Blind Tasting

22 Baco Noirs are ready for a blind tasting. Photographed at Henry of Pelham Winery.

Baco Tasting at Henry of Pelham

We went to a private tasting of 22 Baco Noirs from various wineries in Ontario. The tasting was hosted by wine writer, Michael Pinkus at Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery.

Your Carriage is Waiting

Niagara College was offering horse drawn carriage rides to take people from the winery to the main college campus on Saturday.

Snowy Owl

Another photo taken at Niagara College

Eagle at the College

Niagara College had a display of birds of prey yesterday.

Flower in Abstract

A close-up of the centre of a flower I photographed recently and used some special techniques in Photoshop for this effect.

Colourful Balloons

Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Autumn Leaf

Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide and cropped in Photoshop Elements.

Icewine Martini

As part of the Icewine Festival, Jackson-Triggs was offering an Icewine & Vodka martini.

Mayor Enjoying Icewine Festival

The Mayor of Lincoln, Ontario and an unknown friend are enjoying a glass or two of wine at the Twenty Valley Winter Winefest.

Food on the Road

One of the gourmet food trucks at the Twenty Valley Winter WineFest in Jordan.

Fiddling in the Cold

Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac performs at the Twenty Valley Winter WineFest. In spite of the freezing -9C temperature, he was able to perform almost non-stop for a full hour's concert!

Boxing Day, 2011

Taken on Rio Lane, St. Catharines.

Merry Christmas, Everyone

Christmas Lights on Rio Lane

Many of the neighbours on Rio Lane in St. Catharines have elaborate light displays. We visited there before the evening crowds.

Two Days Until Christmas

Photographed at Inniskillin Winery, Niagara-on-the-Lake

Flower at the Vineland Research Centre

While looking at the new varieties of poinsettias at the Vineland Research Centre the other day, we spotted this Anthurium.

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown

A property in Beamsville has been boarded up for some time due to a fire. Recently two young people painted this mural on the plywood boards. I had to fix it up in Photoshop and added the caption.

The Grinch on King Street

I guess Santa was busy this year for the 'Miracle on King Street' event in Beamsville so the Grinch filled in.

Christmas Poinsettia

Vineland Research & Innovation Centre had an open house yesterday to show what researchers have been doing to create new varieties of poinsettias.