Macro Monday – Raindrops

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…on a recent walk through the neighbourhood

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Cee’s Which Way Challenge – Dirt Roads or Pathways

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee for hosting CWWC https://ceenphotography.com/2024/02/08/cwwc-dirt-roads-or-dirt-pathways-or-trails/

From trails in the neighbourhood parks, to hiking trails along the Bruce Trail, walking on the sandy trails at Big Sand Bay and back to the trails at Colonel Sam Smith Park in the neighbourhood.

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Wordless Wednesday – February 7, 2024

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Mama Cormier

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A Look Back on 2023 – April to July

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…a busy part of the year as I get ready for my solo art show, open the cottage and prepare to fly to Calgary

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307-F668-F-EFDB-46-AA-8912-3045837-E23-DD — *Adding Stitching to my art and experimenting with rock weaving*

7-EA9817-E-C682-452-C-80-AC-4-EB356-B028-D5 — *Trip to the Guelph Arboretum*

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9358269-A-1-C8-F-4-EFD-A6-D1-23-C8-B6679-DB3 — *Daughter running at the High Park Spring Runoff and my friend’s daughter’s wedding*

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237-D5-F03-9615-46-B6-81-C8-0-FF311-B3-E912 — *Poster for my solo show and curating the collection at home before installation*

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167-FE230-1368-4-DE1-946-E-1308-D726446-A — *Show is installed and ready for opening day*

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6-A426-BD3-04-AF-424-B-BA4-E-9207-B0377107 — *After three long years we’re back to bread baking at Montgomery’s Inn*

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9587-ECB5-9916-43-DF-8-CA2-9-BAEB98-DF3-A1 — *Opening of the Lawn Bowling Season*

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D34-B4-F68-E0-CB-48-E0-9-A5-B-7-E4981813-BCC-1-201-a — *Trip to the Aberfoyle Market and the Elora Gorge*

DF958-B84-75-F9-4092-873-D-23-C4819-F693-B — *Beginning of our cat sitting experience with Tober*

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05-BE84-E0-9-F21-427-F-BD08-2-E13574-BDB8-E — *Another art installation at WAAC*

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4-D5-A2-A20-8159-41-EE-935-B-A7-BD01-F0-A3-DF — *Opening Reception for “Artists Choice” at WAAC*

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45-FBAFEA-A448-4803-8822-C2-FB9-B2-DE885 — *The Lakeshore Cheese festival and my friend* *Peter’s retirement party*

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B82-A4-DB4-10-B0-45-E1-9-F92-07-EC224-D250-F — *Opening the Cottage with my friend Liz*

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698-E94-F6-CCF9-4516-8526-6-C8-E9-A234518 — *Trip to the Cheltenham Badlands*

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52-E1-B8-F5-C3-F0-4-FE0-92-FF-FB89-BBBB5104 — *Long Branch Garden Tour….congratulations Mary*

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9-A0626-DC-FF2-D-4-EB8-995-B-D23211-B37-C60 — *Dog sitting Olive while her Mommies are on the East Coast visiting Winnie and her family*

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4-F709181-EE1-D-45-B1-A1-B4-734-D0283508-B — *A trip to the cottage with Andrea…put down the new floor in the kitchen*

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370013-A7-B337-4-FEE-847-C-00-D601-F1-C4-C6 — *Flying to Calgary to visit family and friends….took a side trip to Banff*

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EE137-AD4-5-B25-4103-88-C6-263-C81-BD8-DE9-1-201-a — *Fun times with my sister and her husband until……*

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16-B57-C3-E-933-D-47-DD-AA52-1-BBAADED2-CFB — *…Kevin ended up in the hospital for the next five days with pneumonia …kept himself busy with drawing*

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AACA7-C87-9-C9-D-4-B6-D-A884-19-ED175-F2978 — *In the meantime my sister and brother-in-law took me on many excursions in between hospital visits and I did get to spend time with our friends Lance and Lois*

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To be continued…..

Sunday Trees – January 7, 2024

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…now that winter is upon us, my tree photos are mainly of bare bones

On Saturday, it was so windy by the lake that not even the trees could shelter me from the biting cold.

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Thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2024/01/07/sunday-trees-515/

Which Way Photo Challenge – August 18, 2023

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Alive and Trekking for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge https://aliveandtrekking.com/2023/08/18/which-way-photo-challenge-august-18/

The Sand Dunes at Big Sand Bay overlooking Georgian Bay and beyond.

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Macro Monday and Tuesday Textures from the Gardens in the Neighbourhood

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…found these wonderful flowers on my walk to the library

Some of them almost look like alien creatures.

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After the Rain

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…as the sun was setting we set off for a walk along the beach

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An Evening Walk on the Beach

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…this past weekend I went to the cottage

After an afternoon of sharing a meal with the neighbours and playing a long game of Crib Wars I went for a walk along the beach. It was a somewhat cloudy evening so there was no sunset to speak of but I enjoyed myself nonetheless.

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Mary’s Garden Tour

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….neighbour Mary was selected to be part of this year’s Long Branch Garden Tour

Mary was delighted to be part of this year’s garden tour in the neighbourhood. For years she put forth a plan for her perfect garden and in the final weeks before the tour she worked hard to put the finishing touches on it. I was happy to do my part and gave St. Francis at new coat of paint.

On Saturday the signs went up around the neighbourhood indicating which homes were part of the tour. There were five gardens within walking distance of my house and I checked them all out. Not only did I get some wonderful ideas for my own garden but I actually met the gardeners who were also neighbours. I can now put names to houses that opened their gardens for the tour.

The following photos are all from Mary’s garden: