Nature Art--10

This photo was taken near the entrance of Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, in northeastern Ontario.  www.ontarioparks.com/park/samueldechamplain.  [Sorry, my links don't seem to be connecting directly.]

Share Your Comments

Would like to invite people to share some comments in this blog about their successes, failures, or concerns....  Comments are welcome.  The only thing is, I'll reserve the right to moderate the comments first.--I can choose not to publish some, if necessary.  But for the most part, I think I'd be willing to publish everything unless if I get too many or if some are really bad...?

At this point, I'm not sure if the email addresses will show in the blog, or not?  Will check on it.

Nature Art--9

This is a pair of Canada Geese, along the shoreline of Lake Ontario.

Gratitude

A while after my divorce, I met an exciting, "eligible bachelor"--with children who played with my son--and this man and I were friendly for a time.  But it didn't work out in the long run and I was feeling down.  My father came to visit one day, and he was a person who used the "power of gratitude" a lot in his life.  He said to me, "Well, Susan, what can you be thankful for?"  So I thought a little bit and decided, "I'm glad I don't have any divorce papers to handle!"  And I started feeling better right away!  [When I was going through the divorce, it seemed that my lawyer gave me pile after pile of papers to fill out.  And maybe they were necessary...?]

Many years ago, there was a pastor in my church who used to preach about gratitude.  He recommended to make a list of ten things you're thankful for and do it each day for ten days.... Nothing was too small to count--any simple things, or big things, could be used to express gratitude.  This pastor's name was Glenn Coon and he has various materials available on the Internet, at different sites.  [No specific website for him, that I've found.]  His materials seem to be free, or mostly free, also.

Nature Art--8

This photo was taken in the area of Duchesnay Falls, in North Bay, Ontario.

Stuff Happens!

In the top two photos above, I'd like to illustrate that problems happen in life!  [These photos were given to me, courtesy of "WillieS."]  Sometimes we know where the problem came from, and sometimes we don't....  But we can bring something constructive out of it, in one way or another....  [If I'm not mistaken, I believe I took the third photo.]

When I was young, my extended family owned the damaged van.  They'd been using it partly as a camper, with their small children.  Sometime after the tree fell, I was needing a camper, myself; and somehow, my family and I got an idea that the old van could be repaired and I could use it!  So, some work was done on the structure and then I did all the body work and painting.  It took a lot of work but it was a very positive experience.  The vehicle didn't run on its own any more but it was planned for use in a specific location.

Nature Art--7

The above photo was taken in the North Bay area,
in northeastern Ontario.

The photo at the right was taken at a roadside stand in southern Ontario.   www.watsonfarms.ca.  Watson Farms.