Mother Nature never ceases to amaze me with her diverse creativity of colour and shape. I took these photos last weekend at Mer Bleue, and they could not be more different from each other.
new pine fans (possibly tamarack) and red leatherleaf
fuzzy pussywillow buds
poplar “cat-tails"
hairy green moss
starburst-shaped grasses (unknown)
I have been learning how to embroider. This is my first attempt at an illustration. I drew a very loose outline in pencil and then just filled it in freehand.
Although we didn’t see much wildlife on our trip to Mer Bleue yesterday, the signs were definitely there. We saw several beaver lodges, one was even built right beside the boardwalk.
And of course, there were chickadees.
On this first day of Spring, my Mum and I set out this afternoon to visit Mer Bleue Bog. It is a beautiful spaghnum bog with a boardwalk running through it. We saw several beaver lodges, and although we didn’t see many birds, the blackbirds were certainly singing.
Right away we were captured by this shrub, Leather-leaf, which covered much of the bog mat.
It was everywhere, creeping onto the boardwalk and glowing in the background of many photographs I took. I never expected to see such a presence of pink without a single flower in sight.
The tiniest pinecones studded the branches of small tamarack trees; these little wooden roses were no larger than a pea:
More to come…
I hope you enjoy my newest offering, four black and white prints. I have had the bicycle print for awhile now, and I wanted to make a few more to go together as a set.
The flowering trees at Lincoln Fields have not started blooming yet, so today I focused my camera on their knotted, lichen-covered trunks.
I’m looking forward to the day their branches are full of lush, fragrant pink blossoms, but right now their puddle reflections are still looking pretty stark.
Today was the last day of Spring Colours Week over at Poppytalk.
Friday : Blue
Happy Friday! And in a few hours~ SATURDAY!
I’m excited to announce a collaboration with the very talented Jessica Torrant of Green Garden Stamps. She has been busy carving up the sweetest floral stamps inspired by photos from my flickr photostream.
She has so many designs, from simple to elaborate, but they are all so endearing and share her very unique style.
Thanks, Jessica!
I was featured in my first Etsy Treasury today. This page was bursting with bright colours, welcoming the arrival of spring.
Click on the image if you would like to see the treasury live~ I think it is active until Saturday. Thank you Gypsyharte!
This week it’s Spring Colours Week over at Poppytalk. The colour of the day is the nearest and dearest to my heart:
Thursday : Purple
Head on over to their flickr group to share your colourful photos!
I took a new route today to enjoy the last hour of sunlight on this gorgeous, almost-spring day.
I found a winding wooded path that followed a shallow creek. I only took about 5 photographs. Of course one of them was a birch tree.
It’s Spring Colours Week over at Poppytalk. Here are a couple of my submissions for today:
Wednesday : Yellow
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We went walking down by the Ottawa River today, which was mostly melted except for the water’s edge. Nothing really caught my attention until I spotted this feather caught in a bed of dried grass. 
It baffles my mind to think of how beautifully and seamlessly Nature has co-ordinated every last detail of colour and pattern on this Earth.
This week it’s Spring Colours Week over at Poppytalk.
Tuesday : Green
Head on over to their flickr group to share your colourful photos!
This week it’s Spring Colours Week over at Poppytalk.
Monday : Pink
Tuesday : Green
Wednesday : Yellow
Thursday : Purple
Friday : Blue
Head on over to their flickr group to share your colourful photos!
To commemorate the upcoming arrival of Spring ~or simply my impatience for it!~ I thought I would share three of my prints that reflect the fresh, colourful burst of life that is upon us.
Pink, green and yellow are oh-so sweet together, don’t you think?
On Sunday we saw the beginnings of Spring. It was cloudy, then sunny, muddy, slushy and mild, and a little bit rainy. I wanted to do something outside so we went to Hogs’ Back Falls to see if the thaw had begun.
We watched and listened to the water rushing through the frozen cliffs. The ice formations were beautifully crystallized in layers, suspended just inches above the water’s surface.
Some of the things that also caught my eye:
this tree, which reminded me of one I remember from a Group of Seven painting,
a moss-covered rock hiding under the snow,
and a barbed branch, silhouetted against the sparkly ripples in the water.
