Bridge to Canada (left) and U.S. (right)

Sarnia, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario

My Book Ent

One day after watching Lord of the Rings, Katie came up with the idea that we should someday make ourselves "Book Ents". So, this last month (or two) in my pottery class I decided to work on my Book Ent. I do like how it turned out, though the clear glaze went on a little too thick (and I probably should have scraped some of it off)... I'm just calling it "frost" for now. If you look closely on that trunk, you can kind of see the Ent's face. I also made a little Red Squirrel to rest in the tree. And I believe you can see the head of the Hobbit on top of the tree, peeking out some...

cold summer day

pine beetles

stormy weather !

... la la lalala

lunchtime

what i refer to as wet cotton ball clouds

(click image for the original colouring)

The biggest bird's nest that I've ever seen:

Click on the picture for a larger view - the nest is that thing on top of the pole!

Just outside Silverthorne, Colorado, on State Highway 9

Gunnison's Mariposa lily (Calochortus gunnisonii)

Super Joe retires today

:'(

rooftops

London, England

I had to lean out the third floor window while it was storming, so that I could get some good photos of the clouds (it was even thundering!)... while I was focusing on the clouds, somehow the rim of my camera lens fell off and nearly met its end in the "garden" below. I had to go ask the landlord to let me out into the back to look for it! Thankfully, I found it and was able to still enjoy the pictures.

Carduus nutans (or "Musk thistle")

And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air...

My favourite holiday. :0)

A Spectacular Morning for Double-crested Cormorants