RDP Tuesday – Indefatiguable

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to the Ragtag community for hosting RDP Tuesday https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/05/23/rdp-tuesday-indefatigable/

There are days when I feel like the Energizer Bunny. I can keep going and going but I do eventually crash ….for days after. Kids and animals never seem to get tired or at least that’s what they want us to think. I also have two marathon runners in the family. My husband ran marathons in his 20s and 30s and years later our oldest daughter started running marathons. She gets better with every race. They also never seem to tire during a race.

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6237-E5-EA-26-F2-4-E35-9-B4-D-8-D6-E2-A0-CBD34-1-201-a — *Olive could play all day but we know that she can* *overdo it*

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44-F9-C50-B-B40-F-4-ED5-942-A-93302-FDDFFD8 — *Winnie is constantly on the move*

D86-FC0-A6-3-C76-4606-B518-A28-A081-B9-D73 — *…and so is her younger cousin*

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D83-C6355-AEEF-40-BE-877-D-A4-E05973-F309 — *….but eventually they both crash*

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4342-C11-A-69-F1-4461-93-F1-F8-EF44233-F5-E — *These young athletes never seem to tire either*

Final Trip to the Cottage

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….one more trip to finally close up for the season

We got an early start to the day. It was a cloudy day with a touch of rain but the colours were spectacular.

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AEBC2-C68-1846-42-E8-9-DDF-F5-EA5915-C0-D7 — *On the ferry*

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D18301-BF-311-F-42-A7-BA39-461212044-F08 — *Last walk to the beach*

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FDD9-A6-C2-C6-AB-4239-BC5-F-65865413-CC73 — *A windy and blustery farewell*

Thanks to Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/10/03/casino-on-the-clyde-water-water-everywhere-146/

RDP – Monday – Soil

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to RDP for this unusual daily prompt https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/09/12/rdp-monday-soil/

Have you ever ordered soil for the garden and then later in the season when nothing is growing you wonder what on earth you were sent. I even gave some of that bag of soil away to the neighbours because it was more than I needed and they discovered the same problem. The soil became hard and clumpy and very little grew where it had been placed. I’ll never order from that garden centre again. They just ignored my complaint.

C4695-E97-2-BC7-4066-A546-3-D9052-E110-EA — *Prepping the garden beds*

4423-C37-F-8-A63-49-E9-8-BAC-BECD92-BFF50-D — *A promising bag of premium soil?????*

CCC29310-A3-D4-4-D86-BA1-A-E3809-B430666 — *Compacted soil at the cottage*

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9-BC9-B2-ED-79-A9-4-AB5-BB72-D2-D3-F2-E53-EBD — *A layer of leave over the soil….a promise of a rich compost in the spring*

Thursday Trios – September 8, 2022

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…join the fun and post your own trios

411-B4151-7-F50-481-D-BF18-449-A6-E37921-F — *A trio of plywood pumpkins for a photo opt*

EEAAA066-32-DD-4-C3-F-A8-FF-2-A30580-F7-A29 — *A trio of rosehips*

If you have a photo or two of trios you’d like to share, just copy my link and paste it into your post and I’ll be sure to leave you a comment.

CFFC – Reminds You of Nature’s Beauty

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Cee for this week’s Fun Foto Challenge https://ceenphotography.com/2022/08/02/cffc-reminds-you-of-natures-beauty/

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Silent Sunday – My Happy Place

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Mama Cormier

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October Squares – Circles and Squares

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Mama Cormier

… I’m posting these for Oct. 9 because I feel I”m behind in this challenge

The squares are from an art challenge that I started in the summer and the circles are from nature.

Thanks to Becky B for hosting the October Square Challenge called Past Squares https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/10/09/past-squares-9/

Our Old Trusted Friend

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….on this day, August 26, International Dog Day I am dedicating this page to Frances

Frances came into our lives over 14 years ago when she was only two months old. My husband has always said the she is the best dog he’s ever owned. I say he because Frances is truly my husband’s dog but in the last few years when her energy levels dropped and she was only interested in short walks I’ve become the dog walker in the family.

P1020396 — …and then along came this young whipper snapper about 4 1/2 years ago, Olive

C425-A337-1-E65-4-BD2-89-BF-91313363-BDFE — 2021 …. a little greyer around the muzzle…..chilling on the deck at the cottage

An Evening Walk on the Beach

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…after arriving at the cottage we had a quick snack and then decided to explore the beach

Now that the days are getting shorter my daughter and I knew that we didn’t have a lot of time to walk on the beach before darkness set in. After sitting in the car for over three hours we needed to stretch our legs. We fuelled up on some tea and homemade apple cake and then headed down to the beach. We were pleasantly surprised to find the the water level had gone down somewhat since our last visit so walking on the beach was considerably easier than it was two weeks ago.

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After the Rain

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….waves, waves and more waves

I love how the water changes on our bay. It can be calm and clear as glass one day and then the next day or three days we experience huge powerful waves. Sometimes this change is referred to as a ‘three day blow’.