Saturday, June 23, 2007

Old Capstan Near Rose Blanche

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A rusting capstan from another era lends perfect contrast to the young spring ferns.

Rose Blanche Lighthouse - Detail

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This light tower is the last remaining granite structure of its type in Canada.
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Rose Blanche Lighthouse

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The Rose Blanche Lighthouse was built in 1871 from a nearby granite quarry and operated from 1873 to the 1940s. The original light was a 4th...
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Sunday, June 17, 2007

White Giant

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It takes a minimum of 3000 years to produce an iceberg and 3 years to journey to Newfoundland. The berg will melt within a matter of mont...
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Ice Sculpture off Cape Spear

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85 % of all the ice bergs that appear off Newfoundland's coast originate from the glaciers of Greenland. These icebergs are the fastes...
Sunday, June 10, 2007

Iceberg Radiation Fog

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Radiation fog streaming from this iceberg is caused by the warm moist air over the berg being cooled to its saturation point or "dew po...
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Bergy Bit - Cuckold's Cove

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The International Ice Patrol defines a Bergy Bit as an iceberg 1-4 meters high and 5-14 meters long, weighing 0.1 megatons. This grounded ic...
Saturday, June 09, 2007

Pinnacle Ice Berg - Freshwater Bay

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No two ice bergs are the same but they can be catregorized by descriptions of shape and size, such as tabular, blocky, wedge and pinnacle. ...
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Ice Berg Off Cuckold's Cove

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The silence of the early morning air is shattered by a loud bang, followed by an eerie cracking sound that reverberates across the bay. Th...
Sunday, May 13, 2007

The Narrows - St. John's Harbour

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St. John's Harbour on Mother's Day.
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Sunday, April 22, 2007

Butterfly at Bowring Park

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Inspired by a group of images taken by Karen whose photography I admire, I ventured to the Bowring Park greenhouse to capture the butterflie...
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Saturday, April 14, 2007

Land' s End - Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

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I have just returned from a 23 day vacation in South America and Pacific Mexico and hope to resume posting my Newfoundland images soon. Mea...
Sunday, March 11, 2007

Working Lighthouse - Cape Spear

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Here is a stylistic winter view of the present operational lighthouse at Cape Spear .

Lonely Sentinel - Cape Spear lighthouse

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Cape Spear lighthouse once guarded the most easterly point of North America. Now it stands as a lonely reminder of our maritime heritage on ...
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Sunday, March 04, 2007

Sunday Blue Jay

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A Blue Jay, fat with peanuts, brightens an otherwise drab day in my winter garden.
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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Winter Tulips

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"The tulips are too excitable, it is winter here. Look how white everything is, how quiet, how snowed in." ...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Cannons at Queen's Battery

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On Signal Hill, the last battle of the Seven Years War was fought. Ruins of old forts with their ancient cannon can still be seen.

Tied Up at the Wharf

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Today I wandered around the Boat Basin on the south side of St. John's Harbour and was attracted by the vibrant "patriotic colors...
Sunday, February 25, 2007

Queen's Battery Barracks - Signal Hill

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Signal Hill rises above the entrance to St. John's harbour and because of its strategic location it was a natural site for a signal sta...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Greater Scaup

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The Greater Scaup is a diving duck that enjoys lakes, bays and ponds. It is often seen on salt water in large rafts often composed of thousa...

After the Storm

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A violent blizzard hit the Avalon Peninsula yesterday accompanied by 110 kilometre an hour winds. All over the city, roads and cars were bur...
Saturday, February 17, 2007

American Coot - Quidi Vidi Lake

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The coot is a slaty duck-like bird that prefers fresh water but is sometimes found on salt water inlets and bays. It is a casual visitor t...
Friday, February 16, 2007

Snow Squall on Quidi Vidi Lake

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Visibility was poor for about twenty minutes and suddenly I stood at the very edge of the squall with the sun streaming through the distant ...

The Rower - Dressed for the Cold

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The Rower, Morgan Mac Donald's cast bronze scupture on the shores of Quidi Vidi, sports a hat to shield him from winter's frigid br...

Evening Over Quidi Vidi

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Today I walked around Quidi Vidi Lake and experienced what Newfoundlanders call "weather". One minute the sun shines and another m...
Monday, February 12, 2007

Sliding on Saturday

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"Gliding, sliding, slipping, tripping If ice skating's too exhilarating Try sliding, it's quite exciting."
Sunday, February 11, 2007

Northern Pintail in Winter

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This slender white-breasted duck normally flys south for the winter but the plentiful food supply in Bowring Park has tempted several pairs ...
Saturday, February 10, 2007

Caribou Memorial in Winter - Bowring Park

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The stately bronze Caribou, a tribute to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment stands fast against bitter winds of winter amid the snows of Bowri...
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The Walker

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Today, the sun warmed mid winter in Bowring Park to a balmy -4 degrees Celsius thus luring me out of my cosy warm home. It began to snow ju...
Thursday, February 08, 2007

A & W on a Thursday Afternoon

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I dropped into the A&W today for a large Coke and a Chicken Grill. I try to eat healthy but I can't seem to let go of that Coke Clas...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Northern Flicker

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The Flicker is the largest woodpecker in Newfoundland and is certainly my favorite visitor to the feeder. It is often quite noisy and common...
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Monday, February 05, 2007

Rising Tide Theatre

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Throughout the summer Rising Tide Theatre's summer company of over 40 theatre professionals produce the "Summer in the Bight" ...
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Sunday, February 04, 2007

Iris - Waiting for Spring

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In Greece, Iris has two meanings: that of the goddess Iris and that of “rainbow.” The Greeks say that the goddess Iris leads the souls of wo...
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Saturday, January 13, 2007

Newfoundland Dory

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The dory was once a common sight around the harbors and coves of Newfoundland. These two man fishing boats were used to fish cod through the...
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A Snow Plow at Avondale

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T he Newfoundland Railway is long gone but scattered along the old track bed, communities still strive to conserve derelict railway station...

Still Life

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I photographed this colorful display of cut paper by simply turning on my flash. Although not a Newfoundland theme, the colors remind ...
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Safe Harbour

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Quiddi Vidi offers a safe refuge from troubled seas.
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The Big One That Never Got Away

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During the summer of 2000, I entered a fishing derby sponsored by a local marine supplier and won second prize with this 32 pound codfish ca...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Miner - Bell Island Mural

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Bell Island, an island in Conception Bay, was once a thriving mining community; today, the mines are now gone but you can visit giant mural...

Twin Brooks

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I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. By thirty hills ...
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Saturday, November 11, 2006

Remembrance Day - Nov. 11, 2006

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The grave of Private J. Hancock of the Newfoundland Regiment, in Y-Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel, France. Pte. Hancock was killed in acti...
Sunday, November 05, 2006

The Lake

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" A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures ...
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Saturday, November 04, 2006

Fall Colors in Bowring Park

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This beautiful park was established in 1911 with a donation of 200 acres to the city of St. John's by the Bowring merchant family. The ...

Ruffed Grouse in the Botanical Gardens

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While walking through Memorial University's Botanical Gardens today, this grouse began drumming in the shadows of the forest floor.
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

At Torbay Beach

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A photographic moment spans fractions of a second. As painters of light we distill our subject from all the world before us. Thus, we creat...
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Monday, October 02, 2006

Torbay Beach Painting

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On Sunday afternoon I drove to Torbay but after several pictures I still remained uninspired. I then used a slow shutter speed and set the c...
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Tangled Bollard

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A bollard is a short wooden, iron or stone post used on a quayside for mooring ships. The term may be related to bole, meaning the lower tru...
Sunday, September 24, 2006

The War at Our Doorstep

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With the outbreak of World War II, St. John's Harbour became an important staging point for convoys and warships crossing the Atlantic t...
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A Kind of Blue - Yellow Day

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Frayed blue braids embrace a yellow mooring rail.
Saturday, September 23, 2006

Mural in Pouch Cove on a Friday Afternoon

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