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.

In Evening Light

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Snow!

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

Rennie's River

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

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.

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.

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.

Easter Chocolate

Mini-eggs, my favourite Easter chocolate.

Lily Macro

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

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 9ºC, the wind was chilly.

Yellow Flowers

Flowers I bought at the grocery store for Easter.

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.

Steps

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

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.

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.

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

The City of Legends

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

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.

Sea Urchin

A sea urchin at Middle Cove beach today.

Feather

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

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.

Water Colours

An experiment with water, oil and food colouring.

The Rolling of the Sea

Taken in Flatrock this afternoon.

March Collage

Waterford River

Not the most exciting picture. I went for a walk in Bowring Park. It got up to 5ºC today, I guess spring is finally on the way.

More Yellow

Still not happy with any of the yellow photos I've taken.

Yellow!

Looks like it's Rubber Ducky's bathtime (taking pictures for a "yellow" challenge at DPC but doubt I will enter this one).

Brighten Your Day Bouquet

That's what the tag on these flowers said. I bought them for Joe's parents 55th anniversary today, of course I had to take pictures of them.

Another Snowstorm

Hopefully this will be the last snowstorm of winter, but I wouldn't bet on it. Taken on Water Street around 9:15 this morning. Not a lot of people on the go.

Cactus

Just a little cactus I keep on the kitchen windowsill.

New Clock

I bought a new clock for the family room. Not the most exciting picture so I added some texture to it.

Fishing Shed

A fishing shed in Quidi Vidi.

Shadows on the Snow

Shadows on the snow in my back garden this morning before the fog rolled in.

Seal on the Ice

Today I saw a seal on the ice in Manuels. I was taking pictures of the boats and the bay and did not even see it, so thanks to the 2 men in a company van who stopped and told me it was there.

Cuckolds Cove

A view of Cuckolds Cove from Signal Hill today.

At the Beach

Trying my hand at long exposure and getting the water to look smooth. It was chilly on the beach today!

Peppers on a Pedestal

Another evening with no photo for my Blog, I came up with this. They are candle holders with real peppers on them.

Doodle Bugs

Almost 10:30 and I had no photo for my Blog today. I came up with this.

Hull

Taken in the harbour this afternoon.