SPRING-A-LING! on Lake Ontario, by M.L.Holton

... the weather is erratic these days, to be sure, BUT there is solid warmth in that Sun now, even if the temperature is still hovering below freezing ... Courage Comrades! It's a comin'!!!

Lake Ontario Beach Strip by M.LHolton

UPDATE, April 2nd: Amazing what difference 10 days can make ... It's LOVELY out now. But there is still a whiff of winter weather in the air ... In the meantime, ENJOYing this SUN!

Snow Fence on the Beach by M.L.Holton

Natural Sculpture on the Lake Front by M.L.Holton

Lunar Beach, Photo by M.L.Holton

Lake Ontario, Photo by M.L.Holton

Snow Fence 2*, Photo Credit: M.L.Holton

*The temptation with this final shot was to 'blow it out' as much as possible to force a high-contrast with the stark shadows. I've done some of that here, but I think it could be cranked up a bit more ...and might, in the end, be better, in colour. See below ...

Snow Fence 2B. Photo Credit: MLHolton

Cathedral Skies by M.L.Holton

Have had sudden interest in this photographic image, 'Cathedral Skies' . A result of a 'aha moment' when last out for a winter walk .... If you would like to purchase, as a print or as an image on another products,  please review in detail via my FINE ART AMERICA Retail Outlet. Great quality, fast shipping & a good price!  Sorry about watermark here - but you get the idea ...  :)  Have supplied handy price list below too, so you can assess cost. - mlh

Year End Photo Choice - by M.L.Holton

It's always fun & interesting to 'review' work from the previous year. Last year was busy: 7 art shows, my film The Frozen Goose, various art jury duties etc, but oddly, there is one photo that kind of sums it all up for me. This image was shot, wide angle, while at the Rockton World's Fair in the fall of 2016, then tightly cropped to place this father-daughter team - front-and-centre.

It's just so NOW. 

Locally & globally. 

- enjoy -

NOW -  by M.L.Holton, Canada - Copyright protected.

Season's Very Best from M.L.Holton

Front WIndow Seasonal Decor by M.L.Holton, Canada

May your New Year be Festive & Bright! Ho-Ho!

Summer Fleur - Photography by M.L.Holton

At the height of summer, operatic drama seems to overtake the persistent push of vegetation.  It can be overwhelming at times, even claustrophobic with all that smothering overgrowth ... (Horatio bellows: "Virginia creepers BE DAMNED!")  And yet, in the midst of it all, extraordinary colour plumes and exquisite delicate petals hold ground.

Hibiscus Supremus - Photo by m.l.holton

Queen Anne Lattice - Photo by m.l.holton

Hard Knocks Hibiscus - Photo by m.l.holton

Queen Anne in-Waiting - Photo by m.l.holton

Horatio Hibiscus - by m.l.holton

Demure & Potent - Photo by m.l.holton

Healthy Hibiscus - Photo by m.l.holton

Play Ground - Photo by m.l.holton

Super Photo Spring Fun

 The Garden Gate. 

All photos in this series by m.l.holton

VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE that 4 photographs from this series are now available for purchase via my Fine Art America web-portal. Chose your OWN size, frame, backing material or product. Global shipping. Click on the Super Photos Gallery. 

 What better way to bring in Spring then with a new Super Photo App ... 

Lots of fun with this today, using the 'painter' filter.

 Driftwood

 Picnic Table with Stones

 Public Bench

 Snow Drops!!!! 

 Budding Trees!

 Fence on the Beach Strip

 Modern Architecture on the Beach Strip

 Pebbles on the Beach

 Swing, Rope & Christmas Lights

 Snow Shovel BE GONE!

 Wicked Witch of the Beach House

 Take Two- Wicked Witch of the Beach House

 Pussy Willows

 Birchwood

 Beautiful Beach

.Dory - contact artist for PRINT

 Welcome to the Beach!

 Lest we forget... We just got rid of this ... 

Still, love the seasons. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall 

In CANADA

 Laneway 2

 Broken Bridge by M.L.Holton

Winter's DONE - Spring has come ...!

Winter is lovely - really.

 

Front Window by M.L.Holton (digital - resized, watermarked)

Contact Artist to view Original Detailed Print/

 

 

 Broken Bridge by M.L.Holton (digital - resized, watermarked)

Contact Artist to view Original Detailed Print.

'Peach Bounty'

Sometimes the unexpected beauty of the simplest things just catches your eye and takes your breath away. I had pulled some fresh peaches, put them in a bowl in the sink, was boiling the water ready to skin them, and just stood and LOOKED ... Then, went and got my camera ...Enjoy.

'Peach Bounty' by mlholton, 2015

Shooting at the moment ...

Cocks on the Mantel - B&W, & Sepai, Digital - by M.L.Holton

Spring Walk - North Burlington

Sugaring Off at Westfield Heritage Village

I just love this time of year ... the sun is slowly warming up everything ...

 

 There's nothing more indicative of spring then the rising of tree sap ...

This hardy trio is tapping 160 maple trees at Westfield Heritage Village over the next few weeks. 

The syrup fest runs on March 15, 22, & 29, Good Friday April 3 and Easter Sunday, April 5, as well as Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19 during March Break.  All are welcome.

WATCH - Sugaring OFF! - via VIDEO LINK

One maple tree produces about 1 litre of pure maple syrup after the sap is boiled down.

'Tapping' is a native tradition, adopted by the French, then the English. Examples of that evolution are re-enacted all around the village by enthusiastic volunteers who play-out our colonial history. The wafting smells of wood smoke and boiling sap are a intoxicating combination when walking from display to display.

 Log cabin mistress tends a cooking fire at Westfield Heritage Village, March 2015. 

The19th century schoolhouse. No computers or cellphones needed for education back then ...

Main means of transportation before rail or auto

If going, be sure to wear good water-tight boots. The snow is melting fast, and it gets muddy. 

 Westfield Heritage Village is near Rockton, Ontario, about 40 minutes from downtown Hamilton, by car.  

For more information, including maps & entrance fees, link to Westfield Heritage Village.

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