This was from a few weeks ago, everything is nicely blanketed now with snow.
Hockey Mom’ing
We are on day 3 of our daughters Hockey tournament! The girls have played well and held 2nd place into the semi-finals! At their last game, last night, the seating set up was perfect, from a Mom-Photographer standpoint ;) I could sit right at the glass, with a bar counter in front of me for both cameras. For close up and wide angle ;)
My Canon R6MII has my RF/EF Adapter with my EF 70-200 f2.8L zoom lens and my Canon RP has my 28-70 f2.8 STM lens on it. I am loving this set up this winter!!!
Our girl even scored in the 2nd game! Its hard to see but thats her in the middle of the celebration!!! This tournament has been interesting, ties have been completed with shootouts. The girls lost one game to a shootout Friday night and then won in a shootout Saturday night holding 2nd position strong!
Updated end day December 7th our girls pushed the final game with a 0-0 score to over time… where unfortunately they lost with only 6.9 seconds left. Our girls played hard and brought home the SILVER!
Full Moon – December 4/5 2025
There is a very strong pull within of a shift that is actively happening, pulling us towards the energy of the new year.
I learned this year, 2025 is a 9 year, endings, transformation, reflections, completions etc. Whereas we are walking into a 1 energy with 2026. New fresh energy, a clearing of a new 9 year cycle.
This full moon, is the last full moon of 2025.
I am feeling a strong pull for alignment with my heart and soul, enough of the self sabotaging, or putting everyone else before me, keep on the straight and narrow for me and what lights up my heart.
The other night my husband and I went to see one of our favourite energy workers. He is so in tune and this being the first time my husband and I saw him together, I think the energy was that much more powerful. As someone who has been dealing with heavy grief the past year, knowing I haven’t been breathing properly, he was able to shift some really heavy energy, allowing me to feel a sense of freedom I haven’t in a long time. I loved his analogy of the masculine and feminine energy. The feminine is a flowing energy, which I knew, also on the left side of the body. The masculine energy is the right side. I was experiencing the tightness, and pain on my right side as well as not breathing properly. As he explained to us, with the feminine energy being fluid like water, masculine energy is like the river banks, trying to contain the feminine energy – which is what my husband and his energy had been trying to do for the past year to help me and my energy was just – the words coming to me while writing, visualizing a rough angry ocean – a violent mess.
How cool is the alignment that he picked up on between my husband and I – serious goals!
The moon this morning, was so big and bright, earlier it was peaking out of the clouds so beautifully, we could see it from laying in our bed – if you may have any renos in your future I highly recommend a massively large window in your bedroom for all the natural light. This moon was incredible, the detail that I could see just from the window made me run for my camera and a lens.
The first shot, I barely adjusted settings, so no test shot when all these birds were circling with the moon in between. The moon is totally blown but I still love this shot, giving the full moon vibes!
The clouds were also very interesting, everything was moving with the birds.
This moon feels like the closer, its the beginning of December, yet its the last full moon of 2025. The energy is ready for a deep reset. Find the truth within.
For me, taking more photos – taking the time to take more photos – when I see something, stop, a minute could absolutely open a closed heart chakra for me. BE in the moment. Tonight at my daughters hockey game, I was taking photos and moving positions to take photos, I can loose focus of who is on the ice, specifically my daughter, however I typically follow the play – and then realize after I did get some awesome shots of her – after her 2nd game today, she came out and said did you see who scored, I said oh who was it? To my surprise, it was her. LOL I got a picture of the of the celebration of the goal, as I missed it, and hadn’t realized she was in the midst of that celebration! For her final year in minor hockey, as much as I am present in the taking of the photos, stay in the moment with the camera I am using and in the position I am in before shifting to a different angle or camera. In my defence, it was at the other end of the rink, I am so damn proud of her though, either way and grateful I captured the celebration, although her stick is covering her face haha!
Someone made a comment to me years ago about supplements being a waste of money and time. My body has proven to me, what I was doing years ago when I was putting me first, is what my body craves and desires. If it works why try to shift or change it. Putting me first, means feeling good, having energy to do things, those creative desires being fulfilled and true comforting relaxing. It is worth my time and money to be taking these supplements for my body’s overall health. We are each unique and when we listen to our selves, our soul, that is when we can set ourself free.
With this, moving my body again, finding my flow. Allow 2026 to set the past 5 years free from my body – both energy and physical. To breathe, deep and fully. To nourish my body and mind with foods and drinks that benefit. Surround myself with people who see and hear each other, who we mutually enjoy each others company, laughter and good times. Who are there in a moment of need, with compassion, understanding and love. No expectations, only flow and understanding. Allowing to fall back into full trust again. Using my oils daily, in all the ways that I used to. Respectively speaking my voice, that for years I swallowed.
Guiding myself first.
Much of this life we live as humans is completely beyond our control. When in times of turmoil, we crave the control, the known, the comfort – however rigid it may feel. 2026, the year we free ourselves from that emotional prison, with zero judgement only love. Acceptance. Peace. The unknown is frowned upon, as typically bad. What if that nervousness we thought was holding us down, was actually a building excitement.
The making time for me, yet the true fullfillment, could happen in the 5 or 10 minutes I tell myself I do not have time for – the same 5 or 10 minutes that can multiple into 30 or 60 minutes if handheld on a phone. Ironically, to many people that we ‘wouldn’t have time for’ if we ran into and they said “we should really get together” and that, just never happens. Make time for people who make time for you! Small circles, are beautiful and instagram worthy posts are from 2020.
Walking into 2026, yes with some bumps, bruises and heartache… but with even more trust, love, compassion and awareness!
Happy (last) Full Moon of 2025… this shift is going to feel so good!
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #376 | Wings
This week Beth led us in the challenge with the theme Wings!
Please check out her beautiful examples of wings HERE on her blog, Wandering Dawgs.
This summer a butterfly landed on our nephews exersaucer, with him in it and hung out for a few minutes. Long enough for me to get my camera out and take several photos!
A grasshopper in our garden, he was an awesome subject to photograph, turning to share his angles with me!
Dragonflies sitting near a pond.
The hummingbirds were fun to watch!
They seem always on guard.
Next year, I up the shutter speed to capture their wings better! I do love the motion! Their wings are incredibly fast!
The loon family on the lake
Baby seagulls on their rock island
I love all the bee’s!
Beach Seagulls
Geese
Bald Eagle above the Saugeen River, I had no clue what I was photographing, something caught my eye, I shot, then I saw what I had captured!
A gorgeous Blue Heron
How cool would it be as a photographer to have gardens, rivers, lakes to travel to and from, you have no worry in the maintenance, you just get to show up with your camera(s) and get to shoot to your hearts content. Even better, you can get your fix at home, on your own property with birds, butterflies, bees, bugs, blossoms etc!
Winter in Southwestern Ontario has been interesting this week, so although I had wanted to get out and get some snowy bird shots, it didn’t work – yet! So this week I was able to share and enjoy some ‘wings’ throughout the year and various seasons.
I truly am grateful for these challenges, I am feeling behind this week, with Christmas deadlines hitting earlier this week for creative creations, this is the first time Ive had to sit and focus, as I knew I wanted to find a variety of images. My goal of snowy birds, will be met, when the time is right!
Be sure to check back on Saturday, December 6 at noon eastern time when Ann-Christine will be hosting the challenge.
For information on how to join the Len-Artists challenge please click here.
Wordless Wednesday | Snow + River + Nature
Welcome December 2025
This weekend, November closed out with a wild and wonderful snow storm that blanketed us for days starting on Thursday. All the snow here fell Thursday and Friday, we had an awesome day Saturday to enjoy our nephew’s 1st and then the snow began again on Sunday, in lighter amounts.
Here is our Gunner, just over 1.5 yrs old. Posing for his mama in the snow beneath the ever green trees blanketed in snow.
December begins like a lamb, with a beautiful fluffy white blanket, also just like a lamb. This past year, deserves a good, deep reflection. I am ready to call in the energy of 2026. This month feels like the shift has already begun out of this 9 year and into a 1 year!
How to Survive November 2025 | 30
I feel this is the perfect end to the ‘Surviving November’ Round theme.
My sister gifted us this many years ago, a round shape holding our initials together for our family. It hangs inside our front door, also the main living area of our home.
The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!
Winter Has Arrived
On this day, a year ago, the sweetest little boy arrived and brought so much light to our lives. At a time when it felt pretty dark, for me it felt like the few years prior had fully consumed me. And then this little boy arrived, reminding me so much of my own little boy, who is in his last teens year and can easily cradle his wee cousin in his arm. He brought so much light to all of us and I am so grateful for that.
The sky is overcast today, however the beautiful white blanket of snow helps brighten up everything, even without the sunlight. The warmth of the bare trees.
I was hoping to catch some birds, however they were all tucked away. Will try again another day.
Saugeen River in Mount Forest looking towards the bridge on highway 6.
Canon R6MII + RF/EF Adapter + EF 24-105mm f4L
I just love my L lenses, the colour, the image RAW right out of the camera, beautiful quality. As an artist I would highly recommend this lens.
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The light at the end of a hard month.
The day after my brother was buried, our sweet nephew was born.
He has been such a bright light for all of us.
The roundness of his wee head, as well as his sisters.
Especially as a mama of teens, one almost no longer a “teen”, I love having these littles in our life. They make “surviving” November even easier <3
The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!
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These round dishes are a staple in our home, for both our dog and our cats. These are the dog dishes, he is a messy water drinker. His bowls had a thorough washing after this photo was taken ;)
I tried to stick within our home for this challenge – to push myself!
The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!


























