Saturday, April 29, 2006

Waterford River - Bowring Park

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I sat beside the little brook In the quiet of the day, Listening to the peaceful sounds The running water made...
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Horse Trough - Bowring Park

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This cast iron horse trough in Bowring Park is surrounded by cobblestones from Water Street, St. John's. In days gone by, these whimsica...
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Ring-billed Gull - Bowring Park

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This small gull resembles a herring gull but is more delicate in stature with characteristic bright yellow legs and a clear black band on it...
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Thursday, April 27, 2006

1835 Reflection

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Pools of rain water reflect yesterday's light station.  
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The Old 1835 Light

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A stone tower 240 feet above the ocean supported seven revolving reflector lights which could be seen for eighteen miles in fair weather.
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Old Cape Spear Lighthouse

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The Cape Spear Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in Newfoundland , standing sentinel on the most easterly point of North America since it ...
Monday, April 24, 2006

Springtime In My Garden

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Blue and white crocus blooms nod merrily in the warm sun of late April.
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Sunday, April 23, 2006

One Summer Evening

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Every night The horizon lights up Swirls of pink and orange Fading to blue and purple - Jessica Milsap
Saturday, April 22, 2006

At Rest

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There is a single leaf, in all this heaven Of leaves, which rain has loosened from its twig: The stem breaks, and it falls, but it is caught...
Friday, April 21, 2006

Battle Harbour Landscape

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Battle Harbour, Labrador, was a fishing station in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and was known as "The Capital of Labrador...
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Blue Flag Iris ( Iris Versicolor )

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This hardy perennial receives its name from its color but it has several other common names such as water flag, fleur-de-lis or flower-de-...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

A Long Long Time Ago

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My father was always taking photos of the family when we were growing up. Unfortunately all the negatives disappeared when the old homestea...
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Atlantic Common Murre ( aka Baccalieu Bird )

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The Common Murre or Turr as it is commonly called in Newfoundland is one of our best known seabirds. In spite of considerable hunting pre...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Fireweed ( Closed Petals )

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This tall perennial is the provincial flower of the Yukon but is quite common across Canada and well known in Newfoundland. It is an ubiq...
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Saturday, April 15, 2006

Stained Glass Gower Street Methodist Church

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May this Easter warm your heart and bring you the beauty of spring and the spirit of love.

Eyes Right - Kittiwakes - Cape St. Mary's

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On the southwestern tip of the Avalon Peninsula is one of the most spectacular seabird colonies in the western world. Extending along 125 f...

Stairway to Heaven - Cape Spear Light

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This lighthouse is located at Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America and was built in 1955 to replace the original lighthouse....
Friday, April 14, 2006

Before Time and Again

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The Easter weekend arrived as a warm sunny spring day presenting me with a comfortable opportunity to photograph the beauty of Manuel...
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Before Time - Spring Runoff

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Water wavy wet flowing tumbling rolling rocks boulders sand silt scouring churning eroding rain soaked primordial water
Thursday, April 13, 2006

Port de Grave Reflection

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I, too, was once a child of wonder, and I still reach out to touch a fleeting glimpse of yesterday, But, today, I see only the reflection o...

Northern Gannet - Cape St. Mary's Colony

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The Great Northern Gannet is a spectacular bird and a familiar sight to fishermen in our coastal waters. It is a bird of the open seas not ...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Cape St. Mary Sunset

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"And as the evening darkens, lo! how bright, through the deep purple of the twilight air, Beams forth the sudden radiance of its ligh...
Sunday, April 09, 2006

Pointe Riche Lighthouse

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Located near Port au Choix on Newfoundland's great northern peninsula, the Point Riche Lighthouse stands alone since the light keepers h...
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Western Brook Pond

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"Western Brook Pond is the modest name of the most dramatic piece of terrain in the island ( Newfoundland ) , if not in Eastern Canada...
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Window Cats

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"Cats can sleep anywhere - Any table, Any chair, Top of Piano, A Window Ledge."
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Return to Ferryland Lighthouse

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This lighthouse on Ferryland Head was constructed in 1871 by William Campbell, a St. John's contractor, and Thomas Burridge, a St. Joh...

Waterford River - Bowring Park

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"Bowring Park is a familiar and beloved area of St. John's and is best-known for its picturesque landscapes, its royal swans, ...
Monday, April 03, 2006

Morning Mist at the Battery

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No fishermen walking in the early mist, Only gulls No boats departing for the codfish banks, Only silence.

Wooden Bench in an Empty Park

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The crowds are gone now and only hungry squirrels sit on empy benches in empty parks where lovers meet.
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Saturday, April 01, 2006

St. John's Harbour - Sunday Morning

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If all the ships I have at sea Should come a-sailing home to me, From sunny lands, and lands of cold, Ah well! the harbor could not hold So ...

Gull Rookery at Flat Rock

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The herring Gull is the most abundant gull about Newfoundland shores and is the species generally meant when "gull" is mentioned. ...

Self-Portrait

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"Sometimes, I think my life is a true story."
Thursday, March 30, 2006

Red on Blue

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"I f I could find my way through this knoted tangle and seek the color, light, or anything bright."

The Red Door

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"The door seemed less bare now, more red, coming to life like a blooming flower."
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Autumn - Bowring Park

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As autumn leaves spread o'er the ground The trees begin to show their darkened bones, Their time of splendid glory fading.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Cracker Berry

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The Cracker berry is commonly found amongst green conifers at the edge of clearings and sun spoiled spaces. In summer this plant sports br...
Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Two Boats at Flat Rock

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W hy do I see these empty boats, sailing on airy seas? One haunted me the whole night long, swaying with every breeze, Returning always near...
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Lobster Boxes

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During the lobster season, fishermen stack these wooden crates on the wharves ready to store their freshly caught lobsters. These boxes are ...
Monday, March 27, 2006

Open Water - Early Spring

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This past weekend I was lucky enough to be snowmobiling with my good friends , the Morgans and Howard Harvy in the high country It was a gre...