The Holly and the Ivy

The holly and the ivy
Now both are full well grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown.
O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing of the choir

Holly and ivy both grow in abundance in Victoria. I wish I could have brought a bushel of beautiful holly home.

The dead horse's beautiful eyelashes

The hoar frost may even be longer today. I am a bone collector. The forest holds all kinds of remnants.

Hoar frost and whitetail

There is amazing hoar frost outside this morning. Everything is still and mild. Kirra and I went for a short walk to record the beauty before the cold front sweeps in. Predicted lows of -20C by the weekend.

Solo Pear

I'm back from Victoria and I have to get busy painting and signing up for art shows! Morgan has a great apartment right down town!

The Devil's Ride

I saw this car parked in a driveway in Banff. I thought it had a sinister smirk.

I am off to Victoria B.C. tomorrow to visit my eldest daughter. I hope to take lots of photographs for painting later. I also have several competitions, etc. to prepare for. January will start me off busily! I hope 2009 is a very good year.

Back Then

This is a photo of me when I was a college student. I was taking a photography course and we had to develop our own film. I had a friend take the shot while I was sitting in my dorm room window. It is still one of my favorite photos of myself. I especially like how it captured my freckles.

Lazy Pears

We had a wonderful American thanksgiving complete with turkey dinner and Bruce's brother and sister-in-law. Afterwards we drank Bailey's and played Tabu. It was mint!