The month of May has been a bit of a tough month for me, with the return of my depression and some other personal struggles. Please forgive the lateness of this post.
Things to look forward to in May:
- May the 4th be with you :) and revenge of the fifth
- Flowers, warmer weather and summer sports
- more camping
- more Girl Guide events
- Playing fastball
- Family birthdays - Hannah Rose and Ryan
- Holidays - Mother's Day & Victoria Day (with fireworks)
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| May 01, 2016 - A trip to the Walmart in Evans Mills, NY |
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| May 02, 2016 - Some treats from the US |
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| May 03, 2016 - Sunset at Camp Carruthers during a camp fire girl guides meeting |
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| *EXTRA* May 03, 2016 - Treats at Camp Carruthers during a camp fire girl guides meeting |
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| *EXTRA* May 03, 2016 - Sunset at Camp Carruthers during a camp fire girl guides meeting |
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| May 04, 2016 - Anne Kotlarchuk, the Shop Local Showcase show producer, seen here on Wednesday May 4, 2016, is hoping the Kingston community comes to check out the first annual event showcasing more than 80 local vendors, free parking and free admission, all taking place at St. Lawrence College in Kingston |
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| *EXTRA* May 04, 2016 - There were 300 racers in the atom boys division. Light rain didn’t stop approximately 1,200 to 1,400 elementary students from running in the 37 annual LCVI Road Race at Loyalist Collegiate on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. The racers represented approximately 40 schools, grades 3 to 8, in six different races; atoms ran 1.8km, bantam ran 2.3 km and the midgets ran 2.8km. The fun community event is organized and run by the students in Julie Richards leadership class. |
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| *EXTRA* May 04, 2016 - The bantam boys race 2.3km through the Calvin Park neighbourhood. |
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| May 05, 2016 - A mother duck and her 13 ducklings are led out of the St. John XXIII Catholic School closed in courtyard, where she made her nest, by the 200 plus students, staff and parents as part of the seventh annual Duck Walk in Kingston, Ont. on Thursday May 5, 2016. They create a living hallway with their bodies and help led the new duck family out of the school, down the road to a nearby pond. |
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| *EXTRA* May 05, 2016 - A mother duck and her 13 ducklings are led out of the St. John XXIII Catholic School closed in courtyard, where she made her nest, by the 200 plus students, staff and parents as part of the seventh annual Duck Walk |
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| *EXTRA* May 05, 2016 - Mamma duck and her babies are safely delivered to the pond by St. John XXIII Catholic School |
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| *EXTRA* May 05, 2016 - A mother duck and her 13 ducklings in the St. John XXIII Catholic School closed in courtyard, where she made her nest |
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| May 06, 2016 - Girl Guides playing with flashlights and glow sticks before bed at DICB Camp |
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| *EXTRA* May 06, 2016 - Badge trading is a popular part of Guide and Scout camps |
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| May 07, 2016 - lots of crafts to try during DIBC camp |
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| *EXTRA* May 07, 2016 - Pano of the Porcupine site campfire |
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| *EXTRA* May 07, 2016 - Newburgh Guides all got matching tattoos |
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| May 08, 2016 - Packing up to go home from DIBC camp |
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| *EXTRA* May 08, 2016 - Someone missed me |
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| May 09, 2016 - All my swag from DIBC camp |
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| May 10, 2016 - trying out a aquafit class using a guest pass at the Y west |
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| *EXTRA* May 10, 2016 - Seen during our girl guide units wildflower walk at Lemoine Point Conservation Area |
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| May 11, 2016 - She can be pretty focused |
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| May 12, 2016 - Fun finding circles in nature |
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| *EXTRA* May 12, 2016 - Watching some CAT TV |
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| May 13, 2016 - testing out my wet bag, that my mom made for me, after a swim at the Wright Crescent Y |
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| *EXTRA* May 13, 2016 - designed a personal logo to put on all my guiding stuff - can you guess my guider name? |
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| May 14, 2016 - Amazing artwork in the Brockville Mall |
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| May 15, 2016 - I love how the trees line up row on row to create little magical doorways |
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| *EXTRA* May 15, 2016 - I helped dress some groovy girls while playing dolls with Bee |
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| *EXTRA* May 16, 2016 - Finally set up my new tent, it's a bit smaller than I was hoping |
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| May 17, 2016 - yummy treats brought by the girls during Heritage night |
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| May 18, 2016 - finally getting some craft projects done. Mom helped with the shower lanyard |
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| May 19, 2016 - a seed from my sisters wedding reception bloomed into this beautiful Siberian Wallflower |
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| May 20, 2016 - Dolphin (a.k.a Elaine) taking a pic with a chickadee near the end of our photo walk at Lemoine Point Conservation Area |
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| *EXTRA* May 20, 2016 - A baby chickadee peeping at me on my photo walk with Dolphin (a.k.a Elaine) at Lemoine Point Conservation Area |
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| *EXTRA* May 20, 2016 - Goslings eating in the water during my photo walk with Dolphin (a.k.a Elaine) at Lemoine Point Conservation Area |
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| *EXTRA* May 20, 2016 - A turtle sunning itself on my photo walk with Dolphin (a.k.a. Elaine) at Lemoine Point Conservation Area |
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| *EXTRA* May 20, 2016 - A gosling flapping it's little wings during photo walk with Dolphin (Elaine) at Lemoine Point Conservation Area |
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| May 21, 2016 - just looking up |
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| May 22, 2016 - "Like a bird.... on a wire..." |
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| May 23, 2016 - Lake Ontario Park was the place to be on the Victoria Day holiday, with people of all ages packing the park all afternoon to celebrate. Many brought a picnic lunch to take advantage of the beautifully sunny weather, while others chose to eat from the variety of food trucks on site. For the youngsters there was face painting, balloon art, bouncy castles, and fun on the splash pad. The day also included live music, arts and crafts, and good food for all to enjoy. The line ups for ice cream were long and the canine lure course ran smoothly. Although there were many mayflies around, they didn’t stop everyone from taking in the sun and fun to be had by all on Monday |
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| *EXTRA* May 23, 2016 - Lake Ontario Park was the place to be on the Victoria Day holiday, with people of all ages packing the park all afternoon to celebrate. |
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| May 24, 2016 - Eliana Rofail, Grade 5 student from Holy Family Catholic School, Levi Semchisom, Grade 4 student from St. Peter Catholic School and Ocean Morrow, Grade 3 student from St. Patrick Catholic School pose with the shovel at the ground breaking ceremony on the grounds of Holy Family Catholic School in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday May 24, 2016. The new catholic elementary will consolidate the school populations from Holy Family, St, Patrick and St. Peter Catholic schools and is set to open in the fall 2017. |
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| May 24, 2016 - This little guy paid a visit to our office around 5 p.m. and made it all the way to our lobby (inside the building). With some help it was returned to the near by waterfront. I like how it's holding my thumb. |
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| *EXTRA* May 24, 2016 - This little guy paid a visit to our office around 5 p.m. and made it all the way to our lobby (inside the building). With some help it was returned to the near by waterfront. See how long it's nails are? |
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| May 25, 2016 - Students in Mark Kytes Grade 6/7 class from Ecole Catholique Cathedrale pose for a photo in Springer Market Square, just over the half way point of their six kilometres Water Walk in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday May 25, 2016. The students are trying to raise awareness and funds toward providing clean water to communities in Tanzania through the work of World Vision. |
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| *EXTRA* May 25, 2016 - Students in Mark Kytes Grade 6/7 class from Ecole Catholique Cathedrale walk along the waterfront at Breakwater Park as part of their six kilometres Water Walk in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday May 25, 2016. The students are trying to raise awareness and funds toward providing clean water to communities in Tanzania through the work of World Vision. |
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| May 26, 2016 - The 400 grade seven and eight students at Calvin Park Public School exceed their two week food drive goal of 1,000 food items by collecting and donating over 2,500 items to the Partners In Mission Food Bank |
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| *EXTRA* May 26, 2016 - Mark Sirett, founding artistic director for the Cantabile Choirs of Kingston, poses for a photo in Sydenham Street United Church in Kingston, Ont. on Thursday May 26, 2016. Cantabile is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a concert this Saturday evening. |
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| May 27, 2016 - Mackenzie Curran, left, a student at Holy Cross Secondary School, poses for a photo with Alexander Turk, the German man who helped save her life by donating his stem cells that were a match, in the schools cafeteria in Kingston, Ont. on Friday May 27, 2016. Curran, with the help of Canadian Blood Services One Match stem cell and marrow network, organized a stem cell drive at the school for anyone healthy and between the ages of 17-35 to register for the life saving network, as well as making an appointment to donate blood and register as an organ donor. |
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| *EXTRA* May 27, 2016 - Students at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School helped fellow student Mackenzie Curran [not shown), to run a stem cell drive at the school for anyone healthy and between the ages of 17-35 to register with the Canadian Blood Services One Match stem cell and marrow network in the schools cafeteria |
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| May 28, 2016 - Morning after my first time sleeping in my new tent |
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| *EXTRA* May 28, 2016 - sunlight and showers, or just having a bath |
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| *EXTRA* May 28, 2016 - I'm making baby turtle swaps for Girl Guide Camp at Bon Echo |
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| May 29, 2016 - Little Mermaid Ballet |
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| *EXTRA* May 29, 2016 - Little Mermaid Ballet, Ariel |
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| *EXTRA* May 29, 2016 - Little Mermaid Ballet - mermaid sisters |
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| *EXTRA* May 29, 2016 - Encouraging a turtle to get completely across the road in Limerick Forrest |
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| *EXTRA* May 29, 2016 - Red sky at night over Westbrook |
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| May 30, 2016 - Students, parents and instructors at the Jung Do Martial Arts Academy show off their special signs and shirts, on Monday May 30, 2016, that they used during the academy's annual Empathy Day this past weekend in Kingston, Ont. |
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| May 31, 2016 - Ashley Logan, centre, owner of Cobs Bread, poses for a photo with her staff in the recently opened bakery in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday May 31, 2016. Logan donated the opening day sales, a total of $3,750, to the Whig-Standard/Boys and Girls Club campaign. |
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