Dianne

Mccarthy

“I would rather be at the boathouse
Out of the daily grind
I’d sooner be down at the boathouse
What a way to unwind”

Boathouse Lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter

“When in doubt, add twenty more colours!”
by Kaffe Fassett, visual artist

“Time passes like clouds in the sky. Summer fades to fall, winter yields to spring, different minutes of the same day.”
by Yann Martel, Canadian author

“There are no wrong turns, only unexpected paths.”
by Mark Nepo, poet & spiritual writer

“Perhaps because colour is so much about light, we feel it as energy, like the sun.”
by Kaffe Fassett on the Healing Power of Colour

“Come sit down beside me
I said to myself
And although it doesn’t make sense
I held my own hand
As a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence”

by Michael Leunig - an Australian cartoonist

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”

by Audrey Hepburn🪻

“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch — we are going back from whence we came.”

by John F. Kennedy 🛟

For me, this window display accurately portrayed the word “melting” from the summer beachware & potted palms to the hot reflections.

“A ship is safe in harbour, but that is not what ships are built for.”
by John A Shedd, Salt from My Attic.

Amazing sunset sky following the cancellation of a rare, Tornado Warning for much of central Ontario, Canada on June 13, 2024.

Strong contrast, depth of field and an unusual perspective all contributed to a powerful black and white image of local logging work.

Year after year, the Muskoka/Adirondack type chair with its simple shape and classic design is a memorable image of summer. Come sit a spell.

This is an heirloom Sensation Lilac known for single purple flowers with white borders. It’s been part of the Canadian landscape for generations.

Georgian Bay is located entirely within the borders of Ontario, Canada and known for deep blue waters, west winds, white pines and long sand beaches. Year round, it’s a favourite location to photograph.

“When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls!”

by Ted Grant one of Canada’s greatest post-war photojournalists.

I liked the calming effects of muted colours which give viewers the chance to slowly take in everything within the photograph and appreciate all of its details.

“As the pastel colours take over the sky, there is something that brings out joy and peace to the body and soul.”

by Suvarna Arora

“In the bleak mid-winter / Frosty wind made moan / Earth stood hard as iron / Water like a stone / Snow had fallen, snow on snow / In the bleak mid-winter / Long ago.” ❄️

by Christina Rossetti published 1872