Summer Break week 9..and a half.

End of the summer break.

week nine and the last long weekend of the summer.

 a week and a half of:

biking

Swimming Lessons

they had them with friends and we played on the rocks outside the summit centre each day 

Dinosaur spotting 

Playing in Orillia

Watching the zamboni

National Selfie Day

After swimming lessons

Face Painting 

Beach time

Slip n' Slide

Sharpie Tattoos

Arrowhead Provincial Park

Haliburton Highlands

 Dorset Fire Tower

Skate Park

Hair cuts for school

I have loved this summer break.

thankful for all the memories, 

all the struggles, 

all the laughter.

Summer is not over, just our break is done.

hope to still enjoy the last couple weeks of this amazing season.

 *all photos taken by me, 

except the last one.

That was taken by my boy with Gertie.

my photos taken with Gertie (5,6,13-24)

Chester (1-4,7-12)

winter walk

the sun was up.

the dog was raring to go.

i got on my snowpants, coat, boots and toque.  

fetched Gertie.

let out the beast.

away we went.

the beast.

what a beautiful day for a walk.

sun was shining.

snow was glittering.

didn't need snowshoes because our trail was packed down enough.

this is not our trail.  i climbed up through waist deep snow to photograph this trail.

the train passing.  a glimpse through our trees.

the view from our lookout

i wanted to capture the woodpecker..or the crows.

maybe even a chickadee.

the one crow that came to say hi left before i could even get my camera to my eye.

the one woodpecker we know of didn't come out to play.

there was one little chickadee but it flew away when the beast and i neared.

relaxing up at the lookout.

oh well.

it was still a gorgeous walk.

look at that beautiful blue sky

gertie loved capturing the beauty surrounding us.

the beast is so fun to photograph in the snow.

i'm so glad i took this hour today.

and check out who was enjoying the sunshine through the window when we got home.

*yes, he's sitting on our table...when the people are away the cat will play*

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie.

71/365

i was excited for this day.

(by the way it was supposed to be day 72, and i took it on day 72.. but when i edited it i put 71..so day 71 it is.)

i was excited for this day because my dad would be here for the challenge.

he was the best subject i could think of for it.

my dad was born in Northern Ireland.

he is an immigrant to Canada.

he is the oldest of 9 kids.

i adore my dad.

my brother and i are 1st generation Canadian.

(mom from the U.S of A, dad from Ireland)

my brother is blond with blue/green eyes; 

gifted from our scandinavian heritage on my moms side.

but my dark hair and blue eyes were a gift from my dad.

my dad is...

day 71: 

IRISH

*all photos taken by me, with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here

68/365 (still in March!) 69/365; 70/365

day 68: 

Emerging

Saturday night, 

at the beginning of the March Break,

we slept in our quinzee.

Sunday's challenge was Emerging.

here's my family emerging from the quinzee sunday morning.

later that day my boy wanted me to take a photo of his animals emerging from their house.

day 69: 

Assymetrical.

my face is not symmetrical...that would make it Asymmetrical...see.

so it is actually symmetrical in that if you drew a line down the centre; 

it has the same things on each side...

but... in this photo my mouth is almost completely on one side.

day 70:

From Down Under

See where my challenge began : Here

60/365

we're into March.  

the first of March was also day 60 of the 365 day challenge.

day 60:

self-portrait.

Step Outside

it was a beautiful day to step outside.

i grabbed my tri-pod and Gertie, and headed out.

i realized i could go a little closer...

so i did.

yes, i stick my tongue out a lot.

i actually really like these pics.  

(this last one being my fave.)

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here 

48/365, 50/365 & 53/365

these three prompts finish off the month of February.

i'm already into the month of March and have done better 

(it's the 5th day of march and i've taken 3 days worth haha)

so here we go with 48/365

the 17th day of February.

we went to Family Fun day at Camp Mini Yo We.

Where I Stand

watching my littles walk out to learn ice fishing.

there we are, on Mary Lake.

missing daddy.

finishing up the day. 

day 50.

the 19th day of Feb.

Two

my boy lost his two front teeth.

look at that smile!

finally the 22nd of Feb.

we went to dinner at friends'.

they have a beautiful new (to them) puppy.

53/365:

Oh Boy!

(practice portraiture - i chose animal portraiture)

i couldn't take a photo of him and not take one of this beautiful girl.

earlier in the day we blew bubbles in our milk.

Oh Boy! 

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here