Macro Monday – New Growth

now that the weather is warming up there are signs in the yard and neighbourhood that the plants are ready to rise up

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Not sure what this is but my neighbour’s backyard is covered in yellow
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Daffodils in the front yard
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Chives in the backyard
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Tiger lilies in the backyard
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Coming through the brick wall in the park
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In the neighbourhood
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Buds

Texture Tuesday – Textures in Fibre Arts

….textures at the Assembly Hall

On my walk yesterday I went further than I have in months. It was a cool but gorgeous day as I made my way over to the Assembly Hall. It was about a 6K walk there and back. When I reached the hall I discovered that there was an art show on display called Herstory. It was put together by a group of Women from the Niagara Women’s Collective (SWFT) showcasing unique stories of women with overlapping experiences.

Some of my favourite pieces were the soft sculptures by Debra Jackson-Jones and Mori McCrae.

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Debra Jackson-Jones: Covid Love: The Only Thing Living is my Virus 2022
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Mori McCrae: Big Green Apple
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Morie McCrae: Little Green Apple 2

I also enjoyed Francie McGlynn’s paintings that included soft woven patches of fabric and hard edged buttons.

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How to Walk Your Dog in Times of Plague and War
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The Woman Who Held Odd Notions
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For those of you who live close by, the show runs till March 29, 2023 at the Assembly Hall Gallery at 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr., Toronto, ON.

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Content

thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/03/18/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-content/

When I thought of the word ‘content’ my mind went immediately to the meaning, ‘a state of pleasure or being satisfied’. Of course it also means ‘subject matter’. Which do you think I chose to represent?

Today we attended College Royal at the University of Guelph. In the Food Science building the students made milkshakes. This has always been a popular event but we have not seen it since 2019 because of COVID-19. Clearly people were happy to see it come back. The line-up was huge. We heard that the students were prepared to sell 4000 shakes.

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Birds

thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/03/08/wednesday-challenge-the-birds/

Some birds hang out all winter long, especially the waterfowl. On my walk recently the ducks were close to shore and didn’t seem to mind me being there.

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