Saturday Photo: Floral Fireworks
This is the month for shooting off fireworks, it seems. Canada Day, the Fouth of July, Bastille Day, and other holidays all seem to require pyrothenic displays. But it also…
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: A Beautiful Library!
Been traipsing around and visited this lovely library last week. It's the Bibliothèque Lucy-Faris in Aylmer, QC, jus across the river from Ottawa. The Friday afternoon I was there it…
Saturday Photo: Evi in the Garden with Her ‘Escape-proof’ Harness
This is Evi in the little front garden, on the watch for interesting flying insects. You'll note she's wearing a harness and on a leash. That's because we don't want…
Saturday Photo: Help! I Need Somebody…
Those are gloves you see, seeming to come out of the pipes in this roadwork project. Makes me wonder if anybody is having trouble getting all the work done. Is…
Saturday Photo: Bridal Veil, the Flower for June Weddings?
According to some studies, June is still a very popular month for weddings, along with (surprise! surprise!) October. I presume the generally good weather is the origin for June's popularity,…
Saturday Photo: May in Montreal, Chestnuts in Blossom
Doesn't sound as nice as "April in Paris, Chestnuts in Blossom," but the chestnut trees around here look lovely nonetheless. The heat wave in Europe certainly must mean that the…
Saturday Photo: Lilacs, of course
Just came in from a short walk at sunset, trailing the scent of lilacs after me. After a cool and wet early spring, the lilacs are now out in force,…
Saturday Photo: My Friend Doris
On Saturday Doris Ingerman's friends and family had a party for her. She died in December, just weeks short of her 97th birthday, but for various reasons the celebration of…
Saturday Photo: Mothers’ Day is a Day of Remembering
The photo is a good 45 years old, but I love it. The woman is my mother and the little girls are my daughter and her cousin. Don't know what…
Saturday Photo: Carnegie in France
A year ago we were in Reims, France, visiting the cathedral there, and checking out another Carnegie Library. It was closed because May 1 is a holiday in France, but…
Saturday Photo: More Than 100 Years Old, the Library in Ritzville
On my to Walla Walla a couple of weeks ago, I stopped to eat lunch in Ritzville, WA, a small town which was once a bustling shipping point on the…
Saturday Photo: Evi Has a Birthday!
Our extremely lovely cat Evi, a Siberian, turned one this week. Such a pleasure to have her around!
Saturday Photo: The Easter Bunny Gets Around.
Been travelling these last two weeks. The trip was part book promotion for Before We Forget: How Remembering Will Get Us Through the Next 75 Years, and part visit with…
Saturday Photo: Are We in Danger?
This is where Quebec Highway 132 runs along the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the Gaspé peninsula. Something is going to give as sea levels rise, and driving it got…
Saturday Photo: Canadian War Museum in This Week of War
Spent an interesting and rather weird afternoon Monday at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. The visit was planned several weeks ago, but I never imagined that the world would…
Saturday Photo: Coming out of Hibernation ?
The days are getting longer, and the snow is melting....some days. What is uncovered can be surprising.You never know what kind of critters are under the snow!
Saturday Photo: Nature Loves Hearts Too
Happy Valentine's Day!
Saturday Photo: Tracks in the Snow
Don't know what sort of critter made these tracks, now somewhat obscured by blowing snow--mice, squirrel, gnomes.But whatever it is/was it must be cold, as the temperature hasn't got above…
Saturday Photo: The Best Lawn–Good to Remember When It’s This Cold
Evi, the cat, who is living through her first winter, won't venture outside today because it is so cold. She's not keen on getting her paws snowy in any case,…
Saturday Photo: Sunshine and sledding…
There's nothing like a sunny winter day with fresh snow and a little time on your hands! Sledding on the eastern slope of Mount Royal is an in-city pleasure.