November 30 Botany

November 30 Botany, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Today, November 30, 2007, I found 16 wild flowers still in bloom near Lake Ontario in the area of Hamilton during frequent snow flurries under very gray skies.

Valletta

Valletta, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

When the Knights of Malta were building the fortified city of Valetta in the late 1500's, they dug a deep ditch on the west side of the city to stop attacks from land. The other three sides were surrounded by water and tall rock cliffs with built up walls on top. In this photo, taken from the bottom of the "ditch" one can see "modern" bridges that span the ditch for traffic to get into the city. This photo was taken in March of 2007.
See below for more information on Valetta.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valletta

Goldenrod

Goldenrod, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Turning to seed

Winter Preparations

Winter Preparations, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Getting ready for winter and for art class.

Cardinal

Cardinal, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

This Cardinal seemed extra tame today. Perhaps the cold weather is getting to him already?

November Snowflakes

November Snowflakes, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Obviously there is no snow on the ground yet but it's great to see some in the air. (Let's see, where is that ski wax anyway?)