Evening Drive

July 31, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Weekend Sky

Visitors

July 15, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The dogs are quick to warn me about any new visitors to the backyard. Accustomed to squirrels and rabbits, and the multitude of birds, they seldom pay attention to those. A sharp yelp! yelp! usually means “Mom, grab your camera! Come quick!” The groundhog usually hangs around in the summertime, but the chipmunks are a […]

First Birthday in Canada

June 6, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Cake for breakfast. A trip to the trampoline park. An afternoon bbq and swim. “Best birthday ever!” proclaimed the star of the day.

April Sendoff

May 1, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Weather cooperating, we gathered poolside to celebrate a late April birthday. Such a nice way to bid adieu to April. Two of my ‘kids’ and a daughter-in-law. For Bushboy’s last on the card.

Birds: Always In Season

January 19, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Haven’t been out with the camera recently, but here are some photos from my archives. (For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: birds .Featured image is a family of Canadian Geese.)

Homeschooling

January 10, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

We’re in lockdown again, in Ontario, Canada, and that means back to homeschooling, so Grumpa and I have offered our services a couple of days a week to oversee the studies. Not so taxing – these two are avid students. The dog, on the other hand, is not impressed.

A Story and A Wish

December 17, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Originally posted on One Woman's Quest II:
Table six in the fourth floor dining room at the long-term care facility is a favourite with the staff. Ninety-eight-year-old Dorothy leads the pack with her no-nonsense attitude. Beside her sits Verna, just eight years her junior, who always has a smile and a kind word for…