the summer is coming to an early end

as i wonder through my garden this morning

is was sadden to see so many plants

looking like it was late september

a few shrubs are already turning yellow

some plants even looked burnt

and i was surprised to see that my fall aster

is in full bloom!!!

with temperatures reaching in the 30's c this week

it's hard to imagine that fall is on it's way

and as much as i love the fall

i will miss my mornings wondering through

my garden and enjoying my morning tea

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photo taken in my garden this morning

played in ps and a layer mask

from shadowhouse

food for thought

how people treat you is their karma

how you react is yours

wayne dyer

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photo taken on my iphone

at the weekend market

parking 101

one way to learn how to park!!

photo taken in paris this spring

fleamarket finds

we started out sunday morning

with the intention to drive to the clarence flea market

but when we got up at 6am it was pouring rain

with no sign of stopping

we decided not to make the long drive

so we headed to st. lawrence market instead

everything seemed expensive and we were disappointed

back in the rain

off went to busybee's to pick up a few magazines

closed, opening at noon--drag

back in the rain

off to the junction to find a few "junk"shops

all closed on sundays--damn

wait a minute we found something open

smash

maybe the day won't be waisted

and luckily eric was working

he told us about

market road antiques mall
well we were planning a road trip anyways.....

before we left the store

i noticed a brownie camera in the showcase

then another and another

three more for my collection

a brownie reflex synchro

a baby brownie with original box

and a eastman bullet camera

that makes it 13 in my collection

square foot show

opening nite at the square foot show

i was happy to see that one of my paintings was sold!!!

my friend ludgera's painting #53

with over 800 artist and 1500 works of art

it was a great show!!!

jane doe exhibit

opening nite at

propeller gallery

my encaustic teacher

heather gentleman
for her

jane doe exhibit

a series of encautic painting

wax sculptures and film of

women finding their voice

jane doe

"throughout time, the voices of women have been silenced by

gender, bias, war, poverty, racism and religious persecution
jane doe brings to life the voices of forgotten women who have

contributed to the framework of society, who carried on

traditions of their ancestors, preserved and carried on the

dreams of their generation in their hearts. i chose the name

jane doe as all of these women are unknown to us and yet they

have had impact on our lives.

i wish to honour them and to give voice to their stories.

all of these stories are true and are based on information

gathered from interviews with relatives, photos, letters and archives.

my hope is that this exhibit will give others the courage to

tell their stories"~heather gentleman

if you get a chance to stop by

the exhibit is on until

august 29th

counting down

with the start of the cne

it can only mean one thing

summer is almost over!!!

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but before that we get to enjoy three weeks

of fun and games

concerts and shows

shopping

arts and crafts

and the food building!

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"lets go to the ex......"

you know the song

iphone fun

finally got a chance to download

my iphone photos

store front window

my friend ron and his art

fisheye peace

antiquing on queen

found heart

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all photos taken using the

camera bag app
lolo, 1974, helga, fisheye

mark your calender

it's that time of year again

the 8th annual

square foot show

all the art is for sale

with half the proceeds going to

local charities

it is something to see

all types of work

of every kind of medium

like a giant

patch work quilt

they all seem to fit together

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i dropped off 2 submissions for the show
see last years submissions

" i can see"
encaustic on board
12 x 12

" in the thick"
encaustic on board
12 x 12

side view
you can see the added depth
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hope you get a chance to experience the show

red sky by nite

what a wonderful way to spend an evening

sitting at our neighbours yacht club

watching the sun set behind the scarborough bluffs

taste of the danforth

the taste of the danforth

is a great way to spend a day!!

bird with no feathers

on my country weekend

during my early morning tea

i heard something outside the door

i wasn't expecting a peacock eating cat food

i had to sneak out the front door

to snap this shot on my i-phone

then i realized he was missing all this tail feathers

....................

so i went on a search

i found several

..............

holding them up to the sky

i managed several shots

once i started playing with them in ps

it was addicting to see just what i could come up with

above several layers of texture and text

what i love about ps

is just a click of a button and

you can change one work

into something totally opposite!!!

you've got mail!!

i just love the blog world

in the spring during owoh

i met caryl from i can fly

we have been in a few on-line classes together

and have kept intouch through e-mail

today it was a wonderful surprise when

keith my mailman knocked on my door

"you have to sign for this one"

we both noticed all the wonderful stamps --9 in all

all the way from cape town, south africa

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above, a beautiful work of digital collage on canvas

and lovely key chain

thank-you caryl

country weekend. part 2

a day in the vivian forest

823 acres in the north end of

whitchurch-stouffville five cowgirls and one city slicker

we could not of asked for a better day

and the ride in was wonderful and so peaceful

we wondered through meadows and farms

narrow sandy paths and wide ones too

up and down several hills

after 3 hours we finally reached the pond
what a great resting place
(i really do have to get used to "county time")
it takes me awhile to let go of the
hustle of the city


the horses seem to enjoy it more than us
3 paints having a "splash off"



back home 7 hours later
it was time to thank the horses for a
spectacular day

i am so grateful to have had this
lovely experience
a special thank you to
lisa for inviting me
and liz, erin, jerry and lorraine
watching out for me

country weekend, part 1

once i hit the dirt roads

i realize that the sky is bigger

i have to stop
to take it in

looking back towards the city

looks like rain

i could take photos of clouds all day!!!!

blue skies ahead

less than an hour from home
and i'm already feeling the calm

relaxing by the fire

tomorrow a day in the forest!!
stay tuned.......