Saturday, November 21, 2009

Another weekend spent burning saudi gold

Bufflehead Ducks, Female
Bufflehead Ducks, Female
Port Dover, ON

Bufflehead Duck, Male
Bufflehead Duck, Male
Port Dover, ON

Malard, Male
Mallard, Male
Port Dover, ON

Malard, Male II
Mallard, Male II
Port Dover, ON

Mossy Weeds
Mossy Weeds
St. Williams Forestry Station
885 Highway 24
St. Williams, ON

Mossy Weeds II
Mossy Weeds II
St. Williams Forestry Station
885 Highway 24
St. Williams, ON

Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Turkey Point, ON

Apple Orchard
Apple Orchard
Vittoria, ON

Grand River Pump House
Grand River Pump House
Paris, ON

Grand River Pump House II
Grand River Pump House II
Paris, ON

Rail Bridge
Rail Bridge
Paris, ON

*My next post will be on a new inexpensive poly tunnel. I am hoping to start & finish it tomorrow so the post should be coming in a day or two. Stay Tuned =)

10 comments:

  1. You have been burning Saudi gold, that's quite a ride !
    Lovely photography as always. How gorgeous is that bufflehead ! Great shot of lake Erie. I love lakeshores. The orchard is lovely too, is it the same you shot earlier ?

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  2. It was a long Saturday, left at 11am, home at 4pm. Click Click Click! This orchard is a different one on hwy 24 close by the lake. We pick apples @ www.orchardhomefarm.com, about :15 north of our home. There is a lot of apple orchards in Southern Ontario, seems like one every few km's. Do you have lots of apple orchards in QC?

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  3. In a few concentrated areas we do. On my side of the St. Lawrence for example (north shore), there are quite a few in the Oka area but nothing major further north, where I live.

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  4. Oh my goodness at the train rails picture. How fantastic would that be blown up and framed!

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  5. Ducks are such varied and beautiful birds. Looks like you had a gorgeous drive with lots of great stops along the way. Really beautiful!

    Looking forward to the next iteration of the poly tunnel!

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  6. Miss M - Oka looks like a nice area. I've never been to QC before, we were planning to go to jardins de metis a few summers ago but never made it. Really should go ones of these days, we live in such a beautiful country, especially when you get away from all the cars & masses.

    Ribbit - We just found this spot that takes you right under the bride. The lighting was really bad today so I will have to go back under fairer conditions. It is one cool structure that's for sure.

    KitsapFG - It was my first time seeing the Buffleheads up close, they usually fly away. Quite cute little ducks, they are almost like a toy.

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  7. Dan, Your pictures are postcard/photo book perfect. I feel I can reach right in and touch the ducks.

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  8. I love the photo of Lake Erie. It look so calm and yet cold.

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  9. Dan, you've never been to Québec ? Shame on you ! lol
    Les Jardins de Métis are certainly not on your doorstep - I figure a 14 hour drive ? Quite a distance from me too (7h). I've vacationed in that area before (drove by, more like) but didn't stop to see the gardens, sadly. (It was way before I got into gardening).
    There's another garden I've heard of recently, Jardin Les Quatre-Vents, created by Frank Cabot in the Charlevoix area. Apparently one of a kind. (Looks spectacular from the photos). Will try to squeeze both of them in next summer.

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  10. Tina - Thanks!

    Daphne - It was a nice day but the weather was quite insipid, cool, damp and hazy. One of those days you have to fight with the camera for every shot.

    Miss M - I have been really close to QC but never across the border. One of these days I will get there and BC. I may not come back from BC though.

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