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Sitting on the dry, the boat is awaiting spring to resume its shuttle service on Lake Steinhude, Germany
Voigtländer Vito CLR (Luxus Ausgabe)
on HP5+
unmodified lab scan
Here is my sleepy bear, another Follow the White Bunny pattern! Nicole was right: the woodgrain is relaxing and fun to stitch!
For the bear's filling, I tried "French filling", that is, l. to r., long stem stitch , done outline-style, i.e. thread above, and then back, from r. to l., running stitch.
To allow his eyes to show better, I stitched them in white, though they are closed, and made part of the face more solid. His outline all around was strengthened with split stitch, and then, in addition, I went off course, in doing his circle, and veered off along his back : )
I left it though, as a highlight- haha (Too sad to remove it...)
Also, because of the fairly flat colour scheme, when it was still all in browns and beiges, I did the chain stitch frame in a deep red, and also left him the colourful berry bunch for when he awakes!
I planted this beautiful hydrangea tree in the early fall & wanted to capture the also pretty, but different, last stages of these flowers before winters hibernation!
In a few weeks the sun will rise in the sky enough to warm up the land and the season's will roll forward again.
A photo of a Black Bear, taken in the Radium area on May 12th. Will be away all day, botanizing the permafrost top of a mountain way, way south of the city : ) See you later.
The following is being added next day, on July 6th, as I barely had time to just post my photos yesterday morning, rushing out to a meeting place for a day trip to Plateau Mountain. This is the description I had added to a previously posted Bear photo, taken on the same day.
"May 12th was a wonderful (17 hour!) day of scenery and bears, thanks to good friends Cathy and Terry, who so kindly invited me along with them! We even spent some of the time in B.C. (British Columbia), the next province to our west, and were so lucky to see six bears in total. Our first Bear was a Black Bear that looked rather like a huge rock in the distance. The second sighting was an adult Cinnamon Bear, after which we saw this adult Black Bear. The final sighting was a beautiful family of Mum with her two cubs. One of these little ones was a black Black Bear and the other a Cinnamon Black Bear, which you don't see very often. It was good to see that none of the Bears approached cars, hoping for food. They quietly went about their feeding, for the most part without even lifting their eyes from the ground. The usual "thoughtless" people were there, too, getting out of their cars and approaching, so that they could get closer photos. Of course, the cubs were so cute, but all these Bears are wild and wildlife tends to be unpredictable. You really would think that people could keep this in mind and not approach, but stay safely in their cars - and give the animals plenty of space and respect. The weather was so good that day, but the sun was very harsh and played havoc with my images. However, I will pick out a few of the "better" ones and gradually post them. Thanks SO much, Cathy and Terry, for such an amazing day out - it was so much fun, and I can't thank you enough for giving me the chance to see (and photograph) these wild animals that were so busy going about their lives. Perhaps I should add that I used full zoom (32x) for my photos, lol!!! Another thing I'll add is that I only remember ever seeing one Bear before and that must have been 30 or 32 years ago!"
At least I think he wishes for it. He has thin fur, and likes when it's warm and cosy. He's trying to see if sleep makes the snow go away.
Originally called "Cando GP9, this train engine was originally built for Quebec North shore and Labrador. In 1981, it was purchased by Metro Canada, of Kingston and was used to run between Vancouver and Coquitlam. It was originally painted grey with yellow railings and decals. In 1998; it serviced the Brampton-Orangeville railway and was repainted black with "OBRY" decals and renamed CCGX 1000. In 2009, the engine was retired for OBRY and my guess is that it wound up here servicing the Ethanol plant that closed down in Milhaven, On. As I continue to research I will update andpossibly alter my description if anything is not factually correct.
Spotted (no pun intended) this in the garden this morning when looking around for a frosty photo in my PJs. There was two of then on the plant.
In wintertime ladybirds hibernate, often in large groups sometimes numbering thousands.
Different species hibernate in different places. Some shelter under tree bark, others sleep under leaf litter etc.
Quite a few people have been asking us about ladybirds in their homes. As the colder November weather sets in their natural food supplies dry up, and that's when we see more ladybirds coming into our homes. This isn't always the best place for a ladybird to hibernate through the winter.
In a more natural environment they would sleep through until March or April (springtime), but the heating in our homes wakes them up prematurely. If they wake up in the middle of winter and there are no aphids for them to eat they simply starve to death.
Ideally you should move them to an outdoor habitat where they'll remain frost free and where they won't be attacked by predators. A shed or garage will do, or an insect house, which you can buy at most garden centres.
When I got home from bird-watching yesterday, I found this little tree toad cuddled up next to the charger for my mobility scooter. When I pulled the cord out of the hole where I store it , I apparently shocked (only in the sense of "surprised") the toad despite its unperturbed appearance. He jumped down the hole like those suicidal lemmings one reads about. It looked like the hole extended down about five feet to a cement floor. Later, though, I got a flashlight and peered down the hole and was glad to see a blockage less than a foot below the opening, However, there was no little toad. I guess he managed to use his sticky little feet to make his escape. Strangely, though I saw him cuddling next to the charger again this morning.
Thank you for your visit.
Title: Hibernation
Artist: Ray Swaluk
Des: Original watercolour painting of a boat stuck in the ice
Size: 14 x 11 inches
Price: $200.00
Ray Swaluk was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He has studied under Master Artists such as Tom Lynch, Rose Edin, Jim West and Gord Mackenzie. He also studied under great local Artists, Peter Humeniuk and Greg Zelinski. Ray believes that to be a good landscape artist, one must paint on the scene as much as possible and feels that living in Northwestern Ontario with it's shores and rugged rock formations give him great subject matter wherever he goes. He says the challenges in water colour painting are endless. Ray has also taught some art classes in his community and hopes to pass on this great medium of art to many others. Ray is a member of the North Shore Watercolour Society. His work is on display in the Lake Superior Art Gallery. ~ Thanks to Mother Nature
Attached to a post in the garden we have a 'bug hotel'. This was taken underneath it this morning. The spider's web was frozen. The bright light comes from the flash.
Boston boats stacked up next to the Charles River for the winter.
Date Shot:1/6/2011 13:22:41.50
Device:Nikon D5000
Lens:VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length:52mm
Focus Mode:Manual
AF-Area Mode:Single
VR:ON
Aperture:F/5.6
Shutter Speed:1/800s
Exposure Mode:Manual
Exposure Comp.:0EV
Metering:Matrix
ISO Sensitivity:ISO 200
Bracket: +2,0,-2
This Kermodei bear is hibernating a few hundred metres from our neighbours' house under an old tree stump. He's awake enough to track you with his eyes, but he doesn't even move around at all, he's so sleepy. We were very quiet and went in one at a time to take photos.
Clock counts down time to next major on-board event: start of spin-up manoeuvre, due at about 10:00 CEST.