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A Scenic Ride

Helena — Mon, 03 May 2010 02:09:41 +0000

These are a couple of shots that my son took on one of his bike rides out on the river road.

The building in this shot is the Bata Library at Trent University — a place where I spent more hours of my life than I care to think about at this point in time. :)

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Have a wonderful day!

Early Morning Solitude

Helena — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:14:20 +0000

One of the things I love most about getting up and going out early is the solitude. For those few moments when it’s just me and the birds and the river, I can forget that I live in a city, let my mind wander and envision the day I live by the water and can enjoy my early morning solitude in the privacy of my own space rather than a public park.

Today is a rest day for my legs after three long walks in three days. So here are a couple more shots from yesterday’s outing…

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Signs of Spring

Helena — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:55:26 +0000

One thing I’ve noticed is that every time I walk the park trails I see something different. It doesn’t seem to matter how many times I look at, and photograph the same view, there’s always something new in it.

This time, walking the trail yielded a couple of views I’ve never seen before because usually when I’m down here there is so much growth that you can’t really see what’s actually on the banks. I had no idea that there were all these little run-off areas that fed into the river before now. It was really nice to see the snow melting and running down the banks. :)

And another sure sign of spring… the geese are arriving! I tried to get them actually coming in for their landing, but I wasn’t fast enough.

And just to add the icing on the cake … two non-photographic signs of spring… I slept with the windows open last night for the first time in months, and heard doves outside my window when I woke up this morning. Makes me very happy indeed that things are finally starting to warm up a bit around here. :)

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The River at Dusk

Helena — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:01:27 +0000

These are from the other night when I went to the grocery store. It was just starting to get dark, so these didn’t turn out quite as well as I’d hoped but they are definitely straight outta the camera (and yeah I do have a few sunsets too but I’m saving those for another day).

I couldn’t believe how many ducks were gathered on the path behind the store.

This is my favorite cafe, all buttoned up for the winter…

And one last shot before it got too cold for me to take pictures. My hands were numb and shaking by time I was done out there. :)

By the time I was done I was actually glad to get into the store and warm up a bit. :)

Have a wonderful weekend, and don’t forget to check out all the other awesome participants at Scenic Sunday, and Straight Out of the Camera Sunday.

Have a wonderful day, and dare I say it… Go Canada Go!
I’m off to watch a hockey game :)

Shadows on the Snow

Helena — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:22:50 +0000

We definitely had a lot more snow last February than we have had so far this year. This was taken in early February 2009, and was in a series I’d forgotten about because it was stored on a different computer. The first one is the original, straight out of the camera. This morning I had the urge to make it black and white, and I almost think I like that version better. What do you think?

I’m multi-tasking on the meme front again today, and playing in Scenic Sunday, Shadow Shot Sunday, and Straight Out of the Camera Sunday. Please do go visit the other participants as well … they’re much better photographers than I am! :)

Have a wonderful day!
Oh yeah, Happy Valentine’s Day too!

A Country Drive

Helena — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:00:40 +0000

Last week I mentioned that I was going to try and get out of the city and find something besides the parks and rivers in town to take pictures of. It didn’t go as well as I’d planned because there was just too much ice built up on the sides of the roads to pull over but we did manage to snap a few shots:

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Sunday Sunrise

Helena — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:42:11 +0000

I was wide awake at 5:30 a.m. this morning and after checking the temperature decided it was warm enough (-3C) to head out and see if I could capture a sunrise shot or two. This is one of the better ones:

Funny thing is, out of all the times I’ve taken pictures of the cemetery from this vantage point, I’ve never noticed the little church there before. I guess it’s because I’m usually doing lake shots from this side in the summer, and everything is pretty much hidden by the leaves.

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Scenes from the Path

Helena — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:28:02 +0000

It’s still too cold for me to go out and get fresh photos, so today’s scenes are from a September afternoon bike ride.

For more amazing scenery from around the world be sure to check out Weekend Reflections, Scenic Sunday, and Straight Out of the Camera Sunday.

Have a wonderful day!

Rails and Trails

Helena — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:21:40 +0000

Scenes from an early morning stroll in September. It’s too cold to even think about looking at snow pictures this morning! :)

The tracks run parallel to the foot path…

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The View From The Top

Helena — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:42:17 +0000

… and points in-between.

On Christmas Day we decided to take a hike and go out behind the University to walk along the river. Instead we ended up climbing the drumlin, which is something I always wanted to do when I was a student there and never seemed to find the time for.

This first one is the view from the parking lot. You can see the path winding it’s way around behind…

And then about halfway up…

Miss Margaret was not a very well behaved critter that day, so as glad as I am that we took her with us, she probably won’t get to go on too many more camera outings. :)

And now for the views from the top…

I have to admit to not making it all the way to the top. I stopped to catch my breath at a bench just beyond the halfway point, and my son took my camera all the way to the top to capture this view:

And this is my contribution from about 3/4 of the way up after I’d had my rest and got bored waiting for him to come back down. :)

One thing I learned this day is how much noise power lines really make. You don’t think about it when they’re masked by the sounds of the city around you. Sitting out in the open on top of a hill, where the lines were so close it felt like you could reach out and touch them, they were crackling, and humming along and you could just hear the energy as it flowed.

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Have a wonderful day!