RDP Friday – Wonderment

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to the Ragtag community for hosting RDPhttps://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/friday-wonderment/

“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”
― Albert Einstein

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

As I take my daily walks with my camera in hand, I’m alway in the state of wonderment with the beauty that surrounds me every day. I’m saddened by the fact that so many people never see what is right in front of their eyes. Many evenings I have run out of the house with my camera in hand to catch a beautiful sunset or quietly stood by my back door to catch the birds and squirrels come to the feeder.

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Meet Willy and Billy

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….two of Kevin’s newest characters

A little different from his monsters and wacky birds but I’m loving them. My husband is learning a lot on Procreate. It’s still a challenge but he does a little bit every day. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s Monster Monday.

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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Two

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/03/25/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-two/

I’m always so focused on finding trios for my Thursday Trios Challenge that I had to really search my archives to find ‘twos’.

C34-E2182-F2-DC-4-A13-B236-86-AFB22468-A1 — *From our recent trip to College Royal – when we got to the barns it was feeding time*

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9449929-F-3-F53-490-C-A90-A-E6487-FD98-F22 — *Cabybaras at High Park Zoo*

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Having Fun With Procreate

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…a slight departure from Monsters, Wacky Birds and Funky Frogs

Kevin is really enjoying playing with Procreate on his new iPad. He’s experimenting with different palettes and brushes. Here is his latest creation.

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Thursday Trios – March 23, 2023

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…Thursdays come around so quickly but I have managed to find some new trios

1-A0-AA659-CF4-A-4540-85-B1-8-AF78-BA7954-E — *Three Little Pigs* *at College Royal, U of G*

F4-CF7-A4-D-CCFB-48-F6-BDB8-250-AC55-F8-AE6 — *A trio of soft sculptures by Mori McCrae: Withered*

If you have any trios you’d like to share just copy my post and paste it into yours and I’ll get a pingback. I’ll be sure to leave a comment.

Wordless Wednesday – March 15, 2023

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Mama Cormier

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RDP Friday Challenge – Optimist

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to the Ragtag community for hosting the RDP Friday Challenge https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/02/03/rdp-friday-optimist/

These squirrels just never give up. They think they can outwit these ‘squirrel proof’ feeders. Sadly (for me and the birds) they often do.

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E089-D211-1383-424-D-801-C-3-AEF65737876 — *When animals approach you they always think you have food for them…such optimists*

9-AF58-AFA-5869-4-C25-89-E2-9-EB2-A3-FF7506 — *Not sure if this bunny is an optimist but he always comes to our garden looking for food*

6731790-E-86-D7-405-A-B402-25388-EC2-AD70 — *The only time swans get this close is if they think you have food for them*

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Legs and Feet

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge https://ceenphotography.com/2023/01/24/cffc-legs-and-feet/

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Bored

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W. and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/01/18/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-bored/

How does one convey bored in a photograph? Is it someone napping in the middle of the day, a grim look on a child’s face or the sad look in an animal’s eyes?

It’s hard to see what someone is feeling in a photo unless you use your imagination.

DF11224-F-4146-4-D42-BB79-686397151-EA9 — *Help, I want to be anywhere but here……*

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29-C864-E5-4-C58-4-C58-B3-DD-A0-C1271-EFAB3 — *No Papa, I don’t want to look at anymore paintings…..*

05-FF0910-C7-FD-4-F8-C-8-D34-B20-F7063-B151 — *Waiting for his turn at the feeder….hurry up before I fall asleep*

410770-B2-BD03-4-BEA-8-F46-725-C57-C7819-F — *Why are all these people looking at me?*

50081351-7-E24-493-E-9848-FFB8-D800-BDBC — *It’s hard to tell with Olive from the look on her face*

4-D4-C3-D4-C-F876-4-E15-9-E5-C-7-E5815-FD082-A — *I know you’d rather be roaming free in the park*

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A Surprise Encounter on my Walk Today

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….I was almost home when I saw these magnificent creatures one block over

I quickly walked towards the park when I spotted the mounted police heading in that direction. They stopped in front of one of the homes so that the owner could give the horses some apple and chat with the police. I also ran into a friend who was walking her lovely dog, Gaby. As long as the horses were still the dog was fine but as soon as they continued on their way she began to bark. You know when horses are well trained because the barking didn’t bother them one little bit.