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Love the big, bugged-out eyes on Red Admiral Butterflies. Here’s a shot of one on a cluster of small, white flowers that I ran across:

Red Admiral Butterfly on White Flowers

It was another hot early-summer day, and I took the dog for a walk down by Woodbine Park. Caught this shot of a Common Grackle cooling down at the edge of the pond in the Park:

Common Grackle Having a Bath

Went to nearby CTY to pick up a computer part, and brought my camera along in case I saw anything interesting in the reservoir. What I saw — besides lots of Canada Geese — was this fellow, a Double-crested Cormorant:

Double-crested Cormorant

The patterns on the wings and beak somehow make it look more primitive-looking. Definitely wouldn’t want to be at the other end of that nasty-looking curved beak.

I first saw this deeply orange moon coming back from work, and when I got home I got out the camera and managed to get a clear picture from the backyard.

Deeply-Orange Moon

Saw a pair of Greater Scaup Ducks down by Woodbine Beach while walking the dog. Managed to get both of them in the single shot you see below:

Male and Female Greater Scaup Ducks

I got to go to the Toronto Orchid Show again. Great place to go if you’re a photographer. For each flower I shot, I also took a picture of the label for the particular orchid, so all of the flowers are named, where a label was available for them.

One of my favourites was this one, which looks a lot like a woman’s lips:

Encyclia Cordigera + Encyclia Randii

Here are the best pics, winnowed down from a couple hundred shots:

Another fun parade, this time with Vanessa helping out a friend by marching with a group of kids for “The Monkey Club”. In addition to the usual bands there was even a demo by a couple of members of the Harlem Globetrotters as well.

Took the girls to the Ontario Science Center, where we saw a performance by the bubble blowing master Deni Yang. The girls has a blast, especially at the finale when a gazillion bubbles are unleashed on the audience.

Took many, many photos, and in the end these were the ones I was happy with:

“Never shoot in to the sun” they say. Sometimes rules are made to be broken:

Tall Grass Set Against the Sun

Sometimes on cold days down by Woodbine Beach, water droplets splash onto trees and plants close to shore, encasing them in ice. Here are some shots I took:

Ice on Branches

Ice on a Small Branch

Ice on a Small Plant