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02 Thursday Feb 2023

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to make cleaning easier I always put most of the items on the bedside table into the drawer before the cleaners arrive…

after they leave I bring the items back out…

I absolutely love the amethyst heart that I purchased for my birthday when we were in Hawaii…

it sits at the edge of the Google Display and makes me smile every time I see it;-)…

took it downstairs into the sunlight to get a good photo before returning it back to its spot;-)…

tidying…

31 Tuesday Jan 2023

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had a busy day…

enjoyed the hibiscus which surprised me with a new flower yesterday and is still blooming, cozied up agains the wall;-)…

ran towels through the washer, folded and put them away…

it has been crazy cold here, but the sun was shining as I shovelled the snow to get to the garbage and recycling bins and then took out a ton of stuff, completely filling the recycle bin… will need to remember to put it in the lane for pickup day, lol…

did some tidying as the cleaners are coming tomorrow…

as I tidy I always remember how blessed I am;-)…

vents…

30 Monday Jan 2023

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went out on Friday and shovelled the sidewalk and the path to the furnace vents…

it was cold and blowy, but there was quite a bit of snow that needed to be moved…

didn’t take too long and there was a lot of snow by the vents…

glad I got to it…

Morpho…

29 Sunday Jan 2023

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lots of butterflies in the Shirley Richardson Butterfly Garden… also many people…

the sun was shining so they were flitting about the whole space…

the blue Morpho butterfly is very sneaky and would not let me catch a single photo of it with the gorgeous blue when the wings are open…

next time I will take a video and then a still from that, lol…

the butterflies arrive as chrysalis from Costa Rica on a regular basis and are released into the space once they emerge…

so, each time you are in the Garden, there will likely be different varieties…

it is such fun to search for them in amongst the foliage…

blurry…

22 Sunday Jan 2023

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I was surprised to see this on the garage cam yesterday morning…

it is a bit blurry, and at first I thought it was a cat, but then I recognized the tail…

thought these guys were gone for the winter, lol… although I don’t care if they come by when there aren’t any fish in the pond for them to eat;-)…

blurry…

21 Saturday Jan 2023

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I was surprised to see this on the garage cam this morning… it is a bit blurry, and at first I thought it was a cat, but then I recognized the tail…

thought these guys were gone for the winter, lol… although I don’t care if they come by when there aren’t any fish in the pond for them to eat;-)…

daily…

09 Monday Jan 2023

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lovely sunrise through the trees this morning…

and then I spotted what I think is going to be the last bloom on the hibiscus for now…

a bit sad as I’m not sure when it might start blooming again, but I will keep checking daily…

I’ve been sure to stop and check it out throughout the day;-)…

difficult…

08 Sunday Jan 2023

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great excitement as I have discovered three orchids that are setting buds;-)…

this makes me very happy as January and February can be difficult months – usually cold and dull…

the one orchid which is blooming is sitting on the middle of the living room table and doing very well…

rime…

07 Saturday Jan 2023

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the trees have been stunningly beautiful over the last while…

quite a bit of that time the sky was gray so even though it was lovely, it didn’t make for any great photos…

the last few days the sun has been shining brightly…

this frost appears to be rime frost…

from Weather Lab:

“With rime, the moisture comes from freezing fog water droplets that turn directly from a liquid state to a solid state, or through direct freezing. On the other hand, hoar frost occurs on a clear, cold night where water vapor sublimates: transitioning immediately from a gaseous state to a solid state.” Jan 5, 2021

we have certainly had a lot of fog recently…