Matthew in Black and White

My sister wanted a black and white photo of my great nephew, Matthew, to put in a frame with a photo of her husband when he was a young boy. My Blog Buddy, Photoshopphlake did the oval framing for me.

Textured Flower

Cosmos photographed at Stoney Ridge Winery and blended with a texture in Photoshop Elements.

Cosmos in the Winery Garden

Taken in the Gardens at Stoney Ridge Winery.

A Sneak Peak into the Cellar

Megalomaniac Wines are not usually opened to the public. However, they are experimenting this summer to see how opening the tasting bar on weekends works out.

St. Jacob's Train Station Sign

A tourist train runs from St. Jacob's to Waterloo on Market days.

Pony at the Festival

This pony was grabbing a snack and a bit of a rest after taking kids on a ride at the Beamsville Strawberry Festival.

Church in Winter

A former neighbour, who's an artist, has been commissioned to paint a series of paintings of white churches. She remembered this photo which I used for our Christmas cards last year. She asked if I would send her the photo for her to paint. Of course, I would be honoured.

Pony at the Festival

Although this year's Strawberry Festival in Beamsville was washed out, there were a few ponies for the kids to ride betweeen the rain bursts.

Dolls for Sale

These colourful handmade dolls were on display at the Beamsville Strawberry Festival.

Sliding at the Strawberry Festival

The damp weather didn't stop the kids from riding the giant slide at the Beamsville Strawberry Festival today.

Metal Art Work

A metal sculpture. Photographed in St. Jacobs.

Cheers!

Two runners enjoy the last wine on the Wine Country Run route.

Happy Runners

The "Wine Country Run" took place yesterday. Runners could visit 11 wineries on the route. This photo was taken outside of Calamus Estate Winery. These runners were very happy after a sample of Calamus White!

A Different View

Since we're working for Calamus Estate Winery this weekend, I thought I would post a different shot of the winery. While my assignment was to photograph the observatory, I thought I would take the opportunity to photograph the entire building.

More Market Peppers

Photographed at the Farmers Market in St. Jacobs, Ontario.

Tram Horses

Two of the horses used to pull a sightseeing tram around St. Jacobs.

St. Jacobs Trains

Some of the cars at the St. Jacobs train station. An old train runs from St. Jacobs to Waterloo a few times daily on Market days.

Colourful Ice Cream Vendor

Photographed at the St. Jacobs Farmers Market.

Oil Painting?

What looks like a painting is actually a Mennonite quilt. Photographed in a St. Jacob's gallery.

No Parking

This mural of a Mennonite horse and carriage is painted on the side of a building in St. Jacobs, Ontario.

Back to Basics

Tawse Winery is going organic. They hope to use a horse and plow on 10 acres of the winery to cut down on carbon emissions. Maybe some other emissions but these will be good as fertilizer.

Peppers at the Market

Yesterday was a great day for taking photos at the St. Jacobs Farmers Market and to give my new camera a workout.

Market Watch Dog

This stuffed dog is watching the people visiting the Farmers Market in St. Jacobs.

Poppies by Abandoned House

While taking photos of Calamus Winery we noticed these poppies growing in the garden of a house up for sale.

Calamus Winery Observatory

It was a much better day to take photos of the Calamus Estate Winery Observatory. The owners wanted a revised shot for their website.

Chronos Observatory at Calamus Estate Winery

I was asked to shoot some photos of the observatory at Calamus Estate Winery for the website. The sun was at the wrong angle for full building shots so I shot from the back of the building. I'll have to go back when the sun is on the front of the building.

Calamus Winery Panorama

Taken from the top deck at Calamus Estate Winery. Four Shots were combined to produce this photo. Click on photo to see larger size.