Your Life As Art Photography by Pam

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #376 | Wings

This week Beth led us in the challenge with the theme Wings!

Please check out her beautiful examples of wings HERE on her blog, Wandering Dawgs.

This summer a butterfly landed on our nephews exersaucer, with him in it and hung out for a few minutes. Long enough for me to get my camera out and take several photos!

A grasshopper in our garden, he was an awesome subject to photograph, turning to share his angles with me!

Dragonflies sitting near a pond.

The hummingbirds were fun to watch!

They seem always on guard.

Next year, I up the shutter speed to capture their wings better! I do love the motion! Their wings are incredibly fast!

The loon family on the lake

Baby seagulls on their rock island

I love all the bee’s!

Beach Seagulls

Geese

Bald Eagle above the Saugeen River, I had no clue what I was photographing, something caught my eye, I shot, then I saw what I had captured!

A gorgeous Blue Heron

How cool would it be as a photographer to have gardens, rivers, lakes to travel to and from, you have no worry in the maintenance, you just get to show up with your camera(s) and get to shoot to your hearts content. Even better, you can get your fix at home, on your own property with birds, butterflies, bees, bugs, blossoms etc!

Winter in Southwestern Ontario has been interesting this week, so although I had wanted to get out and get some snowy bird shots, it didn’t work – yet! So this week I was able to share and enjoy some ‘wings’ throughout the year and various seasons.

I truly am grateful for these challenges, I am feeling behind this week, with Christmas deadlines hitting earlier this week for creative creations, this is the first time Ive had to sit and focus, as I knew I wanted to find a variety of images. My goal of snowy birds, will be met, when the time is right!

Be sure to check back on Saturday, December 6 at noon eastern time when Ann-Christine will be hosting the challenge.

For information on how to join the Len-Artists challenge please click here.

Wordless Wednesday | Snow + River + Nature

Welcome December 2025

This weekend, November closed out with a wild and wonderful snow storm that blanketed us for days starting on Thursday. All the snow here fell Thursday and Friday, we had an awesome day Saturday to enjoy our nephew’s 1st and then the snow began again on Sunday, in lighter amounts.

Here is our Gunner, just over 1.5 yrs old. Posing for his mama in the snow beneath the ever green trees blanketed in snow.

December begins like a lamb, with a beautiful fluffy white blanket, also just like a lamb. This past year, deserves a good, deep reflection. I am ready to call in the energy of 2026. This month feels like the shift has already begun out of this 9 year and into a 1 year!

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I feel this is the perfect end to the ‘Surviving November’ Round theme.

My sister gifted us this many years ago, a round shape holding our initials together for our family. It hangs inside our front door, also the main living area of our home.

The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!

Winter Has Arrived

On this day, a year ago, the sweetest little boy arrived and brought so much light to our lives. At a time when it felt pretty dark, for me it felt like the few years prior had fully consumed me. And then this little boy arrived, reminding me so much of my own little boy, who is in his last teens year and can easily cradle his wee cousin in his arm. He brought so much light to all of us and I am so grateful for that.

The sky is overcast today, however the beautiful white blanket of snow helps brighten up everything, even without the sunlight. The warmth of the bare trees.

I was hoping to catch some birds, however they were all tucked away. Will try again another day.

Saugeen River in Mount Forest looking towards the bridge on highway 6.

Canon R6MII + RF/EF Adapter + EF 24-105mm f4L
I just love my L lenses, the colour, the image RAW right out of the camera, beautiful quality. As an artist I would highly recommend this lens.

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The light at the end of a hard month.

The day after my brother was buried, our sweet nephew was born.

He has been such a bright light for all of us.

The roundness of his wee head, as well as his sisters.

Especially as a mama of teens, one almost no longer a “teen”, I love having these littles in our life. They make “surviving” November even easier <3

The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!

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These round dishes are a staple in our home, for both our dog and our cats. These are the dog dishes, he is a messy water drinker. His bowls had a thorough washing after this photo was taken ;)

I tried to stick within our home for this challenge – to push myself!

The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!

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A couple lenses in my collection, the RF 35mm f1.8, my first RF lens in my collection, its light and powerful! With some rearranging in my den, my lenses and cameras have more space to be displayed and more safely, easier to grab.

These lenses provide me such joy and really bring my creativity to life – especially the 35mm in these darker winter months when we spend more time indoors!