Mama Cormier

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Monday Murals – In the Neighbourhood, February 21, 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sami for hosting Monday Murals https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/2022/02/monday-mural-tribute-to-vincent-lingiari.html

In a past post that I did on Monday Murals I only did close-up shots of a mural that is painted on the side of a building on 1st Street. Someone asked me to take a shot of the entire mural, so here it is.

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Today I walked along Lakeshore Blvd. for a total of 6 kilometres. On Ninth Street on the side of a Polish Credit Union is this mural dedicated to the Polish immigrants who live and work in the community.

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Closer to 20th Street is this restaurant with this lovely whimsical mural above its outdoor patio.

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Macro Monday – February 21, 2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Mama Cormier

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An Odd Number – Square Odds

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….five swans

In the last photo I posted 1 swan and in this one there are five. Odd because yesterday there were no other swans to be seen and today, in the same area there were so many more. I captured this group together but there were more out on the lake.

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Thanks to Becky B for hosting Square Odds https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/02/20/the-square-odds-20/

Sunday Trees – February 20, 2022

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….weeping willow by the lake in the winter

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Silent Sunday – February 20, 2022

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Mama Cormier

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The Odd Man Out – Square Odds

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Becky B for hosting Square Odds, here’s mine for Feb. 19, 2022https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/02/19/the-square-odds-19/

Despite the very cold weather a large gaggle of geese and ducks were swimming close to the beach over at Col. Sam Smith Park yesterday. Right in the middle of this group of waterfowl was a lone swan.

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Pull Up a Seat – February 18, 2022

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to XingFu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat https://xingfumama.blog/2022/02/18/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2022-week-7/

Park Benches in the Winter

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Odd Sentiments – Square Odds

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….found these ‘sentiments’ hanging in the bushes down at the park

Sentiments is the word a passerby used when I pointed out these wreaths hanging from the shrubs at the edge of the park. What I found even more odd was that each wreath had a ring either hanging on the wreath or hanging on a branch close by. I have no idea what the sentiment symbolizes or whom it represents. Has anyone out there seen something like this before and do you know what they represent?

Thanks to Becky B. for hosting Square Odds https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/02/18/the-square-odds-18/

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Abandoned Sneakers in the Snow – Odd?

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Becky B for hosting Square Odds – https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/02/16/the-square-odds-16/

It’s one thing to find abandoned shoes in the good weather but when you see two pair of relatively new running shoes nestled in the snow it makes you wonder what the owners were thinking. It turns out that these were next to an outdoor skating rink but I still found it odd that the shoes were left outside when there is an indoor facility next to the rink where you can change and store boots and shoes.

Soon after I took this photo the owners came by and quickly retrieved their sneakers. I’m sure they thought it was odd that I was taking a photo of their shoes.