Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Cycling

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…I need to tune up my bike and go for a ride

CFB7-E5-EF-4-B20-412-E-B541-BF0-EF3-D73706 — *All the rage in France*

19-B64445-F7-D0-4-E55-8-BFD-92-A053-BC6-BEA — *Enjoying a warm spring day*

5-C338-DF2-A4-E6-4-B7-B-A469-545576756-C83 — *Used as an art piece*

Thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/08/03/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-cycling/

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Column

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Bushboy for hosting RDP https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/07/28/ragtag-daily-prompt-thursday-column/

I had to go into the archives for these photos.

04-A6-D526-E58-F-4-A4-F-A1-B3-8352-E4773-A04 — *Bologna, Italy*

948-F8947-94-DD-48-F0-9-E6-B-D62-BFA45-F5-E9 — *Rome, Italy*

6-B594-E25-003-D-434-B-A3-E5-85-BBA22-E5064 — *Rome, Italy*

8-DF11-FA6-920-B-447-A-9351-EDE34-DE07-F58 — *Trafalgar Square, London, England*

C0-E30-AE8-B5-EB-48-D0-A507-A99-C75-E3-CEDE — *Toronto Power Generating Station, Niagara Falls, ON*

21-AFE16-B-24-A3-4849-9016-5-B367148868-A-1-201-a — *High Park, Toronto*

2-D1-E6323-6665-497-C-8-D4-F-C32640934010 — *Brock Monument, Niagara Falls,ON*

B205252-E-2-FF5-463-B-8-F36-537-E57999296 — *University of Guelph, ON*

AD946835-8-B22-40-F0-9875-02927129-ECB9 — *Paris, France*

553317-F2-12-BF-4-C4-A-8-C75-941-F6-B41036-C — *British Museum, London*

2891-CFA4-23-FD-4-F88-B7-F5-9-D1-A260879-C0 — *Door in Islington/Highbury, London*

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Vintage Red

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…. thanks to Sue W for hosting the Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/07/02/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-vintage-red/

Nothing says vintage red to me like red roses, hibiscus, old fashioned mums, poinsettias and cardinals. There is no doubt that the interior of this royal bedroom in Amboise and the mini library are both vintage colours.

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5-AE95-BA0-DB2-E-402-A-AE13-7-B8-A7-A59-E39-F — *A brownish red for sure…….*

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D15-D5625-4-B70-421-D-B4-E8-679085-D92-FA7

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FA18937-D-5-CB2-4-C42-88-A3-923339440862 — *The hog line at lawn bowling…..a vintage sport*

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Waterscapes or Landscapes

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks Cee for hosting CFFC https://ceenphotography.com/2022/06/21/cffc-landscapes-or-waterscapes/

52374-FE6-78-EB-4079-B9-FE-3-EFB726654-B4 — *Hills around Florence, Italy*

86-C05738-9-D3-B-4-DD1-80-D1-4-B406978256-A — *Florence, Italy*

9-B92-A047-3317-47-A8-AFEB-2430-A3-DF15-B3 — Hills of Assisi, Italy

314-D53-FB-0849-407-E-BD97-93877422252-B-1-201-a — *Sunrise over Lake Ontario and Toronto*

C41-B108-F-3-EBD-4-B8-A-85-A1-49-BE247880-CA — *Farm country, ON*

3-F511-AF9-A3-AA-4650-B499-6-B7-CA887-EDF0 — *Niagara Falls, Horseshoe* *Falls. ON*

655-C5-A70-2-E40-4-C57-8957-34-E41911-DE08-1-201-a — *Niagara Falls, American Falls*

F0-CE357-F-C025-454-E-B4-F4-60-B2-ECE33-D57 — *Sun Over Lake Ontario from Prince of Wales Park*

C53-A5-CC2-A795-4-D25-89-C7-556-F41-EBE64-E — *Lake Simcoe, ON*

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6-D1-F5-BCB-0-FFE-4872-9-E93-DCAB36-FE6221 — *Autumn at Trent University*

58-F6-C6-CD-6813-4847-90-B0-8-DA9011-ECCFA — *Loire River, Amboise, France*

0-E99-E634-6925-4-AF9-A5-CD-0-C2-FF5335792 — *Loire Valley, France*

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Carts

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to GC and Sue W for hosting Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/06/22/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-carts/

Two very different carts. One for pushing twins around and the other for hauling bottles.

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Weekly Prompts – Weekend Challenge – Arches

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Weekly Prompts for hosting the Weekend Challenge – Arches https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/05/28/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-arch/

I’m a full week late with this one but when I went back to this challenge I realized that I had some great ‘arches’ from our vacation in France and London, England.

EF57934-A-D5-BE-43-D2-B1-AD-99-DF0-DFCE14-F — *Cathedral in Paris, France*

65-A0-FC5-D-88-E5-4-AFC-97-AB-F632768-DC1-CB — *Arched entrance to the Chateau Royal in Amboise, France*

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89374-F34-FA69-429-F-BE63-788-CD04-FCF27 — *Arched exits at the Amboise Chateau Royal, France*

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2-D778990-5-B1-F-48-CC-B35-D-0-F56-DEEEC87-C — *Arches in one of the main exhibition rooms in the V&A, London*

14-E1693-D-882-C-4-A73-B089-EC97-B78878-DC-1-201-a — *Arched or barrel ceiling over the staircase in the V&A, London*

3-B264186-5-E5-A-4328-9-CBE-8089-BA2-C4-C14 — *From the cafeteria in the V&A, London*

Sunday Trees – May 22, 2022

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….a Lebanese Cedar in Bois, France

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Whimsical and Fun Sculptures from France

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sami for hosting Saturday Sculptures and Marsha for hosting Photographing Public Art https://alwayswrite.blog/2022/05/20/ppac-47/

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2-D4300-AB-8-E3-C-4976-BCB6-F0272-F4793-FD — In front of the McDonald’s In Tours, France

0-C49393-C-7169-435-E-9093-EDA6224279-D4 — Fritz the Elephant at the Beaux de Arts in Tours

3-D510260-FDB5-4-D7-F-BF83-6-E427-AA55083 — In the town square in Amboise

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70-AB5-F25-D52-D-4-B43-976-E-B7-B7-FE0-A7184 — In the courtyard, next to the Royal Chateau Bois

I’m a Fan of…….Art

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Jez for hosting I’m a fan of…..https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/05/16/susan-fan-of-156/

The hardest part of this challenge will be choosing which pieces of art to display here. I’ll choose art from our trip and try to limit it to one painting from each gallery we visited.

31041171-07-E7-4-DF4-B7-AD-9157-F363319-F — *Giuseppe Arcimboldo at the Louvre, Paris*

58-FF97-DC-FD63-46-A1-863-E-4-F81-C2865-CEE — *Sculpture at the Beaux de Arts, in Tours, France*

D9-B9-BDE2-9-DE0-4-C6-E-AEE9-C3226-D0461-F0 — *Collage the Contemporary Art Gallery in Tours, France*

378-E9-B22-C34-B-48-DD-BC10-BDD269-BA844-C — *Bise Lazzari at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art* *in London*

9400-A23-C-2661-48-BB-8503-6-A003-FACBD21 — *Victor Pasmore at the Barbican Art Gallery*, *London*

9308-F7-B8-4-E96-40-E7-8-FA4-7-A6-C701-B47-CD — *Matisse at the Tate Modern* *in London*

Sunday Trees – May 15, 2022

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….unusual trees that I saw in Amboise but very common throughout Europe

This is a form of pruning deciduous trees called Pollarding. It prevents the trees from becoming too large and gangly. It is considered a severe form of pruning and does not work on all trees.