Friday, January 30, 2009

Artesian Well




Project 365 - Photo 24 ________ Movement #5, originally uploaded to Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.



The artesian well on Sulfur Springs Road is a weekly stop as we get all of our drinking water from there. I keep looking for new ways to photograph the constant stream of fresh water here. Meanwhile, down the road about a kilometre, there is another running spring with Sulfur water that one can smell when driving by. It has a very powerful odour.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Art In Progress #2




Art In Progress #2, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

The section on the right of the fattest line was not dry when I took the photo so I am hoping it will look more like the left when it drys. If not, I will have to work more on it. I am not liking the dark almost straight diagonal but I am not sure what I can do with it. More time to work on it next week. (It's staying in the classroom and I only have access once a week.)

Monday, January 26, 2009

Action At the Bird Feeder




Project 365 - Photo 20 ________ Movement #1, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

The Flickr project of the week is to capture motion. I am not too pleased with this one but don't have time to play any more with this idea today.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Project 365 - Photo 19 _______ Water # 7




Project 365 - Photo 19 _______ Water # 7, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

I was scratching my head looking for real "water" outside in our cold temperatures then poured some water into the dog's water bowl. Before I could get the camera set up, the ice was already beginning to form.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

First Strokes




First Strokes, originally uploaded to Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

I had an art class challenge. Paint on a 5 x 6 foot canvas. With something this large it will take me a while to finish. (Some of the other students are already finished.) This is the background and the first two "strokes." I've quite a ways to go yet. I made several abstract drawings on paper and then looked at small sections of the drawings in order to set up my idea for this canvas. I am assuming that in the end I can cut the canvas again, if I wish, to change the composition again. Could be interesting. If all else fails, I can paint over it.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

My Bit




My Bit, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Having been a Canadian for over 30 years, I could not vote for Obama but I feel that I helped a bit as I was one of about 30 000 (or 50 000?) to walk with Martin Luther King in his Selma to Montgomery march in March of 1965 into Montgomery, Alabama urging civil rights for all Americans. (Photo is a detail copy from May 1965 Ebony Magazine.)



Below are three more photos which I took. All were published first on Flickr.





Monday, January 19, 2009

Tiffany Falls - Hamilton




Tiffany Falls - Hamilton, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

The falls still had a bit of water falling behind the ice but one had to be closer to see it. It was most evident by sound.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Project 365 - Photo 12 . . . Out of Focus # 6




Flickr Project 365 - Photo 12 . . . Out of Focus # 6, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

This was a gift from my daughter and family. I was enjoying the way it caught the evening sun just before sunset.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Flickr Photo Project - Photo Out of Focus



Project 365 - Photo 11 . . . Out of Focus # 5, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

This photo is a detail from a post card sent in September of 1917.







As I read it, it says,

Hello Doc. Walt and I are now regular sailors except that we have never been on the water and don't know how to sail. Write. Jack.



[Corrected the typo "Walt and I are now..." is correct, not "Walt and I are not...." I made that same error a few years ago on a newsletter and got raked over the coals but my fingers still make the same error at times and the spell check just doesn't catch it.]

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Gyrations


Gyrations, originally uploaded on Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

This would not happen today with the wind chill around - 30 C, but it was warmer last Sunday on our Hamilton Flickr Group walk.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Ice Above and Below




Ice Above and Below, originally uploaded on Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

Églantine and I went on a Hamilton Flickr Group walk yesterday and one of our stops was at Webster Falls where the spray had frozen on many of the trees and was starting on my camera lens too.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Through A Glass Darkly




Through A Glass Darkly, originally uploaded on Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

Took the photo through a window at 5:00 a.m. on a snowy morning. The colours are from a snowplough and a passing car on a road about 500 metres away from the house. The squiggly shapes are from hand holding my camera for 4 seconds. That truck seems to sit for several minutes on every snowy morning. I wonder if there is a special time for it to start ploughing. I don't know if it is a Brant County snowplough or a Hamilton snowplough and that road is the border between the two jurisdictions.

Friday, January 09, 2009

Artesian Well




Artesian Well, originally uploaded on Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

I can't remember if I have put this location on Flickr or this blog before. In any case, it is one ever-running tap of the Ancaster artesian well. It runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from underground "hydrostataic pressure." We stop by weekly for our drinking water. Free! No chemicals! One just has to wait for one's turn as many people come to the same well. There used to be at least 6 or 7 similar springs in our area but all but this one have been closed off due to the possibility of bad water. No "bad" water was ever found but land owners don't want the risk. This one is owned by the Hamilton Conservation Area and is tested often.

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Snow




Snow, originally uploaded on Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

A good way to enjoy snow, at - 11, is viewing from our library room window. From this window we have seen and photographed many birds, some deer, and a few foxes over the last few years.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Games Little Birds Play




Games Little Birds Play, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Ring Around the Pine cone!

The game was played on our porch just after the freezing rain/snow this morning.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Making Good Use of Cold Weather




Making Good Use of Cold Weather, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

The water in the marsh at Princess Point in Hamilton is shallow so it freezes fairly quickly. So far this winter I have only seen walkers, skaters, and cross country skiers on the ice but usually ice boats come out too before the winter is over.

Monday, January 05, 2009

Some Green For Your Day




Some Green For Your Day, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Églantine and I visited Paris in May of 2004 and took a side trip to Monet's garden in Giverny. It was a wonderful art trip and I have no idea why I have not put up more photos from that adventure. Do you recognize the bridge?
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/largeImage?workNumber=NG4240

Sunday, January 04, 2009

On the Way to Lake Ontario




On the Way to Lake Ontario, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Just a small streamlet with bits of ice on the RBG property. Most of the stream was covered with ice but this little open spot caught my attention.

Thursday, January 01, 2009

New Year's Eve Feast




New Year's Eve Feast, originally uploaded to Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

Our neighbours help keep our animals happy! They visit often and often bring special treats for the herd. We are all glad to see them!