Saturday Photo: Sixty Years of Fun
We were good buddies, until he bought the car and asked me out for a real date. After that, things developed and sixty years ago this coming Thursday, August 29,…
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: Nothing at All..
Time to take a break. Dog days, August doldrums, other things to do....
Saturday Photo: Morning Rituals
In the morning everyone needs to freshen up a bit. Glad to see that the ducks are back in our neighborhoood.
Saturday Photo, a little late: A Rose by Any Other Name…
...would smell as sweet, so said the Bard.But what happens when people don't agree on how you spell your name?On my birth certificate, my name is Mary McGowan, daughter of…
Saturday Photo: The Woman of the Hour
How the world has turned around in the last week! Or at least the prospects for a good outcome to the US presidential race!I am two weeks to the day…
Saturday Photo: Making a Joyful Noise….
Titled "The McGarrigle Sisters," this sculpture by Glen LeMesurier is one of many in the northern sector of Mile End that combines cast-off materials to make art.Makes me feel good…
Saturday Photo: June Is Busting out All Over…
It's la Fête nationale in Québec, whose flower is the fleur de lys. Great timing, as iris have been in bloom for about a week, making a great show this…
Saturday Photo: June Is Busting out All Over…
It's la Fête nationale in Québec, whose flower is the fleur de lys. Great timing, as iris have been in bloom for about a week, making a great show this…
Saturday Photo: More Great Lawns…
The grass in our small backyard is getting pretty long, but I'm putting off cutting it until the forget-me-nots have gone to seed. Then I'll shake the seed over a…
Saturday Photo: More Great Lawns…
The grass in our small backyard is getting pretty long, but I’m putting off cutting it until the forget-me-nots have gone to seed. Then I’ll shake the seed over a…
Saturday Photo: Canada’s Memory…
Saturday the new Preservation Storage Facility of the Library and Archives Canada was open to the public for the first time. There were crowds waiting to get in when the…
Saturday Photo: Canada’s Memory…
Saturday the new Preservation Storage Facility of the Library and Archives Canada was open to the public for the first time. There were crowds waiting to get in when the…
Saturday Photo:The Best Lawn Is Flowers
Why plant grass when you can have this instead?So glad to see that other people are letting nature take its course.
Saturday Photo:The Best Lawn Is Flowers
Why plant grass when you can have this instead? So glad to see that other people are letting nature take its course.
Saturday Photo: Bleeding Heart for Bleeding Hearts
The other name for this in English is Dutchman's britches, or so my grandmother told me. In French it's sometimes also called the equivalent, coeur saignant, but using its botanical…
Saturday Photo: Bleeding Heart for Bleeding Hearts
The other name for this in English is Dutchman’s britches, or so my grandmother told me. In French it’s sometimes also called the equivalent, coeur saignant, but using its botanical…
Saturday Photo: Guerilla Gardening?
Came upon these daffodils when out walking near the Champs des possibles, a park that is being left to re-wild in the Mile End district, not far from the CN…
Saturday Photo: Guerilla Gardening?
Came upon these daffodils when out walking near the Champs des possibles, a park that is being left to re-wild in the Mile End district, not far from the CN…
Saturday Photo: Ready to Set up Housekeeping
For several years there have been Mallard duck couple nesting in the Mount Royal cemetery. This morning I was glad to see them there again. They probably aren't the same…
Saturday Photo: Ready to Set up Housekeeping
For several years there have been Mallard duck couple nesting in the Mount Royal cemetery. This morning I was glad to see them there again. They probably aren’t the same…