Early Spring Rain

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged angles, bokeh, branches, dogwood, drops, morning light, photography, rain, raindrops • 4 Comments

Raindrops look like jewels on the dogwood branches.

Light Through Oak – revisited

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged mist, morning light, photography, tree • 32 Comments

Due to my laptop's demise and not being home until the weekend, I am posting an image from early in my photoblog's life of one of my favourite shots - light streaming down through an oak on a misty morning.

Morning Glow

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged blue, morning glory, morning light, photography, vine • 38 Comments

A Morning Glory flower glows in the early light of day. Every year I plant these pretty annual vines because they grow quite quickly and seem to do okay in my predominantly shady garden.

Drops of Rain

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged morning light, photography, rain drop, vine • 8 Comments

Beads of morning rain linger on my trumpet vine.

You Don’t Know Jack

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged close up, frost, morning light, window • Leave a comment

Tradition holds Jack Frost responsible for the crystal patterns on windows in winter.

English folklore portrays Jack Frost as an elfish creature who personifies extreme cold winter weather. Some believe Jack originates in Germanic folklore, specifically Anglo-Saxon and Norse winter customs.