Paint Party Friday - Exploring

Welcome to Paint Party Friday!

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I was browsing through this Wilderness type magazine at the dentist's office recently and thought I could paint this photo I saw. It's done in acrylic (3" x 4.5"). That's a canoe in the foreground.

Elderberry in fruit

I have some elderberry plants. These small trees/shrubs are native to the region and a couple of them seeded themselves in my backyard several years ago. I was delighted to see them full of berries this past weekend as pictured. I read that you can make syrups and jams with them, but I simply hope the birds will enjoy them.  The berry has a couple of small seeds inside.

Dappled Sunlight

I took this photo on a recent morning walk, and I think of 'dappled sunlight' when I look at it. That would be 'the sun that makes its way through the branches of a deciduous tree' by definition!

This is the local Farmer's Market that I wandered through this past weekend. It might be the last one for the season. I resisted the peameal bacon on a bun for $4 as I am watching my weight. I did sample some strawberry rhubarb vanilla water/tea, it seemed low cal.

If you're a cat lover or even if you're not, you'll love this cute video  called

Sad French Kitty Wins ‘Best Cat Video on the Internet’

Wing Night

Kelsey's Restaurant has half price wing nights on Thursdays. K and I decided to do that last Thursday night as M was out. Here are a few photos.  Since I'm watching my weight at the moment, I just had 4 of my 8 wings in a sea salt and toasted pepper flavour.  K ordered 16 honey garlic wings and it's great because we just take the leftovers home for another day.  We also ordered the loaded potato skin appetizer and I just had one piece so I didn't feel too guilty!  However we had to order the caramel brownie lava cake for dessert because it is to die for!  We split that also and enjoyed the whole meal tremendously!

Only one question remains, are you a cheesecake or a brownie person when it comes to dessert?  Lol.

Honey garlic wings

Loaded Potato Skins

Caramel Brownie Lava Cake with Ice Cream

The Dental Appointment

I couldn't resist taking a photo of these beautiful flowers at the supermarket the other day.

I took K to the dentist last week for a checkup.  For the first time in about 17 years they told me I didn't have an appointment.  I remember someone calling the week before to confirm my appointment, and they never requested me to call back as they usually do.  Anyway, there was no record of an appointment and I didn't have my appointment card on me.  The receptionist was nice enough to say that if we were willing to wait she would try to squeeze us in within an hour, so we decided to wait.  Within half an hour they called K in and all was well.  We didn't want to book a different appointment because it would have to be after school starts.

While we waited, some kids with disabilities came in, with their attendants.  One child was very quiet, but this other teenager was wearing a helmet and kept getting out of his seat, heading for the exit door.  The attendant would just  lead him back to his seat.  I asked one of the ladies if he had been in an accident.  At first, she said she wasn't allowed to discuss the matter, then she said he actually had epilepsy, 4 different types in fact.  He wore the protective helmet in case he had a seizure and fell.  She said epilepsy occurs when the brain overheats.  It is a very serious disease.

Sunday Sketches - The Rising Sun

Hello and welcome to Sunday Sketches, hosted by Alexandra. Hope you are having a lovely long weekend, as least it is one in North America.

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This sunrise was done using acrylic paint on acrylic paper (7" x 4.5").

Creamy Chocolates

Did you see the beautiful blue moon last night?  It won't occur again until 2015.  A blue moon doesn't refer to the colour, it's called that when the moon is full twice in the same month.

My sister visited Paris, France recently and brought me back these luxurious chocolates.  They are creamy and delicious, sort of like Toblerones.

Welcome to September and have a happy Saturday!