Bruce Dean (Puchinpappy)'s photos

Saturday Self-challenge: Close-up in colour. Other shots from this sculpture in notes.

Saturday Self-Challenge: Signs of Spring. Here is one of our garden lamps sprouting. Other signs of spring in the notes.

Proving that I can finally get around to following directions, here is the B&W version. A neglected table and bench beside a cross-country ski trail. Saturday Self-challenge: frame in a frame. Sight and Sound: The snow and the lighting on this table caused me to think about the cover of the Supertramp Album "Even in the Quietest Moments." www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMVBCE468Cc

For the Saturday Self-challenge: One Here is our one dollar coin affectionately know as the Loonie. It is appropriate that our dollar symbol of the Loon floats because don't most currencies in the world?

For the Saturday Self-challenge: Focus that is tack sharp. Well, here is a tack.

A House Sparrow makes room for his buddies as they invade our backyard bird feeder.

For the Saturday Self-challenge: portrait mode. Our backyard is popular this winter as it is very cold and the House Sparrows are keeping up their energy at the feeder. I made this one from inside the house looking out.

For the Saturday Self-challenge: colourful pattern. Souvenir tiles from the gift shop at Gaudi's La Pedrera in Barcelona.

Saturday Self-challenge. Use manual controls The cat was waiting patiently to come back inside. This is what he left behind.

For the Saturday Self-challenge. Glass in black and white.

For the Saturday Self-challenge: Invert or make image a negative See PIP for original.

For the Saturday Self-challenge: Red Abstract.

For the Saturday Self-challenge: Starbursts. We did not see the sun all week.

There is nothing more Canadian than a backyard hockey rink. This one is built on public land by volunteers. The rink will be filled with children, and possibly some adults during the Christmas Holidays which started today. The back fences of the three homes who appear to support this endeavor have posted flags from all the Canadian National Hockey League teams and also some lights for night play, which is most of the day at this time of year. Notice how long the shadows are in the middle of the day. For the Saturday Self-challenge: Create an image that highlights your favourite aspect of the holiday season. Sight and Sound: The Good Old Hockey Game by Stompin Tom Connors www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiTeNS7Ds3U See notes for other photos of this rink.