What matters most are the simple pleasures so abundant that we can all enjoy them… Happiness doesn’t lie in the objects we gather around us.  To find it, all we need to do is open our eyes.

                         (The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

(pictures taken in my local park)

Every summer many Canadians are heading to their cottages.  But you do not have to own a cottage to live the cottage life.  There are many ways to enjoy the outdoors in summer.  Take out the chairs to your balcony, go down to the local park for a picnic,  go fishing, go for a bike ride and a drive out in the country, rent a boat for the day, hang out the washing etc.etc.  The list is endless.  I took pictures of the cottage life I enjoy…

a cottage by the lake

 

sitting out on the porch

 

relaxing in front of the house

 

bring out the floral table cloth

 

a view from the other side of the room

 

hanging out the washing

 

relaxing under the trees

 

go fishing

 

rent a boat

 

watching the ducks and geese in the local park

 

decorate the front of the house like a cottage

 

looking out on the lake

 

sitting by the pool

 

going for a walk along a country lane

 

lovely view in the local park

 

This is the second part of my Secret Garden Tour in Rosemère.  I took so many pictures but I can only choose a few.

the front door and the entrance to the garden

 

looks very inviting

 

a seating area in the back of the garden

 

lovely entrance on the right

 

relaxing on a swing

 

my own little balcony

 

a lovely pond