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iNaturalist…

21 Saturday May 2022

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I watched a Ducks Unlimited webinar a few days ago on dragonflies and damselflies…

it was interesting and I learned some new things about them… I also learned more about iNaturalist, a free app that I have on the phone…

up until now, I’ve usually used Merlin to search out a species, whether birds or other creatures… going forward I will try to use iNaturalist to record what I find… and I will be what they call a citizen scientist, lol…

recorded this little flycatcher… first time I’ve seen one of them;-)…

rooting…

20 Friday May 2022

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spent a delightful hour with Hilda the Gardener a few days ago…

we discussed our plans about what will go where in the garden as well as some options for variety this year… even just talking about how the garden might look is energizing…

she brought me shoots from her spider plant which I have now put in water and set on the rooting ledge, lol…

and we set a date to go plant shopping together… not sure if this is a good thing or a very bad thing🤪… her vehicle has lots of room in it…

so much fun…

aerated…

19 Thursday May 2022

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I was a bit surprised after the lawns were aerated…

I didn’t realize it would look as if someone dug the whole space up and now the area is covered in mud…

it appeared to be hard work as the person was muscling the machine from place to place…

can’t wait to see if this will make a difference…

connectors…

18 Wednesday May 2022

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spent time in the garden on Monday, even though the temperature was cool…

found the trellis pieces and the connectors for my planters and put them up… was worried for a few minutes because those connectors did seem to be hiding… my neighbour was out and helped me fasten them to the chain link fence so they won’t blow over…

added a bit more soil to each of the nine pots and then planted three of them with peas… apparently they like the cold to get started…

brought out the purchases from last week so they could get a bit of sun and set an alarm to remind me to put them back into the garage before bed…

and then yesterday I found popsicle sticks and made tags so that I can remember what got planted where, lol…

still have to get out there and pop them in…

constant…

17 Tuesday May 2022

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it is very quiet in the house…

the fish moved outside last week and a few days later I turned off and cleaned out both pumps and left them to dry…

the sound of the pumps has been a constant all winter, much like the grandfather clock, lol…

now it seems as though there is something missing…

happily, I’ve been playing music and the radio a lot on Google Home;-)…

I can listen in each room or on all of them at the same time… like stereo;-)…

protection…

14 Saturday May 2022

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spent time out and about recently, shopping…

my grandson arrived with breakfast from McDonald’s… and his laundry…

after eating, and getting a load into the washer, we headed out to Rona looking for a repair kit for the hose that goes to the pond…

after a bit of fun there… and a few plants… we moved on to Costco… found more plants…

and some pants, all of which had pockets;-)…

throughout the day the laundry got done and a few projects as well… unfortunately, not the hose as it was smaller than normal hoses…

popped all the plants in the garage for the night for their protection… will bring them out into the sunshine on nice days until time to plant…

using the soil we picked up, I filled the pots in the shade garden so they are ready for veggie seeds…

wonder when that might be…

moving…

13 Friday May 2022

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well, the big excitement is that the fish are now in their summer home…

my grandson didn’t have any difficulty catching them, although he did mention that some of them were fast, lol…

we got some great photos of them sliding into the water…

the water lilies also made it into the pond… this is their third year…

I am pleased that they have overwintered well;-)… hoping they will produce flowers again this summer…

pothole…

12 Thursday May 2022

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a while ago, my grandson called to advise he hit a pothole and it dented the rim and blew the winter tire…

he was able to put on the spare and bring the car here to change to the summer tires…

the bolts on the other three tires were not moving, so after a number of phone calls the car ended up at Birchwood Toyota where the remaining tires were changed and aligned…

Indi always shows her sporty side when she has her summer rims on;-)…

looking good 😊…

drilled…

11 Wednesday May 2022

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the large planter on the deck has been full of water from all the rain… it doesn’t have any drain holes because it was originally a barrel liner…

I dug out the drill and then did a Google search to remind me how to change the bit… after a little experimenting I was able to put in one that would make holes…

dragged the planter so it hung over the edge and drilled a number of holes in it and watched the water pour out…

hopefully, in the next few days I can pop a few of the morning glories into it, along with the obelisk for them to climb up…

not sure if they need it to be warmer, but I can always plant more, lol…

some days those big girl pants are quite comfortable…

slathered…

10 Tuesday May 2022

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today’s lunch was smoked salmon and cream cheese on mini bannock…

I get Bannock in a Box and then bake a couple of them at a time so that I have bread available when I want some… for whatever reason, I do not like fresh bread that has been frozen, unless it is for toast…

Costco has the salmon and it is also frozen…

it only takes a little while for it to thaw… and the packages are good for one serving…

I baked the bannock and when it was cool slathered it with cream cheese and the salmon and sprinkled on a bit of dill…

it was delicious and a wonderful treat…