I’m sure better days are ahead

…That’s me trying to be optimistic! It’s been a really crazy week. We’ve had another tornado warning a few days ago, and while it was lifted just hours after it was announced, the torrential downpour left a city-wide flooding in the area. And while we’re still busy cleaning up the mess (my basement was flooded!) enjoy these photos taken before the storm.Pebbles and small rocks have now been added to some parts of the yard, hopefully to prevent the soil from eroding and clogging the drain, so that next time Mother Nature decides to pour buckets and buckets of water in the area, my basement “may” actually be spared.

heaven’s wrath was heard
where thunder roared, lightning striked
rivers and seas rise

Enjoy the weekend everyone! I hope to be back with a better post after the clean up is over.

Nature’s Abstract

early morning breeze
grass sways and dances beneath
listen! nature speaks

Photo taken with Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro lens

ISO 200 | 90mm @ f/3.5 | 1/90 sec

(Wild) Life after the storm

We had a really nasty storm last night, a tornado touched down in Montreal, honestly the first one I’ve experienced since I moved here. It was brief, but it somehow left a significant devastation in the Mirabel area according to the news. I went back to the bird sanctuary early this morning to see if the area was wrecked too, thankfully, it appeared as if the storm missed it completely. I didn’t notice anything different, except that the herons are out and about.

Good morning sunshine!

Although I admit that I am not a morning person, I have been enjoying some early morning walks inside the bird sanctuary lately. These were taken last weekend when I decided to get up before 6AM to go down to the sanctuary. I took this photo while waiting for the gates to open (I didn’t realize they don’t allow people in until after 7AM). I was told not to go anywhere closer to this geese family as the mother (I assumed this was the mother) has a tendency to attack if she feels that her goslings may be threatened. I have been going to the sanctuary for a long time now but this was the first time I actually saw and was able to photograph a yellow warbler.  I am definitely going back there again tomorrow to see if I can find more birds I haven’t yet encountered.

Texture Tuesday

I have been secretly admiring Kim Klassen’s textures and Tuesday Texture Challenge for a while now, but I haven’t had a chance to actually join. Today, however, I am posting my very first entry to this challenge. Thanks to Karen for the quick reminder. I wouldn’t have remembered had I not stumble upon her awesome blog.

The current theme is centered around the word “Light”. I choose this image because of the soft sunlight emanating from the corner of the frame which gives the scene a lovely glow.

The recipe for this photo:

1.In Photoshop Elements 9, added a Hue and Saturation Layer to slightly enhancing the colors
2. Added Kim’s “kk_faved” texture, changed blending mode to Soft Light & left the opacity at 100%
3. Added Kim’s “kk_ohMy” texture, changed blending mode to Screen and opacity at 8%
4. Finally added the watermark