Nifty Piks - Photos and Art

A soft peach rose growing in the gardens of Niagara Falls Ontario Canada.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus~ Taken at Gibson Lake in the Wahta Mohawk Territory, Ontario Canada

While driving out in the country of Milton area I came across these beauties grazing in the field. Horses are my favorite animal.....their strength, beauty, and grace will always warm my heart. There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. ~Winston Churchill~

I was wandering down near the Credit River in Mississauga Ontario when i found this little unused path.

Taken in Halton Ontario Canada "For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad." - Edwin Way Teale

Gibson Lake is located 45 minutes north of Barrie and is accessed by Hwy 400 , just north of Six Mile Lake. It is a 7km long lake that is land-locked and flows into Georgian Bay via the Gibson River. The lake comprises two sections with the narrows connecting the North end to the South end. The first cottagers purchased property here in the 1950's when the land was originally subdivided There are presently 200 families on the lake with an increasing number of permanent residents. The North-East portion of the lake is a Reserve and belongs to the Wahta Mohawks.

While in London Ontario i came across a family of deer in neighbouring fields. I believe my curiousity of them was greater than theirs of me.

While visiting the Woodland Cemetery in London ON, I happen to come across a family of deer. This little guy was checking me out just as much as i was checking him out.

This historic House was the home of John McFarland and his descendants for 150 years. The original John McFarland, a widower with four children, emigrated from Paisley, Scotland around 1782. He married Margaret Wilson, a neighbour, and before her death in 1809, five children were born. John McFarland and his sons built the house about the year 1800 from bricks made in a kiln on the property. A back wing was added later to accommodate a growing family. During the War of 1812, the McFarland House was used as a hospital by both the British and the Americans, and a British gun emplacement, located on the property, protected the river. John McFarland was taken prisoner during the war and sent to Greenbush, New York. When he returned after the war, he found his house badly damaged, with windows, doors and mantels missing. Inscribed on his tombstone in St. Mark's Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, is a list of these woes which are said to have contributed to his death in 1816.

Another shot from Bluffers Park in Toronto Ontario. (HDR) Bluffer's Park was designed to improve public access to the waterfront along the base of the Scarborough Bluffs. On top of the bluffs a large meadow offers an excellent view of the sandstone cliffs, Bluffer's Park and beyond

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.” ~Mary Anne Radmacher~ Gibson Lake is located 45 minutes north of Barrie and is accessed by Hwy 400 , just north of Six Mile Lake. It is a 7km long lake that is land-locked and flows into Georgian Bay via the Gibson River. The lake comprises two sections with the narrows connecting the North end to the South end. The first cottagers purchased property here in the 1950's when the land was originally subdivided There are presently 200 families on the lake with an increasing number of permanent residents. The North-East portion of the lake is a Reserve and belongs to the Wahta Mohawks.

On my vacation, I took my family on the Maid of the Mist. This is a side shot coming up on the Canadian Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls Ontario.

Who can resist the beauty, power and presence of the graceful Jaguar? This is my favorite out of the large cat family.

Gibson Lake is located 45 minutes north of Barrie and is accessed by Hwy 400 , just north of Six Mile Lake. It is a 7km long lake that is land-locked and flows into Georgian Bay via the Gibson River. The lake comprises two sections with the narrows connecting the North end to the South end. The first cottagers purchased property here in the 1950's when the land was originally subdivided There are presently 200 families on the lake with an increasing number of permanent residents. The North-East portion of the lake is a Reserve and belongs to the Wahta Mohawks.

Nothing to me is more beautiful than the graceful and beautiful horse. This mare was out for a afternoon snack.

56 metres (180 ft) high.......crestline is 328 metres (1075 ft) wide. Over the last century the American Falls has undergone a dramatic face lift due to natural forces of erosion. The natural bedrock is composed of soft shale and limestone. Over the years the continual flow of water causes large sections of bedrock to fall and remain at the base of the cataracts. Geologists predict that eventually the American Falls will transform into a succession of descending rapids. The diversion of water above the falls has slowed the forces of erosion. It is estimated that 75,000 gallons of water flow over the American Falls each second, amounting to only 10% of Niagara's total waterflow. No one has ever dared to conquer the American Falls in a barrel. All daredevil activities have always concentrated on the Canadian Horseshoe Falls because it has a larger waterflow and fewer rocks at its basin.

This was taken in Mississauga Ontario along the shore line of Lake Ontario. It was early in the morning and the mist started rolling in and created a amazing effect for the camera.

This is a regular daisy that was highlighted under a standard and LCD light, which gave the effect of blue.

A beautiful two toned rose. Tangerine in color, trimmed with red, this rose was highlighted with a standard light when i captured this photo.

Another shot out of my Staged series of flowers

I captured this little fellow in Cambridge Ontario Canada

This was taken in Mississauga Ontario Canada at Lake Ontario

Reflecting lights off of a peacock feather to create different colors

A reflection of a beautiful yellow daisy with different cascades of light hitting it.

Torrential rain has dropped; the skies enlighten with sunshine as the last black sheep departs.

Red sky in the morning; shepherds warning.

Air is still; humidity is high; a time in the morning for momentarily unwinding.

Gentle waves hit the shore; humidity sits still in the air; on a distant hill a lighthouse watches the birth of another new day.

After a heavy down pour; like a chameleon, the skies transform revealing the magic steps to heaven

After a heavy down pour; like a chameleon, the skies transform revealing the magic steps to heaven

The dawn of a new day begins. Gracefully standing still, the ocean pool waits for life to awaken.

The dawn of a new day begins. Gracefully standing still, the ocean pool waits for life to awaken.

World asleep; air still - the moonlit sky gazes over these sleeping waters.

Still in the wilderness; silence unbroken - this branch gracefully see's out another day of its life.

Time has passed; the day has reached the end; air is still. Like a ritualistic ceremony the entwined foliage sees the heart of life fall back into the horizon.

Not quite knowing, how you feel, or what you want, another day draws in. Always wondering, always walking, always looking. Maybe tomorrow you’ll find what you’re looking for…

A moment in time where a leaf and feather danced together to the tune of the wind.

Lonesome, leaning, and losing my color

On the suburban streets of Sydney; amongst the soulless lives of modern life lay a hidden corner of humanity – the spanish quarter

Amongst the populous of Sydney the police patrol.

Oblivious to the world; sitting lonesome in the urban jungle of Sydney, resides the hidden corner shop.

5.55AM, sunrise, abandoned bmx on a misty Curl Curl beach

Hidden from the urban roads, tucked away, an erie construction stands.