There’s somethin’ ’bout the way the street looks when it’s just rained. There’s a glow off the pavement, you walk me to the car … and I don’t know why but with you I dance, in a storm in my best dress: fearless. – Taylor Swift

The Town of Ajax recently renovated one of our oldest churches, St.Francis de Sales, located on Church St. in Pickering Village.

These photos were captured before the changes and add-ons; St. Francis and Church Street’s surroundings at their finest.

“Try to be like the turtle – at ease in your own shell.” – Bill Copeland

Words to live by? I think so.

It’s always lovely when a mirror image is created through water, especially on a sparkling and warm Friday afternoon.

This image was captured at a pond, located within Pickering, On.’s Frenchman’s Bay park.

It’s always hard to take shots of bugs because I am absolutely terrified of them – and generally, when you’re stalking bugs … you have to get close to them.

But as a part of improving my photography, comes a need to overcome fears! Maybe soon I’ll have enough courage to snap photos of bees.