….well into October it is getting more and more difficult to find flowers to photograph
Milkweed Pods
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Flying High Over Lake Ontario
….kite surfing in mid-October
Last Sunday as I was walking the dog I noticed this large kite hanging in the sky.
As I got closer I noticed a group of men and women inflating and preparing their kites to take out onto the water with their surf boards. Despite the overcast skies and drizzly weather, these brave souls took to the choppy waters and put on quite a show.
We’ve been experiencing very mild temperatures for October this year. Sunday was no exception but there was one difference; it was very windy. Perfect conditions for kite surfing.
Thursday Doors – October 19, 2017
….continuing to photograph doors in my neighbourhood
Today’s doors come from a very scenic street that looks over Lake Ontario. Thanks Norm for hosting Thursday Doors.
Webster’s Falls
….one of dozens in the Hamilton area
Hamilton is not only the city where my youngest daughter and her family live but it is also considered the Waterfall Capital of the World. Hamilton sits on the Niagara Escarpment and the region surrounding this large urban area has over 100 naturally occurring waterfalls; there are so many waterfalls in fact that some call Hamilton the “City of Waterfalls”.
Webster’s Falls is one of the first falls I have visited in the area. It is 30 metres wide and 22 metres high. I took the following history of the falls from http://www.waterfalls.hamilton.ca.
The waterfall and surrounding land was purchased in 1819 by the Webster family. Their family manor still stands on the Webster’s Falls Road and family gravestones have been preserved in a small area near the parking lot. A story of native folklore also surrounds this site. In the area now known as Westover, lived an Attiwendaron chieftan and his princess daughter. Although the princess had fallen in love with a high-ranking Indian from the Seneca Nation, she was promised in marriage to a young chief of the Erie Nation. The cheiftan threatened to imprison the princess unless she agreed to marry the chosen chief from the Erie Nation. The young lovers, realizing the hopelessness of their situation, locked in each other’s arms, jumped over Webster’s Falls to meet their death in the rock pool below. Legend has it that whenever the water level is high and the air is filled with a silvery mist from the full moon, the princess and her lover can be seen to rise to the edge of the cliff, where they again pledge their endless love to one another.
Bursting With Seeds
….Withering flowers and seed pods
I love this time of year with all the autumn colours on the leaves but I also enjoy looking at the change that takes place with flowering plants, especially wildflowers. The seed pods and seed heads are almost as beautiful as the flowers themselves.
WPC – Glow
….this week’s WPC theme is glow
Share Your World – October 16, 2017
…… thanks Cee for hosting Share Your World
If you had to move to a country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
I think I would move to Italy, in the hills of Tuscany or Assisi. I loved the serenity while I was there but I might miss being close to water.
What color would you like your bedroom to be?
I’ve lived with this horrible grey for so long and I agonized over what colour to replace it with. I’ve purchased a rich cream colour but the thought of having to move everything to paint over this dreary grey has held me back.
What makes you Happy? Make a list of things in your life that bring you joy.
- My husband and children and granddaughter
- My friends
- Making Art
- Taking photographs
- My cottage
- Talking to and visiting my sisters
- Travelling with my husband
- Baking for my father
- Reading a good book
- Listening to great music
What inspired you or what did you appreciate this past week? Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination.
I’ve appreciated the warm temperatures that we’ve experienced this past week. October has had all kinds of weather but it’s been mostly warm. Even on overcast days I’ve been able to get out for my walks with the dog and take some great photos.
I got together with some friends last week. I think the one thing about being retired that I miss is the daily interaction with colleagues, so when I do get together with friends it’s extra special, even if it’s just to talk and do some errands together.
Every week I try to get to Hamilton to spend time with our granddaughter, Winnie, and give her mother a bit of a break. Last week she let me take her for a walk down her street after the three of us shared a treat at the local coffee shop.
I always appreciate when my husband cooks dinner, which is most of the time but last week he made pizzas from scratch, which he hasn’t done for awhile. We weren’t sure how Dad would like the fig and mozzarella pizza so he made two different pizzas. Dad loved both of them.
