Seventy-Seventh Collection

I couldn’t wait until it was cold enough to make ice bubbles. I’d go out every morning and wait till it was cold and not windy . I finally got lucky. These ice bubbles are full of magic.

Our host made a reservation for us in restaurant La Grotta in this lovely small alley in Italy.

Painting like city view through a window from the Picasso Museum in Paris.

Clouds disappearing into the horizon over the pier at Llandudno, North Wales.

"Under Suspension" Vancouver, British Columbia.

Georgian bay in all its glory! The rocks seem almost placed there on purpose for aesthetic purposes in the backdrop of the Lake Huron being churned by the gusty winds. Nature is a true artist!

Trametes, genus of fungi that I found very interesting. This lovely specimen, I found in Upala, Costa Rica. The constant rain seemed to enhance the colors.

Ice formation on the end of the pier formed by wind and waves on Lake Ontario.

“In the bleak mid-winter / Frosty wind made moan / Earth stood hard as iron / Water like a stone / Snow had fallen, snow on snow / In the bleak mid-winter / Long ago.” ❄️

by Christina Rossetti published 1872

Here comes the sun… and I say, it’s alright.

I love to see the day starting with sunrises like these.

Walking on the beach in Zeeland, Netherlands.

"Yinyang Staircase" Humlebæk, Denmark.

Golden hour strolling the streets in Paris.

"Bridge to the Past" Porto, Portugal.

A calm day over Salford Quays, Manchester. The tall buildings provide a mirror like reflection in the canal.

"Drifty Shades of Grey" Kirkland, Washington.

My favourite neighbourhood boat, the Kajama. On a cold winter day in Toronto, when the lake was freezing, the frame of the boat provided a good contrast to the white background of the day.

"Bird's Eye View" London, England.

I was fascinated by these ‘bubbles’ of ice at the base of the grasses growing in the pond…

"Blue Shade Views" Rota, Spain.