Word of the Day Challenge – Passenger
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Category Archives: Family
Serenity
…this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge
Thank you to Egidio from Through Brazilian Eyes https://throughbrazilianeyes.com/lens-artists-challenge-348-serenity/
Serenity for me has always been looking over lake up at my cottage or enjoying a cup of coffee with a book on the deck.
When Dad lived with us he used to love going down to the park at the end of the our street and sitting on the bench or his walker and just enjoying the view of his ‘ocean’, which was actually Lake Ontario.
Judy’s Numbers Games – #192
…let’s see what interesting photos pop up in my photo gallery with the number 192
My daughter-in-law is wearing the number 1927. The computer picks up everything. Thanks Judy for hosting The Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/05/05/the-numbers-game-71-may-5-2025-come-play-along/
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Pink
…thanks to Sue W and Gerry C for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2025/05/03/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-pink/
Judy’s Numbers Game – Which of Your Photos Have the Number 190?
…all photos are identified with letters and numbers
RDP – Musical
…thanks to the Ragtag community for hosting RDP https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/rdp-friday-musical/
Are we musical? Well we certainly love music and over the years my whole family has taken up learning to play an instrument or two.
I started singing in choirs in elementary school and as an adult I sang regularly in a German choir for 27 years and as a guest chorister in a church choir for special services. I learned to play the recorder as a child and taught my own students the melodic joys of this humble instrument. I dabble with the ukulele and have attempted to play the piano.
Two of my children learned to play the piano and they all took up instruments in school. Their choices were the cello and saxophone. Their father and my husband of almost 50 years is an avid collector and player of guitars and other stringed instruments.
Now our grandchildren are starting to show an interest in music. The cycle continues.
Flashback Thursday – April 10, 2022
…Tours, France
Judy’s Number Game – April 7, 2025
…today’s number is 188 https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/04/07/the-numbers-game-67-apr-7-2025-come-play-along/
Axe Throwing in Guelph
Kevin and I met at the University of Guelph and every once in awhile we like to take a drive, visit family and check out new venues. This trip we decided to check out the axe throwing place, Axe Riot. We’ve only done axe throwing one other time in the east end of Toronto.
After a quick refresher lesson we spent close to an hour throwing axes at a wooden bull’s eye target. There are many benefits to axe throwing. It strengthens your core, arms, shoulders and back. It improves your concentration, patience and hand and eye coordination. Plus it’s fun to get out and play with people in a social setting. If you’ve never tried it I would recommend that you get a group of friends together and find a local axe throwing venue.
Feeding Time at the Zoo
…Toronto High Park Zoo
Yesterday, after dropping off my husband at the hospital for his routine appointments I decided to drive the short distance to High Park. I parked in the lot by the park’s restaurant and went inside for a coffee but not before taking photos of the the gardens in front. Inside, while enjoying my hot beverage, I posted several photos on my blog. When I finished I packed up and headed for the zoo.
The zoo holds many fond memories for me. As a young child we frequently went there when my father had a day off from work. From all the old photos it amazes me to see how we would dress up for these outings. When we had our own children we loved going to this zoo. It was close to where we lived and admission was free.
Yesterday was relatively mild as I made my way down the hill toward the zoo. I was pleased that it was feeding time because that meant the animals were out of their shelters.
Most of the animals at the zoo are sheep, bison, cattle and llamas.
The feeding stations are also close to the pedestrian sidewalks.
Of all the animals the llamas were the most active.
On my way back to the car I was fortunate to see that the yak had come out of his shelter for a bite to eat.
Mama Cormier 