Water, Water Everywhere – Looking Back

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2025/09/15/clyde-reflections-water-water-everywhere-279-2/

I decided to look back in my archives to see if I could share some oldies but goodies. From Niagara Falls to Ireland to Venice and everywhere in between from 2012 to 2016.

January Squares – Day 1

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Becky B for hosting SquareUp

https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/01/square-up/

It’s the new year and with it comes Becky’s January Squares challenge. This month the theme is UP. You can interpret it anyway you want…looking up, uphill, upbeat, uplifting, etc. or the word ‘up’ can be part of a word like cup, tuppence, supper, super, etc.. The only rule that you have to follow is that the photo must be square.

Up, up and away…..

WPC – Ascend

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Mama Cormier

…this week’s theme for the weekly photo challenge is ascend

I was a bit perplexed by the word ascend so I looked up the definition.

as·cend

[əˈsend]

VERB

ascends (third person present) · ascended (past tense) · ascended (past participle) · ascending (present participle)

go up or climb:

“she ascended the stairs” · “new magmas were created and ascended to the surface”

synonyms: climb · go up/upward · move up/upward · rise (up) · clamber (up) · mount· scale · conquer · take to the air · take off · rocket

antonyms: descend
- climb to the summit of (a mountain or hill):
  
  “the first traveler to ascend the mountain”
- (of a fish or boat) move upstream along (a river).
rise through the air:

“we had ascended 3,000 ft”
- (of a road or flight of steps) slope or lead up:
  
  “the road ascends to the lake”
- move up the social or professional scale:
  
  “he took exams to ascend through the ranks” · “some executives ascend to top-level positions”
- (of a spiritual being or soul) rise into heaven:
  
  “the Prophet ascended to heaven” · “the risen and ascended Christ”
- (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch:
  
  “Carolyn’s voice had ascended into high-pitched giggles”
  
  With definition in hand I found some photos that I felt ‘ascended’ to the challenge.