The Numbers Game – #20 – 141

…thanks to Judy for hosting the Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/04/21/the-numbers-game-18-apr-22-2024/

Lots of family photos popped up under this number. Love looking back at these older photos.

The Numbers Game – #19

…this week’s challenge comes from Judy https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/04/21/the-numbers-game-18-apr-22-2024/

Search your photos by typing in the number 140 (this week’s number).

The Number Challenge – #18

…thanks to Judy for hosting the Number Challenge https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/04/21/the-numbers-game-18-apr-22-2024/

This week’s number is 139.

The Numbers Game – #17

…today’s number is 138

Thanks to Judy for hosting the numbers game. When going to your photos you just have to type 138 into the search box and wait and see what pops up. Here are some of the photos that popped up today. https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/04/15/the-numbers-game-18-apr-15-2024/

The Numbers Game – #16

…thanks to Judy Dykstra for hosting the numbers gamehttps://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/04/08/the-numbers-game-16-apr-8-2024/

Today’s number is 137. If you go to your picture file and type in the number a selection of photos should appear. Here’s what came up for me.

Thursday Trios – A Look to the Past

…went into the archives for these

If you have any trios to share I’d love to see them. Just copy my link and paste it into your post. I will get a pingback. Thanks.

Water, Water Everywhere – Thunder Beach

..our daughter and daughter-in-law just purchased a cottage close to Thunder Beach

A week ago we drove up there to have a look. Luckily the weather was good for driving.

Thanks to Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere, https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2024/03/25/straiton-pond-6-for-water-water-everywhere-214/

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Smile

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/03/20/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-smiles/

My husband, granddaughters and fun bits of art always make me smile.

Celebrating the 100th College Royal

…and my husband pointed out that we’ve around for over half of them

I attended the University of Guelph from 1971-75 and I met my husband Kevin there in 1973. College Royal is the annual open house that the university hosts in March. Many of the departments open their doors with displays and interactive demonstrations that highlight some of the work that goes on in the halls of academia.

One of the more popular attractions is the farming area that bring the public and farm animals together. The University of Guelph started out as an agricultural school but quickly brought in other avenues of study, such as Family Studies, veterinary studies, economics, hotel and food administration, visual arts, sciences, just to name a few.

The last two photos show the cow that has had a portal surgically placed in her side to remove rumen from one of her stomachs. The rumen has healthy bacteria that is needed for some sick cows to regulate their own gut bacteria. It may seem cruel but the cow doesn’t seem to feel a thing when the demonstrator went in with her arm to fetch some of her good gut bacteria.

It was a beautiful day after the snow and rain stopped and we were able to walk around the campus to take in some of the sites.

One of our last stops before going to the dog show was checking out the community art show. I had entered four of my pieces, just for fun, and was most delighted when I found a white third place ribbon on one of my pieces.

At the beginning of this piece I mentioned that we’ve lived through more than 50 College Royals. We certainly haven’t attended that many but over the years we participated in quite a few. When the kids were little we took them there a couple of times and we went back when Andrea our eldest daughter attended the university and now our granddaughters are studying there and we’ve shown them around on at least two occasions.

Sunday Stills – Iconic Places and Spaces

…thanks to Terri for hosting Sunday Stills https://secondwindleisure.com/2024/02/18/sunday-stills-how-iconic-are-your-favorite-places-and-spaces/

Here are some of my favourite iconic places and spaces that I’ve visited in last 8 years.

Peggy’s Cove, NS

Banff and the Rocky Mountains

Hopewell Rocks, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick

Giant Lobster, Shediac, NB

St. Paul’s Cathedral, London

The Louvre, Paris

The London Eye, London, England

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Harrod’s, London

Buckingham Palace, London

The Vatican, Italy

The Colosseum, Rome

Photo bomb of the Venice de Milo, Florence, Italy

Gondolas in Venice, Italy

View of Florence and the Duomo di Firenza