tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44031707569411552632024-03-13T06:03:38.667-04:00Cynful MusingsThe who, what and why behind Cynful Creations (artwork and jewellery created by Cynthia).Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-55715132899403854732017-07-12T20:11:00.000-04:002017-09-26T09:41:19.099-04:00100 Days!!I can't believe the #100dayproject has finally come to an end and that I managed to blog every...single ...darned day for the past 100 days. Phew! It was so easy to do some days and so challenging on others. Believe me when I tell you, I wanted to just say "screw it!" several times. However, I persevered and now it is done.<br />
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Tonight, I'm off to the Art Gallery of Ontario to see their exhibit of Georgia O'Keeffe paintings. Here is a photo of a photo of her I took when I visited the Georgia O'Keeffe museum in Sante Fe last year (apologies to the original photographer, whose name I did not record). I didn't know much about her or her art before that visit and quite enjoyed seeing the photographs, paintings and personal items on display there. <br />
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I am looking forward to seeing what is included in the AGO exhibit. No doubt I'll have something to blog about once I have! ;)</div>
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-76770410586286641152017-07-11T21:09:00.000-04:002017-07-11T21:09:01.796-04:00Trip Report - Day 6 - Headed HomeWe have come to the end of my trip reports of the whirlwind trip to the West Coast my mom and I took in early June. I had a great time but I wish we had had more time along the route. We seemed to be on the go all the time and there were a lot of places along the way I would have liked to have more time to explore, including the city of San Francisco and especially that Oregon Coast with those amazing looking beaches! Oh well, I guess I'll just have to go back and do it again at a more leisurely pace!<br />
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At the Seattle airport, Mom and I took turns posing with this mural. Just for fun! :)<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-637178827251586402017-07-10T21:16:00.000-04:002017-07-10T21:16:56.441-04:00Trip Report - Day 5 - Another Seattle GameOur second game at Safeco Field, on Saturday June 10th, was just as much fun as the night before. Once again, the crowd was loud and excited and predominantly Blue Jays' fans! Apparently Canadians come from several of the western provinces when the Jays are playing in Seattle. Spotted this guy wearing flag pants (pretty sure those are pyjama bottoms, am I right?!)<br />
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This chandelier made out of mini baseball bats is hanging just inside one of the entrances to the stadium.</div>
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Our seats for this game were directly behind home plate, in the last couple of rows near the top. Great views of Russell Martin doing what he does as catcher.</div>
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Here's a view of the field as dusk was falling.</div>
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To get an idea of our experience at the game, I thought I'd share <a href="http://www.erindavis.com/erin-s-journals/june-15-2017/erins-journal">this blog pos</a>t written by Erin Davis, who co-hosted a morning radio show in Toronto for many years. It turns out she was at the same game as we were!</div>
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We didn't see Erin but we did spot Hazel Mae, a Canadian sportscaster for Sportsnet, who was filming an on air spot just before the game.</div>
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These ladies near us had a great time celebrating the bride-to-be's upcoming nuptials.<br />
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Afterwords, we saw this sign on a bus as we were walking to us. Since the Jays had just won the game, we thought it was the perfect sign but the bus driver just told us to "move along"! ;)</div>
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-67507741392721852212017-07-09T21:48:00.002-04:002017-07-09T21:48:26.720-04:00Sunday ArtI made this today using collage and one of <a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/">Nathalie Kalbach's</a> cling stamps. The name of the stamp is "Main Station" - you can buy it separately or as part of her "<a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/product-tag/stroll-through-the-hood/">Stroll Through the Hood</a>" stamp sets. While I know it is a sketch of a building in Jersey City, NJ, it reminds me very much of buildings in Paris which is why I coloured it in gold tones (using watercolour on top of a dried gesso background, I just love the effect!). <br />
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I was making this to use as a card but I like how it turned out so much, I just might have to keep it! ;)<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-25858136247929265062017-07-08T23:32:00.001-04:002017-07-08T23:32:14.367-04:00Experimenting with Distress OxideI bought myself five colours of the new Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks about a month ago but didn't get around to trying them out until today. I watched a video posted by Diana Trout last night (you can find it <a href="https://youtu.be/x-PYDwFXHIs">here</a>) and ended up dreaming about the inks overnight. I think I even woke myself up as I was telling one of my cats she could try them too! :)<br />
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Over breakfast this morning, I watched <a href="https://youtu.be/mhMUJA6V3Zk">this video</a> by Jennifer McGuire and then got busy playing with the inks myself.<br />
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The three samples in the picture above are the ones I like best of what I made today. I really love how the inks blend, they are very creamy and smooth and the colour is very rich on the page. Not everything I made today turned out to be a masterpiece. Perhaps because of the limited colour palette I have so far (Worn Lipstick, Broken China, Fossilized Amber, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain). I found myself wishing I had other colours to introduce to the pieces I made today to make them "pop" a little more with the two browns I had. But that's okay, I'll add to my collection in time. For now, I'm looking forward to playing more with these inks!<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-2830174437685231552017-07-07T22:42:00.002-04:002017-07-07T22:42:22.185-04:00Trip Report - Day 5 - Morning Tour of SeattleOn Saturday morning of June 10th, we had a mini tour of Seattle. We saw the Space Needle from across the water.<br />
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Saw the ferries coming and going to the various nearby islands.</div>
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Since I don't really care for fresh fish and couldn't take most of the items home in my suitcase, I walked about and took photos instead.<br />
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Now this is the kind of fish I do enjoy!</div>
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Even the washroom area was photo-worthy!<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-37531128888044099952017-07-06T22:29:00.000-04:002017-07-06T22:29:02.036-04:00Sorting Stamps<div>
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Last weekend, my sister gifted me with several bags of postage stamps she had won in an online auction (thanks, Janine!!!). </div>
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I have spent a couple of hours sorting through them while watching TV this week. By far, the greatest number of them are from Germany and I would say Canada and Portugal are tied for second and third place. There are also a handful of stamps from the U.S, England and France and one or two from various other countries around the world.</div>
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There are several Canadian stamps I have never even seen before, most of them dating from the late 1980's (I know this because I looked up Canadian postage rates and found <a href="http://postalhistorycorner.blogspot.ca/2014/02/canadian-domestic-letter-rates-from.html">this great source</a>. I can still remember the outcry in late 1981 when the cost of a stamp almost doubled from 17 cents to 30 cents!!) My favourite so far is this postage stamp of Toronto. Unfortunately the postmark is masking most of the stamp but you can still tell it is a view of the downtown skyline and a little bit of the lakefront. The 43 cent denomination dates it between 1993 and 1995.</div>
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Not sure what I'll do with all these stamps once I get them sorted. Each one is a small work of art and now I have dozens of certain ones and only one or two of others. Some will definitely make it into my art journals. Stay tuned!<br />
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We could tell it was going to be a full house, even as we entered the stadium. There were so many people, 9 out of 10 of them visible Blue Jays fans, and the mood was excited. The antics of the Seattle mascot, Mariner Moose, were all part of the fun.</div>
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Our seats were near third base, several rows up and one or two sections over from the Blue Jays' dugout. I had the chance to take more photos of the players, like this one of pitcher Joe Biagini (left), catcher Russell Martin (middle) and pitching coach Pete Walker sharing a laugh as they walk from the bullpen to the dugout just before the game started.</div>
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Here's Josh Donaldson leading a meeting on the field when the score wasn't going their way.<br />
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Unfortunately, the final score didn't go our way, the Jays lost 4-2. Nevertheless, I just had to take a picture of the stadium's hand-operated scoreboard.<br />
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Not quite the result we wanted but as we walked back to our bus, the lights of the Seattle skyline combined with these lights embedded in the sidewalk made for a rather ghostly image of people walking away from the stadium. Very cool!<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-25677618736319134412017-07-04T21:54:00.001-04:002017-07-04T21:54:25.452-04:00Blogging ChallengesI've been having problems tonight uploading the photos for my next blog post about our Blue Jays road trip.<br />
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In the middle of trying to figure out that issue, this happened.<br />
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Matisse settled herself down on my laptop, over top of the warm exhaust being released on the left hand side, and promptly dozed off. Complete with light snoring. </div>
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I didn't have the heart to wake her, so the trip report will just have to wait until tomorrow!<br />
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Sure enough, a minute or two later, this large jet flew overhead. (Sadly, no, that's not our limo in the photo below!)</div>
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When we looked to the north, we could see the next one coming in.<br />
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Always exciting to watch the planes come in. I've eaten in this restaurant before, usually at lunch time on a weekday. I had no idea so many people came out to watch on a Sunday evening, many were there with young children but there were several adults there as well - there had to be at least 30 people last night. Good times!<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-47508650607092196052017-07-02T22:36:00.000-04:002017-07-02T22:36:28.108-04:00Art DateI had a couple of friends over today for an art date. It has been ages since I did any art journaling; it was fun to get back to it. Here's what my page looks like at the moment. I haven't decided if it's finished or not yet. We each did an 11 x 15 inch page with the intention that it would be cut up into pieces afterwards to be added into a small journal, which is why my page looks like it has two distinct halves at the moment.<br />
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Here's are some closeups of different portions of the above page. The floral part is from a napkin that was glued to the page with matte medium. </div>
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We spent a few hours working on our pages, playing the "art journal game" by taking turns deciding what the next step would be (add book text, paint 3 areas blue, draw circles, cover 1/3 with gesso, stamp an image 5 times in red ink, paste on postage stamps, etc.)</div>
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Wish I had remembered to take a photo of my friends' pages so you could see how different each of their pages turned out. Next time!<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-24538809853235047422017-07-01T22:57:00.000-04:002017-07-01T22:57:20.990-04:00Canada 150When you're turning 150 years old, it seems appropriate to spread the celebrations out for several days. It started on Wednesday when we had special Canada Day cakes for our monthly "cake day" at work.<br />
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On Friday, we all received chocolate mooses - yum!</div>
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Today, July 1st, the big day had finally arrived. I took myself on a walk to the nearby Tim Horton's, a Canadian institution known for their coffee and donuts. I thought they'd have a special donut to commemorate the day but alas, they did not. I did find this Yukon truck in the parking lot though, giving new meaning to the words "from far and wide"! </div>
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Happy 150th Birthday, Canada! As a country, we may not be perfect but we're working on it!!</div>
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-12143342014268040382017-06-30T23:14:00.001-04:002017-06-30T23:14:11.988-04:00Soft and Pink Was The Sky TonightDriving home tonight after a quick afternoon jaunt out of town, the sunset was so beautiful, I just had to stop and take a few pictures.<br />
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Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.</div>
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"Enjoy the beauty of a sunset, nature's farewell kiss for the night."</div>
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-17663451272698722782017-06-29T22:01:00.002-04:002017-06-29T22:01:30.214-04:00Trip Report - Day 4 - From Oregon to Washington<br />
We were up early the next morning to head out of Coos Bay, OR on our way to Seattle, WA. The view across from our hotel was quite striking as the early morning mist hovered over the trees.<br />
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It's always interesting how a picture can take you back to a specific and very detailed memory. When I look at the picture below, I can remember everything about the moment when it was taken: I was standing in the parking lot of the hotel, waiting to board the bus. It was a little chilly and a little damp. A truck full of logs drove by at the same time as a train was passing through town. I was taking pictures of the trees on the horizon and listening to the train whistle blow and the sound of the train clicking along the rails.</div>
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Lots of green along our route.</div>
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The reflections on the windows (like the one above where you can see the checkered pattern of my coat!) sometimes made for some pretty interesting photos, like this one of the face of the woman sitting behind me superimposed on the car carrier in the lane beside us.</div>
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It was another long day on the road, another 400 miles to be covered. Part of the way, we watched a DVD about Alcatraz that one of the trip organizers had bought when we were at the Golden Gate Bridge. This particular one was kind of cheesy but also interesting.</div>
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We had a quick lunch at a truck stop in Portland. I have several friends who live there and wished we could have stopped long enough for a visit with them but we had a game to get to! Grabbed some food to eat on the bus and off we went again.</div>
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-22215778254809189812017-06-28T22:14:00.000-04:002017-06-28T22:14:02.531-04:003 Bunny NightIt was a three bunny night tonight. I was out for a walk before dinner and spotted these two little cuties down the street. (Can you see them? Of course, it had to be the one night I forgot my camera at home, so I didn't have the benefit of the zoom lens, I only had my iPhone.)<br />
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Suddenly, with a rustle of leaves, a third bunny appeared, right between the first two!</div>
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But seconds later, with a flash of his or her white cottontail, bunny #2 headed for the hedge, leaving bunnies 1 and 3. Who let me walk slowly closer and closer and seemed quite comfortable posing for photos!<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-13176655712866508492017-06-27T21:36:00.003-04:002017-06-27T21:36:57.300-04:00Trip Report - Day 3 - From California to OregonAfter my visit to <a href="http://cynfulcreationscanada.blogspot.ca/2017/06/trip-report-day-3-fort-bragg.html">the Glass Beach</a> in Fort Bragg, CA, I met the group for breakfast at the local Denny's. They had a number of old photos in frames on the wall, including this one of the local baseball team in 1920.<br />
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After a filling meal of pancakes, eggs and bacon, we drove out of town and headed north. There were trees, trees and more trees everywhere along the route.<br />
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An hour or two later, we found ourselves in the midst of the giant redwoods forest. We stopped to take pictures beside the big trees.<br />
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We stopped for lunch in Eureka, CA and then headed back out on the road. I sat on the west side of the bus, hoping for views of the coastline but once again, it was mostly trees, trees, trees.<br />
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At one point, we stopped at an elk viewing area (can't remember if it was morning or afternoon). There were several elk in a field, munching away on the grass, generally oblivious to our presence.<br />
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I also got a picture of a swallow. We'd seen several of them flying about the Oakland stadium but I wasn't able to capture them on film. At least this one was sitting still for a moment or two!<br />
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There were occasional glimpses of the rocky shore and various beaches.<br />
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Unfortunately, I can't tell where we were or what beaches we drove past. We didn't stop at any of them and our guide didn't provide any information about what we were seeing. I took photos out the bus window and hoped they would be in focus.<br />
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We arrived in Coos Bay, OR, just before sunset - about 400 miles from where we'd started that morning. We were treated to a delicious beef dinner at a local restaurant and then driven to our hotel, where we all went straight to bed, in anticipation of another 6 a.m. wake up call the next day!<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-86999250421463383252017-06-26T21:35:00.001-04:002017-06-26T21:35:14.793-04:00Beware<br />
The sign in the window very clearly read, "Beware of Dog".<br />
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In case you can't read it in the photo above, here's a closeup.</div>
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So it comes down to this: either these cats (1) can't read; (2) think they're dogs; (3) have already disposed of the dog and taken over; or (4) just don't give a darn! :)</div>
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-33479816676683222492017-06-25T21:07:00.000-04:002017-06-25T21:07:03.032-04:00Trip Report - Day 3 - Fort Bragg (Continued)Further to <a href="http://cynfulcreationscanada.blogspot.ca/2017/06/trip-report-day-3-fort-bragg.html">Friday's post</a>, I just had to share a few more photos of the Glass Beach at Fort Bragg, CA.<br />
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Here's where it is located on the map, in case you want to plan your own visit.</div>
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It is quite a beautiful spot.</div>
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As you walk toward the water, there is a sign identifying various elements of nature you might find in the area, including osprey.</div>
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I was thrilled to see this osprey hunting nearby. He would hover in the air in one spot for several minutes at a time, looking for prey, no doubt. I don't think he found any, as he never actually dove down towards the ground, but I really enjoyed watching him in the sky.</div>
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The coastline is quite rocky, not at all what I am used to seeing at a "beach".</div>
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But it has a rugged beauty that is quite appealing to me all the same.<br />
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It was a grey and rainy morning but there was still a bit of a view, looking rather mysterious in the early morning fog and mist, far off in the distance.<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-82117105665076658562017-06-24T22:29:00.004-04:002017-06-24T22:29:43.822-04:00Celebrating Grandma's BirthdayToday is the 107th anniversary of my grandmother Laurella's birth. I celebrated the occasion by doing something she would have enjoyed doing, taking a calligraphy class. When I came home, I had a look through some of her class notes and pens from when she explored the various techniques involved in this method of "beautiful writing"; it was an interest we shared in days gone by.<br />
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Here's one of my favourite pictures of her, taken in 1930 when she was a young woman of just twenty years old.<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-68558927514449015432017-06-23T21:58:00.000-04:002017-06-24T22:22:50.890-04:00Trip Report - Day 3 - Fort BraggI've always been a beachcomber at heart. So when I received the itinerary for this trip and saw that we were staying overnight in Fort Bragg, California (not to be confused with Fort Bragg, North Carolina, a major military base), I knew right away that this was the location of the famous "sea glass beach". This beach gets its fame from the fact that it is covered in sea glass pieces, the result of years of garbage dumping near the coastline in the past (described best in this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_Beach_(Fort_Bragg,_California)">Wikipedia entry</a>). <br />
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Usually when you're walking on a beach, you find the occasional piece of glass. As you can see from the photo below, there are several pieces of glass within a very small area. It is very easy to find!<br />
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We had arrived in Fort Bragg after dark the night before and we were leaving immediately after breakfast the next morning. As a result, I got myself up at 5 a.m. and was packed and out the door by 5:45, leaving my suitcase near the bus and walking 10 minutes or so to the beach.<br />
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There were a few other humans around, a couple of joggers waved as they went past, but I pretty much had the place to myself at that early hour of the morning. I had checked the tide schedule and knew it was just after low tide, so no worries on that score. It is a very rocky coastline and it was a grey morning, with rain approaching. </div>
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Some of the glass pieces were quite large, as you can see from the photo below, and worn smooth from the waves.</div>
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I was delighted to find this heart-shaped rock.</div>
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You're not allowed to remove the glass. The beach is part of a national park and it's against the law. I found this collection of pieces on a rock, someone else had left it behind.</div>
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I only got to see a tiny bit of the area as my time was limited, I had to get back to meet the group for breakfast before the bus left town. I would definitely like to go back to Fort Bragg and spend more time exploring this coastline. Hopefully some day soon!<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-59325949361459745372017-06-22T22:26:00.001-04:002017-06-22T22:26:32.967-04:00Trip Report - Day 2 - Sea LionsWhile we were exploring Pier 39 on our day in San Francisco, we came across a whole bunch of sea lions lying on a number of docks.<br />
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The story we were told is that a few sea lions first appeared on these docks back in October of 1989, soon after a major earthquake hit San Francisco. More and more kept arriving and they've kept coming back ever since.</div>
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What's the difference between a seal and a sea lion? Sea lions have external ear flaps. If you look closely at the following two photos, you can see them.</div>
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-55382868049180697012017-06-21T19:32:00.000-04:002017-06-21T19:32:17.626-04:00Trip Report - Day 2 - San FranciscoOur first full day in San Francisco started off quite foggy as I again admired the view from my 26th floor hotel room.<br />
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In the light, I discovered my window faced the waterfront. There were lots of ships out on the water, far off in the distance.</div>
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After breakfast, I had just enough time to take a short walk around the block. This large tree and the pretty turreted building beside it was quite a sight to see!</div>
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At 9 a.m., we all got on the bus and headed off for a tour of the city. We saw many interesting sights but all rather blurry and quickly passed by. We drove past the stadium where the San Francisco Giants play baseball, which looked quite impressive. Hopefully I'll have a chance to see a game there some day.</div>
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We spent some time driving along the waterfront and got out of the bus for an hour or so to explore Pier 39.</div>
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Here's Mom and me, taking a look at Alcatraz.</div>
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Our next stop was the Golden Gate Bridge. We had just enough time to get off the bus and take photos. What a magnificent sight!</div>
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By the time we got to the ball park for the afternoon game, they were already in the middle of the fourth inning. The final score was Toronto 7, Oakland 5.</div>
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As soon as the game was over, we got back on the bus and headed off to northern California. It was beautiful countryside.</div>
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We followed a very winding road from the highway towards the coast in the dark and sometimes rain. We arrived at our destination around 9 pm, the small town of Fort Bragg, California. We had dinner in a local restaurant (not the best meal I've ever had) and then were driven to our hotel. Another late night!<br />
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Two weeks ago today, my mom and I set off to visit the West Coast and see the Blue Jays play baseball. We were part of an organized tour with about 40 other participants. Here we are at the airport, wearing our team shirts. </div>
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We landed in San Francisco around 4 p.m., picked up our luggage and got on a bus that drove us directly to Oakland Coliseum. The rush hour traffic was quite heavy but we made it there about 6 p.m., ahead of the 7 o'clock start time for the first game on our tour.</div>
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As you enter the stadium, there are several murals depicting famous players in Oakland's history. I remember the pitcher shown on the left in the picture below very well - Dennis Eckersley. He was quite a challenge for our boys in blue back in the late 80's and early 90's.<br />
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I was quite impressed by the large women's washroom and the fact that there were no lineups. Quite different from what you usually find at the ball park in Toronto!</div>
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I liked the pictures they showed of the various Toronto players as they made their first at bat, especially the images of Skydome/Rogers Centre and the CN Tower in the background.</div>
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We had a great view of all our boys, including Josh Donaldson, as they stepped up to bat. (I posted more pictures in <a href="http://cynfulcreationscanada.blogspot.ca/2017/06/up-close-with-blue-jays.html">this blog post</a> the other day.)</div>
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This hot dog vendor was quite entertaining and he actually carried this large metal box around the stadium, offering freshly cooked wieners to hungry fans.</div>
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There may not have been a lot of Oakland fans but there was a loud section out in right field making quite a ruckus with several musical instruments.<br />
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Unfortunately, the Jays lost to the Oakland A's 4-1. It was full dark as we trouped out of the stadium to find our bus and head for our first night's accommodations.</div>
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By the time we got to our hotel that first night, it was close to 11 p.m. I had no idea where we were but the view was quite pretty!<br />
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Day 78/100 - #100dayproject<br />
<br />Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-71511579398509826842017-06-19T22:29:00.001-04:002017-06-19T22:29:40.372-04:00The New ToonieHave you seen the new toonie? (for those non-Canadians who might be reading this, the "toonie" is the two dollar coin we have here in Canada.) The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a series of new coins to commemorate Canada's 150th anniversary.<br />
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This coin is described as follows: " The $2 coin, designed by British Columbia resident Dr. Timothy Hsia, features a pair of paddlers dwarfed by a night sky alive with the ever-shifting movement of the Northern Lights. ‘Dance of the Spirits' is the world’s very first glow-in-the-dark circulation coin."<br />
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I'm a bit skeptical about the glow in the dark claim, as I tested out the coin I have, trying to get a photo, and it didn't seem to be working! :( Maybe it needs to somehow soak up light first before the glow will work, whereas I pulled mine out of a dark room. Nevertheless, I really like the new design.</div>
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Okay, I left it out in the light for about five minutes and then took this picture - you can see a bit of the glow! I expect if I left it longer, it would be much more apparent but I'm too impatient!</div>
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According to <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40332009">this article</a>, 3 million of these coins are being released into circulation. I am expecting that most people will keep them when they come across one, so when my 13 year old cousin offered to sell me this one for $3 on the weekend, I jumped at the chance. Her mother was appalled that I would offer a whole dollar over the value of the coin itself and that her daughter would accept the profit but we were both very happy with our trade!<br />
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Cynthia of Cynful Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868867634467140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403170756941155263.post-25496480637605175932017-06-18T18:52:00.002-04:002017-06-18T18:52:58.462-04:00Father's Day 2017Found this spray painted on the sidewalk last night as I was walking about the neighbourhood. Coincidence? I think not.<br />
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I miss my dad every day and more so on the holidays. So many happy memories.<br />
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Happy Father's Day to all who are celebrating today.<br />
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