New condo

Hey honey, I hear that there's a new condo in the neighbourhood.  Should we check it out?

I don't know... I' pretty happy with where I live now.  Oh come on,  it won't hurt to take a peek!!

What about all the different birds in the neighbourhood.  Do you think we'll fit in?

Oh don't worry about them. I'm sure they won't be an issue.  Let's just have a peek inside and see what it looks like.

Are you coming or am I doing this alone?

I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Oh wow!!! I love this place.

When can we move in??

Quick get some twigs and grass.  I love the neighbourhood!!

Exploring Niagara River

Today Ralph and I decided to take the day off and get out and take some photographs.  It was't quite as warm as the past two days but it was perfect for hiking.  We got many steps in while we hiked around Niagara.  We decided to go explore the river.  It was really flowing and a perfect place to practice our timed exposures.  The sun wasn't out (even better) and we were able to take our time setting up and practicing.  There was a man who was working nearby who came to talk to us and told us about a bridge to explore.  It was great and we really appreciated seeing it.

I love days like this and look forward to our next adventure.  A nice start to the long weekend!!

Making waves

I have a real fascination with timed exposure photography. Sadly we don't live near a lake where I could walk to whenever the conditions looked like they might be good.  I decided to take a walk by the creek that is nearby, to see what I might capture.  It is still flowing pretty quickly but is not easy to access.  A large retaining wall has been put up to stop the erosion so I had to work around this.

I was able to get a few shots, but it's not really what I was looking for.  I think I'll have to make a trip to the lake one of these days,

Rainy days bring sunshine in the garden

It's been raining for the last couple of days. Not just a little but enough to cause flooding along the riversides and by the beaches.  I'm sad to hear about all the flooding.  We have water in the basement again but thankfully it's not too much.

Ralph and I went out today and I brought my camera along with me.  One observation that I made is that while it's raining and cold, the spring flowers, bushes, bulbs and tree's are thriving.  I'm seeing so many beautiful flowers.  It's a shame that it doesn't stay dry enough to really enjoy them although I think that as soon as it gets warm out, the flowers will droop, and fall off because of the temperature changes.

We drove to this park in Port Credit called which was full of blooming Rhododendron's.  I have never seen so many beautiful bushes.  It was amazing.  Sadly it was raining so I couldn't stay long.  Ralph stayed in the truck while I walked around the park taking photographs.  I'd love to go back when the weather is nicer.

Here are a few pictures that I took.

By the time I was finished, I was so cold. I can't believe it's May.   We went looking for a place to get a coffee to warm up which which was right by the marina.  While Ralph was getting the coffee, I walked down to the water to have a look.  There were several swans swimming nearby which were very curious.  They came right up to me.

When we got home I decided to walk around in my garden. It's a shame that we haven't been able to enjoy the bulbs flowering and so even though it was still drizzling, I took my camera with me and took a few pictures to remind me of what the flowers looked like.

More blossoms

This afternoon I enjoyed a coffee with Marian.  I had been promising to drop by and see the Cherry Blossoms in the tree in her backyard.  It was covered with blossoms and very pretty.  This is a good year for blossoms it would appear.  She also has a small Magnolia tree with very petite flowers on it which we quite beautiful as well.

It's interesting seeing the difference in the flowers of our magnolia tree and the one that is in Marian's backyard.  Our tree is much larger in height/age and the flowers are also much larger.  I really like the fine flowers as I think they look more like roses.