by swamprose
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There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in
Mon pays, c'est l'hiver.
my dog blog
my Flickr photos, where my plants and fungus live
,#ontario,#toronto,#winter
factotum says:
But at least it's still daylight at 3 p.m.! Look at the light glinting off the boxy highrise! I also like the ship on the right in the bottom photo.
swamprose says:
The ship is called the 'Canadian Miner'. It looks like it is not going anywhere fast. I like it grey. Better than Hawaii weather now.:)
thanks F. I had a great day. Birthday present to myself was a couple of hours with my camera down by the lake. The sound of the ice and water is incredible.
cold and beautiful
it was your birthday?
Hope you had a wonderful one!
xx
Euphro says:
Beautiful pics, but, shouldn't it be frozen by now (the lake, I mean)?
swamprose says:
yes, by now the lake should have such thick ice you could drive on it..but it has been cold only for the last ten days. It is going down to -20 at night for the next few days, which is lucky. This weekend our winter festival begins-WinterCity, and it has to be cold for the ice sculptures, ice painting, and for your frozen feet while listening to the bands play outside.
Toronto's Winter Celebration
swamprose says:
Thanks. It was a stellar day. Great food, my fabulous boys, good friends. Feeling warm and fuzzy. :)
MaggieD says:
Belated Happy Birthday ! .... glad you had a warm fuzzy one ..... lovely pics ..... maybe a little too cold for my taste (-20!) ..... enjoy your winter festival, I love ice sculptures (especially when viewed with a nice cup of hot chocolate in hand) .
Caine says:
Gorgeous pics, top one is my fave. Belated Happy Birthday Wishes to you!
swamprose says:
thanks for the birthday wishes. and the delight in my pathetic bit of snow. making the best of it.
Jigalong says:
Happy birthay for yesterday SR. Last night the temp got down to +29.1 degrees. Any chance of being able to record the sound of water and ice along those foreshores and moblog it. I take it is different to the sound of waves on the beach.
swamprose says:
hello j. good to hear from you. I spent the day down at the lake making an ice sculpture. People came along and got involved. My camera battery was dead from the cold by the time I got to it. I'll try to do a video. The lake is trying so hard to make ice. The new little pieces crash under the shelf of existing ice and it is a constant lovely sound. Stay cool. Are you back at work?
Jigalong says:
Yes I am, right under an airconditioner, with lovely flowing cool air set at 25 degrees. You must take a picture of the sculpture for us. Do you use a chainsaw for carving?
I have heard of someone saying to put your batteries into your pockets to keep them warm.
swamprose says:
stay under that a/c. 25 is considered hot here. I will blog my adventures, promise. Pockets are too cold. I learned today from another photographer where to put my battery, and it isn't polite...but it works.:)
Sir Findo Gask says:
Gah! I missed your birthday..
Hope you had a good day. I have good memories about that part of Toronto, I love the waterside over there near the tower. Queens Quay & Harbour?
*Trying very hard not to imagine where those batteries are being warmed! LOLOLOL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And what a beautiful set of photos to record the snow you've yearned for for so long. So beautiful!
these are fantastic particularly love the second shot belated happy birthday :-)
Rhys says:
Nice shots and skyline, especially the CN Tower. Oh and Happy Belated Birthday too.
Uber Spy says:
A belated HAPPY HAPPY SRose! * throws streamer. Hope it was a good one. Beautiful pics - love the light. My Saffie bones can't comprehend -20C - woah! Enjoy :D
Ruthie says:
every time I see that skyline it makes me feel sad I haven't been back for 7 years now. When I have some money, I am coming to visit!
I have some gorgeous pictures of icy Toronto but they are all on my old computer so I can't get them.
swamprose says:
Bfish! Yes. Grey dull photo for a January birthday. Miss you. xx
MaggieD says:
And a Happy Birthday from me too (looking back through the comments makes me smile)
