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.

Compare: Jan 2014 & Jan 2015

Hey all.  

it's a new year. 

i sucked at the photo a day for 365 days.  

but i'm ok with that. 

it's a new year. 

it's January.  

let's see what Jan 2014 held:

began running again.

Elsa was running rampant

 the snow came in Nov 2013.  

we just kept getting more.

lots and lots of snow.

***

now let's check out this new year so far.

Jan 2015

snow came Nov 2014. 

most of it left by Christmas. 

this is new years eve/day snow.

we bought the kids snowshoes for Christmas - perfect.

he's still loving the snow.

the first week back after Christmas break... we had 2 snow days.

I'm still running.  

my husband and i got some sweet new shoes.

a little treat since our other ones have holes.

so far the januaries seem pretty similar.

looking forward to seeing the february comparison.  

Family Flashback

I was so into doing month and year challenges that i neglected to show you what else i was photographing.

i had shown you some pics from a wedding June 2013. HERE

but what did i do after that?  

just challenges? 

nope.

November 2013 i did a family photo shoot for a wonderful family.

we had a lot of fun and absolutely beautiful weather.

here's a glimpse of that special memory building day.

 what beautiful girls.  so much fun and full of smiles for me.

i love daddy & daughter(s) photos.

love this face!

i was waiting for everyone to be ready for the first part of the shoot.

this little one came out of her room and wandered into the kitchen.

she was talking to herself..or someone in her imagination..  

it was so cute.  i had to capture it.

so much fun!

what a wonderful fall day we had.  

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie.

edited in Photoshop Elements

A Reflection of Summer

I don't know about where you live.

summer where i live had cooler temperatures and cloudier, rainier days than we had hoped for.

many people complained about the weather...the lack of warm sunny days.

what's summer vacation without sunshine, sunburns and sunglasses?

i'll tell you what it is.

the kids are home.

we have two months to play, create, laugh, sleep, cry, fight, argue, 

and make the bestest memories ever...

regardless of the weather.

i want to give you a glimpse of our summer...

reflected on their faces.

some days i did look out the window and sigh, 

then, most days, i chose to enjoy it.

what a great summer.

*all photos taken by me.

with Gertie.

edited in photoshop elements

 some of the locations: 

Lake Opeongo, our yard/lookout/house, Toronto Island, Toronto Zoo, Hutcheson Beach, Utterson Park, 

The Marshall's Lot, Limberlost trails @ The Limberlost Challenge,  parks in town.