Judy’s Numbers Game Photo Challenge

thanks to Judy Dykstra-Brown for hosting the Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/04/27/the-numbers-game-70-apr-28-2025-come-play-along/

This weeks number is 191.

Dig Deep and Get Your Hands Dirty

…day 72 of my art journey

I’m taking another online art class with Julie Liger-Belair. She specializes in collage. Here is my first assignment.

Kevin and I met in 1973…I came across this photo of the two of us the year we met

iPhone Friday – Looking Back 10 Years

thanks to Jensen for hosting iPhone Friday https://dutchgoesthephoto.net/2025/04/25/iphone-friday-27/

Looking back 10 years ago. It’s rare to see trumpeter and mute swans so close together. The trumpeter are the ones with the yellow tags.

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.

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.

In High Park 1956 my friend, sister and I (no idea who the little boy is)
My children enjoying a sunny winter day at the High Park Zoo 1984

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.