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Cold and Blustery Day in Kingsville

12 Sunday Dec 2010

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    This is just a mild spring zephyr compared to the big wind of ’67. Or was it, uh, ’76? Oh, well, no matter. Oh, I remember the big blow well. Owl, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, 1968.

I think this day was the day that spoke loudly to our Plein Air group. “It’s too dang cold to be doing this!” But, a beautiful blustery day it was. It was Saturday, October, 30, 2010. We arrived at 10:00 a.m. and were thankful that the washrooms at Lakeside Park in Kingsville, Ontario were still open to the public. I know that seems like a strange thing to be thankful for, but trust me as a woman washrooms are a big priority!

DSC_0144 Lakeside Park, Kingsville, On.

Margaret and I were the first to arrive. We happily waited in the warm car sipping our coffee, and munching on our sandwiches. We didn’t have to wait long for three other brave souls to arrive. I must admit that thoughts of turning back entered our minds. But, we sucked up our civilized instincts and soldiered on to fight the wind and the cold.

DSC_0185DSC_0174 A Blustery Day

We wandered around and finally found a scenic spot that was sheltered by two beautiful full spruce trees. The five of us hunkered down and got to work. The trees in this park are magnificent. My photos can not capture their rugged beauty. Next year we plan to come back in the warmer weather.

Sheldon MacDonald Winner of the Windsor Chartwell Senior Star Competition

26 Saturday Jun 2010

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It is such a rare event that I get a photograph of my husband when he is NOT making an unintentional silly face, that even though this photo is a tad out of focus I have to put it up for Sunday Stills. You see I could not be more proud of him. He’s been competing in the Chartwell Senior Star contest for four years now. The first year he came in 2nd. This year he WON! Now all I can say is that you have to be 65+ to enter the contest. If I told you his age he would not be very pleased. Let’s just say he’s in better shape then many 1/2 his age.

We’ve had such a busy month. Sheldon was in two singing contests. The Windsor Bluesfest Idol, and the Chartwell Senior Stars. The Bluesfest he and his daughter made it to the 2nd round. We are very proud of them both.

But we are very excited about the Senior Star contest. Now that he has won the regional contest, Chartwell will send a video of him singing to Toronto to be judged with contestants from all across Canada. From those they will choose ten to go to the finals in Toronto. We hope he makes it to the finals. There are some very nice prizes. 1st prize is $5000.!! Last year the Prime Minister of Canada was in the audience! So wish him luck.

Here’s a video of him singing in the Windsor Bluesfest.

Incredible Eyes – Sunday Stills

12 Saturday Jun 2010

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This little girl had just arrived from Greece for a wedding. She knew no one, and especially not me. I asked her mother, who also didn’t speak English if I could take her photo. Her eyes are so penetrating, and beautiful. She reminds me of the famous photo of the Afghan Girl, simply stunning.
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Can you count the Logo’s?

30 Sunday May 2010

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The answer!

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Anime Car, originally uploaded by photographerpainterprintmaker.

I’ve had a very busy week, and had no idea what I was going to do for the Sunday Stills logo project. I wanted it to be different, and was, may I say a bit perplexed with the assignment. I got home from our Young Feather Show around 4:30. It, took a bit to unpack the car. Finally I sit down at the computer and think… am I too late? What can I find in my archives.

Well, here is my answer to the logo dilemma. Can you count the logo’s on this truck? I don’t have a prize for the winner. But, I’d like to see how many you can come up with. I’m quite sure there maybe a few of you who might be a tad bit familiar with the theme of this vehicle. But, most likely most of you will not have a clue.

I know this is a photography challenge, forgive me as I really don’t think this is a very good photograph.

Sunday Stills can be found here.

The True Morels vs the False Morels

24 Monday May 2010

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Ascomycetes – Morchella – The true Morels vs the False Morels


If I told you where these were,  I would have to shoot you! They are a spring mushroom, and highly prized. We also encountered some false Morels, which are poison. I’m grateful that I have my Dad’s mushroom books to help me identify them.

Morchella The True Morels

Gyromitra, Helvella, and Related Species of the False Morels

Gyromitra, Helvella, and Related Species of the False Morels

Gromitra Brunnea Underwood

Cap large 5-15 cm broad, often saddled-shaped, lobed, often veined, chocolate-brown, white beneath, Flesh brittle, white. Stalk large, 16 – 15 cm long, 2-5 cm broad, Slightly larger base, somewhat ribbed to smooth, white, nearly hollow to cottony inside. Spores 28 – 30 x 12 – 15 elliptical, finely warted.
Single or several under hardwood forests in eastern North America in early Sp. Causes severe illness from high levels of MMH. (Group V toxins). G. fastigiata (Krombh.) Rehm (394B) is similar but looks as though it might be a darker brown formm of southern Helvella gigas; however it also contains Group V toxins. It is occasionally found at low elevation in western North America.

This mushroom is identical to the one depicted in 394B

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The True Morels vs the False Morels

24 Monday May 2010

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Ascomycetes – Morchella – The true Morels vs the False Morels


If I told you where these were,  I would have to shoot you! They are a spring mushroom, and highly prized. We also encountered some false Morels, which are poison. I’m grateful that I have my Dad’s mushroom books to help me identify them.

Morchella The True Morels

Gyromitra, Helvella, and Related Species of the False Morels

Gyromitra, Helvella, and Related Species of the False Morels

Gromitra Brunnea Underwood

Cap large 5-15 cm broad, often saddled-shaped, lobed, often veined, chocolate-brown, white beneath, Flesh brittle, white. Stalk large, 16 – 15 cm long, 2-5 cm broad, Slightly larger base, somewhat ribbed to smooth, white, nearly hollow to cottony inside. Spores 28 – 30 x 12 – 15 elliptical, finely warted.
Single or several under hardwood forests in eastern North America in early Sp. Causes severe illness from high levels of MMH. (Group V toxins). G. fastigiata (Krombh.) Rehm (394B) is similar but looks as though it might be a darker brown formm of southern Helvella gigas; however it also contains Group V toxins. It is occasionally found at low elevation in western North America.

This mushroom is identical to the one depicted in 394B

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Archives – 2007 Road Trip

23 Sunday May 2010

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I could not believe that I had no recent landscape photos with my new camera. I had to pull from archives this week due to time constraints. But, I include two of my favorite landscape photos. Both of these were taken on a road trip to Nova Scotia in 2007. It was the best trip ever!

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2007 Road trip Nova Scotia

Spring blooms

16 Sunday May 2010

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Sunday stills this weeks is flowers. I took these the last week of April, and beginning of May. I’m out of town so I had to resort to archives. But, these really aren’t that old, so I think they still count as fresh. I’ve reseached the names of the flowers as much as I could, but the first one has me puzzled. If anyone knows the name of this plant could you let me know? Looks like this weekend will be beautiful. Hope you all get out there and enjoy it.

Queen Elizabeth II Gardens at Jackson Park. Poppy?

Queen Elizabeth II Gardens at Jackson Park.

Western entrance to the Willistead Manor Grounds

Western entrance to the Willistead Manor Grounds

Kwanzan Cherry Tree, on the grounds of Willistead Manor

kwanzan cherry tree

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry

Hyacinth

Hyacinth

Wisteria just beginning to boom at my step daughters

Wisteria

B is for Bug on a Dogwood bloom, and a lovely bench

09 Sunday May 2010

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Sunday Stills this week was about the letter B.

This photo was the inspiration for the pencil sketch that I uploaded on Friday. This beautiful Dogwood tree is located on the grounds of Willistead Manor in Windsor, Ontario.