Happy New Year all Flickr, buddies and Friends!

Happy New Year all Flickr, buddies and Friends!
Originally uploaded by Our Enchanted Garden

A Magical and Happy New Year to all my Blog Buddies Too! ;-)

Happy Thanks Giving

Promoting the Giving of Happy Thanks! ;-)

Summer Daisies Inspire & Cheer

A Daisy often gives me cause to smile so simple and delicate, fresh and lacey Light and sweet against the deep green grasses I adjusted to remove some of the colour in the shot, found I liked the look a daisy unique, as each truly are just like snowflakes Daisies love the sun their devotion is to follow the light sweet daisies

In The Deep Shadows

In The Deep Shadows
Originally uploaded by Our Enchanted Garden

Discovered some lovely remains of an old mill tucked into a moist and forested area next to a small dam and fishing pond. I enjoyed shooting the rock walls, thinking some of them, with their interesting textures, would make nice page backgrounds.
This is one of those experiments.

Belated Happy Birthdays

Happy Birthday Canada! Happy Birthday USA! Happy Birthday Quebec!

Wish You Could Scratch Your Back This Easily?

Wish You Could Scratch Your Back This Easily?
Originally uploaded by Our Enchanted Garden

This American goldfinch, now sporting his fine spring colours preens himself in the birch tree in our front garden. the garden is planted to resemble a sub-alpine meadow and has a variety of specimens that produce seeds the finches love to eat, including the flowers on this birch tree!
They're a favourite in the garden, adding their bright yellow spashes to the gardenscape and the male's song this time of year is quite melodic and ever so pleasant to listen to! Maybe I'm a female goldfinch in another dimension giving me an affinity for them! he! he!

It sure would be fun to be as flexible and agile as these little birds!

Happy Mother's Day

100b5050MDnew copy Originally uploaded by Our Enchanted Garden

A pretty view in the garden for Mom!

Wishes for a Happy, Healthy Mother's Day to Moms everywhere! Good wishes to Mom's everywhere and a happy, healthy Mother's Day!

My Zazzle Gallery

Showing off my gallery! Featuring Our Enchanted Garden photos and artwork; Zazzle.com/ourenchantedgarden*! I'll be building up a collection of items from some of my best photographs and whimsical work over the next several weeks! The flash player doesn't fit as nicely as I'd like here on this blogger layout and that may prompt me to make some adjustments to my blog, the player still works great and refreshes as I add new products to the gallery so I'll leave it in regardless. Check it out! What do you think? Eventually a full season of holiday and special occasion themes will be developed with something appealing to anyone! Also watch for products on topical current issues; the environment, peace, the changing seasons. *Please Note, currently these products are most easily available in the United States. Canadian purchases to be shipped to Canada would most likely be subject to customs & tariff charges which will increase your cost, sorry for the inconvenience! Updates and news on product availability in other countries will be posted here, as we discover and develop them!

Happy St Patrick's Day

Happy St Patrick's Day
Originally uploaded by Our Enchanted Garden

Salutations of the Season are in order! ;-)

Happy St. Patrick's Day All!

(Using a textured photo for the page background and adding some graphics to create a little e-card greeting!)

Promoting my photographs

Experimenting to see if this widget will work; make custom gifts at Zazzle To highlight some of my photographs made into products to share and enjoy through Zazzle.com!

Facebook Badge

This may already be on my side bar.... hm m m m! Just experimenting folks!

Some Things Can Only Happen In Winter

Some Things Can Only Happen In Winter, originally uploaded by Our Enchanted Garden

Some things can only happen in the middle of winter and that makes me smile because I can be reminded how truly special and unique each day is.
So while I am looking forward to the passing of winter and the warmth that spring promises I'll be patient and enjoy the beauty that winter's unique perspective creates around me.

The Frozen Elegance against a beautiful blue background.


The Image of a tree adorned in her finest winter dress. A fleeting beauty that quickly disappeared under the glare of winter sunlight.

Thanks again for the reminders Mother Nature, and I'll still look to spring fondly, if you don't mind!

Meet Fred, an algae eater

Meet Fred, an algae eater, originally uploaded by Our Enchanted Garden

Dear Fred the Placastamus
He's been getting used to the aquarium which has been running for over a month now. Seems to be quite comfortable in his new home.

I think I'll have fun and experiment with taking shots of the tank as the fish develop. Fred has some spiny fins that I hope to capture in a good photo. Will use my tripod to keep the image more in focus! I might even remember to clean the tank on the outside before I shoot next time!

No Ugly Duckling!

No Ugly Duckling!, originally uploaded by Our Enchanted Garden

Taken in Owen Sound, Ontario the day after Christmas. It was a beautiful day for a drive and we decided to stop and walk our dog Keisha in Harrison Park, a lovely spot where several people were out enjoying the mild weather, cross country skiing along the trails and sledding on a large hill across the river.

There's a large family of swans living in the park and they are well looked after It was a treat to take their shots. I'll plan to go back in the Spring to see if they've turned white!