I is for ice

In this case, ice sculpture.

Or even, if you like, ice hockey.

ABC Wednesday

drive cautiously

It is a bit hard to see this bridge beyond the bend on the unlit private road with no railing save the railway ties...

it is along this road that I drive to make my deliveries (in the dark, mostly).

taken on Feb 12, 2011

SundayBridges

window seat

Passing a bar ... and trying not to be too shocked at the patrons inside, one of whom seems to have nabbed the best seat in the house!

I'm sure he is friendly (once he gets his drink)

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Weekend Reflections

a day is coming

Every year hath its winter

and every year hath its rain -

but a day is always coming

when the birds go north again.

(Streams in the Desert)

SkyWatchFriday

H is for Hallmark

Purveyors of fine 'get well soon' and 'thinking of you' cards as well as the usual birthday and sympathy, etc.

Sorry, this is not the most original, but I have been battling the flu for 3 weeks now and I couldn't think of an appropriate hellish photo.

This shop in Corning NY is next door to my F is for flower post. I am reliving my trip from last summer.

ABC Wednesday

When I was young, I remember practicing my handwriting so I could write in those fancy 'greeting card' scripts!

signs, signs

arch or steps

You can take the steps or cross the bridge into Hendrie Park at the Royal Botanical Gardens.

We are in for a weekend of non-stop rain which will make this slushy mess into a muddy mess.

This may be the last snow covered photo of a bridge....

SundayBridges

the tree standeth

There is no storm hath power to blast

The tree God knows;

Through every tempest standeth fast,

And from its first day to its last

Still fairer grows.

~unknown

SkyWatchFriday

subway

New York Subway entrance (at Central Park)

New York Subway train (at Canal St)

signs, signs

G is for gate (and a touch of green)

A mossy covered Women's Gate at Central Park, New York

Chrysanthemum covered boxes at a Mum Show in Gage Park, Hamilton

ABC Wednesday

Shoreacres Bridge

It is hard to tell, but where the ducks are wandering is a creek that flows under the bridge down to the lake. If you embiggen the picture, you can see that the creek is frozen and snow covered and the lake is not.

SundayBridges

and to ShadowShot Sunday (thanks for the suggestion)

sparrow

I think there is something a bit odd tasting with this snow...

Camera-Critters

a snowy outlook

"People don't notice whether it's winter

or summer when they're happy."

~ Anton Chekhov SkywatchFriday

F is for flower

Original 1940s sign of the Corning Flower Shop

ABC Wednesday

signs, signs

snowy bridge

Last Saturday, we had a fair bit of snow fall overnight, with enough wind to create some interesting snow drifts - the promenade bridge at Lasalle Park was clear, but the drifts to get to it were knee deep in some places.

And, the lake was completely covered in ice and snow.

(clicking on this photo will embiggen)

SundayBridges

long tail duck

a male long tail duck

(his tail can reach 10-15 cm)

and a much less flamboyant female.

These are divers who breed in the Arctic, but their migration route extends throughout Ontario and parts of Quebec. They spend their winters on the ocean or in large freshwater lakes, which would explain their presence in Lake Ontario.

These are divers who can spend a l-o-n-g time underwater. They are also one of the deepest divers and can plunge up to 60 metres or 200 feet to forage for food.

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