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chance…

30 Saturday Jul 2022

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this picture came up on my Facebook memories a few days ago…

it was a reminder of the frightening ride we had on the chairlift at Mount Washington eleven years ago…

we sat at the bottom of the chairlift for a long time… both of us had a fear of heights… but we decided to do it…

we got on the lift and started up, but the person who helped us didn’t put the bar down…

I felt so scared that I may have bent the side and back bars on the chair, lol… when we came down they were careful to make sure all the safety features were in place…

we were proud of one another;-)…

this photo came up too…

it was from a few years ago when my kids tried to get me up on a wakeboard…

we tried for what felt like hours to do it… one was in the water with me and one was driving the boat carefully… it just never happened…

but, once again, I was pleased that I had taken the chance and tried new things, lol…

my beloved would have laughed and laughed, although he didn’t love being on the water…

slinky…

29 Friday Jul 2022

Posted by sulis303 in garden, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized

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big girl pants, bird feeder, climb, garden, moments, nature, slinky, squirrel, widow

I watched as one of the little red squirrels figured out how to climb the slinky on the pole by the garage… it made a cool sound as the squirrel climbed it like a ladder…

so, I reset the solar light that was holding it down so it is loose and hope that will keep the squirrel from getting up there again…

and look what I spotted;-)…

these pictures are a little fuzzy, but when the squirrel was flying up and down the slinky, they were moving very quickly…

snatching…

28 Thursday Jul 2022

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big girl pants, blessed, dragonflies, flowers, garden, moments, mosquitoes, nature, pond, snatching, widow

dragonflies have been flying around the garden like crazy…

some have been dropping eggs into the pond, but most of them are clearly snatching mosquitoes out of the air…

I’ve managed to catch a few when they are taking a little break;-)…

woohoo…

strawberry…

27 Wednesday Jul 2022

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big girl pants, food, garden, moments, nature, snack, squirrels, strawberry, widow

I did not put this almost completely eaten strawberry (which I found on the weekend) on the top of the deck…

and then, a few days ago I spotted one of the red squirrels racing across the deck and into the cedars, with a whole strawberry in his mouth, which he took from the hanging basket…

luckily, I have been able to get a few of the berries to eat, lol…

and they were delicious… now to figure out how to foil the squirrels from getting any more🤪…

handyperson…

26 Tuesday Jul 2022

Posted by sulis303 in business, garden, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, technology, Uncategorized

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, camera, garden, handyperson, install, magnetic, moments, proud, Technology, widow

getting to be quite the handyperson;-)…

I’m happy with the placement of the wireless camera but wanted to put back the metal section of the barbecue table as it is bright red and a bit obtrusive looking…

I found a small metal piece in the garage, pulled out the drill, and screwed it to the deck… then the magnet on the camera stuck to it perfectly…

works well and I will still be able to bring the camera into the house come winter…

looks good… way to go me…

hover…

25 Monday Jul 2022

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what a treat it was to watch a new batch of baby house sparrows test out their wings…

they kind of hover when they are trying to figure out where they want to land…

and they don’t really understand that a person might not be safe to land close to…

once they’ve finally found a spot, they sit there and call mom or dad to come and feed them… I finally got a photo of the feeding, although it is a little fuzzy, lol…

so cute to watch…

solar…

24 Sunday Jul 2022

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big girl pants, blessed, garden, light, moments, motion sensor, nature, pond, raccoons, solar, stormed, Technology, weather, widow

ordered some solar motion sensor lights for the garden last Wednesday…

wasn’t sure if they would work, but was hopeful they would frighten the raccoons away…

they arrived on Monday and were easy to install… one went at the edge of the bridge and the other is set on the top of the deck…

was so excited that night when they worked… happily it had been sunny all day…

the next night it stormed and they were on most of the time as the wind was blowing all the leaves and floating plants around when the rain wasn’t pouring down…

will see how they work when the raccoons stop by again…

ripe…

23 Saturday Jul 2022

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basil, big girl pants, blessed, dinner, food, friends, garden, happy, Hilda the Gardener, moments, nature, plants, pond, ripe, tomatoes, visit, waterfall, widow

Wednesday was another beautiful day…

put out all the cushions as a dear friend was coming over later in the day, and it always looks so much nicer when they are all set out…

Hilda the Gardener came and weeded and moved a few plants… we had a lovely visit while that was happening…

I climbed into the pond and cleaned the filter which made the waterfall happy;-)…

read a good book and had lunch on the back deck with some of my ripe tomatoes and fresh basil…

had a delightful supper and visit with a friend I haven’t seen for ages and toured the garden with her…

also shared some poppy and morning glory seeds…

hooked…

22 Friday Jul 2022

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big girl pants, blessed, box, flowers, happy, hooked, moments, nature, rain, subscription, Sweet Petals Farm, weather, widow

drove to Oak Street on Tuesday, just before the rain, to pick up my bouquet subscription…

I took a box that hooked into the seatbelt so that the flowers wouldn’t fall over… it worked perfectly…

such a treat to get fresh flowers every week… and they are lasting very well…

got a few photos as the drops started to fall…

cage…

21 Thursday Jul 2022

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big girl pants, blessed, cage, flowers, garden, moments, nature, storm, tomato plants, veggies, widow

the rain came down really heavy on Tuesday morning…

when I went out to check the garden I saw that one of the tomato plants had been knocked over… I was so shocked I didn’t even get a picture…

thankfully, I had a tomato cage in the garage, and it took a bit of finagling to get it over the plant… apparently it should have happened when the plant was much smaller, lol…

also pleased to see lots of flowers and the beginnings of the cucumbers;-)…

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