Banner and Sky

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Objects • Tagged banner, blue sky, Civic Garden Complex, clouds, Flowers, graphic, London, park, photography • 4 Comments

A flowered banner at London’s Civic Garden Complex stands out against the blue sky. Although it could use an iron, I thought it was quite pretty. 🙂

A Walk in the Park

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Toronto • Tagged Centre Island, fountain, man, park, photography, seagull, walking • 4 Comments

A view on Centre Island in Toronto. Happy Canada Day!

Spring in Victoria Park

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in London • Tagged blossoms, Ontario, park, photography, spring, urban landscape, Victoria Park, white • 12 Comments

A view looking toward the Cenotaph at Dufferin and Wellington Streets in Victoria Park. This London, Ontario park, named after Queen Victoria in 1874, is home to many wonderful annual events. It's also a nice place to relax and enjoy the trees, walkways and nearby coffee shops.

Graceful Sihouette

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged branches, park, photography, silhouette, sun, tree, wind • 8 Comments

A large old tree at the park sways in the wind.

Gull Lake Park Grove

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Landscape • Tagged fog, Gravenhurst, grove, Gul Lake Park, Muskoka, park, photography, pine • 12 Comments

Gull Lake Park and its beautiful grove of pine trees is a short distance from where I live during the week. It is a park I remember being at as a child when my parents would listen to the Sunday night bands on the barge.

Red Coleus

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged Civic Garden Complex, coleus, leaf, London, Ontario, park, photography, red • 8 Comments

Coleus are such colourful plants. This leaf is from a park in London where there are quite a vairety to see.

Lily Pads

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged green, London, pads, park, photography, waterlily, yellow • 8 Comments

Colourful lily pads grace a water feature at a local park.

Large Pink

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged blossoms, London, Ontario, park, photography, pink • 6 Comments

I took this blossom shot in a downtown London park. I think it may be a Flowering Almond.

Redbud Branch

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged branch, Eastern Redbud, Flowers, London, Ontario, park, photography, pink • 4 Comments

The beautiful Eastern Redbud blooms in all its glory during May. Redbud, also known as Cercis canadensis, grows wild and is also a popular ornamental tree. This branch is on a specimen in a downtown London park.