19 Tuesday Aug 2014
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I am so blessed… I have an abundance of everything I need…
tonight I was in the garden pulling rhubarb and thinking about how fortunate I am…
I could see the flowers in bloom, hear the sound of the waterfall, watch the school of fish swimming in the pond, feel the warm air on my skin…
I have food to eat, a place over my head, work that I enjoy, and a group of friends and family to love…
plenty… of everything I need…
17 Sunday Aug 2014
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slept out on the deck last night… it was lovely… put three cushions on a lounge chair, two blankets and a pillow… not a single mosquito, woo hoo…
this was what I saw when I woke up…
did a bit of weeding, ate brunch in the garden, washed outdoor furniture and filled all the bird feeders…
spent some time reading and watching the birds flitting around… there was a drinking party and bath time happening too, lol…
after cleaning out much of the water hyacinth I am getting a much better view of the fish as they swim around…
even the chickadee let me get a picture…
I got within arms length of a female Downy Woodpecker… must have stood there for about three minutes chatting to her, while she was trying to get a peanut out of one of the front feeders… lovely…
16 Saturday Aug 2014
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first thing this morning I walked over to “the A” to have breakfast with my son-in-law on his way home from work… spotted this bunny, just sitting there watching me…
I also spotted this new Little Free Library… there are more and more of these popping up…
sat out in the garden for a while and even did a bit of weeding…
my daughter picked me up and we went to Shelmerdine where I had some fun wandering around… picked up two butterfly bushes as well as some blue Veronica to replace the pink ones in the garden that I want to dig out… also found a few pots and house plants… then we stopped at a market garden and got peas, tiny potatoes and fresh bread… made myself grilled cheese and onion and sat out in the garden to eat…
now I just need to get them planted…
15 Friday Aug 2014
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and smell the roses, or in this case, the flowers…
I was rushing off to work but had to stop in the garden and get a few shots of these blossoms…
if you remember last time when I came home at the end of the day the flower had fallen off… wasn’t sure if it was the wind…
but, tonight, when I got into the garden the blossoms were both on the ground… possibly another one-day only flowering plant… must see if I can figure out the name of it…
there is another blossom which will hopefully open on the weekend and I can spend some time by the pond enjoying it…
13 Wednesday Aug 2014
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big girl pants, Empty Full, goldfinch, moments, savour, shadows
today I found opportunities to savour the moments… spent a few minutes enjoying the gorgeous gladiolas and the light and shadow cast by the sun…
as I was backing out of the driveway I spotted one of the goldfinches at the front feeder… took a few moments to watch and get a few pictures… rarely do I get this close to them…
Empty Full has just been worked on and the waterfall and mist were beautiful this morning…
tonight I spent time by the pond and watched a squirrel enjoying a snack at one of the feeders… must have spent half an hour watching it, lol…
day full of wonderful moments…
11 Monday Aug 2014
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just finished a great hot tub with a couple of my BS buddies…
the sky was clear and as we were chatting one of us spotted the space station crossing the sky…
I now get email notifications advising what time it will be passing overhead… this is helpful because I’ve seen it a few times but not been positive that’s what it was…
sometimes it is huge and bright and then it gets tiny and dull… I think it must be turning…
tonight, even though the moon is nearly full, the stars in the sky are amazing… often I can only see five or six… way more tonight… maybe on Friday or Saturday I will sleep on the deck…
the mosquitoes chased me in just as the moon rose over the trees…
last night I took a few shots of the moon through clouds on my phone… must have spent half an hour watching it out the bedroom window… picture doesn’t do it justice…
beautiful…
10 Sunday Aug 2014
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birds, fourteen, garden, grandson, hibiscus, potato salad, spinach dip
started the day in the garden… two blossoms on the hibiscus and you can see what a beautiful morning it was…
hibiscus this morning…
the sounds in the garden were lovely, there were chickadees and goldfinches at the feeder, while the water was falling in the pond…
shortly after that, the nail guns took over as my neighbour was having his roof shingled, lol… caught one of the chickadees, which is difficult as they are very fast…
chickadee…
spent a good portion of the day getting the required groceries and making spinach dip and five pounds of potato salad for the big birthday party… mom loves the spinach dip, and dad the potato salad…
birthday boy…
our oldest grandson turned fourteen… cannot believe that fourteen years have passed since he arrived in our lives… he is a lovely young man and George and I both enjoyed watching him as he has grown… George would be very proud… I know I am…
09 Saturday Aug 2014
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enjoyed a wander around the garden today…
a pink hibiscus was in full bloom…
last night I enjoyed two of the ripe tomatoes, which were delicious… this one is just about ready…
one of the hydrangea blooms is so heavy it has fallen over… might look for something to stake it up…
watered the hanging baskets and they are looking pretty good considering how hot it has been…
last night my daughter stopped by with this beautiful purple crockpot… I already have a nice silver and black one which she is going to take for her new kitchen…
perfect trade as far as I’m concerned, lol…
07 Thursday Aug 2014
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this morning I got a picture of a flower on one of the plants in the pond… don’t know what it was and it was a lovely surprise because I wasn’t expecting any flowers…
and it was purple, lol… how serendipitous…
on top of that I got a few pictures of some of the bigger baby fish, likely the oldest group…
when I arrived home tonight the flower was off the plant and in the water… sure glad I took the picture when I did…
the final treat was purple cone flower blossoms…
these always ended up gone after one season because George was sure they were weeds when they would come up in the spring…
05 Tuesday Aug 2014
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big girl pants, garden, garden hose, growing, hydrangea, planters, tomatoes
last night I watered the garden while waiting for supper…
the hydrangeas all have flowers and my daughter is rather jealous… hers are not doing anything…
am quite excited with the tomatoes which are turning colour…
still really happy with my shrinking hose as my hands stay clean and my arms aren’t worn out from watering the baskets…
the planters at the front door look great…
considering my lack of attention to the garden, it really is amazing how well it is doing…
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