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beauty…

09 Saturday Aug 2014

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beauty, garden, hyacinth, hydrangea, purple

enjoyed a wander around the garden today…

IMG_7153.JPGa pink hibiscus was in full bloom…

IMG_7154.JPGlast night I enjoyed two of the ripe tomatoes, which were delicious… this one is just about ready…

IMG_7155.JPGone of the hydrangea blooms is so heavy it has fallen over… might look for something to stake it up…

IMG_7157.JPGwatered 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…

IMG_7169.JPGperfect trade as far as I’m concerned, lol…

flowers…

07 Thursday Aug 2014

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big girl pants, fish, flowers, pond plant, purple cone flower

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…

IMG_7094.JPGand it was purple, lol… how serendipitous…

IMG_7106.JPGon top of that I got a few pictures of some of the bigger baby fish, likely the oldest group…

IMG_7114.JPGwhen I arrived home tonight the flower was off the plant and in the water… sure glad I took the picture when I did…

IMG_7126.JPGthe final treat was purple cone flower blossoms…

IMG_7135-1.JPGthese always ended up gone after one season because George was sure they were weeds when they would come up in the spring…

growing…

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…

20140805-214810-78490134.jpgam quite excited with the tomatoes which are turning colour…

20140805-214954-78594952.jpgstill 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…

20140805-215345-78825299.jpgconsidering my lack of attention to the garden, it really is amazing how well it is doing…

busy…

04 Monday Aug 2014

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Blended, busy, exhausted, frogs, go-carting, pool, Thunder Rapids, waterfall

last night we watched Blended before falling asleep in our beds… we woke at various times this morning but finally everyone got up about 9:30 am… 

went down and had an excellent breakfast before everyone, except me, headed to the pool… a friend arrived and they had great fun…

waterslide was very fast...

waterslide was very fast…

eventually everyone returned to the room, got dressed and we headed off to Thunder Rapids, stopping for a quick bite in the car on the way…

we did everything… there was go-carting, a few times…

little boys go-carting...

little boys go-carting…

then bumper boats…

bumper boats...

bumper boats, should be called splash boats…

just a little wet... even I got wet watching...

just a little wet… even I got wet watching…

miniature golf, where Gray and I both got a hole in one…

my hole in one...

my hole in one…

we saw frogs, although I didn’t get any pictures… freezies and time at the playground followed by a last round of go-carting in bigger and faster cars…

the biggest three in the fast cars...

the biggest three in the fast cars…

finally home, where we ordered Chinese food for dinner and after we cleaned up everyone headed to their own place…

thanks to my pond guy, the garden sounds right as the waterfall is running again…

my waterfall running again...

my waterfall running again…

although not quite like the one at Thunder Rapids, lol…

waterfall at Thunder Rapids...

waterfall at Thunder Rapids…

what a wonderful weekend…

now to bed, I am exhausted, lol…

treats…

31 Thursday Jul 2014

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aquasize, blessed, bunny, market, moth, peas, tofu, treats

lovely treats today…

over the noon hour went to the Farmers’ Market located downtown with a colleague and enjoyed our time together… and all the great produce we found…

I picked up baby potatoes, dill, yellow and green beans, baby cucumbers, some fun breads, bison meat and peas… I was so happy about the peas because I was thinking they might already be finished… I love peas…

last thing was a bouquet of yellow lilies which I picked up for my daughter…

20140731-234254-85374172.jpgon my way home stopped in at my daughter’s new office with the flowers and some peas for her family…

was picked up by my friend and we went to aquasize which was another treat…

went out for supper and another friend who I haven’t seen for ages met us there…

20140731-234547-85547512.jpgtasted a tofu dish that was delicious, lol… who knew…

as we were getting into the car spotted a cute little bunny… then home for tea and a visit…

20140731-234909-85749258.jpghuge and delicate looking moth in the concrete jungle…

treats all day long… my life is filled with blessings…

surprises…

30 Wednesday Jul 2014

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big girl pants, garden, pond, String Algae Buster, surprised, waterlily

this morning it was beautiful and I couldn’t leave the garden without a wander around… noticed how the babies are growing… could see at least three different sizes…

found these lovely flowers in the purple begonia basket…

20140730-212950-77390777.jpgthey were a lovely surprise because I wasn’t expecting flowers on that plant…

tonight when I arrived at home the plants all needed a drink so I wandered around and gave each one a soaking…

as I was standing by the pond I looked down and saw more new babies… about the length of my little fingernail…

another great surprise was that the water lily that over wintered in the pond has put out some leaves…

unfortunately the water isn’t running yet as I wait to hear from a couple of people about how to clean out the pump which is under rocks… think it is clogged with string algae… now I am looking for String Algae Buster in Canada…

bits and pieces…

28 Monday Jul 2014

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big girl pants, bits and pieces, buds, electronics, Fargo, goldfinches, Grand Forks, hibiscus, tri-colour

discovered a few pictures on my phone that I wanted to share from our weekend in Fargo and Grand Forks…

this one shows the boys at a charging station in Starbucks… we were taking a break with a variety of beverages and resting our feet… phones and tablets were plugged in for a brief time so that no one would end up with a dead piece of electronics…

20140728-230740-83260217.jpgthen we moved on to a final bit of shopping… even the little boys were getting tired…

20140728-230859-83339575.jpgtonight I got a couple of excellent shots of the hibiscus… today it has two red blooms and two yellow ones…

20140728-231118-83478622.jpgthis one looks nice against the purple door…

20140728-231219-83539436.jpgI am wondering if the plant puts out more blossoms when it is stressed, because every time I look at it, seems it is in need of water… but there are numerous buds ready to open…

20140728-231436-83676515.jpg

and tonight I saw two boy goldfinches at the feeder… yay…

home…

27 Sunday Jul 2014

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Grand Forks, home, on the road, sky, sunset, treasures, wind mills

finally home after a busy and fun weekend with the kids in the States…

we got up around nine this morning and after breakfast went for the last visit to the water park… it is lovely to watch how the boys spend time together as well as separately in the water…

final fun in the water park...

final fun in the water park…

then we packed up all of our stuff and headed to Grand Forks… visited three or four stores… had tacos for lunch and a very lovely dinner at a great steak house the kids had been to before… final few items picked up, and we were on the road home…

the sky was lovely…

clouds on our drive home...

clouds on our drive home…

the final purchase had been a few movies for the trip home…

"watching" a movie...

“watching” a movie…

happily we breezed through the border and drove past the wind mills (turbines) as the sun was setting… sadly the car windows were covered in bugs again, but I was able to get a few good shots…

sunset at the wind mills...

sunset at the wind mills…

kids dropped me off and I brought in all my goodies…

my shopping...

my shopping…

too late for a hot tub… I am going to bed!

 

wander…

22 Tuesday Jul 2014

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baby's breath, begonia, hibiscus, pond, wander, waterfall

spent a little time wandering in the garden tonight…

the hibiscus was quite lovely…

20140722-211215-76335625.jpgstill waiting to see if the baby’s breath is going to smell – like urine…

20140722-211345-76425652.jpgcan’t decide about the pink flowers… but I do have a friend who will take them if they don’t make the cut…

20140722-211643-76603053.jpgthe basket with the begonias in it continues to look amazing…

20140722-211751-76671851.jpgI turned the waterfall off as it was barely going… waiting to hear from the pond people about what I should be doing…

might have my son-in-law come and dig the pump out of the rocks and see if it is obstructed… don’t think our cheap sump pump ever got plugged up, lol…

going to get up early tomorrow and water everything before heading to work…

evening…

21 Monday Jul 2014

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Angel's Trumpet, Assiniboine Park, datura, delphiniums, English Garden, evening, Leo Mol, nature, orange sky, water lilies

rushed home to meet young friends who were wanting to borrow a prop for a birthday party…

they left and my friend arrived to pick me up to go for a walk at the Park… as we left home it had just stopped spitting… we had a lovely walk through the English Garden and around the Duck Pond…

the delphiniums were stunning in purple and blue,

delphiniums in main garden...

delphiniums in main garden…

lovely water lilies in the Leo Mol garden although all the ponds were filled with algae… not so pretty for us but likely make the ducks and geese happy…

water lilies in Leo Mol garden...

water lilies in Leo Mol garden…

and a wonderful rose in the main garden… think this was my best shot…

rose with rain drop...

rose with rain drop…

the datura were also quite amazing… in our zone, these are annuals… the gardeners lift them up in the fall, overwinter them in the greenhouses, and then put them out again the next year…

datura, also known as Angel's Trumpet...

datura, also known as Angel’s Trumpet…

we arrived back at the car just as the rain began…

then we went to my friend’s place for a lovely tenderloin dinner with rice, Asian vegetables, tomato and cucumber salad with peach pie and shortbread cookies for dessert… what a lovely treat…

home to watch a few shows and then as I was heading to the computer to write my blog post I looked out at the sky, found my camera and went to the front door…

the sky was orange… the colour in this picture is the exact shade…

sky around 9 pm...

sky around 9 pm…

very busy evening for me… now to bed, lol…

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