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By Ms. G, September 9, 2012 12:04 pm

Equine scene on Scriven Road just north of Rice Lake. The second guy just wouldn’t turn around.

Cows resting on each other.

Kestrel on a wire.

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By Ms. G, September 8, 2012 7:51 am

Signs of fall were emerging even on the lovely afternoon of August 26 at Celebration Forest in Rouge Park.

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By Ms. G, August 19, 2012 2:50 pm

There’s not much happening, so here are a few random pictures, including some from a hike at Nature Areas 1 and 2 at Trent University in Peterborough.

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By Ms. G, August 19, 2012 2:42 pm

A heron, four carp, a Muscovy duck and a hummingbird – all on one May day at the cottage.

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By Ms. G, July 16, 2012 12:45 pm

These pictures of spring flowers were taken at Rosetta McLain Gardens in Scarborough. It is a beautiful place to people watch (especially wedding parties having their photos taken), look out over the lake, or simply look at flowers – as the bench plate attests. Now that summer is here and the temperatures are soaring, it is nice to look back on lively rather than wilted flowers.

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By Ms. G, July 16, 2012 12:38 pm

For Doors Open Toronto in May we visited the Doris McCarthy house – Fool’s Paradise – in Scarborough. Though the house tour was interesting – she was a former art teacher who became a major Canadian artist – I was most interested in the garden atop the Scarborough Bluffs.

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By Ms. G, July 16, 2012 12:30 pm

I love the texture of hostas. These lovely specimens were found at Rosetta McLain Gardens in Scarborough in May. I had to lie on the ground to get them – nobody seemed to blink an eye.

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By Ms. G, July 16, 2012 12:24 pm

My latest attempts at photographing the shapes, colours and little creatures of summer.

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By Ms. G, June 24, 2012 11:08 am

Shadow was “cat -napped” from the backyard on June 20, 2011.

One year later I reflect on what I’ve learned from her.

1. Cats are weird, true to their reputation.
2. Black cats are extra weird.
3. Fletch and Shadow love each other, showing that Fletch might have been lonely.
4. Cats can stress out, like when Shadow got so nervous she jumped through the screen door at the cottage.
5. My cat is not a dog, even though I might treat her that way.
6. She will follow me around when she wants to. Mostly she runs away from me when I approach her. This I find confusing.
7. She makes me laugh when she does her little somersaults chasing after her feather toy.
8. Cats are an excellent form of stress relief. Purring has an especially healing effect on the human.
9. She doesn’t get enough play time.
10. Breakfast better be served on time every morning! Note: cheerios are not good for cats.