Category Archives: Country Living

Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk 2014

Posted on October 11, 2014 by photosfromtheloonybin

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

Reduced Visibility

Posted on January 27, 2014 by photosfromtheloonybin

I’m not sure if I have ever posted twice in one day before, but we ventured uptown to take some more pictures of the storm, and I couldn’t wait to share them.  When we got up to the highway, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Country Living, Dundalk, Ontario, Nature, Photography, Snow & Ice, Storms, Wind, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

Snowed in again!

Posted on January 27, 2014 by photosfromtheloonybin

It is late Monday afternoon, and I haven’t left the house since Friday night, when Mother Nature once again went off her meds.  It stormed all Friday night and all day Saturday, bad enough that every road around us was … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Country Living, Dundalk, Ontario, Nature, Photography, Snow & Ice, Storms, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Holidays + 1

Posted on January 6, 2014 by photosfromtheloonybin

What’s the best way to end your Christmas holidays?  Add one more day!!  We were under a snowfall warning all day yesterday and last night, and I was a nervous wreck yesterday because my son and his girlfriend had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Country Living, Dundalk, Ontario, Holidays, Nature, Photography, Snow & Ice, Storms, Weather, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

A mixture of good and bad

Posted on May 28, 2013 by photosfromtheloonybin

The last five days have definitely been interesting and certainly not boring.  A real smorgasbord of good and bad that’s for sure.  Remember how happy I was after we finished planting all of our gardens on the long weekend?  Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger and Frustrations, Blogging, Casinos, Contrast, Country Living, Dodge Charger, Emotions, Frost, Gardening, Life Experiences, Luck, Photography, Snow & Ice, Weather | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Hardy Canadians

Posted on March 30, 2013 by photosfromtheloonybin

We Canadians are a hardy bunch, and I got proof of that yesterday!  You see, when you’re Canadian and you’re sick of waiting for Spring to arrive, you just learn to improvise.  So, Mikey got out the lounge chair and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Canada, Country Living, Dundalk, Ontario, Humour, Photography, Relaxation, Snow & Ice, Spring, Sunshine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 27 Comments

Still A Winter Wonderland

Posted on February 28, 2013 by photosfromtheloonybin

Snow, snow, snow – it never seems to stop lately.  Daniel had a snow day yesterday and again today, and I’m starting to think he is at home more than he is at school!  This morning we awoke to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Country Living, Photography, Scenery, Shelburne, Ontario, Snow & Ice, Weather | Tagged , , , , , , , | 32 Comments

Mikey’s Toy

Posted on February 13, 2013 by photosfromtheloonybin

As you’ve probably figured out by now, we live in what is commonly referred to as the snowbelt, which means we tend to get a great deal of snow in the winter.  Knowing this and the fact that we live … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Country Living, Dundalk, Ontario, Family, Nature, Photography, Snow & Ice, Storms, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Blinding whiteness

Posted on February 11, 2013 by photosfromtheloonybin

After our storm on Friday, you would think that everything would have been back to normal today, but freezing rain overnight made the back roads hazardous resulting in school bus cancellations.  So, my bratty kid got another day off school! … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Country Living, Dundalk, Ontario, Nature, Photography, Snow & Ice, Storms, Weather, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

It’s beginning to look a lot like winter

Posted on February 9, 2013 by photosfromtheloonybin

I crossed my fingers.  I crossed my toes.  I even did the snow dance multiple times on Thursday, which trust me can be very embarrassing when done in front of people.  Finally, it worked.  It snowed hard enough that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Country Living, Dundalk, Ontario, Humour, Nature, Photography, Snow & Ice, Storms, Weather, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments