summer reading . . .

begins . . . 

summer home for the fish

my classroom goldfish in their summer home - outdoors - at wendy's!

beginning . . .

a peaceful lovely beginning to summer . . .

under summer skies . . .

wonderful, magical, changeable summer skies . . .

oh, hello!

this cute little beast was waiting for me as i stepped out of the house around eight last night . . .

grad day!

it's grad day at my school . . .

gardens tell a story

visiting my mum in cobourg . . .

her garden is filled with beautiful little treasures . . .

the garden tour . . .

the garden tour in peterborough left me with one hundred and fifty photographs. i won't share them all here but these chosen few for now will give some indication of what we saw . . .

crossings

crossing the otonabee river at dusk . . .

tranquil . . .

a rare and welcome moment of peace and tranquility! 

the misunderstood elements of the schoolyard

shadow play

shadow play on the front porch . . .

the peonies wake up!

the baby groundhogs . . .

the baby groundhogs spend some time outdoors . . . just outside my classroom window . . .

father's day bike ride . . .

a father's day bike ride with two of my friends - also dads!

day trips . . .

racing home through the southern ontario landscape yesterday and reminiscing about the many day trips  my dad took us on . . .

my guru

sid is working with me on some relaxation techniques . . .

bringing in the beauty …

well outside it's kind of frightful . . .

while inside, it's kind of delightful . . .

hitting up the big smoke for a little fun

racing with my class through a rainy southern ontario landscape to toronto to watch a blue jays game …

sunset and moonrise

stopping on my way home on the middle of the london street pedestrian bridge . . .