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growth…

19 Thursday May 2016

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on a walk, a few days ago, I was admiring the trees… they are now in full leaf and such a lovely shade of green…

tonight when I walked through the garage door I admired the happy Virginia creeper which has grown up overnight it seems…


it was framed beautifully in the doorway…

has some lovely colours already…

had a short walk back to the office at noon… wasn’t much green on that walk but it was warm and sunny… lots of people on the sidewalks taking advantage of the gorgeous day…

took this shot of a beautiful rose today…

spheres…

18 Wednesday May 2016

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very happy to see the gorgeous spheres when I turned the page to May on my Chihuly calendar…


I find the spheres mesmerizing…

not long after that I got a message from my daughter with this picture…


about the opening of a Chihuly in the Garden event at the Atlanta Botanical Garden…

the sculpture in the background was very similar to one we had expected to see when we travelled to Montreal to view their Botanical Garden… unfortunately it had been taken down not too long before we went, lol…

so when I saw that and the boat filled with spheres I started to think about a visit…

and now I am going… looking forward to a trip mid June to view the Gardens and the Chihuly installations…

going to be great fun…

evaporation…

17 Tuesday May 2016

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tonight I found some tadpoles in the pond after I finished filling it up…


very exciting because we were worried that they had just vanished… guess the fish will be staying in the condo a bit longer as we wait for frogs to be big enough not to be eaten by them, lol…

took nearly an hour to fill the pond up, which shows how low it was…


I’m starting to think that maybe it really is evaporation and the wide waterfall that is leading to the water loss…

tonight as I was working around the garden I was missing my beloved a great deal…


maybe it is Spring, not sure really… continue to feel lonely these days…

walked a few blocks on my way home and came across these lilacs which are just starting to open… brought back memories of our oldest daughter’s wedding… she loves lilacs…


looking forward to the delicious smell in the next week or so, as there are a number of lilac bushes close by…

a beautiful day with a few opportunities to spend time outside… hoping that the warmer weather stays around…

it has been so cold that I turned the heat back on in the bathroom floor…


not going to turn it off for a while…

tires…

16 Monday May 2016

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Shadow looks great… yesterday my son-in-law changed her tires…


she looks so pretty with the summer bling on… much sportier, lol…

I have noticed that whenever it rains she gets visibly dirty… I love her colour but do remember how the silver car rarely looked like it needed a wash… different story these days…


got these shots when we arrived at work this morning…

was talking with someone recently about getting a new car and trying to figure out the best time to do that…

can still remember when I went for my first car on my own… wasn’t sure if I would even qualify… nerve wracking but it all worked out fine…

those big girl pants are getting more and more comfortable…

not sure how I feel about that…

family…

15 Sunday May 2016

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up early and enjoyed time in the hot tub… missing my beloved today… not always sure why it is more pronounced some days, but have learned to just feel my way through it…

happily was able to meet the kids for brunch… really miss them when we can’t get together on the weekend…

before I left the house I took some pictures of various blooms…


these are the last two flowers on the orchid which came from IKEA in October… was so thrilled to see a new stem starting with tiny buds on it…

then I moved the mandevilla and mini roses to the dining room table, where the light shone on them nicely…


decided to start walking to the restaurant and meet the kids on the way… lots of yellow flowers happily growing everywhere I looked, lol…


also saw quite a few blooming bleeding hearts on my walk…


once we got home took a few shots of the boys…

while we were visiting, my daughter spotted these feathered friends at the feeder…


very exciting… maybe the weather is going to warm up and we will see more of them…

ended the day with a phone call from my Ottawa daughter…

family is so special… happy to have opportunities to spend time with them…

recycling…

14 Saturday May 2016

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very strange to look out the front window and see garbage and recycling bins lined up along the street…

hadn’t set mine out so it was very odd to see them in the yard… first time in 43 years that they’ve been on the front street… the city has closed off a number of streets and apparently they will be working on the road for a number of months… guess I’ll be getting used to it…


last night I used the mandolin to slice some zuchinni and onions for supper… and not a scratch on me, woo hoo… I really like using the different parts of it, but have been causing injuries to my fingers nearly every time… 


happy to see this little hosta peeking through the soil, although with this crazy weather hope it doesn’t freeze…

cut a few of the mini roses and put them in vases around the house…


this one is beside my bed… so pretty…

runners…

13 Friday May 2016

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strange weather today… had planned to meet a friend for a walk around the Gardens at the Park…

sky was lovely when I was first up at 6:45…


if you look hard, you might see the robin in the tree… then this…


all those white dots – snow, sigh… so we decided to meet for breakfast instead…

actually wore runners because I didn’t want to get my toes wet and the temperature was around zero…


after breakfast I went for a walk to and around the English Garden…

couldn’t get into the Leo Mol portion but was excited to see they are replacing the gravel path with bricks… they have replaced other paths in the Garden as well… looks very nice and will be easier to walk on…


the tulips are just starting to open… glad I went over today… hope to get there next week to see them in full bloom…


finally, about 6, the sun came out… crazy day, lol…

difficult…

12 Thursday May 2016

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another early work day… juice had the cutest little umbrella in it…


been thinking of many I know who are dealing with difficult issues right now… health, work, loss… so much sadness…

happy news, today was a colleague’s birthday…


this was the gorgeous rose she received…

seems like flowers everywhere…

tonight I made lettuce wraps with taco meat and grated cheese… I like this type of meal because you have to work to get it eaten… even though it is cold, windy and overcast outside, this was a very nice meal… felt like Spring, at least in the house, lol…

been a full week… glad to have the day off tomorrow…

transition…

11 Wednesday May 2016

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the sky was overcast and it was spitting this morning, but the lovely mini roses on the kitchen counter looked gorgeous…


took this just before leaving the house at seven…

there are lots of plants with flowers on them all over the house because it isn’t  warm enough to put them outside… sure do make me happy…


a young friend is working on some containers with airplants so I took a picture of mine… think I might search out some moss to put in the bottom of them…


the sky caught my eye around 6 tonight… rather foreboding…

and by 8 it looked like this…


nice transition… sadly, it has gone back to the dark overcast…

was up and out early, so I am heading to bed as I’m tired… another early day tomorrow…

night…

rain…

10 Tuesday May 2016

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woke up to the gentle sound of rain on the window… we’ve really needed it…


could almost see the grass getting greener, lol…

was a bit worried because I am still getting water in the basement if it rains a lot… happily, when I got home and checked, it was dry… even though it rained on and off all day…

finally wore my new Patagonia rain jacket when I headed out for my lunch date… bought it for New York, but the weather was great so I never used it…

met a friend at deer + almond… my first time there and it was excellent… food was tasty and the service was impeccable…


I had an open faced seared tuna sandwich with a goat cheese salad… yum…

spent time in the water after work as my swimming pal and I went for an aquasize class…

lots of water today, lol…