Beautyberry Branch

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged close up, snow, photography, light, art, berries, copyright • 1 Comment

Callicarpa dichotoma – Early Amethyst is a small shrub known for its bright purple berries. This one is at the Civic Gardens.

© Sheila Creighton 2023

Weeping Beech Branch

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged branches, contrast, copyright, London, Ontario, photography, snow, white • 7 Comments

Snow coats a curvy tree at the Civic Gardens.

© Sheila Creighton 2023

January Spirea

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged branches, copyright, leaves, London, Ontario, orange, Pentax KP, photography, snow, white, winter • 1 Comment

The curvy branches of winter Bridalwreath spirea look so pretty against the grey of the day.

© Sheila Creighton 2023

Snowy Garden

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged copyright, curly q, metal bird, photography, snow, white pine • Leave a comment

Winter interest in my back garden. A little snow makes such a difference in the light.

© Sheila Creighton 2023

Snowy Needles

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, close up, copyright, Eastern White Pine, green, light, photography, snow, white, winter • Leave a comment

We got some snow and it’s brightened up everything!

© Sheila Creighton 2023

Winter in the Gardens

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged bench, branches, Civic Garden Complex, copyright, curvy, fir trees, landscape, London, Ontario, photography, snow, white • Leave a comment

A January view at the Civic Gardens Complex from 2021. Today, it is much warmer and forecast to be rainy.

© Sheila Creighton 2023

Winter Pond Buttonbush

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Landscape • Tagged branches, contrast, copyright, ice, light, London, Ontario, photography, pond, snow, Westminster Ponds, white • Leave a comment

Reaching into the archives for some wintery images! We don’t have any snow and the week ahead is looking like rain but around this time in 2020, this was a view at Westminster Ponds.

© Sheila Creighton 2023

Well Rooted

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged branches, brown, copyright, fall, ice, leaves, London, maple, Ontario, orange, photography, snow, trunk, Westminster Ponds • Leave a comment

A last archival post. I should have some new trip images to share in the coming weeks!

A strong maple at Westminster Ponds, hunkers down.

© Sheila Creighton 2018

Beautyberry

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged berries, branch, Civic Garden Complex, close up, copyright, light, London, Ontario, photography, snow • 2 Comments

The Purple beautyberry – Callicarpa dichotoma – adds some pretty colour to the late winter landscape.

© Sheila Creighton 2022

Rusty Brown

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, copyright, flower, hydrangea, light, photography, snow, white, winter • Leave a comment

The forecast this week is for warming up! Happy Sunday!

© Sheila Creighton 2022