Catching Up

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat and Becky B for January Squares https://xingfumama.blog/2021/01/15/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2021-week-3/ https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/15/square-up-15/

I rarely combine two challenges into one but this shot in High Park today worked for Pull Up a Seat and January Squares. Day 15.

0-D49305-D-845-D-49-AF-B673-44281-D1-CB2-A1-1-201-a

I’m a little behind so I’m catching up with three squares today. The next two are for days 13 and 14. The first one is Looking Up the Path. The path is almost completely hidden because of the leaves but there is a path there and the following photo is Uprooted. In the naturalized area of High Park the trees fall naturally when they die unless they are a hazard to the walkers and then they are cut down to avoid any accidents.

AE56-D7-C1-3273-4-FA6-8-D40-A7-A608-EAC0-A8-1-201-a

91-CEDFE1-AE02-4354-9-F6-B-F5-E8-E836-CE09-1-201-a

Water, Water Everywhere – #59

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2021/01/11/partially-frozen-water-water-everywhere-59/

As many of you know I live very close to water, all year round. On a recent walk I took these photos from the park at the bottom of our street. The water is Lake Ontario.

67-FFA1-C7-38-CE-4-AEB-8-F34-E5-A668-B7-B54-C-1-201-a

23-B47281-4-CE8-4-DB4-A3-D4-DE8-B5137620-C-1-201-a

9-D17-E715-E3-EE-4-A77-8-BD4-A7-C4-B577-A73-B

SquareUp – All Lit Up as You Look Up the CN Tower

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Becky B for hosting January Squares https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/08/square-up-8/

The CN Tower in Toronto was for many decades the tallest structure in the world. It is often lit up in different colours to celebrate special days such as Pride Week, when the tower is lit in rainbow colours. When our sports teams win championships the tower lights up in the team colours.

Finally A White Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…after predicting a 20% chance for a white Christmas the weatherman was wrong again

Christmas Eve started out with rain, mild temperatures and grey skies. It looked like we would be having yet again another green Christmas. After our Zoom Christmas with the family in the afternoon I packed up a few more gift platters for the neighbours. The sun had just set as i set out to make my deliveries and looking up into the street lights I could see that the rain was changing to snow. All of a sudden everything seemed that much more Christmasy.

9-B71-B3-A7-D64-B-4-B04-9347-C45-F6-A5-AF64-B

513-EB1-CB-D0-D9-4-F77-A737-4877-F30-F447-B

The next morning everything was covered with a clean white blanket of snow.

BF9-F4-B7-E-C01-C-4657-819-E-B95-FDAB1-FADE

12-E130-DF-74-BC-4703-82-B0-2-F39-E4-FF97-C1

1-DDF2185-FF5-D-4-FB9-B2-A7-7-F3-D7-B851-C7-A

FE38-FE79-AD1-A-48-AC-995-C-A0-D386344-E5-E

3288-D0-B0-5-F31-4857-95-C6-6-FD0-EAFABAFC

Frances and I went for a walk and came upon our first snowman of the season. Something was missing but I soon figured out that our little snowman had not been given a mask to wear during the ongoing pandemic. Problem solved.

D39-C2-DB8-4-E0-F-480-B-AB71-6932-F06-BE2-C1

Sunday Trees – 476

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees. https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2020/12/27/sunday-trees-476/

E264963-D-C842-4-D87-B483-E8-CCD27-FF428

Blessed With Another Beautiful Day

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…I’ll have to stop saying this is the last of the nice weather

Just when you thought you couldn’t get anymore nice days you get a nice day like today. Sunny, mild and no wind. A perfect day for a long walk. We even met someone who was pulling his canoe along the road and we thought he was just putting it away for the winter but he had actually been out on the lake with it.

13239235-D024-4031-9-BC6-90338-AF84422-1-201-a

D5804-ABE-7-B51-4-EF2-920-C-0-AA6-E00-ACAC4-1-201-a

055-CEA82-3124-4416-8446-688654-EEAB1-A-1-201-a

7499-D796-5-D61-4-D28-B681-F43-A35-A6-BCC2-1-201-a

8-F11808-E-2125-4-D59-96-B9-F0-D9-A985-A40-C-1-201-a

36238-C15-1565-4-EE8-B47-F-25-F5877-E2920-1-201-a

BF985-E7-A-7681-4-DEF-A3-DF-67-A210-D641-ED-1-201-a

Sunday Trees – 473

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2020/12/06/sunday-trees-473-2/

81649912-65-A1-41-D2-82-C2-93-F76-FB6-D86-D

The only green trees left in the park are the evergreens.

Sunday Trees – 473

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2020/11/29/sunday-trees-473/

A2-C76446-4-F9-A-4-C84-AA53-33-F6-F68661-B4

Water, Water Everywhere – November 24, 2020

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2020/11/16/just-before-the-rain-water-water-everywhere-51/

Which do you like better….portrait or landscape?

11-DA1074-D3-D4-4251-BD22-1-A30-FAD47446

6-A76-D396-5-C87-4-A74-BF4-C-ECD2-C3483-B2-E-1-201-a

The Small Gems Show

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…now on at the Women’s Art Association of Canada on Prince Arthur St. in Toronto

This is one of my favourite art shows at WAAC. All the pieces are small and nothing is more than $400.00. This year I submitted three of my abstract flower/poppy paintings and one has already sold.

Yesterday I did some gallery sitting to greet visitors. I was there in the morning so it was very quiet. No more than 10 people are allowed in the gallery at once and of course everyone must wear a mask.

It’s not a huge show. There are about 100 entries. I walked around several times and really took in the individual pieces.