Starting School Series, Part 7: How many ways did I read today? A child’s...
Perhaps I was spurred on by my husband’s question, “So how many times do your children read on the first day? Have you ever done a tally?” Maybe I was nudged by Frank Smith’s powerful words, “A child...
View ArticleA Free Lunch at the Beach…
Leisurely Saturday. Revisit Palm Cove. Walk along the jetty. Look over the sea to Double Island. Look back at the shoreline at the sand, sea and rocks. What’s that? A white bird stands out against the...
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‘The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere….’ John Muir reminds us… and what better way to start the day than with a grand sunrise… this one, over Beaver Lake, Ontario Meanwhile,...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected
This entry is later than expected because I had an unexpected computer glitch! The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in your street (Robert...
View ArticleGood Grief! Where has Mrs Goose gone?
Saturday, June 1st: A Canada Goose sits on her eggs on a thin, log ‘island’ in the river. How long has she been there? … through wind and rain and ‘a terrible storm’. Friday, June 7th: Mr. Gander...
View ArticleAfter the rain No. 2
After the rain… the eloquent Iris is dripping and flagging… whilst the crystal, clear raindrops magnify the ‘lines’ on her long, lissome leaf. Did you know… the name Iris means rainbow? Iris is the...
View ArticleWhat would Anne have called it?
Lilacs are prolific this spring. Woodlands, roadsides and edges of fields are dotted with dark-lilac lilacs, light-lilac lilacs and bright-white lilacs. White lilacs? I’ve only just learned of white...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Escape
My great escape is… a morning walk on a freshly washed beach to see a sea of blue or a slow saunter in the woods to see a sea of green… and with camera in hand there are always surprises. Related...
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