Last Week the Garden Was Knee Deep in Snow

Last Week the Garden Was Knee Deep in Snow
Originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer

As of today, I have seen this species of flower in bloom at least one time in every month of the year in southern Ontario, Canada. It is Periwinkle, an import from Europe, I think. I certainly did not expect any flowers at this time last week and, according to the forecast, it will be buried in snow again by tomorrow or the next day. We've a lot of winter to go yet but it was nice to have this little treat!

I also found three other species of plants in bloom yesterday: Pennycress, Common Chickweed, and Groundsel. There is also a Witch Hazel in bloom at the RBG Woodland Gardens.

Morning Coffee - Beam Me Up Scotty !!!

Morning Coffee - Beam Me Up Scotty !!!
Originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer

This was for my new 365 Flickr Project. We are shooting from a low perspective this week. My morning coffee cup seemed like a nice warm place to start. Much better than lying on the floor of the barn trying to catch a donkey or goat from a low perspective. Maybe tomorrow?

Almost Running Up an Ice Wall

Almost Running Up an Ice Wall, originally uploaded by Ontario Wanderer.

This chap was up to the top of the waterfall and back down while two others moved less than 2 metres. I suspect that he was one of the instructors just showing the students what was possible. It was interesting to see 5 sets of ropes set up for climbing on the falls.

Mask

Mask, originally uploaded on Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

Project 365 - Photo # 28 - Low Key #2

I made this papier-mache mask a few years ago using found materials. It seemed a good subject for the "low key" photo project this week. By photographing it in the bright setting sun and stopping the camera down a lot I was able to make the background and parts of the mask quite dark while the sun lit up the high points.

Long Windy Snowy Run

Long Windy Snowy Run, originally uploaded on Flickr by Ontario Wanderer.

This is part of my running group at 6km of a 23 km run through very windy, snowy conditions today. Temperature was + 1 with a wind chill of - 4 and 40 km winds. (I ran a shorter 14 km distance in the cold yesterday. It was - 9 with a wind chill of - 18 and 30 km winds.) Both runners and snow were on the move both days. This is the last of my Flickr project 365 "movement" photos for this week.