Mama Cormier

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Mundane Monday #200 – Crop

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Ko Rural Mad as Hell blog for hosting Mundane Monday

Dictionary result for crop

/kräp/

noun

a cultivated plant that is grown as food, especially a grain, fruit, or vegetable.

“the main crops were oats and barley”
an amount of produce harvested at one time.

“a heavy crop of fruit”

synonyms: harvest, year’s growth, yield, produce, vintage, gathering, reaping, gleaning, garnering;

fruits

“some farmers lost their entire crop”

an abundance of something, especially a person’s hair.

“he had a thick crop of wiry hair”

the total number of young farm animals born in a particular year on one farm.

This bird certainly has a thick crop of feathers on top of his head.

An abundant crop of apples on the tree and vegetables at the market.

Silent Sunday – February 24, 2019

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Sunday Trees – 380

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees

A Photo a Week Challenge – Black and White

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting the A Photo a Week Challenge

This week’s topic is very broad and open ended. The trick was finding photos that translate well into a black and white format. I actually liked the following photos better in black and white.

New Flower (February 22, 2019) – White Poinsettia

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….did you know that the poinsettia is actually a tree

I’m looking after my neighbour’s plants while she’s away. Two of them are white poinsettias and they don’t look very healthy. According to Becky B over at Life with B this is very normal in Feb/March when they normally lose all their leaves before summer. The individual flowers on one of the plants still look quite pretty.

New Flower (February21, 2019) -Pink and White Orchid

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…Mary your orchid is blooming beautifully

Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Isolated Objects

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee of this very interesting topic for her Black and White Photo Challenge

Snow Angel

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…I’m glad that someone is getting joy out of this crazy weather

Actually seeing this angel brought me joy and it brought back memories of me as a kid doing the same thing in freshly fallen snow. I saw the children who had probably made the angels with their parents when I was walking through the park to catch more ice designs with my camera. It was a bit treacherous because beneath the snow was slick ice. I had visions of falling and sliding down the banks into Lake Ontario. I saw another photographer out looking for interesting shots and he was walking very gingerly over the ice as well.

We had lots of rain last night. Could this be the end of winter? I doubt it but we’re getting closer and closer to spring.

Wordless Wednesday – February 20, 2019

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Is There an End to This?

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….more snow in the forecast for tomorrow

I can’t believe that I was lamenting about having no snow back in early January. Now it just keeps coming. The upside is that when the sun shines you can tell that spring can’t be too far off. The snow starts to melt but overnight it freezes and the next day it’s like an ice rink on the roads and sidewalks.

Yesterday, during one of those sunny periods I got outside and started to chip away at the ice on the driveway. I think I was outside for two hours. I also walked down to the park and took some photos of the lovely ice sculptures made by Mother Nature.