Ice Cascade

An icy waterfall cascading down a rockface in Gatineau Park is a visual representation of the effects of the warmth of sunny days and the cold of the nights. It is a creation of nature, an ever-changing sculpture of frozen water. A balance of opposites, of yin and yang...


ebb and flow...


hot and cold...


hard and soft...


and the changing states of liquid and solid.

Transitory Beauty

One comes across examples of Nature's design all the time. The question is whether you are able to allow yourself the time to notice as you speed through your day. If you allow yourself the space to be in the moment then you are more attentive to your surroundings. You begin to take note of what, in fact, is right in your field of vision. Like these ice cystals that had formed on the windows of the bus shelter I was standing in. With the light streaming in, I enjoyed the moment, taking the time to appreciate their transitory beauty... for with just a few degrees warmer temperatures they would be gone from sight.

On Thin Ice

When I was little, I loved it when thin ice formed over the top of puddles. I loved the cracking sound it made underfoot, thin crisp sheets of glass shattering into shards. I still search out this type of ice and I still love to make it crack.