succulents…

10 Friday Feb 2023

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had a tasty snack on our way to Shelmerdine… haven’t had fresh McDonald’s French fries in I don’t know how long… had a couple of nuggets to go with them, but it was the fries that made my day;-)…

had fun wandering amongst the plants… it was surprising how many varieties of succulents were available…

here’s a photo my friend sent of the two that she picked up and transplanted;-)…

got a few photos of some of their bonsais to share with my grandson…

lovely to spend a bit of time enjoying the greenhouse and I even left without purchasing anything…

when I was searching the internet for a link to their website, I came across this great information on plant care;-)…

fries and gardens… doesn’t get much better than that…

scrunch…

08 Wednesday Feb 2023

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this morning, I dragged the hose up from the basement, out through the backdoor, and into the tub…

last night I had a great time in the hot tub, but had to scrunch down as the water was rather low…

only took about ten minutes to fill it up… now we will see if it gets up to temp by tonight;-)…

bedside…

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…