Into Each Life......

Be still sad heart and cease repining;

Behind the clouds the sun is shining,

Thy fate is the common fate of all,

Into each life a little rain must fall,

Some days must be dark and dreary.

~Longfellow~

but the blue sky and sunshine do return...

I am back!

                                                            Smiles

MyWorld Tuesday ~ Sun at last

We have had a cool, grey spring and summer to date.  You can count on one(maybe two) hands how many warm days we have had.

When the high tide and the sunshine arrive at the same time, swimming is the order of the day.

As we have shallow sandy beaches you wait for the tide to come in over the warmed sand which in turn warms the water, it also shorts the walk to the tide line.

Marley waits patiently while we swim.  With the warmer weather and water come jelly fish.  The small dollar size ones are not a problem but yesterday we encountered large egg looking jelly fish which have dangling, stinging tendalls.

As I was wading(I did go for a swim) into the water to take this photo I was stung on the ankle by one of these new comers to the beach.  A great swim despite the new visitor.  We are on day three of seven days of clear skies!!!

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SkyWatch Friday ~ Blue Glorious Blue

The Toronto skyline from the Toronto Islands

Southwest Ontario and Toronto specifically has been the hot spot in Canada this week with blue skies and temperatures in the high teens.

Knowing that snow could still fall(it is still winter!)

Looking west along the Scarborough Bluffs

a daily hike has been on the agenda this week.

The trees are beginning to loose their starkness

and the ice has left the lake

Looking west from the Toronto Islands

and the dirty sky of industry creeps along the horizon

Guildwood Inn gates

but it is wonderful to feel the warmth of the sun.

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Watery Wednesday #79 ~ Way to nice to be in blogging...

Yesterday on the Toronto Islands

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SkyWatch Friday ~ California dreamin'....

Waking to a screaming blizzard this morning in Ottawa.....
brought dreams of this on Haida Gwaii!

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