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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Two visits to the AGO, 15 years apart, strangers in contemplation of beautiful things. #Toronto #photography #AGO @agotoronto.bsky.social

A girl from the back, sitting on the floor looking at a large painting

A man from the back, standing, looking at two paintings.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is fun. In the upcoming municipal election, kids can learn about democracy by voting for the Tree of the Year. There are even candidate profile pages for each tree.🍁Saplings of the winning tree will be given to schools and in public giveaways. ❤️ #TorontoElection #TOpoli #Toronto

A flyer with info explaining how kids can vote for Tree of the Year during the Toronto municipal election. There are short candidate profiles for each tree.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

No cats, but can I offer you a soothing lake? Hope your day is better.

A blue lake with a row of green trees on the far shore and a perfectly blue sky with white, puffy clouds.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I grew a mutant hydrangea that is bigger than my head.

A huge hydrangea bloom with a measuring tape next to it, showing that it’s about 11” from top to bottom. The other blooms visible are about a quarter of that size.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Amazing production of The Importance of Being Earnest at @stratfest.bsky.social — plus a fabulous weekend with my kid in that beautiful town. #summertheatre #supportthearts

A playbill for The Importance of Being Earnest held in front of the stage.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Bonus shot for #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWater. The Avon River in Stratford, Ontario.

Scene of an empty bench overlooking a river, with a large, old tree beside it and branches with light green leaves hanging down.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I love trying to capture the surface of the lake at the cottage we visit every summer. Couldn’t resist for this week’s #AlphabetChallenge with the theme #WeekWForWater — I am Cool Blue Lake, after all! #photography #CanadianSummer #cottagelife

A close up of the surface of a cool, blue lake.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Mother’s Day may have been last weekend, but it’s still Mother’s Day Month. 😃 It’s also a long weekend so my kid treated me to a wonderful afternoon tea at the AGO. Delish. #longweekend #VictoriaDay @agotoronto.bsky.social

A table set for Afternoon Tea, with a window in the background overlooking a green park.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I know water is a popular theme for this week’s #AlphabetChallenge, but I couldn’t resist. #WeekRforReflections

A line of green trees beside a lake, with their reflection showing a mirror image over the still water.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I love visiting @agotoronto.bsky.social. The art’s amazing, the building’s gorgeous, even looking out the window is inspiring.

Looking through a window at a winter scene of a city park, with a large tree in the foreground and tall buildings in the background. Photo is taken through a fine mesh window covering, creating a filtered effect that makes the photo appear as if it’s aged.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The morning view today. Currently -24 and apparently it’s going to get colder. #sunrise #winter #photography

A close up of frost on the window, with trees across the street visible above the frost

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I love how CBC insists on putting it in quotation marks. “Board of Peace.”

Screen shot of CBC News story that refers to the “Board of Peace” in quotation marks.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Now that’s a new year I can look forward to.

A screen shot of Merriam-Webster’s 2026 Word for me: blissful

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Meet Molly McMoo. Yup, that’s actually her name.

A baby highland cow, light brown, looking at the camera.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Nature painted some pine trees on my Muskoka chair. Thanks, nature. #snow #winterwonderland #photography #bw

A Muskoka chair with snow accumulated at the back of the seat. The snow has settled in the vertical spaces and looks like a few tall pine trees.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

OK, trick-or-treaters, you have until 7:55. #HalloWIN #BlueJays #GoJays (Pumpkin expertly carved by my daughter.)

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

It may be late October, but my garden thinks it’s June. #springtober #gardening #gardensky

Two very confused strawberries, one ripe and one getting there, in the garden … in October.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Was thinking that little hidey-hole would be a good place to stash a treasure, then got closer and saw that some small critter had apparently had the same thought. 🍎 #ThickTrunkTuesday

A thick tree trunk with a hole at the base near the ground. What could be inside?

A closer shot of the base of the tree gives a clear view of the inside of the hole — which contains a shiny red apple in a ray of sunshine.

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Enjoyed a long walk in the fall leaves today — even saw a heart-shaped pond and a beaver! Can’t imagine a more Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving. #HappyThanksgiving #fall #photography

A red maple leaf laying on a bed of dried, brown leaves that are on the ground

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

They may be cranky, but Canada Geese sure are impressive when they fly right above you. #cobrachicken #murderchicken

Looking up at a flock of Canada Geese flying in a V formation in a blue, blue sky

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Drying off from the first lake swim of the summer. #cocktailhour #cottagelife

A cool and refreshing gin drink sitting on a wicker table, and behind it a screened window overlooking tall pine trees and a lake with an inviting dock

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I may have gotten a little carried away at the farmers’ market this morning, but it was the first week for peaches so I couldn’t be expected to be capable of rational thought. #buylocal

A spread of fresh local fruit including cherries, wild blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, and peaches … plus zucchini and olive bread and sliced whole grain bread plus beeswax candles plus a few of last weeks beets plus a small bowl of cherry tomatoes from the back deck that snuck in there somehow

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦❤️

A white, beaded bracelet that says,”I am” and then has a Canadian flag

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Come to Canada. Some anonymous person made this helpful flowchart. The only clarification is that while distance is measured in km, a drive is measured in time. “How far away is your cottage?” “Oh, about four hours.”

A flowchart explaining how to measure things in Canada, where a confusing mix of measuring systems is used

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Been looking for something for this week’s #AlphabetChallenge and then, this morning, these cute little sundrops bloomed. #WeekYforYellow #photography

Two bright little yellow flowers called sundrops surrounded by green leaves in the garden

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Please look at my ceramic bird, who wants to show you her ridiculous hat. #sillyhatday #enjoythesun

A gold, ceramic bird with a flower on her head, glowing in the sun as of to say, “Look at my lovely hat.”

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Cool Blue Lake @coolbluelake.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Not a single tree, but all the towering pines around the cottage where we vacation every year. When the landscape changes and these trees begin, we are almost there and I can feel myself relax.

Looking up at a blue sky through tall pine trees

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