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28 Sunday Apr 2024

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Friday, it was rainy but I went out when it wasn’t spitting, and used the wetvac on the main pond area…

after two trips out, between rain, I managed to empty as much of the water as possible and collect the majority of the leaves…

I started on the waterfall area, but the rain was coming down much stronger so I had to stop…

the rain continued and filled up the bottom of the pond… I may leave that and just add water to fill it up…

I still have to empty the waterfall area before I can turn the waterfall on…

then the pond will sit for a week or so before the fish move into it;-)…

stretched…

27 Saturday Apr 2024

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Wednesday, after I skimmed off as much of the floating bits as possible, I brought out the pond pump and attached a hose that stretched to the fence…

had to hold the float up so it took a while, but finally most of the water was emptied from the main part…

when I tried to work on the waterfall area the pump kept coming apart… luckily I was far enough away that I didn’t get drenched, lol…

that was it for the day…

Thursday I put on my watershoes, went into the pond, and pulled up two pails full of leaves and other debris… I also removed many big rocks and cut back a portion of the pond grass which was trying to take over…

my grandson set up the new wetvac we had purchased last week and vacuumed up more leaves and a few rocks, lol…

nearly ready…

dragged…

26 Friday Apr 2024

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Wednesday was a beautiful day in the garden…

went under the top deck and dragged out the planters that fit around it…

loosened the soil and got them ready for planting at the end of May;-)…

that seems like a long time to wait… they were all completely thawed out, but I was happy to get them into the sun…

this year I am going to have more white in the garden and a bit less purple… can you believe it🤪…

expanded…

25 Thursday Apr 2024

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started the day with topping up the hot tub… it is always interesting as to how often it needs to happen…

I am very happy with the new nozzle…

the hose is still in the basement, so it took a bit of time to get it expanded and up the stairs…

hoping to get it moved outside by the end of the week;-)…

will have to see if the temperature has returned to 103° by bedtime, so I can have a hot tub…

rope…

24 Wednesday Apr 2024

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Tuesday I found a rope and attached it to the biggest pot under the far side of the deck… previously it had been on the main deck… I was able to pull it out and then drag it all the way around to the deck beside the hot tub…

once I got it into its new spot, I set in the large obelisk and then planted many morning glory seeds and one of the dahlias…

put a small pail over the top of the dahlia and hope that protects it from the silly weather, lol…

I think I like it in this new spot and am hoping it will fill up with the morning glories and that the dahlia will grow tall and produce flowers…

rest…

22 Monday Apr 2024

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Sunday was glorious… I spent most of the day in the garden…

in the morning I read on the deck in the sunshine and then washed the chairs on the back deck… the birds had been sitting above them, lol…

once they were clean and dry, I put cushions on two of them and set up the umbrella over the one they particularly like to rest over…

I moved poles and filled feeders… had to use the sledge hammer to get one all the way in…

then spent time on the back deck trying to identify birds, and reading;-)…

Merlin told me there were a large variety of birds in the garden, but didn’t want to identify them when I took pictures… argh…

lots to do yet, but it was fun to move forward a bit;-)…

few…

20 Saturday Apr 2024

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on Wednesday we went for a quick visit to Safeway to pick up a few items…

I got flowers and a plant with two types of hyacinth, tulips am daffodils…

seemed like a lovely birthday treat;-)…

and it was seniors’ day so the saving was the same amount as the bouquet…

that was a treat…

the few items did end up filling two bags, lol…

bliss…

18 Thursday Apr 2024

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what a lovely day…

had a pedicure, which was a real treat as I haven’t had one since covid… the massage portion was bliss…

received cards, gifts, texts, and numerous phone calls… my kids were trying to see how many times they could sing happy birthday to me throughout the day, lol…

enjoyed the technology that let the Ottawa kids send me presents via Amazon…

treats turned up throughout the day, and a gorgeous bouquet arrived in the afternoon;-)…

dinner was barbecued steak and lobster with asparagus, mushrooms and tiny potatoes prepared by my housemate…

and considering the crazy weather – rain, snow, and bits of sunshine – barbecuing was a gift…

a final touch was a small portion of chocolate mousse;-)…

ended the night with a hot tub…

I am truly blessed…

thumping…

17 Wednesday Apr 2024

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woke up to a light dusting of snow on the ground and then spent a good portion of the morning at various windows watching the elm tree two doors down being removed…

the gentle thumping of the equipment was like background noise, lol…

there were at least five trucks, plus a small tracker and quite a few workers…

they used a machine I haven’t seen before… it was run from the ground and had a claw that grabbed the branch or trunk and cut through it… then it lowered it to the ground where the tractor picked it up and put the end into the chipper, where another worker turned it on and filled up a truck with the wood chips…

seemed like it was all very safe for those working…

as you drive down the street, it is hard to even tell where they were working…