I was walking along Mt. Pleasant on my way to get a coffee at my local Second Cup, when I couldn’t help seeing these charming – not too sure what to call them but maybe they are lawn ornaments. Anyway the Wild Bird Seed Store – that may not sell bird seed anymore or maybe […]
Maybe an unlikely spot for a cuppa tea – lots of Java no doubt – but quintessential British tea – maybe not so much!! Another heading in my photo scavenger hunt is “time.” I came across this beauty in one of the home decor shops on Mt. Pleasant. This shop always has the most amazing
Another heading in the photo scavenger hunt is “grain.” I had actually seen these figures last year and I remember taking a picture of one of them, then. Well, here were three in a grouping, today!! The carvings suggest, I think anyway, that the figures were actually in the wood all the time and the
If you were ever thinking of starting a business or starting a new business, please don’t make it a manicure, pedicure, a.k.a. spa, salon. take a look. One of the headings in my photography challenge was “street.” So I walked along Mt. Pleasant early this morning and took some “street scenes.” I couldn’t help noticing,
…or how to be memorable in how you say, what you say. I came across an article in the paper this morning on famous movie lines and why they have become memorable. It seems that a few computer scientists from Cornell University analyzed scripts from over 1,000 movies; fed them into a computer and had
I am in another photo scavenger hunt – always a diversion. My second photo in the hunt is for the heading “Face.” I was out for an early morning walk and came across these adorable “faces.” Pansy “Faces” They reminded me of a knitting designer whose work I absolutely LOVE – Susan Duckworth. I tried
OK this week I am feeling sorry for myself, because… 1. Routine Dr’s appt on Monday. I do hate the poking and prodding; but she had a student in and so everything was done twice……I reminded myself that this is in the interest of science and medicine 🙂 2. Washing machine has broken for the
The Serviceberry is in bloom, more specifically, the Downy Serviceberry is in bloom. I love the name Serviceberry. It is a tree or sometimes a shrub that is native to southern Ontario and parts east and south – probably Carolinian rather than Boreal forest areas, which stretch east to the maritimes and south to the
Hunter in repose I am reading the story of Dewey, the world famous library cat. My sister-in-law sent it to me from Edinburgh. She is also a “cat” person. It’s the story of a kitten who somehow got into the drop box of a library one bitterly cold night in Spencer, Iowa. I am only
…or a swathing of lace. I had packed a number of scarves in a carryall in preparation for picture taking. My daughter said that she would be my model, so I wasted no time! This window of a good mood can close quickly. Anyway, the carryall lay on the floor…waiting. At one point I took
