A Girl and a Butterfly

Nikki Dee came for a sleepover, and I thought to take a few snaps while she was playing with the hose as Cuppa was trying to water her flowers. It was then that Cuppa noticed a butterfly on the Echinacea and I switched my attention.



Consider viewing this one large on black.

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Above: Cuppa bounces NikkiDee on her knees and sings Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross. To the kid's great joy, we both do this with her from time to time. There's a word in there that doesn't sit too well with some of the aunties, but that's how the rhyme goes, and so that's how we both sing it. She shows her joy with big smiles, but we never seem to be able to capture them on camera, so this will have to suffice for the nonce.

Below: Whilst travelling through the city the other day, we chanced upon this sign, and Cuppa managed to snap a photo before the light turned. Check out the phone number.

Finally, here are two more butterfly photos. I like the first because it shows the nearer butterfly better and the second because it shows the further one better. Which is to say that the perfect butterfly photo eludes me.

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I forget how I originally found this photo on the University of Arizona site. I suppose there are even better ones available, but I find it amazing to see both the earth and moon from Mars in the same picture. In case you wondered, that is why can call ourselves the Blue Planet.



It's Easter weekend and to our delight the A-Team is coming home from the Left Coast. That's Althegal and moi, last June in BC. She's a sweetie.



Here's another butterfly photo, the third that I've posted from our trip to the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory several years ago. At least I recognize this one: a Monarch. This is one photo that benefits from a larger view.



The Bonnie Wee One turned eleven months old this week. This is Nikki Dee on her birthday, wearing the dress that we took Mom's pictures in thirty-five years ago (second photo below, a black and white that I tinted last year. I should go back and redo the skin tones, but I'm pleased enough with the rest of the job.)

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Let's begin with Unohoo. Cuppa posted a version of this photo yesterday, but here's the same photo of HerRoyalCuteness cropped more closely and converted to black and white.



Here's an old family photo. That's Cuppa and I ... Seriously, it's my grandfather and grandmother with my father, circa 1920 I'd say. It's not a good photo; for that reason and the fact that there are so many scratches etc, I haven't tried to repair it aside from lightening it to make it more visible. Why this picture then? well, it may be the only one of the three of them together. There are precious few anyway.



This is hockey-mad country, partly because we're in Canada, partly because we have a major team, and partly because it's a very good team. Down on the highway through town, there is a rink, with Canadian flags, a Senators (our team) banner, a chair in which to watch the supposed game, and a snow sculpture of the Stanley Cup (awarded to the playoff champions). I'm surprised there's no case of Molson lying there.



I posted a butterfly picture last week and decided to add this one, also taken at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory in 2004. I cannot begin to name these wonderful creatures, but that's okay. I had just gotten my DSLR at the time and was enjoying playing with it; it's now obsolete. :(



Thinking of spring: back in Sarnia, I had a fairly nice garden. This is what it looked like (in spring 2004), I think. I managed to get a decent photo wit both the daffodils and tulips in bloom at the same time. The ground Phlox made a splendid covering. I don't garden in our present location. Perhaps I will return to the hobby someday, but I have no concrete plans — just concrete soil. :)

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Ain't it Grand?

As yet more snow arrives, my thoughts turn to spring. The following photos were taken in the Niagara area five years ago.