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Michael Barker is a photographer, musician, triathlete, software developer, and father. He lives in York Region, Ontario.

Joeperry Lake, evening

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Michael Barker

Great blue heron flies into a sunset that falls on a sandy beach, tall pines, lichen-encrusted rocks and brush on the shore.

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Blossoms in High Park, Toronto

Posted on May 13, 2017May 29, 2017 by Michael Barker

There are many flowering trees in High Park.  This year there were lots of blooms on May 13, and I chose to get up close.

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Brush Strokes

Posted on May 13, 2017May 29, 2017 by Michael Barker

Willow branch hanging down over pond reeds.  High Park, May 2017.

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Devil’s Punch Bowl (Hamilton, ON)

Posted on June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 by Michael Barker

A very common flower throughout the region, whose name I don’t know, covers the shady ground a few metres from the bank of the dry river that feeds Devil’s Punch Bowl. Small birds take brief rests on the few evergreen trees near the Punch Bowl; this tree, to me, looks like some sort of fir,[…]

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A Sunny Fall Day in Ottawa

Posted on November 11, 2015March 14, 2016 by Michael Barker

New Edinburgh Park is accessible by bike from downtown Ottawa, and overlooks the Rideau river.  You must get off your bike to traverse the trail, which gives you an opportunity to study the reflections of the opposite shore, or look back at Parliament Hill from a stand of cattails. This white bridge carrying Union Street traffic across[…]

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A Rainy Fall Day in Ottawa

Posted on November 11, 2015February 25, 2016 by Michael Barker

Twigs, ironwork, leaves and lamps; with the Wellington Building, c. 1924-1927, as a background. Beside the Château Laurier, looking down Mackenzie Ave, red leaves have been strewn by a mild rainstorm.  The lamps are beginning to light for the evening.

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Vines in Little Don Park

Posted on October 17, 2015June 29, 2016 by Michael Barker

Vines are not common in the forests around Toronto, but of the two types you’ll often encounter, this is the one I’d least trust for swinging.  Its distinctive egg-sized spiky seed pods stand out, as light as paper lanterns. Here’s a closer look.

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Meadow Montage

Posted on September 11, 2015February 24, 2016 by Michael Barker

A collection of large rocks lines a path through a meadow in Balsam Lake Provincial Park (2 frames).

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Land and Water

Posted on July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 by Michael Barker

From Six Mile Lake Provincial Park, Ontario.

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Wall and Blossoms at Balsam

Posted on June 10, 2015June 10, 2015 by Michael Barker
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