A Walk In The Park With Beep

We had our first snowfall on Boxing Day.

 A perfect night to take a walk in the park with our granddaughter.

 Beep and Papa

 

 

Our favourite tree

 

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Pente-πέντε- In Colour

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Pente is a strategy game created in 1977 by Gary Gabrel, based on the Japanese game ninuki-renju, a variant of renju or gomoku. The players alternate in placing stones of their color on free intersections. The players aim to create five vertically, horizontally or diagonally connected stones of their color. Captures are obtained by surrounding pairs of an opponents' stones vertically, horizontally, or diagonally with stones of their own placed at the ends of the pair. A player wins by either getting 5 (or more) of their stones in a row or by capturing 5 (or more) pairs of their opponent's stones. Pente (πέντε) is the number five in Greek.

The Three R's - ABC Wednesday

After a busy morning outside playing in the leaves, chasing the dog around the yard, and flying sky high on the swing, my granddaughter settles in for some

R R and R... 

Rest, Relaxation, and Reading.

A difficult word

...but she got it!

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Joseph Addison

 

The letter R was brought to you today by ABC WEDNESDAY

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The Pond Hike - Our World Tuesday/ABC Wednesday (H)

We live in an urban setting, a city of about 360,000. Luckily we live in Pond Mills, a suburb that includes the Westminister/ Pond Mills Environmentally Significant Area, which is  also a class 1 Provincially Significant Wetland (no one can bulldoze it and build houses). The ESA is significant for its size and for its great variety of natural habitats. There are six major ponds and a number of smaller ones scattered throughout the forests, wetlands and marsh.

My daughter, granddaughter and I often hike there. It's all about 2 blocks from our house.

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The boardwalk through the marshy area

Through the forest

Spettigue Pond

Lots of frogs

The frog whisperer

This post is my first to the new meme OUR WORLD TUESDAY

This meme is the second generation of My World Tuesday, which was founded by Klaus Peter of Florida three years ago and which published faithfully every Monday until Klaus's passing.he We honor his memory and each other by continuing this meme.

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Window To The World - Weekend Reflections

It has been said, that books are the windows to the world.

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Here's one of those windows reflected in the glass of my bookcase.

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Flowers Of Hope - Carnations

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May is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness month in Canada. Every year the MS Carnation Campaign takes place in May to help raise funds and increase awareness. Carnations are sold on street corners, malls and other public spaces. The carnation is Canada's oldest and most recognized symbol of hope in the quest to end multiple sclerosis.

World wide, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects about 2.5 million people. Canadians have one of the highest rates of MS in the world. I am one of those Canadians. MS lasts a lifetime.There is no cure.

Over $45 million has been raised through the MS Carnation Campaign since its inception. Funds raised support MS research and services. $45 million worth of flowers is equal to 9 million bouquets of flowers or 27 million individual stems.

What Is MS?

May 25th is World MS Day

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Bubble Head - Weekend Reflections

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What do you see reflected in that bubble?

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Just For Yum - Wordless Wednesday

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Looking Out My Backdoor - Almost Wordless Wednesday

I know...ANOTHER snow photo...but all this snow leaves me speechless!

And we are in for the "storm of the century" tonight

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Market Murals - My World Tuesday

When its minus 12 degrees and the ground is covered with snow, shopping and eating, at the indoor farmer's market is the only way to go! Our Covent Garden Market was formally established in 1845, but was rebuilt about 10 years ago.

The Market has farm-fresh quality produce, organic foods, award-winning meats, ethnic foods, and the largest assortment of cheese in Southwestern Ontario to tempting sweets, coffees and teas, and beautiful flowers. 

Twice a week (Thursdays and Saturdays) during the summer, an outdoor farmers' market features fresh produce, meats, and baked goods. Arts and culture are the focus of the Market's mezzanine where a number of cultural organizations and artists are located –there’s even an art school and a theatre!

I like the murals that decorate the entrance ways.

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A Shampoo and Set - Wordless Wednesday

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Solar Tree - My World Tuesday

The Tourism centre in my city now greets visitors with a giant, photovoltaic metal tree, and companion solar panels, that will produce 10,000 kW of solar energy annually.

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The Solar Tree is designed in the image of the City logo; a visual landmark to highlight this clean, renewable energy project. The giant metal tree features twenty-seven solar panels, each mounted to a leaf.

• It is a 8.6 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic, ground-mounted system
• 3 pole mounted arrays (about 8 kWs) plus one unique, solar tree  (about 0.5 kWs)
• Solar Tree is 7 meters (23 feet) tall, has 27 leaves, each producing power
• The system will generate 10,000 kWh’s per year, about ½ of the annual electricity needs for the tourism building .  (When the sun is shining, these panels could power up to 7 homes)
• Cost of project: $160,000
• Expected revenue: $165,000 over the 20-year contract
• The system will offset up to 10 tonnes of CO2 per year from coal-fired power plants

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