….I love how roses hold their beauty even after they’ve dried out
New Flower (January 25, 2022) – Dried Red Rose
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Monthly Archives: January 2022
Macro Monday – Close-ups of my New Floral Bouquet
….treated myself to flowers today, Jan. 24, 2022
New Flower (January 24, 2022) – Red Gerbera Daisy
…Happy Birthday Sevin
New Flower (January 23, 2022) – Seed Pods Under the Snow
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Sunday Trees – January 23, 2022
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Silent Sunday – January 23, 2022
….dreaming of warmer days to come
Friday Was Squirrel Appreciation Day
….sorry that I’m a day late
It’s no secret that my husband is not a fan of squirrels but he isn’t completely heartless. Back in October of last year he heard this strange noise coming from the outside of the house. It was heart wrenching to hear because it was clearly an animal in distress. He quickly ascertained that the noise was coming from the downspout. Somehow a squirrel had managed to get stuck.
Kevin quickly removed the bend in the spout and lo and behold a tail popped out. There was no doubt that it was a squirrel but even after removing the extra bit of downspout the little fellow was still stuck. I suggested that he get some gloves on and gently pull on the tail. Unfortunately in doing so the tip of the tail came off. We knew that we couldn’t leave him like that so Kevin grabbed the tail higher up and pulled again. This time he was able to free the squirrel. You never saw a squirrel move so fast.
Over the next few months we’ve kept our eyes out for Stubby (Kevin even named this squirrel) and we knew he was okay when we saw him around the bird feeder. I’m glad to report that the tip of the tail is growing back.
In honour of Squirrel Appreciation Day, Kevin has painted a picture of Stubby.
Feeding the Squirrels
…away from the bird feeder
When we had the big snow storm and over 50cm came down our back deck was impossible to walk on and I couldn’t make my way to the bird feeder so I put seed on a plate and placed it on top of the snow as far away from the door as my arms would reach. I was hoping that the birds would see it and fly onto the plate. In fact, it was the grey squirrel who found the plate first and with some difficulty made his way over the deep snow and had quite the feast.
Child’s Play 1
….adding to Sevin’s watercolours
After my granddaughter and her family went back to London, England, I discovered that they left behind a number of things, like toys, gloves, snacks and Sevin’s artwork. We had already taken our favourite piece and framed it but there were five more left behind. Rather than throw them away I decided to take them and add marks with black and white ink. Here is the first one that I worked on.
Waves + Freezing Temperatures = Ice Formations
…living on the shores of Lake Ontario, especially in the winter, never disappoints the photographer in me
Mama Cormier 