New Flower (February 8, 2024) – White Amaryllis
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Category Archives: About Me
Thursday Trios – Reminders of the Recent Past and What’s to Come
…Christmas lights are still up (including mine), berries continue to feed the birds and spring isn’t far off
If you have any trio photos to share just copy my link and paste it into your post. I’d love to see it. Have fun!.
Gloomy, Windy, Chilly and Grey
…most of January
We haven’t had much of a winter so far this year. We had a bit of a cold snap but most of the month the temperatures sat above freezing and there was very little snow. Any snow that we did get only lasted a day and it was hardly worthwhile getting out the snow shovel. I’ve really missed the sun but the next three days look good.
The ongoing greyness really gets to you after awhile. It’s quite depressing and I had to force myself to get outside to go for a walk.
I’m really looking forward to the next three days. The temperatures during the day will continue to be above freezing for the next 10 days but after Tuesday the sun will disappear again for at least five days. Better get out and enjoy some rays before they hide behind the clouds again.
Macros from my Studio
…close-ups for Macro Monday from rocks to moss to shells to bubble wrap
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Hobbies
…I love hobbies and want to try everything
I guess my main hobbies are painting, knitting, photography, bread baking, weaving (newest hobby) and card making
Thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting weekly prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/01/24/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-hobbies/
Trios From the Veg Box
….every Thursday we get a delivery of less than perfect fruits and vegetables
We are big fans of supporting the Ugly Veg movement. All the produce that we have delivered is very good quality but might be oversized, very small or slightly misshaped. Often these less than perfect bits of food end up in landfill. How sad is that!
If you have any trios to share for Thursday Trios. I’d love to see them. Just copy my link and paste it into your post. I’ll get a pingback and will be sure to check it out and leave a comment. Have fun.
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Bridges
…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/01/20/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-bridge/
Ever since I started teaching the unit on Bridges from the grade 5 curriculum I’ve been somewhat obsessed with them. I love bridges but I wish I had more photos. The following bridges are from Venice, Florence, Loire Valley in France, London over the Thames, from Ontario, P.E.I., New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Installing the Black and White Show at WAAC
…probably one of my favourite shows
On Wednesday I spent four hours helping with the installation for the Black and White Show at Women’s Art. I love camaraderie when working with this talented group of women. It’s a beautiful show and I hope those of you who live close by will come downtown to check it out.
Weird Winter Ducks
…winter has officially been dubbed as Weird Duck Season
Winter has officially become the season of the duck, thanks in part to Rosemary Mosco’s comic about weird winter ducks! Each winter, the Great Lakes is inundated with a great variety of waterfowl (over 30 species!) as ducks, geese and swans use our region as their winter getaway.
Last weekend, when my daughter and daughter-in-law came to visit we went for a walk down to the waterfront and discovered hundreds of ducks close to the water’s edge. My daughter quickly pointed out that a large group of them were Long-tailed ducks that have migrated from the Arctic and have settled onto Lake Ontario for the winter. It was fun watching them that day. The waves were high but these ducks seemed to relish the rough conditions. They dove into the waves and almost seemed to being surfing.
Unfortunately I only had my iPhone with me and I couldn’t get any close-ups of the Long-tailed ducks so I found this video on YouTube to share with you.
JusJoJan24 – Olive
…thanks to Kaye for the prompt, Olive for the JusJoJan24 challenge https://kayespencer.com/2024/01/11/jusjojan24-1-11-2024-feline-olive-jusjojan24-cats-feralcats/
As soon as I heard that ‘Olive’ was the prompt for the JusJoJan challenge I immediately thought of my granddog, Olive. She is a seven year old Frenchie, that brings us much love and joy, especially when we get to dogsit her.
