Sunday, April 30, 2006

April Collage

City at Night


A shot of the harbour taken from The Battery tonight, you can see the moon in the sky.

Saturday, April 29, 2006

Bowring Park Again


I went back to the park again today to take more pictures of the waterfalls and river (they turned out pretty well the same as yesterday's pictures). While I was taking pictures of the falls there were 2 young boys very interested in what I was doing. They were looking over my shoulder when I had the camera on the tripod. I showed them the pictures on the back screen and they were pretty impressed, I got a "Cool" and a thumbs up. Then they decided to climb around the waterfalls so of course I took a picture.

Friday, April 28, 2006

Bowring Park



I went to the park today with my tripod and ND8 filter to capture the flowing water.....it went pretty well. The top picture is the Waterford River and the waterfall runs into a very small pool/pond.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

In Evening Light


A couple of boats across the harbour in the evening sun.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Blue Jay



A Blue Jay on my deck in the rain getting peanuts I threw out for him. There were 2 out there, last fall I'd sometimes get 7 at a time.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

The Battery



2 photos taken from the same spot at The Battery, the 1st one looking west into the harbour, the 2nd one looking east out to Fort Amherst and The Narrows.

Monday, April 24, 2006

Lots of Crocuses



This little mound (I think it's called the peace mound) in Bannerman Park is full of crocuses every spring. There are dark and light purple, white, striped white & purple crocuses there and teeny tiny yellow ones.

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Barn


Saw this cute barn/shed whe we were out for a drive in Topsail this afternoon. For some reason I like old red sheds. This looks old but kept up.

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Red and Green


A rainy, cold day today, no chance of taking pictures outside. So instead here's a picture of some red and green healthy food.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Snow!


Yes, it's snowing. It'll probably all melt tomorrow.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Rennie's River


Rennie's River in the middle of the city, heavy with rain and spring run off.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Lily


My Easter Lily is in full bloom now with 11 flowers in blossom. I'm finding it hard to get a good shot of all of the blossoms together though.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

The Fog



I went to Signal Hill this morning. It was sunny up there but the city was covered in fog, making it pretty neat looking. The first picture shows the harbour covered in fog, the 2nd is the office building Joe works in.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Foggy Night


Quidi Vidi Village in the fog. I've never taken a picture on a foggy night before. A clear night, yes, but not a foggy one. This is a 2 second exposure.

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Easter Chocolate


Mini-eggs, my favourite Easter chocolate.

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Lily Macro


A macro of the pollen covered stamens on my Easter Lily.

Friday, April 14, 2006

Sails


Sail "art" on the harbour front, it's fairly new, less than a year old. We walked down Water Street and back up the harbour front this afternoon, it was sunny and about 9ÂșC, the wind was chilly.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Yellow Flowers


Flowers I bought at the grocery store for Easter.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Crocuses



I went out in search of crocuses today and it's still a little early for them. The first picture was taken in Bannerman Park, there were only a few crocuses up. They are very tiny, too, smaller than a quarter. The 2nd picture was taken in Bowring Park, as you can see they're not even open yet.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Steps


Taken at The Rooms (provincial art gallery/museum) this morning.

Monday, April 10, 2006

Spring!


Not the most exciting picture, but 4 days ago my planter box was covered in snow. Now the snow is melting (although there is still a ton on the front lawn) and the tulips and daffodils are sprouting.

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Buoy


Or a float, or a bumper. I once posted a picture of one of these on the internet and was corrected, someone said it wasn't a buoy. I call them all buoys. And how do you pronounce it? I say "boy", others say "bu-ee". Perhaps "boy" is a Newfoundland pronunciation.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

What Do Daffodils Do?


Yesterday I bought a bunch of daffodils like I do every spring from the Canadian Cancer Society. They're blooming and beautiful, and make me think of the song that the little girl used to sing on the TV commercials:

What do daffodils do?
They laugh at winter and spring right through
If they can turn rainy skies sunny, I can try too
That's what, that's what daffodils do

Friday, April 07, 2006

The City of Legends


St. John's, "The City of Legends", the capital city of Newfoundland.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Purity Mural


This is a mural at Purity Factories. My nephew is doing a project on Purity and asked me to take some pictures of the building for him. Purity makes syrup, jams, biscuits, candy and other food.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Sea Urchin


A sea urchin at Middle Cove beach today.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Feather


A feather on a dictionary. I adjusted the colour to sepia.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Blue


I took a picture looking down into a wine glass filled with blue water. It was boring so I used the kaleidoscope filter in PSP to make this.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Water Colours


An experiment with water, oil and food colouring.

Saturday, April 01, 2006

The Rolling of the Sea


Taken in Flatrock this afternoon.