Coffee filters have many uses.
All you need is a little imagination.
And a little brother to share them with.
This photo wasn’t taken yesterday – our angels are 10 and 12 now.
❤
“That’s the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up.” ~ Walt Disney
“Some old things are lovely warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them.”
~ D. H. Lawrence
“Old age: the crown of life, our play’s last act.” ~ Cicero
“If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.” ~ Katharine Hepburn
Sunday Snap: Sea Star
Did you know? Marine scientists have replaced the starfish’s common name with sea star because it’s not a fish. It’s an echinoderm, closely related to sea urchins and sand dollars. There are 2,000 species of sea star living in all the world’s oceans. The five-arm varieties are the most common. Sea stars have an eye at the tip of each arm.
Common name: Starfish (Sea Stars)
Scientific name: Asteroidea
Type: Invertebrate Carnivore
Average life span: Up to 35 years
Weight: Up to 11 lbs
– source: National Geographic
*from Curtains by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Sunday Snap: Bath-time Bliss
“I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what’s going to happen next.” ~ Sarah McLachlan
Photo: Perry’s Point, May 2, 2016
Maisie and Vivian,
our welcoming committee.
“Time spent with cats is never wasted.” ~ Sigmund Freud
I love cats because I enjoy my home;
and little by little, they become its visible soul.
~ Jean Cocteau
“Books. Cats. Life is good.” ~ T.S. Eliot
Do you have any furry friends who greet you at the door?
Sunday Snap: Glitter
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.”
~ J.R.R. Tolkien
One of my favourite winter snaps. First published here on February 25, 2012.
With all the snowstorms, cold snaps and bleak weather many are experiencing lately in North America, I changed my mind about the January scene I was going to share.
Instead, I thought a hit of warm and vibrant colour was in order. These tiger lilies in my daughter’s summer-house garden may be the perfect antidote to give you hope for gentler days ahead.
I can almost smell the clover and green grass, feel the summer’s heat on my shoulders, and hear the bumblebees buzzin’ around. A-h-h-h!
“What good is the warmth of summer,
without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?”
— John Steinbeck
WPC: Growth
“Our familiar garden by the sea has transformed . . . each bramble and bush laminated in a thick, crystalline coat, every amber blade dressed in its stiff raiment of frost. With a watchful step, I venture out on the crust of snow.” – Jennifer Kelland Perry, Endless Chill
Has winter arrived in your backyard?
“The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope.
Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning:
we are all in the same boat.” – Jacques Yves Cousteau
So this is going on right now at the Royal Ontario Museum, with a topic near and dear to my heart:
Canada’s Oceans Symposium: Towards 2020
“Join the legacy of nurturing discovery as we work towards starting conversations about the future of our waters. Lead Canada’s efforts on ocean conservation with the Royal Ontario Museum.
Join leading ocean scientists, storytellers, Indigenous leaders and government stakeholders as they look towards 2020 in this compelling conference exploring the status of Canada’s marine conservation programs, and our role in protecting the oceans that sustain us.”
Keynote Speakers: Alexandra Cousteau and Mandy-Rae Krack, “united as strong women deeply in love with the oceans and committed to their protection, the pair will provide engaging, timely, and complementary talks.”
For more information, click here.
“The sea, once it casts its spell,
holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
– Jacques Yves Cousteau
Sunset at Newtown Branch*
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” – John Ruskin
* Photo Challenges (taken with iPhone 6):
Temporary
Transformation
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