Lone deer, with it's winter coat thickening up

We haven’t seen many deer yet this fall, apparently their numbers are way down and no one seems to know why. I got a quick shot of this one, it’s mother was close by in the bush but with the bucks hanging around, she would not let it get too close to her. The background was very distracting, so I made a more painterly version… otherwise the deer was barely visible. 12/05/19

Stormy skies

Taken at the end of August when the hay bales were still in the fields and thunder clouds still rolled across the sky almost every evening. I played with this a lot... checking out the new Luminar 4 by Skylum. It's an excellent app, with tons of features. It would be great if it could replace Photoshop as it is so much cheaper, but I can't quite see that happening, not yet anyway. 12/04/19

Castaway tulips

One more shot of the tulips on ice. I really do prefer to post current photos, but lately all of my pics have been from the archives. This is the worst time of year here for finding anything photo-worthy, everything is either brown or grey, icy or muddy, as we wait for the snow to arrive and make things a little more attractive. In the meantime, at least I have some leftovers… :) 12/03/19

Tulips on Ice

I took some shots of theses tulips last April and then forgot about them. I bought them at Costco and they froze on the way home and promptly wilted so I had to throw them away. By morning the watery yard had frozen and the tulips were trapped in the ice. 12/02/19

Tulips

A little sad but still pretty.... 12/01/19

Mornings

Morning walks and morning sun, always a winning combination. 11/29/19

Along the walk

Just a tree that we pass every day on the walk. Thanks so very much for all your comments on our sunroom at the lake, so very appreciated and it’s so nice to be able to share with all of you. 11/29/19

My favourite view

A late summer view from inside our sunroom at the lake. Taken on our last day at the lake for the year, and this was my last look through the sunroom windows. Can’t wait for May when we will be back Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the U.S., hope you have a wonderful day with friends and family. 11/28/19

Project completed

Here is our completed sunroom. It took some time to finish it all up. We added 2 additional decks on either end, one with stairs going to toward the lake (this view) and on the other end, out of sight, with stairs going the other way towards the driveway and the other buildings. The interior finishing also took longer than we thought it should - as is always the way with construction projects. (and we still have more to do). It’s such a lovely living space - 4 patio doors, 2 in the front and one on each end, open up to catch the breeze from whatever direction it’s coming from, so it was rarely too hot to sit inside no matter how high the temps. I found it difficult to take any half decent interior shots but I will try to find one to share for tomorrow… :) 11/27/19

Construction

One of our big changes at the lake - the addition of a 3 season sunroom. This little room seemed to magically transform our mobile RV into a cabin, doubling our living space literally overnight. And because we also changed the position of both campers, we ended up with a much bigger lawn space as well. These are the two great guys who built it for us, working for 2 very long days, pretty much non-stop. By the time they finished, they felt like family. Tomorrow I’ll post a shot of the results. 11/26/19

Bird's eye view

This is our little piece of paradise - our lake property that we call Barefoot Beach. We made lots of big changes this year. It was a very busy summer. This is a drone shot taken as we moved our ‘guest’ camper from its previous location in the middle of the yard to a new spot back in the trees, where you see it here. A friend with his drone dropped by and filmed the whole move. This is one of the still shots taken just as the truck was finishing moving the camper into its new spot. Unforunately none of the still shots showed the main part of our property. You can see a tiny bit of our ‘main’ camper behind the trees, a glimpse of the gazebo and then just a little bit of the lake at the top of the frame. I thought you might find the perspective of the shot interesting, definitely made me realize how fun it would be to have a drone. Thanks so much for all your comments on my bird photos over the last few days - greatly appreciated, as always. 11/25/19

Baltimore Oriole

Not only the handsomest bird we have, but he also has the most beautiful song. He is quite shy and very hard to find in the trees, in spite of his bright colours, because his song seems to come from everywhere at once. Even though he hides in the trees, he has no problem being a regular at the bird bath. Obviously, frequent bathing is a must to keep those very fine feathers looking their best. 11/24/19

Juvenile American Robin

It took me awhile to figure out that this is a juvenile Robin - at least I think it is. What do you think? 11/23/19

Baltimore Oriole & a juvenile Downy Woodpecker

Two ways to enjoy your bath - with dignity or with complete abandon. I prefer the latter, but never with a stranger… :) 11/22/19

The Yellow Warbler and the Frog

Once upon a time, there was a little Yellow Warbler who fell in love with a frog .... He definitely seems quite enamoured by the Fountain Frog. don't you think? It's the makings of a fairy tale for sure....clearly he’s attracted to the strong silent type. :) Or else he’s having a narcistic moment and is captivated by his own reflection. Either way, I thought it was a cute catch. 11/21/19