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If you're looking for Debby and Carol's photo challenge, you're in the right place! Like many creative people out there, we've decided to challenge each other to each come up with a picture a week for the next 52 weeks, taking turns picking each week's theme. However, unlike most others, we're not using fancy cameras and showing off our PhotoShopping skills. Nope, we're limiting ourselves to our phones, and our pictures will be undoctored. Join us here each week for a new picture!

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Week 52: Something Abandoned

Kind of a fitting topic for this week, because we’ve come to the end of our year-long challenge. After today there will be no new posts – this blog will be more or less abandoned.

This challenge has been both frustrating and fun. It could be frustrating to come up with a topic for our picture taking, and also to find the right photo opportunity for the week’s topic. But it was also fun trying to come up with something different or surprising.

All in all I think we did pretty good with this challenge. Now it’s time to pass the baton. Why don’t you give it a try?

Debby

I have a tendency to get bored with a project and set it aside as my interest moves on to something new.

I’ve tried to go back and get those abandoned jobs finished as they take up room and are a depressing reminder that I leave things unfinished

These granny squares have taken up space in this drawer for more than five years. All I need to do is figure out the colour layout and sew them together.

One day, one day...lol...when I’m bored and have nothing else to do.



Carol

This is a picture of the “Shame of Cobourg.” This abandoned building was once a majestic home with acreage that went from King Street all the way to the shore of Lake Ontario. Designed by the same architect that designed our iconic town hall, it went from being a family home to a private hospital and finally it was abandoned by everyone.

It changed hands several times and there is some question of who actually owns it at this point. But that hasn’t stopped the town from turning a blind eye to what’s happening to it now – demolition by neglect. Because it’s designated a heritage building it can’t just be torn down, but once it falls in on itself . . .

I hope before that happens I win the lottery.


Thursday, March 14, 2019

Week 51: Signs of Spring

Debby

A sure sign of spring...the end of the hockey season. I took this photo of the arena after my grandson’s game.

It was do or die. Last game of the playoffs unless they pulled off a win. End of regular play and a 6-6 tie. Ten minutes of overtime. A very tense ten minutes for sure. Thirty seconds to go, coach pulled the goalie and with 19 seconds left to play the opposing team scored the winner on an empty net. Those little guys played their hearts out and should be proud of their effort.



Carol

To me spring is represented by buds on the trees or flowers poking up through the snow in the gardens. Unfortunately, there was no sign of any of this when I went looking.

However, I lucked out because it’s March Break, and one of the activities the granddaughter and I participated in this week was a trip to the sugar bush with friends of hers. If the sap is running it must be spring!

This is a big pot of sap being rendered into syrup. Mmm, mmm, good!


Thursday, March 7, 2019

Week 50: Something Snow Related (and then we’re done with winter!)

Debby

Snow and more snow. Two to four centimetres my ass.

Enough is enough. Mild and rainy on Sunday. Unbelievable.



Carol

I’ve been wanting to get a picture of the ice on the lake all winter. It was sunny when I finally braved the cold to go down there, but wouldn’t you know the second I got out of the car the clouds rolled in and it started to snow!

I think the ducks and geese are as sick of the winter as I am.