Andrew Trundlewagon's photos

A male cardinal on a snowy day.

Blue jay on a snowy day. They like to perch on this pole for some reason.

A visitor for the New Year, a male cardinal standing on an icy beam.

The Ring, Montreal. 23 metric tons, 35 m diameter, suspended between two buildings in Pace Ville Marie since July 2022. (Cell phone)

Misty November sun.

A winter sunset over downtown Toronto. The needle-like structure in the centre is the CN-tower, a giant communications antenna that was, for many years, the tallest free-standing man-made structure in the world.

City skyline, winter sunset, Toronto

"T'was in the bleak mid-winter"... The street at night after a snowfall.

An ice-oddity. I was in the woods on the weekend and came across masses of needle ice like this along the banks of small streams. I have not seen ice behave like this before, although it is a known phenomenon. Apparently, if the soil is saturated with water and the soil temperature is above freezing but the air temperature is below freezing, ice forms at the surface and is pushed up by hydrostatic pressure from the water below (not sure I understand that to be honest) to form these strands or needles of ice. These were about 5 to 7 cm long (roughly two to two and half inches). They remind me of the fibre optic “hairy” lamps that were popular in the 1970s and 80s.

Spray from a rushing stream frozen on a fallen twig

By the edge of a frozen lake, a pinecone fallen on rough ice.

A young buck just taking a stroll. He only has one antler so maybe it has been in the wars, or perhaps he has begun to shed them for regrowth next spring.

A pileated woodpecker working on tree trunck. She is doing a pretty good demolition job.

A pileated woodpecker. This is the female; the male was close by but further into the trees. They mate for life.

This is an old water mill in St Bruno, Quebec. The first mill was built in 1725, and then rebuilt in stone in 1741. The current building is the third mill on the site, dating from the 1760s. In the late nineteenth century the area became popular as a weekend retreat for wealthy businessmen who built several very large homes nearby. The mill was converted into a chapel for their benefit. It is now a Tea Salon (le Salon de The le Vieux Moulin), but it is only open at weekends. As there is no public road access customers have to walk in. Through the winter, most arrive on skis or snowshoes. The soup and hot drinks are very welcome during the cold months with the roaring fireplace keeping the customers warm. carlascanvas.com/2018/10/14/salon-the-mont-saint-bruno

November lake reflections.

A white-breasted nuthatch in the snow