Getting Set for Valentine's Day

It's a few weeks away, so I've been thinking about Valentine's Day.  I was at Donlands and Danforth last week, and saw some wonderful red paint on a white wall.  It might have been graffiti or messy workers, I'm not sure.  As soon as I saw it, I intuitively  recognized a shape.  When I got it into Lightroom (yes the software is called the opposite of a film darkroom), I was able to bring out what I saw.  It was a half a heart, and I duplicated and manipulated it slightly to bring out an entire heart.  I have named it Heart Wide Open, an Urban Valentine.  


You can buy a card or print at redbubble and a bag (lots of types) at zazzle! 

Niagara Butterflies

The Niagara Butterfly Conservatory is a beautiful place to visit in the winter.  We stopped in just after the New Year and enjoyed the children, butterflies, flowers and warm weather of the lush tropical landscape.  Niagara Falls in a very wintery, snowy place, and the day we were there was an excellent demonstration of that.  

However, once inside, the drive through the snow is worth it, and the magic of butterflies comes through.

Winter Blues

I did some indoor photography yesterday with cyclamen.  Indoor work lets you sit down, change the colour of the sky, the amount of light, the position of the flowers.  These are the portraits.




"Winter Blues"
Indoor cyclamen looks out to the blue winter sky, longing for the warm summer days outside.

"Spring Longing"
Indoor cyclamen sees the blue winter skies outdoors, filled with frost and snow. It feels alone and wonders if it will ever see Spring, despite the company of its Kin.

Winter Water

While I was at Humber Nurseries last week, I visited the wintering Koi in their water tanks.  Here are a few abstracts from that visit.

Happy New Year's Day - It's 20100101

2010 is a year whose numbers will bring word play and puns on vision and eyesight – sight, hindsight, insight, foresight, and oversight. I thought I’d send out a Happy New Year’s Wish to each of you by sending one of my favourites - it has reflections and light, and of course, is a flower.