Tag Archives: Canada
Weekly Photo Challenge: Journey
Bridges speak of journey to me because they enable you to go where once you could not. And paths and roads speak of journeys, not just because they have an end in mind, but because along the way there is … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Arranged
Row upon row, neatly stacked, shelter for spiders and skittering mice, ready for kid-climbing and stove-burning and picture-taking– so carefully arranged.
Canadians, Eh!
I wondered where all those Canadians went in winter to avoid the snow!
A History of Thanksgiving–Well, Almost . . .
A History of Thanksgiving–Well, Almost . . ..
Framing my world . . . Part 2
This was taken at my request at the end of the lane. I had come back to announce my engagement to a guy my family had never met or heard existed. As far as they knew, he could have been … Continue reading
Framing my world . . .
I realized recently that since earliest childhood, I have seen my world in picture frames. With or without a camera in my hand, my eye searches out pattern, color, foreground, background, and other artistic qualities that make the shot. Sometimes, … Continue reading
My Teacher Carried a Shotgun
My teacher for grades one through eight brought a “shotgun” to school every day. It contained a mysterious white powder and rested on her big, wooden desk at the ready. She appeared as a terrifying specter in my young life: … Continue reading
A Lesson from the Teacher:
This week, your assignment will be to write a three-page compare and contrast essay. Typically, I have made this an open topic, but I have received as many dog and cat comparisons that I want to see in my lifetime; … Continue reading
A History of Thanksgiving–Well, Almost . . .
I grew up on a small farm in Ontario, Canada, where we may not have been more thankful than our American neighbors, but we certainly were thankful first. We were thankful in October. Americans weren’t thankful till November. Having lived … Continue reading
