Pamela Perrault Photography
A passion for wildlife, woodlands and wildflowers.
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Jack’s Letter 2
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Flower Hour #19 – The perfume strong I love!
The Flower Hour #19: Almond Tree Blossoms Here in Ontario’s deep south, where spring is teasing us but hasn’t yet arrived, I’m longing for the early blossoms that never fail to thrill. One of my favourites is the Lilac, and one of the best-ever locations to view them here in Essex County is at the…
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Mutually Distinct Realities
Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition.† Lens-Artists #386: The Power of Juxtaposition Trust the author to create such a cerebral challenge! A most enjoyable challenge, though, thank you Patti! You’ll undoubtedly either smile or roll your eyes, but whenever I hear or read the…
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Insects are Interesting
I grew up in a childhood idyll; beside my house was an enormous wild meadow. Technically, it was a Hydro Right-of-Way, but it was an unspoiled field with long grasses, wildflowers galore and — especially appealing to us kiddos, bugs galore. It was in that field that my love of wildflowers was born and too,…
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Lunar Ludibund
The Flower Hour #18: Celebrating Lunar New Year Welcome to the year of the horse! Meet Beezus and Ramona: These sisters fit the “Flower Hour” criteria — just! If you look very carefully, to the left of the girls is a clump of Dandelions, and to the right is a patch of white clover. Two…
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Cataclysm
cataclysm, noun, cat· a· clysm ˈka-tə-ˌkli-zəm, a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition, an event that brings great changes.† Today I am writing about rape. In Canada, Sexual Assault is defined as an assault of a sexual nature that violates the sexual integrity of the victim. Specifically in this case, drug-facilitated sexual assault. In the…
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Crops and Discoveries
Lens-artists challenge #385 – unusual crop. First, here’s the assignment and the inspiration: What an Unusual Crop! No, I cannot do this; it’s too hard. No, it’s not. Give it a try, be bold, be creative. You can do it. Exceed yourself, like they say in the Olympics. Cropping stands as one of the…
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Anserine Astonishment
Lens Artists Photo Challenge #384 – What Astonishes You? This lovely challenge was created by Beth of Wandering Dawgs: “What have you seen or experienced that has astonished you? The challenge is to include photos about things that astonish you and tell us why you are astonished. I got the inspiration for this challenge from these…
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Purple Passion
Purple — is fashionable twice —This season of the year,And when a soul perceives itselfTo be an Emperor.† The Flower Hour #16: The Shapes of Flowers Please take a moment to browse Terri’s post with her great “shape” images:https://secondwindleisure.com/2026/02/03/the-flower-hour-16-the-shapes-of-flowers/ ’Til next time, y’all… †Emily Dickinson, her poem “Purple — is fashionable twice —” — page…
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Paradigms and Patterns
Lens-Artists Challenge #383 – Looking Back to #174 – Shapes and Designs This challenge immediately ignited my imagination — thank you Tina! I had a happy time today sorting through my image albums looking for some shots that might fit the bill. Many thanks for today’s challenge to the extraordinarily talented Tina from Travels and…
Enchanting Essex 