WindsorDi's photos with the keyword: winter

Garden Gnome

Garden Gnome

WindsorDi
07 Mar 2015 84
"At last!", thought Monsieur Jean-Paul GardenGnome... "At last I can finally peek a wee bit above this infernal crust of snow and see the world again" "Soon... very soon I hope to be able to see my toes too !!"
today's crop of icicles

today's crop of icicles

WindsorDi
05 Feb 2015 113
Got a swell batch growing today!
awaiting spring

awaiting spring

WindsorDi
05 Feb 2015 79
Wind flowers add a welcome splash of colour in a winter landscape... but they look rather lonely as the rising drifts trap their motion.
sorry birds!

sorry birds!

WindsorDi
05 Feb 2015 94
The bird bath wears a puffy cap of snow - sorry birds!
head of the river

head of the river

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 125
The cleared shipping channel up at the head of the river, heading out across Lake St Clair.
lake buoy

lake buoy

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 118
One of the shipping channel markers on Lake St Clair... with ice ridges churned up by progressive runs of the ice breakers...
spot the eagle?

spot the eagle?

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 111
Looks like the bald headed eagles are still on Peche Isle.
Lake St Clair; still socked in

Lake St Clair; still socked in

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 154
the shoreline of the lake is still tightly frozen.
still too frozen to jog the beach

still too frozen to jog the beach

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 136
... not *quite* the running surface she expected...
not even leaving footprints

not even leaving footprints

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 114
... not *quite* the running surface she expected...
joggers; jumping the drifts

joggers; jumping the drifts

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 118
The sunshine and above freezing temps meant the joggers were out everywhere... this pair were spotted jumping the drifts to get down to the beach for a run...
picnic season soon?

picnic season soon?

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 1 138
The tables are getting lonely... this one whimpered and begged for my attention!
beachcombers

beachcombers

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 147
Collecting pebbles and shells...
no-swimming flag

no-swimming flag

WindsorDi
11 Mar 2014 145
Glad to see the "no Swimming" advisory was up.. would hate to have entered the water....
Tip Of Pelee

Tip Of Pelee

WindsorDi
28 Feb 2014 145
Standing on the tip of Point Pelee, looking back north, toward the tip of mainland Canada. At this point I'm south of the 42nd parallel... so where the hell is spring?! Compare this to a "summer" view... www.ipernity.com/doc/windsordi/27167647//in/album/531549
re-emerging ...#2

re-emerging ...#2

WindsorDi
28 Feb 2014 136
A few sunny days have started the snowdrifts receeding... it's fun to see what emerges. ... chiily bills, anyone?
re-emerging ...#1

re-emerging ...#1

WindsorDi
28 Feb 2014 112
A few sunny days have started the snowdrifts receeding... it's fun to see what emerges. The plough missed this by *this* much!
Looking south...

Looking south...

WindsorDi
28 Feb 2014 114
Standing on the tip of Point Pelee, looking south across Lake Erie, toward the USA shoreline. At this point I'm south of the 42nd parallel... so where the hell is spring?!
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