.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
June 13 – Blooms, Tragedies & Disasters
As Lee & I were departing the cottage, he pointed out a floral shot.
On approaching the Manitoba/Ontario border, we were passed by a number of police and emergency vehicles. Just east of the border, we were brought to a standstill by the congregation of numerous emergency responders – including a helicopter landing on the highway. After a 30-minute wait, we learned the cause: a car, its front end destroyed, which had skidded off the roadway into a marsh. Based on the actions of the emergency personnel, the prospects for the occupant(s) was not encouraging.
Nearing Ruth's Ridge, the massive, brooding cloud to the north finally opened up, dumping as much as 3.5 inches within 30 minutes. This was the scene just south of Road 88N as the sun started to break through with the rain still pelting down and the wind whipping up the water on the fields. Some 30 minutes previous, this field would have been black and relatively dry, with a cereal crop already sprouting.
On approaching the Manitoba/Ontario border, we were passed by a number of police and emergency vehicles. Just east of the border, we were brought to a standstill by the congregation of numerous emergency responders – including a helicopter landing on the highway. After a 30-minute wait, we learned the cause: a car, its front end destroyed, which had skidded off the roadway into a marsh. Based on the actions of the emergency personnel, the prospects for the occupant(s) was not encouraging.
Nearing Ruth's Ridge, the massive, brooding cloud to the north finally opened up, dumping as much as 3.5 inches within 30 minutes. This was the scene just south of Road 88N as the sun started to break through with the rain still pelting down and the wind whipping up the water on the fields. Some 30 minutes previous, this field would have been black and relatively dry, with a cereal crop already sprouting.
June 12 – Not Working at the Cottage Redut
My son-in-law, Lee Klassen, offered to help me with some tasks at the cottage: installing a new pump and cold water plumbing; mowing the lawn (more like a pasture, complete with copious wild animal droppings); dismantling part of the pipe dock; cleaning the roof; interior repairs; and a spring cleaning.
The end of a 13-hour day brought a couple of fine Half Pints pale ales each, a bbq, and this scene for our dining pleasure.
June 11 – Interlake Savannah
Another busy day that meant grabbing a convenient shot before the sun went down.
Friday, June 10, 2011
June 10 – Fercos' Reptilian Find +Mucolic Scene +
Thursday, June 9, 2011
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