A Blue Book

A blue book
I'm looking at a blue book 
Laying on a shelf.
It's staring back at me,
Yelling about itself.

Pick me up, it says.
Open the cover and turn the page.
It holds the information
That you are afraid to crave.

You need to study me
To read my every word.
You will feel so much better
After every word is heard.

But I only stare
As tears roll down my face.
I hate its very existence,
I want it to disappear without a trace.

Wiidookdaadiwin Lookout

Wiidookdaadlwin Lookout

Located in Springwater Township, the Wiidookdaadiwin Lookout looks over the Minesing Wetlands, historic Fort Willow, and from Collingwood to Mount St. Louis, Moonstone.

Solid as a rock

Wiidookdaadiwin is from the Ojibway language and means “working together, and helping one another.”

A walk easy enough for a couple of two year olds
In our own backyard

You can watch as
a train goes by.
You can watch as
an eagle flies across the sky.





A member of the First Nations and an Explorer

This bronze statue depicts an explorer and a member of First Nations, complete with an Eastern Ojibway birchbark canoe.

The icon sculpture recognizes the First Nations, explorers, settlers, and military that traversed the area between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario.

Adding your own arts and culture

The Humble Donkey

A cute little family of donkeys…
Calm, patient, steady.
When Mary needed a ride
the donkey
was ready.

They protect herds
from wolves and coyotes.
Their hee haw,
is actually quite throaty.

They are stronger than horses,
their strength and stamina
can, of course,
be a contending force.

Highly intelligent
their capability of learning,
often leaves other animals
yearning.

For their smile,
that can be seen for a mile.

So the next time
you want to use the word
Donkey, as an insult
take yourself to task
And don't be an A....

No Mow May

Star of Bethlehem,  and Forget-me-nots colour the area at the edge of the forest.
A sea of blue. Not forget-me-nots, but probably a close cousin.
A little splash of pink.
Flowers of grass.
Fields of yellow,  sprinkled with white.
Star of Bethlehem take over the yard.
Purples, blues, whites and yellow.

Wishing for no-mow, June!

Earth Day in Photos

The old and the new….
Counting the years.

The beauty of flowers and water….
Lavender fields.
The trail beside our home …

A butterfly garden.
Wasaga Beach
So many peaches.
Flying high.

Snack time..
Aurora Borealis
The beauty of sumac leaves.
A resting place in the forest.

Little Qualicum Falls
Green on white.
Just a little bit of snow.

Plum blossoms.
The total eclipse of the moon

The Pacific Ocean.
Majestic.
Sunset from my deck.

Another year around the sun.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream…The ’70’s Musical

The ’70’s Musical 🎶

In a forest inhabited by fairies, the characters in William Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer’s Night Dream come alive.

A group of musicians from the 1970’s turn  prose  into song.

The Arts
Dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer
Well can you put your hands in your head,oh no!
I said dreamer, you said you are a dreamer
Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no!
Roger Hodgson

A little bit of glimmer….
HIPPOLYTA
Four days will quickly steep themselves in night;
Four nights will quickly dream away the time;
And then the moon, like to a silver bow
New bent in heaven, shall behold the night. WS

A musical spin on a great comedy play!