Mama Cormier

…. my journey to a healthy life, making new memories and so much more

Macro Monday – Dried Flowers and Sugary Treats

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Mama Cormier

New Flower (November 14, 2022) – Autumn Dahlia

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Pops of Colour After the Leaves are Down – November 14, 2022

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Becky B. for hosting Walking Squares https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/11/14/walking-squares-14/

There are still a few flowers that sneak through the decaying foliage and berries add a welcome burst of colour.

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Sunday Trees – Before the Big Drop

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Mama Cormier

… this is the tree before we raked up 31 bags of those gorgeous leaves

A Community Effort

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Becky B for hosting Walking Squareshttps://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/11/13/walking-squares-13/

Today as I started on my walk I noticed that the neighbours were out with their rakes and yard bags helping our friend on the corner. Ms. I was recovering from knee surgery and her husband was in Florida helping a friend. They asked me if I had more leaf bags so I walked back to my house and retrieved the extra bags that we had plus my rake. Did I ever mention that I actually like raking leaves.

*After dropping all of its leaves we filled 31 leaf bags*

New Flower (November 13, 2022) – Orange Zinnia

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Sculpture Saturday – November 12, 2022

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…these photos are compliments of Kevin, my husband

When Kevin was in Ireland and England last week he snapped up these amusing sculptures. I believe they were close to the Irish Parliament.

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Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge – November 12, 2022

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting this challenge https://xingfumama.blog/2022/11/11/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2022-week-45/

People are taking advantage of this unusually warm November and on this sunny afternoon the locals were soaking up some rays near the lake.

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A Much Smaller Park Than Normal

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…one of my favourite destinations in the neighbourhood will be considerably smaller for close to a year

Thanks to Becky B. for hosting Walking Squares https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/11/12/walking-squares-12/

After higher than normal water levels for a couple of years, erosion has taken its toll on the shoreline of Lake Ontario and the beaches next to our parks. To prevent further erosion the city is fixing the problem but our park over by Third Street will see half the park fenced off to make the repairs. On my walk a couple of days ago I still had a nice view of the lake from the west side of the park but over to the east the park is fenced off and filled with stone and heavy equipment.