Any how, here is some pictures from our vacation this year {okay, maybe a bit more than some}, first thing we did was a canoe trip to N/W Algonquin Park and it is a amazing part of the park. We paddle through 9 lakes, 1 river and did over 22.8 Km of portaging with all our gear back and forth {meaning each portage was done 3 times to get everything to the next lake}.
This is a picture I took from the river we had to paddle through to another lake, its an amazing paddle there, as along the river grows wild roses and the scent is just heavenly.This picture below is from our last night and no word of a lie, the sky and lake was this colour purple. It was totally beautiful, and not just the colour it self, but the fact that I was super happy to have survived not only one but two nasty, bad, scary and the most horrible thunderstorms {have I ever mentioned that I am totally terrified of thunderstorms?} So yes, I was super happy to see this after and I was still standing.
Canoe trip was over and we only came home to clean and repack for our next trip, and this this trip was to the shores of Georgian Bay and Kiosk. But before I tell you about that, I have to show you this... Yes sketches of barns!! I drew them while Mr B drove, we were taking a whole new route and I think I hit jackpot of all barn routes. And they are very different from the once I'm used to around here, these once I saw now are very old. Some from the pioneer days, all log barns and very, very old. And I'm already planning a car trip, so I can take new pictures and sketch.
Then we arrived in Georgian Bay, and Hallo!!!! I finally felt so home, this is what I love the best,water, islands, big open skies and just miles and miles of smooth windblown rocks. Its just like the sea shores I remember from living in Sweden (Skargarden). I didn't do as much sketching or painting as I wanted, I was just so happy to be there and enjoy the amazing views. Took so many pictures so after wards when I downloaded the pictures to my lap top, it went down to being very slow {super slow}. But do I ever have tons of ideas for paintings to be made.
This is one of the few sketches I did there...
And this one in my Moleskin book, I drew some of the map from few of the parts we went too, and the view from one of the many beaches we went too. See the tinny little island on the right hand side? That was a small stony island Lindsay and I were able to splash over too, and she named it Mermaid island.
Love the rocks.
And then we had to say goodbye to Georgian Bay (Aughhhhhhh, sniff, snort...Why oh why!!??)And we headed to Kiosk, and this a place we have gone to with our kids for many years, its almost like we go to our cottage there. Super quiet and beautiful lake and surroundings. This year we bought a new bug shelter, and I just love it, its like a sun porch of a cottage. And Lindsay and I spent many hours there painting and reading.
Lindsay with her many creations, she is so good at painting and drawing {although here she is reading a map, we did a lot of hiking}. Below is two of my things I drew and painted, first one is of my summer read and art case. And the bug one left hand side is one huge bug that made our bug shelter his {or her, it was a very quiet bug} home. The first time we found it in there, it landed on Mr B's back and he screamed "Take it off, take it off" and first I laughed, but then when I tried to flick it off him, I felt how big and heavy that bug really was... It was like flicking a cat of his back, it even made a big thump when it hit the ground...
And my last painting {in my Moleskin book}, is of the view from our camp site of the lake. I love this view and this place holds so many wonderful memories of the kids playing, swimming and growing up there. I still have to say, I love the Georgian Bay waters the best, oh whom am I kidding, I love them both. I love being by water.
So now, back in town and its still very hot out {we had our vacation at the best time, except for the thunderstorms, but we were by the lake shores during the heat wave that hit Ontario and many parts of US}. I already miss all of it, the water, the rocks and forests, the never ending blue skies and of course spending all that wonderful family time. We created again fantastic memories and tons of pictures... Now on to painting!!!
Lindsay with her many creations, she is so good at painting and drawing {although here she is reading a map, we did a lot of hiking}. Below is two of my things I drew and painted, first one is of my summer read and art case. And the bug one left hand side is one huge bug that made our bug shelter his {or her, it was a very quiet bug} home. The first time we found it in there, it landed on Mr B's back and he screamed "Take it off, take it off" and first I laughed, but then when I tried to flick it off him, I felt how big and heavy that bug really was... It was like flicking a cat of his back, it even made a big thump when it hit the ground...
And my last painting {in my Moleskin book}, is of the view from our camp site of the lake. I love this view and this place holds so many wonderful memories of the kids playing, swimming and growing up there. I still have to say, I love the Georgian Bay waters the best, oh whom am I kidding, I love them both. I love being by water.
So now, back in town and its still very hot out {we had our vacation at the best time, except for the thunderstorms, but we were by the lake shores during the heat wave that hit Ontario and many parts of US}. I already miss all of it, the water, the rocks and forests, the never ending blue skies and of course spending all that wonderful family time. We created again fantastic memories and tons of pictures... Now on to painting!!!
But before I let you stop there {if you made it this far in this post, sorry I know it is long}, I just want to thank each and everyone of you for stopping by my last two posts {especially the one with "where bloggers create"}, for leaving all your comments. I have tried to get to as many blogs as I can each day and evenings, I have so many more to visit still. I have seen some amazing studio spaces, all from small corners, closet spaces, lofts, sheds to very large spaces, all made so different and unique. Thank you again, cant wait to see more spaces.
Happy summer to all of you and keep creating!!!
Mari
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