…this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge
Thank you to Egidio from Through Brazilian Eyes https://throughbrazilianeyes.com/lens-artists-challenge-348-serenity/
Serenity for me has always been looking over lake up at my cottage or enjoying a cup of coffee with a book on the deck.
When Dad lived with us he used to love going down to the park at the end of the our street and sitting on the bench or his walker and just enjoying the view of his ‘ocean’, which was actually Lake Ontario.
….thanks to Khürt for hosting the 52 Week Smartphone Challenge
Serenity definitely comes from being outdoors. I’ve spent a lot of time in the parks in Toronto that border on Lake Ontario. Even though I’ve been working to clear away the trash that has fallen between the rocks I can still take a moment to enjoy the view and take in the peace and quiet along the shoreline. This is one of the last photos I took on my iPhone.
….thanks to Travels and Trifles for hosting the Lens Artists Challenge
My first evening at the cottage this season.
….this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is Serenity
Nothing is more serene to me than sitting by or on the water on a hot summer’s day
…. it snowed again today
Story #5 for the Daily Post Writing Challenge
Snow
It snowed again today
Like icing sugar falling from the sky
it was soft, dry and cold on the skin
A new layer of pristine lacy crystals
blanketed the already greying layer of snow
that had fallen the day before
Walking was not without effort
With each step the powdery stuff reached the top of our boots
as we carved new trails into the virgin snow
The dog was in paradise
She leaped like a deer and buried her nose
in the freshly fallen mana from heaven
Once we reached the wooded area in the park
the stillness and serenity were deafening
The sounds of the city were completely muffled by the blanket of snow
It felt like we were a hundred miles from civilization
with only the birds and snow covered boughs surrounding us
For an hour we were transported to a
magical fantasy world
My only regret is that I didn’t lie in the snow and make
a snow angel
Mama Cormier 