Reflections and Shadows

"Lord willin' and the creek don't rise...."

This is a magnificent old willow beside--you guessed it--Twelve-Mile Creek. I've seen everything in it from kingfishers and cardinals to squirrels and raccoons to boys with fishing lines, and once a pair of young lovers.

Ready for Winter

I know these cedars are wrapped in burlap to protect them from "Winter's Icy Blast" (in Niagara? Sheesh), but I couldn't get past the image of prisoners, bound and hooded, and headed for an unpleasant end....

Temptation?

Precision

Shoots

Seven Years...

... is a long, long time. This just appeared in my neighbour's driveway, and I did think it was pretty cool.