Life on the dock

I'm sure my parents were wondering what the eff I was doing down on the dock on Sunday (seriously though....what else?)! I was crouched right down at the level of the boards and this is what came from it.

Vibrant Rust

I found these 'pieces' at an abandoned cottage; I've photographed there before (the tire swing that was in one of my first-ever posts) but had never actually set foot in the yard until the other day. One man's trash is another [woman's] treasure!

Macro Hardware

Rusty metal is one of my favourite things to photograph! Luckily it's everywhere!

Rust Dust :)

Prince of Wales Bridge

I headed off this afternoon to the old Prince of Wales train bridge with Brigitte and Chris. It's been abandoned for decades and had a lot of interesting material for photographing. I took several hundred shots but am only posting a few. Brigitte and I had some good laughs at Chris's expense and if he says it's ok I'll post some pics tomorrow of his little camera mishap :)

You can't go to an abandoned location and not expect graffiti and spray paint cans!

The overgrown entrance onto the bridge.

I'm not sure if I love or hate this shot....if you look carefully you can see on the top what remains of the sign that at one time said 'Prince of Wales'.

This is my favourite from the train bridge series (we also went to another location today but I'll save those for tomorrow); the area is so peaceful and serene.

What I think is a seagull feather, stuck vertically to part of the bridge.This emulates how poor Brigitte felt for every second she was on the bridge! She was a good sport though :)

Even all of the wires on neighbouring lines have been cut.

Just as we were about to leave (before all hell broke loose....haha Chris!) we were joined by a couple of teenagers. Using my zoom meant that they never even realized I was shooting them :)

I'd also like to add that it was fun to spend a couple of hours with Kim (and Dave) and Pam this morning while waiting in line for gift certificates at Henry's - it's too bad we all waited so long (well, me not as long as them) for $10 each...haha. Hope you're enjoying your new lens Kim!

For Sunday

Anyone know what kind of 'ladybug' this is?? Or is it even a ladybug? I started off taking this picture because I thought the plant itself was so very interesting; then I found one with a fun bug....not to mention the colour combo is terrific.

I have a thing for wood/metal/rust.....add some plants to the mix and I can't tear myself away. This was also taken at Mason and Fran's house on Thursday.

Operation 'Metal' Runner-up

I'm sure I needn't say more!

Hog's Back

Welcome to Hog's Back; another stop along the Rideau Canal. Clearly though, the boats don't traverse this part of it!
I'm so disappointed with my photos from today:
1) I knew that I was going to try to make it over here at some point and I knew I should have gone this morning before work because the sun was shining brilliantly but I was itching to get into the lab (to get the final go-ahead from my advisor on a project I've been working on) so I decided to wait until later on. Well, when I came out of the hospital this afternoon it was overcast - ick.
2) It's next-to-impossible to shoot from any interesting angles here because of the fences that completely block off any access (I know, I know; it's for my own safety!), not to mention the deep deep snow I had to trek through to get there....
On a positive note though, all this trekking around is great exercise that I wouldn't be getting otherwise. I actually went out after my little jaunt today to get some new and more appropriate clothing for this....lol....I plan to spend every spare moment I have in Banff next week outside with my camera so warm clothes are key! :) Also, my new winter boots are in so I can go and get them any time - YAY for goose down and warmth capacity to -40 degrees!
Anyway, so enough chatter and onto the photos; keep in mind these would be a lot more impressive in the summer and if there was good light!

Why hang out in the frigid water when you could fly south?!?!?

Doesn't it look cold?!?!?!

Here I was just playing around with the colour.

Lastly, this is the railing that's supposed to protect you from falling into the rapids. They're not kidding when they say that our infrastructure is crumbling!

Do Not Enter

Again, I had a really busy day and didn't have a spare second to even think about photos so for today's entry I'm posting a photo I took about a month ago on a really nice Sunday afternoon. I love how the lock appears to be new yet the chain seems to have seen better days :)