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28 Saturday May 2022

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what a busy day we had on Thursday… didn’t even have time for a nap, although I did manage a short sit down in the garden before my grandson arrived…

he and I spent the day getting jobs done around the yard, and even a few in the house…

we ran out and were able to get all the necessary items at Canadian Tire, so it was a one stop shopping expedition…

things came out of and went into the shed… leaking hoses were repaired… an irrigation system semi-installed… pots moved… trellises put into a planter that had a bit of paint touch up done… and the fire pit problem solved…

what a treat it is to spend time with him… I try to savour every minute;-)…

nurseries…

27 Friday May 2022

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well, well, well… went plant shopping with Hilda the Gardener…

basically it took the entire day and we went to five different nurseries…

what fun… she knows where all the best plants are at each location and has a great sense of what looks good together…

I was also happy to discover that three of them had pond plants and I was able to get a container with three different plants in it…

once we had purchased everything (lol) we had lunch out and discussed our plans…

planting is likely going to happen on Saturday, unless I decide to start on the planters around the deck… although I’m not sure I remember which plants are going where;-)…

just after we unloaded all the loot and I had come into the house it poured for about half an hour…

great timing on our part…

wood…

24 Tuesday May 2022

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this afternoon my neighbour on the south side came by with the cutest birdhouse for me…

last year he took down and rebuilt a new fence between us… and then he made some bird houses with the leftover wood…

it is very cute… I’ve never had one so now I will have to figure out where to put it…

tonight, he and his partner brought over their four month old baby to meet me… he is adorable and I look forward to playing with him over the summer…

first baby snuggles I’ve had in over two years…

table-top…

23 Monday May 2022

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great fun on this Victoria Day…

headed outside this morning and cleaned the glass table-top… I swept the decks, moved furniture around, found cushions and blankets and brought the plants out of the garage…

then I had a sit down by the pond;-)…

got coffee, pistachios, and almonds ready for my BS group… our first in-person gathering since the fall…

everyone arrived with various delicious treats and we had a wonderful visit…

we went from sunny… to cloudy… to windy… and back to sunny… a few times… birds flitted about and jackets came on and off as required, lol…

just after everyone had gone, and the space was back to normal, it started to spit…

perfect timing;-)…

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…

weaving…

15 Sunday May 2022

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although it wasn’t very warm I went out and worked in the garden for an hour or so…

most of that time was spent weaving the Virginia creeper into the lattice along the garage and removing bits that were in the wrong places… it will be interesting to see if this makes any difference to how it looks throughout the summer as I’ve not done this before…

mixed up eggshells and some leaves with the soil that we picked up the other day although I didn’t put it into any planters yet…

moved a floating basket from one pond to the other and added a tiny piece of floating water lily to anchor it… no idea if it will grow in this, but will watch and see…

the sun was out for a portion of the time… I still needed a light jacket, but sure enjoyed being outside;-)…

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…