Saturday, December 5, 2015

A Christmas Card

 
A photo of my favourite squirrel.
Stoney Braveheart.
 
(Eastern Grey Squirrel)
 
Wishing everyone the best of the season!
 
I'll be back in the New Year.
 
Cheers!
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Snowfall

We got our first real snowfall on the weekend, about 6 inches.
 It's melting now.
 
Mourning Dove
 
sharing with...
WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY
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Thursday, November 12, 2015

In Need Of Repair

 
A black squirrel on our wonky aging fence.
It's the fence that needs a repair, not the critter!
 
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Remember Them

 
I photographed this newly opening poppy in my garden, in brilliant sunlight.
It's a SOOC (straight out of camera) shot, so it's not picture perfect, but I think, quite fitting for Remembrance Day

I am not blogging often, due to time constraints.
I hope to be back regularly in the new year. 
 
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Thursday, November 5, 2015

The Present Moment

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.
Make the Now the primary focus of your life.
 
 
It's been lovely, but the time has come to say goodbye to blog land, for now.
I need to be present in the moment(s) that I have left before me.
Wishing great moments for all those that have visited my blog.
 
Take care and enjoy the now. 
CHEERS,
Until we meet again.
 
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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Monday, October 26, 2015

A Day At The Beach

 Pinery Provincial Park, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada
 

Sandpiper at sunset, wasp's nest on sign, snakes crossing.

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Autumn Colour

Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada

Autumn sunsets are the best!

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SKYWATCH FRIDAY 
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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Just Peachy

 
Another sunset at the cottage.
Cape Hurd, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada

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 SKYWATCH FRIDAY 
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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Under A Purple Sky

Cape Hurd, Lake Huron, Ontario , Canada
 
This is my favourite sunset photo that I took this summer up at the cottage.
I used a Polaroid fluorescent screw mount filter on my lens.
 
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Monday, October 5, 2015

Going To Town

 
Tobermory is a small community located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula.
It's about a ten minute drive from the cottage at Cape Hurd.
A day trip into town is always fun.
 

Lots of wood carvings, boats and even a pirate for Beep to pose with.
 
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Monday, September 28, 2015

Nature's Abstract

 
Just after sunset at the Pinery Provincial Park, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada
 
SOOC, all I did was crop it. Clouds, not smoke,
 and the two vertical black lines are contrail remnants.
 
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My computer has gone in for repairs, so this will be my last post until it gets home.

Friday, September 25, 2015

OOPS!

I was so intent on photographing the reflections on the boat windows, that I didn't notice I had cut off the GL from the word GLASS!
 

Fathom Five National Marine Park is a National Marine Conservation Area in the Georgian Bay part of Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada, that seeks to protect and display shipwrecks and lighthouses, and conserve freshwater ecosystems. You can take a GLass bottom tour from Tobermory, to view the shipwrecks.
 

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Friday Memes

 
A male Cardinal on my trellis fence
 
 A delicate sunset at the cottage that inspired this haiku...
 
soft subtle splendour
 closing the day so gently
whispering good night

sharing with...
 GOOD FENCES 
 SKYWATCH FRIDAY 
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Morning Shore Birds

 
Early mornings on the cottage deck, with tea and camera in hand.
A delight to see these birds every morning.
 
Herring Gulls
 
Common Mergansers  (females)

Beep (our granddaughter) with the resident ducks.

(Cape Hurd, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada)

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

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Monday, September 21, 2015

A Lovely Surprise

We have not seen as many Monarch butterflies as usual over the summer,
 in our yard in SW Ontario. So I was very happy to see...


 Lot's of Monarchs at the cottage, on the Bruce Peninsula!
 
(I added a bit of texture to this collage)
 
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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Monday, September 14, 2015

Out On The Lake

Beep (my granddaughter),
 
 and myself, kayaking.
( Cape Hurd, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada)
 
(photos courtesy of Hubbers)
 
Beep goes solo
(Gramma is on the shore snapping shots!)
 
This little 10 year old has mastered quite a few skills this summer
 
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 OUR WORLD TUESDAY 

and
SONG-OGRAPHY

"paddle's in the water
 sun's in the sky
 everybody ready
 we're going for a ride 

 I'm goin' kay-yi-yakkin in my kay-yi-yak"

Kayakin (The Kayak Song)
Written and Performed by Duncan Wells


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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Sunset Dancer





"Beep" our granddaughter, dancing while the sun sets, 
on our last night at the cottage.
A perfect end to a perfect summer.
 
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(Cape Hurd, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada)

Monday, September 7, 2015

Summer's End

 
"All good things must come to an end". 
 A wonderful summer spent in the company of my granddaughter, 
at home and the cottage.
 
It's back to school for her tomorrow, and back to the daily routines for me.
 
Last night at the cottage (Cape Hurd, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada)
 
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
(Dr. Seuss)

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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Vacation Mode


"Be still. The quieter you become, the more you can hear.”    
(Ram Dass)
 
Cape Hurd, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada
 
 
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