Dappled Air

It is the end of November and a glorious morning. At 9 am the temperature is around 0°C, no wind and sunny. I just had to go for a walk around Oat Hill Lake. As usual, I took my camera with me in case there was something that would grab my attention. And something did grab my attention. On the western side of the lake there was a small area where dead reeds were sticking out of the water where the water was frozen. I bent down low and tried to capture the ice with the open water. Oat Hill Lake - November 2010 As I continued walking on the grass, I realized that the ground was frozen and it felt different walking on it than earlier in the year. Once I made it home, I shrank the photo for the web and then tried my newly discovered Pixel Bender Oil Paint filter in Photoshop. Oat Hill Lake photo as an oil painting I feel so blessed to live in such a beautiful area.

rosehips Where has the time gone? On my walks in my neighbourhood I am amazed at the variety of fruit and berries that grow here in Nova Scotia. There are wild one and cultivated ones. This year the rain and sun combination was just perfect and everything is just so lush. These rosehip are just so big and inviting. Growing up in Switzerland I used to love to have rosehip jam on my bread. I can't describe the taste. It is not very well knows in North America. Bavarian Rosehip Jam (12 ounce) by igourmet.com ornamental red currents Next I came across an ornamental hedge and to my delight discovered that they were red currents. They are cousins to black currents. My parents had red and black current bushes in our garden and it was my chore to go pick them. Black currents are very strong tasting while red currents look like tiny bunches of red grapes and have a much milder taste. Pioneer Valley Gourmet Red Currant Jelly wild blackberries The wild blackberries are only...