firefly festival...browsing...

nuit blanche north

lunch at the lake...

both girls were free today
so i packed a quick lunch
and we took off to the cottage for the afternoon.

it was one of those perfect muskoka days...
hot and not a cloud in the sky.

so glad it's only 20 minutes down the road...

wordless wednesday...june, muskoka style...

go go hoyas!

it was cold and very snowy and blowy...
but it was excellent!!
this was the first time these races had ever been
held on a main street.
before last night this street was bare.
truckload after truckload of snow was brought in
to create the route.

huntsville hosted 97 ontario high school nordic teams.
(oh look! here comes little heather!!)

it was so exciting to see our friend come down the street
fighting for first place during her lap
of the relay.

YAY!
...she looks so serious here...

(they came first by the way)

then it was the senior boys' turn...

and again we were cheering on
our racer in first place during his lap...
oh how fun...i came home
soaked to the skin...
and i can't feel my toes,
but it was completely worth it.

more snow is on it's way...

this morning is a very typical january muskoka day...
it is very cold and another dumping of snow is on the way.
it's our 6th winter here.
i was raised a norther girl,
so i know the drill.
warm coat, good boots, hat, scarf, mitts.
my girls have always been wrapped up,
kept cozy and safe from the elements.
but something happens when they hit high school.
it's just not cool to dress this way.
today i watched as emma hit the trail to catch her bus...
in a skirt.
light jacket.
no hat.
at one point she turned around and saw me.
i opened the door just in time to hear her yell...
"THE SNOWWW IS TOOOOO DEEEEEP!!!!"
seventeen (and a half) years old.
suddenly she's 3 again.
 

i know she'd rather be on a beach...
we all would.

have i ever mentioned that emma must have been
a disney princess in a past life?

this is a photo from a few years ago.
i was comparing it to the one from yesterday.
see how all of my baby evergreens are just little
bumps in the snow?
oh how i love how my trees are growing.
xox

wordless wednesday...snow is pretty