resurrection fern

grass

Each blade of grass

has its spot on earth

whence it draws its life,

its strength;

and so is man

rooted to the land

from which he draws his faith

together with his life.

 joseph conrad

peace

my sunday

_{spent swimming and relaxing with my girls}

by a lake in Muskoka

the loon came for a visit

the beavers left me some very fresh beaver sticks to gather

and 

the dry spell we have experienced this summer

although it has faded the greenery

has made the lichenscapes 

shine 

* but more of that in a future post

happy monday friends

xo

hey girl

happy birthday

can't wait to see you in a few weeks

in the mean time ....

hope you have a splashing weekend

this series of photographs of lili having fun with her mommy and the royal duck family

make me smile

:)

 

natural dyed friendship bracelet

my daughter deborah started making friendship bracelets 

during her breaks at the summer camp she is working at as camp photographer 

and social media person

I asked her to make me one out of threads I had dyed with indigo, woad and cyanobalan

I adore how it turned out

happy friday my friends

m

i don't golf

yes i am a doctor

but unlike most of my colleagues 

i don't golf

so 

you might wonder how it was i found myself on 

one of the most beautiful golf courses in york region last wednesday

it was to support the Alzheimer's Society of York Region 

of which I am one of there newest board members

in their biggest charity event of the year 

the golf tournament

I sponsored a team of lovely ladies, including my administrative assistant and nurse

and spend all morning walking the course, avoiding getting hit by golf balls ( only one close call) 

repelling all the comments about how I must have lost my cart or had it stolen :)

and finding beauty in the colors, shapes, textures and very happy golfers

I shot over 300 photographs, most of them action shots but only want to share a few of my favorites with you 

(pattern on the concrete steps)

(winner of the longest drive and nicest tattoos)

(my team)

happiest golfers :)

 

wordless wednesday in poppy reds

 

i am definitely a gatherer

of fruit and berries

dye stuffs

feathers 

and of course 

stones

the last stone is my favorite 

it reminds me of a friend from a country full of sunshine that loves birds

who has the most beautiful book available now for preorder

(all of these treasures were gathered on the shore of lake huron)

on top of mossy mounds

tiny puff ball spirits, bedazzled pixie cups and giant galls

all ready for some midsummer eve's magic

:)

happy monday

m

 

chickadee

i was gardening in the backyard the other day when i heard a tiny little chirping sound from the grass near the trampoline

i walked over and there was a tiny little chickadee toddler staring at me 

i went to grab my camera and it followed me around like it thought I was it's mother

it let me get very close to capture its beauty

meanwhile back on the porch edgar was pretending not to notice

:)