
Oak tree in sun, Lambton County


A typical summer afternoon with haze blurring and softening the landscapes’s details. Only it’s February.

An unexpected, appreciated, break in the cloud deck made for a bright sky and dark landscape

The ghostly suggestion of a building – or is it a trick of the imagination? – lurks behind a stand of teasel.

Falls’ palette has begun its artistry. Brushing this bush is only one of many artworks to come.

Fog softens the outline and detail of a nearby bush.

In the distance, at the far end of a soybean field, peeking out from one bush and standing in front of another, hay bales await the tractor and trailer.

Old barns like this are disappearing in our part of the world. They can be costly to keep up and (I assume) they are not as ‘efficient’ and ‘modern’ as ones with a metal frame and skin.
Yet they are beautiful, evocative of another time, and I sometimes make a point to stop and photograph one, like this one. Then I wonder. Who lived there? What was life like? What successes, failures, did they have? Were they happy or at least content?

Trees in the distance, wreathed in morning fog.

I am thrilled that my schedule once again gives me the opportunity to see such glorious spectacles, and to share them with you.
