Brave New World

Brave New World, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

"The enormous room on the ground floor faced towards the north. Cold for all the summer beyond the panes, for all the tropical heat of the room itself, a harsh thin light glared through the winds, hungrily seeking some draped lay figure, some pallid shape of academic goose-flesh, but finding only the glass and nickel and bleakly shining porcelain of a labratory. Wintriness responded to wintriness. . . . .
'And this,' said the Director opening the door, 'is the Fertilizing Room.'"
- Aldous Huxlely
Brave New World
Chapter One: parts of paragraphs 2 & 3.

As 2007 ends, I am reading an old view of the future. Too much of it is here now.

Pattern Blue

Pattern Blue, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Digital Collage

Looking

Looking, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Finally got close enough to see and photograph one of the many deer that wander over our property. (Seven seen yesterday, two today.)

In Dust Real

In Dust Real, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

My goal is to use my Corel Painter more in the future. (OK, it was my goal in the past too but . . . )

Quick Poinsettia Sketch

Quick Poinsettia Sketch, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Merry Christmas!

Looking Into the Mouth of Winter

Looking Into the Mouth of Winter, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Yesterday it was mild with heavy rain. Today it is biting cold, windy and ice is forming everywhere.

Last Autumnal Sunrise

Last Autumnal Sunrise, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Winter Solstice was officially at 1:08 a.m. today.

No Grass to Mow, No Weeds to Pull

No Grass to Mow, No Weeds to Pull, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

This is a photo of our front yard after the 30 cm (12 in.) snowfall last weekend. You can see that I was on my snowshoes but our dog was not.

Portrait of a Deer Hunter as a Young Dog

Portrait of a Deer Hunter as a Young Dog, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Our dog, Calla, and I saw another deer on the trail today and at least one of us was sure there was one more.

A Fox Walked Across Our Meadow

A Fox Walked Across Our Meadow, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

He left only his track and a faint smell. We see fox tracks almost daily during the winter when there is snow on the ground. On a good day, we can see fox, coyote, and our dog tracks all close together so we can compare sizes.