Chinese Witch Hazel (Brevipetala)

Chinese Witch Hazel (Brevipetala), originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

This cultivar of Chinese Witch Hazel usually starts blooming in February. It is almost always the first new outdoor flower of the year. There are other flowers that bloom throughout the year but this plant starts blooming in February and blooms for several weeks. It is welcome colour in snow times.

Gertrude Checks the Gate Lock

Gertrude Checks the Gate Lock, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Someone told me that goats were not too intelligent but they forgot to tell Gertrude. She always check to see who is coming into the barn and does her best to slip out of the stall if the gate is ever open.

Too Old for Kids?

Too Old for Kids?, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

Never too old, besides only one is a kid and the other is the mother. Meet Gertrude and Alice, the two latest additions to our family. (No resemblance to their namesakes Gerturde Stein and Alice B. Toklas.)

Just a Light Approach

Just a Light Approach, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

More memories of our visit to Malta last March. This street lamp was in Vittoriosa, Malta. Vittoriosa is part of the "Three Cities" which is across the Grand Harbour from Valletta.

Storm

Storm, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

I started out on the road this morning and had second and better thoughts. I watched this from near a fire in the fireplace.