Monthly Archives: October 2014

Mystery Photo #152

Ghouls and ghosts, witches and vampires, superheros and villains, Disney characters and cute little animals, pirates and hobos.  All of these and then some will be knocking on my door tonight, and I will have to be a good adult … Continue reading

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Architectural Delights

Paris is overflowing with famous buildings and structures, everyone knows that.  A visit to Paris wouldn’t be complete without visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the Pantheon, and the Arc de Triomphe, just to name a few.  However, as … Continue reading

Posted in Adventure, Architecture, Blogging, Exploring, History, Life Experiences, Memories, Paris, France, Photography, Travel, Urban Photography, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Doorways to the City of Love

These trip of a lifetime posts are a lot harder to do than I thought because every time I start looking through my photos, I get lost in the adventure once again.  Then I realize how much I love each … Continue reading

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Mystery Photo #151

Guess what?  After what seems like weeks and weeks of gray skies and rain, a bright yellow ball actually appeared in the sky yesterday, and it ended up being a very pleasant fall day. My car was in getting undercoated … Continue reading

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Who needs sleep when you’re in Paris?

Let the trip of a lifetime story begin :). After flying overnight from Toronto to Paris, we were tired.  Dragging our luggage to the train station, travelling into the city, and then walking from the Saint-Michel Notre Dame RER station … Continue reading

Posted in Adventure, Atmosphere, Blogging, Dreams, Emotions, Excitement, Memories, Paris, France, Photography, Travel, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 31 Comments

Let’s get a little Outlandish!!

Fall is upon us and as usual that means that life tends to slow down a bit, so I have spent a lot of time reviewing my trip photos this weekend.  I have pretty much decided to post everything chronologically, … Continue reading

Posted in Adventure, Airplanes/Airports, Blogging, Books, Castles, Churches, Edinburgh, Scotland, Exploring, Humour, London, England, Memories, Mountains, Paris, France, Photography, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

Just a quicky :)

Hey there blogging family :).  How’s your weekend going?  As I promised myself, I have been having a “me” weekend with as few chores as possible and tons of reading, snuggled up on the couch.  It has been wonderfully relaxing, … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Camera Settings, Contrast, Elora, Ontario, Exploring, Fall, Fall Colours, Nature, Photographic Challenges, Photography, Photography Experiments, Rural Photography, Scenery, Weekend Activities | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Mystery Photo #150

When they say time flies, they really aren’t kidding.  I received a message last night to say that it was three years ago that I registered with WordPress.  Three years?!?!  On the one hand, it feels like just yesterday that … Continue reading

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The Beginning of the Journey

Sometimes you can carefully plan a trip for months, but it just doesn’t live up to your expectations.  Maybe one of your hotel rooms ends up being a dive, maybe you get miserably lost in a foreign city and can’t … Continue reading

Posted in Adventure, Airplanes/Airports, Blogging, Clouds, Excitement, Flight, Happiness, Life Experiences, Memories, Photography, Travel, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk 2014

I’m backkkkkkkk!!!  Other than my weekly mystery photos, I have been greatly neglecting my blog.  Our summer was extremely busy, and although I took just under 6000 photos on our trip to Europe in August, I had other photos I … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Country Living, Elora, Ontario, Fall, Fall Colours, Motivation/Inspiration, Nature, Old Mills & Inns, Photography, Photography Experiments, Reflections, Rural Photography, Scenery, Shadows, Weekend Activities | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments