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 July 13 -  July 19, 2010

"shakin' out the cobwebs..."

 

"Ryan Brubacher after a tough dismount"... 

  

 
Past images of the week     
 July 13 - July 19, 2010 "dusted"... Ryan Brubacher shaking out the cobwebs
 July 06 - July 12, 2010 "done!"... Logan Donaldson at the OHSRA Paris rodeo
 June 29 - July 05, 2010 "of days gone by"... vintage Roy Rogers box camera
 Jun 22 - Jun 28, 2010 "an acquired taste"... fox with skunk
 Jun 15 - Jun 21, 2010 "leaving the chutes"... bareback riding at Owen Sound
 Jun 07 - Jun 14, 2010 "Branded"... 'Wired' delivers first blood on the event of  Daniel Ewart's first bull ride
 May 31 - Jun 06, 2010 "streamers"... steer slobber
 May 23 - May 30, 2010 "underworld"... life under the bucking chutes
 May 15 - May 22, 2010 "pteridactyl"... great blue heron flyby
 May 07 - May 14, 2010 "topside bank"... Caspian tern topside bank
 Apr 30 - May 06, 2010 "scream"... Caspian tern in attack mode
 Apr 23 -Apr 29, 2010 "symphony in black"... double-crested cormorant coming to perch
 Apr 16 - Apr 22, 2010 "shaggy"... double-crested cormorant
 Apr 09 - Apr 15, 2010 "spring chores"... black-crowned night heron bringing nesting material
 Apr 02 - Apr 08, 2010 "ranch rodeo"... BJ Prince on Samson at a ranch rodeo
 Mar 25 - Apr 01, 2010 "earned glory"... trophy spurs
 Mar 18 - Mar 24, 2010 "Fine dining"... American coots
 Mar 11 - Mar 17, 2010 "Preening session"... mallard hen preening
 Mar 04 - Mar 10, 2010 "teamwork"... Team roping with Rawhide Rodeo
 Feb 25 - March 03 "Colours of Night"... Hamilton factoryscape at night
 Feb 18 - Feb 24, 2010 "Who's there?"... barred owl
 Feb 11 - Feb 17, 2010 "Invincible summer"... when the weather outside is frightful
 Feb 04 - Feb 10, 2010 "You're repeating yourself"... memories of Mexico
 Jan 28 - Feb 03, 2010 "Wecome to my nightmare"... seven legged spider
 Jan 21 - Jan 27, 2010 "Window to the past..."  ruins at the German woolen mill in Glen Morris
 Jan 14 - Jan 20, 2010 "Dangles"... Mexican beach wares
 Jan 07 - Jan 13, 2010 "I feel your pain"... they make em tough at the rodeo...
 Dec 31, 2009 - Jan 06, 2010 "Mallard and osier"... mallard hen against winter colours
 Dec 24 - Dec 30, 2009 "Eyes as black as coal"... barred ow
 Dec 17 - Dec 23, 2009 "Band on the run"... the boys playing in the snow
 Dec 10 - Dec 16, 2009 "the true meaning of Xmas" get ready for the wallet to take it's annual Xmas beating
 Dec 03 - Dec 09, 2009 "a couple of cute redheads"... redheaded ducks in flight
 Nov 26 - Dec 02, 2009 "teasel"... teasel with fall colours
 Nov 19 - Nov 25, 2009 "That's a load of bull"... Gremlin chillin' after a ride
 Nov 12 - Nov 18, 2009 "With friends like that..." What's BJ up to in this image?
 Nov 05 - Nov 11, 2009 "Black on brown"... American blackduck
 Oct29 - Nov 04, 2009 "Another world"... fern bokeh
 Oct 22 - Oct 28, 2009 "Catching a glow"... backlit bees with asters
 Oct 15 - Oct 21, 2009 "The Bascule"... Show jumping at the Burford Fair
 Oct 08 - Oct 14, 2009 "Air Wolf"...  "Juvenile Cooper's hawk on the hunt"... 
 Oct 01 - Oct 07, 2009 "borne on the wind..." milkweed releasing seeds
 Sept 24 - Sept 30, 2009 "Stairway to Heaven!" stairwell inside the Notre Dame Basilica in old Montreal...
 Sept 17 - Sept 23, 2009 "Prime vs. Froster" Steve Foster on Optimus Prime
 Sept 09 - Sept 16, 2009 "If you've got it, flaunt it!" mallard hen showing off her wares
 Sept 02 - Sept 08, 2009 "Waste-not, want-not" Ring billed gulls... where would we be without them to clean up after us?...
 Aug 25 - Sept 01, 2009 "Hopper" grasshopper basking in the sun
 Aug 18 - Aug 24, 2009 "Vogueing on the beach" Sanderling at VanWagner's Beach
 Aug 11 - Aug 17, 2009 "Bee mine"... honeybee collecting pollen
 Aug 04 - Aug 10, 2009... "Angel standing by"... monument at Woodlands Cemetary
 July 28 - Aug 03, 2009... "Public Enemy" fishermen love to find reasons why they can't catch a fish...
 July 21 - July 27, 2009 "the Comfy Chair" BJ Prince waiting for his turn to ride at the rodeo
 July 14 - Jul7 20, 2009 "hang tight".... steer wrestling at Burford
 July 08 - July 13, 2009 "The Boys"... broncs in the pasture at the Rawhide Ranch
 July 01 - July 07, 2009 "McCoag vs Vader"... catching a bit of air at the rodeo
 June 25 - June 31, 2009 "Air Jordan"... bareback bronc 'Air Jordan' earning her name
 June 18- June 24, 2009 "Riders on the storm"... Canadian Cowgirls drill team at Azilda
 June 11- June 17, 2009 "It's all a blur"... Aimee Ranger at Azilda
 June 04 - June 10, 2009 "Never give up"... making a late catch in the arena
 May 27 -  June 03, 2009 "Skimming the Surface"... "Caspian tern skimming for a drink"... 
 May 19 - May 26, 2009 "Beetlejuice"... red beetle on poinsetta
 May 11 - May 18, 2009 "Lucky Charms"... shamrocks
 May 03 - May 10, 2009 "Hunting the fields"... rough legged hawk hunting on the wing
 April 25 - May 02, 2009 "Full Spread"... tree swallow
 April 17 - April 24, 2009 "The Photographer"... contra jour image of Ken Newcombe
 April 09 - April 16, 2009 "The Boarding Ladder"... Shipyard stuff on the bay"
 April 01 - April 08, 2009 "Gone to the dogs"... foxhunting with Hamilton Hunt
 March 25 - March31, 2009 "Ship Shape"... ship colours, textures and shapes"
 March 17 - March 24, 2009 "Pucker up!"... sneaky horse kiss
 March 10 - March 16, 2009 "Skeksis"... for those of you who rememeber, "The Dark Crystal"
 March 02 - March 09, 2009 "Quick Draw"... looks like Bob was faster ;-)
 Feb 23 - March 01 "Ride 'em Cowboy".... bareback rider, Ian Charmin
 Feb 15 - Feb 27, 2009 "Sunset Swan"... mute swan over Hamilton Harbour
 Feb 07 - Feb 14, 2009 "One Second in the Life"... chickadee on grass
 Jan31 - Feb 06, 2009 "The Stag"...  young stag in winter
 Jan 25 - Jan 30, 2009 "Blue Frost"... frost on window
 Jan 18 - Jan 24, 2009 "Topside glide"... female red-breasted merganser over Lake Ontario
 Jan 11 - Jan 17, 2009 "Shake it"... beaver shaking water from fur
 Jan 03 - Jan 10, 2009 "Winter fair, winter fowl"... female red-breasted merganser over Lake Ontario
 Dec 25, 2008 - Jan 02, 2009 "Who's who?"... Short-eared owl on the wing
 Dec 17 - Dec24, 2008 "Truce"... Leo and Cooper standoff
 Dec 09 - Dec 16, 2008 "White on black"... trumpeter swan on the wing
 Dec 01 - Dec 08, 2008 "Snack attack"... beaver gnawing on branch
 Nov 23- Nov 30, 2008 "So, I says to the bartender"... doe having brunch
 Nov 15 - Nov 22, 2008 "Kiss my tulips"... tulip with water drops
 Nov 07,  Nov 14, 2008 "Doe... a deer"... One of Shelley's pets
 Oct29 - Nov 06, 2008 "Incoming"... mute swan on the wing
 Oct 21 - Oct 28, 2008 "The Dangle"... "saddlebronc apprently hanging in mid-air"
 Oct 14 - Oct 20, 2008 "Colours of Autumn"... chickadee on sumac
 Oct 07 - Oct 13, 2008 "Time to Stretch"... juvenile wood ducks in "Ken's water garden"
 Sept 30 - Oct 06, 2008 "Prima Donna"... praying mantis on teasel
 Sept 23 - Sept 29, 2008 "Comes when called"... foxhound returning to the call of the master
  Sept 15 - Sept 22, 2008 "Kick up yer heels!"... Tyler West on saddlebronc
 Sept 08 - Sept 14, 2008 "A Touch of Grace"...  Great egret with reflection
 Sept 01 - Sept 07, 2008 "Head to head"... Up close and personal in Port Perry
 Aug 24 - Aug 31, 2008 "Practice makes perfect"... ASC show jumping
 Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2008... "Sod Buster"  'Bloody Sunday diggin' a cowboy's grave...
 Aug 09 - Aug 16, 2008... "Weekend traffic"  never ending traffic on the QEW
 Aug 02 - Aug 08, 2008... "Fire Away"  saddlebronc riding at Downsview rodeo
 July 26 - Aug 01, 2008 ... "Dust wrestling"... Billy Linders at Ridgetown
 July 19 - July 25, 2008 "TGIF"... Saddlebronc riding on a Friday night in Burford
 July 11 - July 18, 2008 "Hangtime"... Saddlebronc riding in Ellicottvile
 July 03 - July10, 2008 "Fireball"... Canada Day fireworks 
 June25 - July 02, 2008... "Summer Splendor"... butterfly
 June17 - June 24, 2008...  "Blow Hard"... Ancaster Heritage Day parade
 June 09 - June 16, 2008 "Kickin' up some dirt"... barrel rider makin' the turn...
 June 01 - June 08, 2008 "All stretched out..."  Steve Fisher on 'Checker'
 May 24 - May 31, 2008 "Foal"... youngster on the ranch
 May 17 - May 23, 2008 "Pairing Up"... Buddying up over the jumps...
 May 09 - May 16, 2008 "Getting Vertical"... saddlebronc rider hangin' on
 May 01 - May 08, 2008 "Clearing the Air"... stirring up the dust on the flats
 April 23 - April 30, 2008 "Bone Dry"... homage to Georgia O'Keefe
 April 15 - April 22, 2008 "Nature's Tears"... magnolia blossom with raindrops...
 April 07 - April 14, 2008 "Deconstruction Project"... A mannequin, studio lighting and a bit of PS magic...
 March 31 - April 06, 2008  "I'm Ignoring You!"... Great gray owls
 March 24 - March 31, 2008 "Quack!".... Female greater scaup
 March 16 - March 23, 2008... "Daily Dose"... Syringe
 March 09 - March 15, 2008... "Yawn".... A sealion with attitude at the Vancouver Aquarium ....
 March 01 - March 08, 2008 "Committed"... Training through the bitter winter temperatures....    
 Feb 23 - March 01, 2008 "Heir to the Skies"... Immature bald eagle over Hamilton Harbour...
 Feb 15 - Feb 22, 2008 "Rodeo meets Matrix"... World's first 3D bull toss....
 Feb 07 - Feb 14, 2008 "Mid-winter sun"...  Calm, mid-winter day on a small lake...
 Jan 29 - Feb 06, 2008 "Dusty Field"... Harness racers at Ancaster Fair
 Jan 21 - Jan 28, 2008 "Walkin Boss"... Cowboy Mac Anderson
 Jan 14 - Jan 20, 2008 "Night Shift"...  Hamilton's industrial skyline at night
 Jan 07 - Jan 13, 2008 "Peeps"...  Shorebirds and reflection...
 Dec 30, 2007 - Jan 06, 2008 "Ride 'em Cowboy!"   Saddlebronc event, Extreme Tour Finals, Dec 30...
 Dec 23 - Dec 30, 2007 "On the hunt"...  Hawk owl in attack mode
 Dec 15 - Dec 22, 2007 "Out on a limb"...  Hawk owl... a rare winter visitor...
 Dec 07 - Dec 14, 2007  "The Face behind the lens"... The ever beautiful Shelley Watson...
 Nov 31 - Dec 06, 2007 "Pond dweller"... Leopard frog at the edge of a pond
 Nov 23 - Nov 30, 2007 "Winter speedster"... Longtail duck skimming the waves
 Nov 15 - Nov 22, 2007  "Cathedral Grove"... Coastal inlet, B.C.
 Nov 07 - Nov 14, 2007 "Prince of Tides"...  Killer Whale, B.C.
 Oct 21 - Nov 06, 2007... "Fluffy perch".... Chickadee on bullrush...
 Oct 23 - Oct 30, 2007 "Canadian eh?"... Fall foliage
 Oct 15 - Oct 22, 2007 "On the hunt..."   Huntmaster recalling the hounds...
 Oct 07 -Oct 14, 2007 "Call of the wild" (scene along the Alaska highway)
 Sept 30 - Oct 06, 2007... "Balancing act"  (turkey vulture settling on perch)
 Sept 22 - Sept 29, 2007.. "Added entertainment"    Pickup rider Earl Foster and steed contributing a bit of extra entertainment...
  Sept 14 - Sept 21, 2007 "Living jewel"... Halactid bee on aster...
 Sept 06 - Sept 13 "Lunch on the Fly"... Osprey with the daily catch
 Aug 29 - Sept 05, 2007 "Full Stop!"... Breakaway roper Beth Stewart and Boots...
 Aug 21 - Aug 28, 2007 "Thistledown..." American goldfinch dining on thistle...
 Aug 13 - Aug 20, 2007 "Pretty in pink" young bullrider Anya O'Leary
 Aug 07 - Aug 12, 2007 "Late for work..."  (American coot running across the ice during the February freeze-up)
 July 31- Aug 06, 2007 "Tagged" (bullfighter Ryan Smith getting tagged by a bull)
 July 23 - July 30, 2007 "Crashing the gate"  (mishap at the show ring)
 July 15 - July 22, 2007 "Move on" (bullfighter Ryan Smith)
 July 09 - July 14, 2007 "Release the hounds" (blue heelers at work)
 July 01 - July 08, 2007 "Diggin in" (steer wrestler Bill Linder)
 June 17 - June 24, 2007 "The gift of vision" (eye macro)
 June 10-16, 2007 "Velvet Purse" (poppy pod)
 June 3- June 9, 2007 "Just a jump to the left"... (saddlebronc rider BJ Prince)
 May 29 - June 2, 2007  "Sentry" Caspian tern defending nesting colony)
 May 21-28, 2007 "Fearless" (action at the OHSRA rodeo)
 May 13 - May 20, 2007  "Taking the Hit" (Lt. Dave Walker with police dog Wylie)    
 May  5 - May 12,  2007 "Redwing Launch" (redwing blackbird launching from bullrush)    
     
     
     
     
     

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