Silent Sunday – May 6, 2018
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New Flower (May 6, 2018) – White Daffodils
WPC – The ‘Unlikely’ Return
….after yesterday’s windstorm it was very unlikely that today life would return as a normal spring day so quickly
The forecast was for more wind but not as severe as yesterday but with all the damage that the storm did I thought it would take a few days for things to return to normal. Even though today is a Saturday, people are already having repairs done to their roofs, the streets have been cleared of debris and tree branches and entire trees and couples and families are out walking and enjoying the sun. You can see from the photos that the water is still pretty choppy but it’s not keeping people from sitting at the shore to take in some rays or for some brave souls (or foolhardy) to get into their boats today.
I know that the damage that you see here may not seem like much, especially if you compare it to the damage that a hurricane or tornado can do but two people did die during this storm from falling trees and 100 000 people were without power.
New Flower (May 5, 2018) – Magnolia Bud
….the magnolias are starting to bloom in Toronto
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Close-ups
…..thanks to Cee for hosting the Black and White Photo Challenge
365 Days of Art & Week 14 of Collage
…..day 84
It’s been too long since I’ve created art; not sure why. I’ve had lot’s of inspiration but I think I’ve been surrounded by too much clutter. Tonight I cleared a space and produced another collage from the The Collage Workbook by Randel Plowman. In week 14 the challenge was to use stamps in our collage to create an additional layer of intrigue.
When I was a young girl my aunt had a personalized stamp made for me with my name. So it consists of my German first name Carola and my maiden name Winkler. I can’t believe that I saved it all these years. I used parts of envelopes and stamped labels and a bit of Washi tape to create my collage.
Six Deliveries in a Week
….my neighbours must have been wondering why the UPS and Canada Post trucks were stopping in my front of my home so often in such a short space of time
No it wasn’t because it was Christmas or someone’s birthday. I’ve decided to make more purchases through Amazon because the prices are good and shipping is free. Well it’s free for both my husband and me because we took advantage of the free Prime delivery service but forgot to cancel it after one month and now we’re paying for it. So it isn’t exactly free but we need to take advantage of the service or we will be paying for nothing. One of the advantages to having Prime is that we also get Prime TV shows and we’ve seen some good series and movies.
Anyway some of things that I’ve ordered are books and art supplies. A lot of these things were ordered on the same day but the delivery dates were random. One item I received within 12 hours and some took longer because the seller couldn’t guarantee faster service but I knew this when I ordered them. Everything arrived in pristine condition and was exactly as I expected. I’m one happy customer.
Too Windy
…..too windy for what?
Too windy to take photos of flowers
Too windy to walk safely on the street due to falling branches and roofing tiles
Too windy to sit by the lake (too much spray coming up from the waves)
Too windy to clean the yard
Too windy to eat outside (too much debris blowing around)
Too windy to sit on the deck and converse (the wind is so loud)
Too windy to sit at the computer too long in case of another power outage
New Flower (May 2, 2018) – White and Purple Pansy
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The Boats are Back!
….you know spring is here when the boats have been returned to the water
On the weekend the marina was a hustling busy place with cranes working overtime to get the boats back into the water. When I went to see what progress had been made it looked like most of the boats were afloat but the sailboats didn’t have their masts in place as of yesterday. Here’s how it looked:
