Summer Break week 4

week 4 done, and now just a memory.

but full of wonderful memories.

*see week 3 HERE*

Thursday and Friday morning the kids were in TO.

My parents were up for the weekend.

on Sunday we celebrated my birthday (which was on monday) and my boy's birthday (which would be the following monday)

Monday my parents headed home.

we went to the boardwalk.

my 2nd jump in as a 41 year old.

(my first one was missed - i jumped just before the timer was done)

Tuesday

my kids played at home most of the day.

they had a church service out back.

 then we went to the boardwalk!

Wednesday

we headed to Wasaga Beach with friends.

 another great week!

*too bad our pool is all done for the summer.

the seam gave way.

**all photos taken by me

with Gertie (#2, 5-12) 

& Chester (#1,3,4)

Friday Foto

2011.

almost 4 yrs old, and 2 years old.

enjoying the beach on a the last day in May.

love my littles.

*photo taken by me.

with Gertie.

spring in huntsville

i am usually at the school library on tuesdays.  

not today.

so instead i drove the kids to school then took Gertie and we went for a walk.

it's Spring.

the sun is shining.

the birds are chirping.

it's a beautiful day.

oh yeah, did i mention our snow hadn't finished melting and we got more yesterday?

 i walked down to the town docks and saw that beautiful view under the bridge.

those are my footprints on the dock.

i love the clock tower. 

welcome home. i love having the geese back.

 walking beside the water.  so beautiful.

look at all those duck footprints.  

i didn't get to see any ducks this morning, but they will probably be there in the afternoon sun. 

 love this cross atop the Anglican church by the water.  

Good Friday is only a few days away.

look at the sun shining on the water.

it is spring.  

the snow doesn't make it winter again.

the warmth in the sunshine.

the geese.

even the seagulls i heard calling out.

i love spring.

all aspects of it.

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.

73/365, 80/365

Hey there.

as you all know, i'm behind on these posts.

day 73...

i didn't take the photos challenge specific, but as i looked back to see if i had any that fit the theme i saw this one (of many)

the theme is:

HARD.

it is hard to get the night sky to look exactly as i see it.

this one was the closest i could get with my lens.

day 80:

Spring?

it is still March in the photo...

a day or 2 after my little girl's birthday.

it is officially spring, 

 *all photos taken by me, with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

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

aftermath of yesterday's snowday.

yesterday we had a snow day here in Muskoka.

buses were cancelled.  

roads were slippery.

people complained of winter coming back.

it felt like winter yesterday.

this morning we woke with the sun shining brightly, and glistening off the fresh snow.

haha, he blew a little too hard and it blew back in his face.

guess that's what happens when we are rushing it as the bus is pulling up.

this poor boat became frozen in the giant puddle that froze over. 

all the puddles froze with a beautiful frost over them.

look at those shadows!

but don't worry.

spring is here.  

even with the snowy day yesterday.

as i was walking to the house i spotted this beautiful lady.

i don't know where her nest is built or being built but she's almost ready to lay her eggs.

*all photos taken by me.

with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements