Mama Cormier

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

New Flower (May 24, 2023) – Double Purple Tulip

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Mama Cormier

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New Flower (May 22, 2023) – Peppermint Candy Tulip

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….I made this name up

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New Flower (May 15, 2023) – Yellow and Brown Striped Pansies

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Mama Cormier

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My First Soft Serve Ice-Cream of the Season

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Mama Cormier

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Sunday Trees – May 14, 2023

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…a great little tree in High Park

Thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2023/05/14/sunday-trees-482/

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Carrying On a Running Tradition

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…46 years ago Kevin ran in this race and yesterday our daughter took part at the High Park Spring Run Off Race

Back in the day my husband was an elite runner. When the kids were little we used to bundle them up, strap them into their car seats and drive off to races all over Ontario and New York State. One of the races that was closer to home was the High Park Spring Run Off. When it first started back in 1978 it attracted an impressive 1200 runners and yesterday’s race saw over 5000 men, women and children running in the 8k, 5k and children’s race.

This is not the first year that our daughter, Andrea ran in this race but it was certainly her best performance. She placed 1st in her age category for women. Kevin and I arrived after the race started but we managed to find a prime spot just at the top of the hill so we had a great vantage point for taking photos and caught her just steps in front of the finish line.

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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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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……*

86527295-75-B5-4-A86-817-A-05997-C58562-F — *I’m so bored I’m going cross-eyed*

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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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Warning

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/01/14/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-warning/

It’s too bad that people can’t use common sense and avoid dangerous situations or take precautions. It’s for that very reason that we’re inundated with warning signs wherever we go. I do appreciate signs that give us helpful information and directions, especially when we’re hiking in an area new to us.