Near home. (Mine, not hers.)

I have it on good authority that this is a species of ladybug, with 14 spots.

Walkies at Harbourfront.

A blue jay gathers material for a nest.

At Reptilia, in Vaughan. Two snakes lie curled up together.

An American alligator sizes me up at Reptilia, a reptile zoo in Vaughan, Ontario.

My parents’ dog, Daisy.

Poor fella wasn’t getting any scraps off the table.

A duck floats down a stream and through the reflection of the sun on an unusually mild March day.

The geese have no-doubt been confused by the mild weather, having returned early to the area from their winter homes further south.