Thanksgiving Weekend

Hello Lovelies,

This post is about a month overdue and the truth is, I completely forgot about it. I was scrolling through my photo library, looking through the photos from the past month and realized that I had a whole bunch of photos from Thanksgiving weekend that I'd never posted!

Back in July, my family and I bought tickets to see Marianas Trench at Norfolk County Fair. Closer to the date, we thought, "Why don't we just spend the weekend up there?" Let me tell you, it was really fun to tell people who were having dinner with their families for Thanksgiving that I was going to see one of my favourite bands and spending the weekend in Norfolk. It made me feel like I was part of the dangerous, rock band loving family. Oh shush, let me live happily in my delusion. My family is totally dangerous and rock band loving. ;) Anyways, I didn't actually get to take any good pictures of Marianas Trench because I wasn't allowed to bring my good camera in, but I'll give you a crappy iPhone picture, just so I can say that I was there.

Ta da! I was there! They were incredible, again. Definitely
going to see them perform on their next Canadian tour.
Astoria songs anyone?

This was heavenly. Truly beautiful. It was a poutine with
pulled pork and fresh cheese curds. The gravy was just salty
enough and the fries were crispy and I'm drooling just
remembering it.

You know you're small when...

He was so cute and flopsy. 

This little guy was just two weeks old and he was so cute
and soft. Smelly, but very adorable.

I love bird eyes. They're always so
alert and round. That probably sounds
really weird. I'm not a creepy person,
I promise.

Is it just me, or does he look remind
you of a vampire? Dracula or something.

Ferris wheels are very picturesque.
They remind me of Grease and the
Notebook. 

It took me a zillion times to get this
picture because I had to get the sun
flare just right with the people and the
merry-go-round. But I'm really happy
with the way it turned out. 

 

Again with the Ferris wheel. ^^

My Grandy is very pretty. I really like
this picture. It captures her quiet
personality and her artist side at the
same time. 

Ahaha, no family outing would be complete without a
ridiculous picture from Jonathan and I. 

Sunset out the hotel window the first night.  

On the Sunday, we visited Chudley's
Apple Farm to grab some apples.
My family all went to get the bags,
I went to go get the pictures. 

This was the second weekend in October,
and it felt like the beginning of September.

I really need a macro lens.

Gorgeous, gorgeous flowers.

The beginnings of fall colours. 

Late on Monday night, we did have
the typical, traditional Thanksgiving
meal. Turkey, ham, brussel sprouts,
green beans, squash and more.

Awenda 2015

Hello Lovelies!

     I don't know if I've ever done a post on any of my trips to Awenda, but if I haven't, I'm truly sorry. It's a beautiful campground up near Midland. My family and I have camped there for years and we try to go every summer. Because of my Grandpa dying last summer, we didn't get to go, and it was beginning to look like we wouldn't be able to squeak it in this year either, but we did! Enjoy some pictures of what I think it one of Ontario's prettiest places.

Sunset by the beach on the first night.

Throwing in some of Canada's history here.

Camp fire.

We camp in style. Spicy dried sausage and Havarti cheese. 

The underside of the trees at night.

This little guy was running around outside our tent early one
morning and so I ran outside to grab some pictures of him.
He was young, only a few months old.

He had his breakfast...

then we had ours!

Hiking.

This gives you an indication of just how bright my flash is.

Golden hour on this second night. This is what I think of
when I think of Canada.

Cool perspective.

If you ever come to Canada looking for a place to camp, I strongly recommend this place.

Cottaging in Tiny

Hello Lovelies!

A few weeks ago, I got to head up to the little town of Tiny and rent a cottage with my family for a week. We had truly odd weather. Some days it was almost 35 degrees and sunny, other days it was rainy, and then some nights went down to almost eight degrees! But it did allow me to take a variety of pictures.

As I'm sure I've said a bazillion times, I love Queen Anne's Lace.

Down at the beach.

Walking back to the cottage.

I love these next two pictures.

There were a few rainy days. This picture was taken at about
8 am, and I thought the colouring and lighting was so
pretty that I made myself get out of bed.

I love the look of separate water drops.

Cloudy days spent at the beach were some of my favourites.
Warm, but low risk of sunburn.

This woman just took her dog around the lake on this little
board and I thought it was adorable, so of course, I took
a picture.

Hello Mr. Grasshopper.
 

More rainy days.

Rainy afternoons are perfect for watching the Hobbit movies,
eating ice cream and playing board games.

Running from the car to the cottage.

Sometimes it rained and, occasionally, it poured.

Reading in the hammock.

Ahh, so this is what they meant when they said the bunkie
was "teen friendly".

     Recently I've been going back through all the pictures I've taken over the past three-ish years and trying to pick ones that would be decent to send to *gulp* Universities. I'm telling you, I currently feel like the most incompetent person to work a camera ever. Wish me luck!