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Writing under a Montreal sky

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Isobel Cunningham has published short fiction and poetry. Her book, Northern Compass is available on Amazon. She was born in Wales but Montreal is her adopted home. She speaks French, Modern Greek ( it’s a fun story) and a little Spanish…oh, English too, of course. She welcomes comments on her blog and looks forward to chatting with you over cyber-space.

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  • Full Bloom

    O Is it midsummer? Well, the longest day has passed. In spite of the wet summer the flowers insist and will have their way, they will come out. When I see the Orange lilies I really believe it is summer. The first summer we were in Canada my father had a mania for driving us…

  • Strawberry picking

    I had never been strawberry picking until today. A kind friend and her daughter took me. We were accompanied by a delightful 2 year old girl who was very good about respecting the rows. We went out of the city to the big river plain of the St. Lawrence where a lot of the produce…

  • Visit to the Redpath Museum

    Today I took two of my three gradndchildren to the Natural History Museum on McGill campus. It was a funny feeling to wander around the campus,where I spent many hours gas a youngster. My father was superintendent of all the buildings and grounds of McGill for years and we always lived very close by. Our…

  • Evening flowers

    It occurred to me that almost all the pictures I post are taken in the light of early morning. There is something lovely and mysterious about the evening though and the flowers seem to know it. I have some sort of starry woodland white blossoms that cannot be picked as they wilt almost immediately. I…

  • A visitor!

    So exciting! I went out into the garden to see if I could get it into some sort of order before two very dear friends visit his evening. It is threatening rain so I doubt I will get much done. To my surprise I spotted this beautiful dragonfly. Can you see her on the rosebushes?…

  • Catalpa blossoms

    This is such an ugly tree for much of the year but when it comes into leaf and bloom (almost simultaneously) it is stunning. I love the pale color of the leaves and the white blossoms that are like orchids. They don’t last long but when they fall they drop onto cars and sidewalks like…

  • New visitors

    The past few days have been changeable. We had a little sun but lots of rain and grey skies. How surprised I was, then to see the poppies out this morning. When do they unfurl, I wonder, in the dark night even if rain is falling? That yellow columbine is a newcomer as is the…

  • Flaunt it

    You have got it, after all! Colour and form, gold at the heart of things. That pink and the soft, let’s pretend I’m demure blue. Seduce us, ravish us, drag us outdoors to admire and prune and water, To fertilize and tie you up. You are queens, after all So flaunt it!

  • Opening up

  • Dark and Light

    My roses like the wet cool weather.  They are better than ever.  The scent is wonderful too.  I love how this picture draws me into the dark centre.  I have to get in there and weed though as some of my less favorite plants are having a field day.  I love letting things have their…