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…
Mary Soderstrom
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.
Saturday Photo: The Trees Are Dancing in the Winter Sun…
Well, perhaps not dancing, but their shadows on the snow this sunny day seem almost exhuberant. Good way to start the New Year. May 2026 be full of good times,…
Saturday Photo: Really Frosty Morning
Coldest morning so far. Like old times, the old timers say.
Saturday Photo: Flowers in Winter
My big jade plant doesn't bloom every year, but when it does, it is lovely. So nice to have flowers when it is icy outside.