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Cottage Creatures

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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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Spring Flowers

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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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Hostas Galore

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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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Summer Flowers

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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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March Break Photos I

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By Ms. G, March 17, 2012 4:15 pm

Here are some photos from our first day at the cottage – spring-like weather.

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March Break Photos 2

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By Ms. G, March 17, 2012 4:15 pm

The next day of March Break we went to Presqu’ile Provincial Park where there is a beach strewn with bird bones; sounds morbid but it makes for an interesting subject.

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March Break Photos 3

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By Ms. G, March 17, 2012 4:14 pm

The third day, the lake ice returned having been blown in from the other side of the lake. It was quite bizarre but it didn’t last long. The weather continued in its spring-like direction.

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March Break Photos 4

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By Ms. G, March 17, 2012 4:13 pm

Last day – spring again. The buds are even pushing through the ground. I hope winter doesn’t return for their sake. A lot of these pictures are taken of leaves in puddles.

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Ball’s Mill Conservation Area

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By Ms. G, February 20, 2012 10:04 am

Here are some photos from a little trip to Ball’s Mill Conservation Area near Cobourg. The mill itself, built in the 1840s, is in pretty bad shape just down the road.

: At first it was the usual type of trip where I photographed small things.

: More tiny flowers.

: Then, upon descending down the path, we reached the mill pond where this perfectly placed, seemingly deserted canoe was waiting to be photographed.

: My husband found this interesting tree. Unfortunately these pretty patterns are probably the tracks of the insects that killed it. It has been completely stripped of bark making visible the internal damage.

: Starfish?

: The holes are curious.

: X marks the spot. Notice the tiny white sphere.

: Back to regular small objects.

: Crossing the path over the mill pond on the way out we stopped to capture this antique-looking set of gears which were probably used to control the water level.