Silent Sunday – July 18, 2021
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Our First Walk on the Beach
…last week my daughter, daughter-in-law and I drove up to Christian Island to open up our cottage for the season
We lucked out with the weather. It only rained at night and the hot blistering temperatures from the west haven’t yet arrived this far east. After spending the evening cleaning the inside of the cottage (sweeping out the mouse poop, airing out the cushions, setting up the fridge, making up the beds, and putting away the food) we decided to explore the beach the next morning.
Luckily we have a beach again. The water levels have receded and the numerous trees that had started to grow on the beach have disappeared.
Texture Tuesday – Textures on the Beach
Gritty
Foamy
Spiky
Rigid
Papery
Driftwood – Weathered
Rough
Washed up Debris
Water, Water Everywhere – Big Sand Bay
….back up at the cottage and loving the water again
Thanks to Jez Braithwaite for hosting Water, Water Everywhere https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2021/07/05/reflections-12-water-water-everywhere-86/
Silent Sunday – July 4, 2021
Looking Up – January 4, 2021
…thanks to Becky B for hosting January Squares https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/04/square-up-4/
Taken last summer as we were walking down from the dunes on Big Sand Bay.
Sun Through the Trees
…thanks to Jez for hosting ‘fan of….sun through the trees’ https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2020/10/12/sun-through-the-trees-fan-of-82/
Sunday Trees – 464
…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees .https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2020/10/04/sunday-trees-464/
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Quiet Places
…thanks to Amanda for hosting this week’s Friendly Friday Photo Challenge https://viewfromtheback.com/2020/09/25/friday-photo-challenge-63/
Whether it’s close to home or up at the cottage, my quiet places almost always include water. Pictures #1, 5 and 6 were taken right here in Toronto and the others from Georgian Bay.
A Tribute to Shirley
…Shirley was a long time cottager up on Big Sand Bay
Shirley O’Donnell passed away a week ago today. I saw her one last time back in August when we were both at our cottages. She looked well but clearly her health was not good. Her log cabin cottage was the envy of the beach. Over 40 years ago she had the logs of the cabin floated over to Big Sand Bay and rebuilt on top of the dune. Every summer she and her two children resided in this rustic cabin. She only had electricity installed in the last decade and like us used an outhouse for most of her cottage life. Several years ago she had a beautiful little building put up next to the cabin with a composting toilet and an outdoor shower.
On the weekend I got up early Sunday morning and took a walk to Shirley’s place and started to take photos of the view and the special little touches that made her place so special. The mist coming up over the lake was very mystical and I almost felt like Shirley was looking down on us and sharing the morning with me.
Mama Cormier 