11 Sunday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, damselfly, dragonflies, eggs, fun to watch, garden, moments, nature, pond, widow
had some fun watching dragonflies around the pond…
caught one as it was having a rest on the grass in the pond…
also watched one dive-bomb the water as it apparently dropped eggs into the water…
I still haven’t been able to spot any of the eggs when this happens…
also spotted a cute little damselfly sitting on that same grass, but didn’t get a picture…
10 Saturday Jul 2021
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quite a while ago I started grape tomatoes from a few wrinkled sad looking ones from the grocery store that hadn’t gotten eaten…
they were slow to grow, but I was hopeful…
I also started a couple of seeds from a full sized tomato I had…
unfortunately, I didn’t pay attention to which was which, lol…
I planted them in my new garden planter boxes and they have slowly been getting bigger… some have had blossoms…
recently, I saw the first little tomato starting…
looking forward to a lovely snack…
09 Friday Jul 2021
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my neighbours have been building these beautiful raised garden beds in their yard…
I got a text asking if they could use some old wood that was alongside my garage…
we met outside and he showed me what he was hoping they could use… old bits of logs that I didn’t even know where there, lol…
I was happy for them to take them and use them in the bottom of the planters…
not long after I sent a message asking if they would like cardboard for the very bottom and he said sure…
I was thrilled to get rid of a number of boxes which had been waiting to be broken down to go into the recycling bin…
made us both happy…
08 Thursday Jul 2021
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my grandson spent the day… before he arrived he shopped at various places and picked up a number of things we needed for our time together…
once he arrived, he moved planters, weeded and laid sand that turns to cement; put the cement into the bathtub pond to fill the hole; fixed a leaking connection for one of the hoses, spread more grass seed; dealt with three wasp nests; repaired a portion of the back fence; planted solar lights around the pond; chopped down some elm trees; put epsom salt in a tree trunk; filled a couple of holes in the front flower bed; added a new sweep to the front door; put a few new fish in the pond; and watered the front lawn…
there are still a few big jobs to do, but he will bring a friend to get those done…
finally we ordered dinner to celebrate a great day’s work…
what a treat to spend the day with him…
06 Tuesday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, carton, egg, family, flowers, garden, gift, moments, nature, plants, widow
for my birthday I received an egg carton with four little eggs of wildflower seeds to plant…
I started two in a pot I had and they are starting to bloom;-)…
no idea what any of them are, but these are lovely little cuties… I’ve also got some sweet little bachelor buttons…
wonder what else will flower;-)…
06 Tuesday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, bloom, buds, flowers, garden, hardened, hibiscus, leaves, memories, moments, nature, plants, red, remembering, sunburn, weather, widow
my hibiscus only bloomed one time over the winter… usually it blooms at least twice…
I have had this one for at least three years and usually it loses its leaves when it comes into the house in the fall, and when it comes back into the garden in the spring…
this year I hardened it off and then put an umbrella over it so it wouldn’t get a sunburn…
it didn’t lose many leaves, but it also didn’t look like it was getting any buds…
a week or so ago, I spotted a few just starting…
yesterday, I spotted something red when I looked outside and there they were… the first two flowers…
yay… and there are lots more getting ready;-)…
05 Monday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, fish, garden, hose, leak, leaking, moments, nature, neighbour, pond, purple, quiet, water, water bill, weather, widow
silly waterfall continues to leak so I am now turning it off at night…
it had been working perfectly until I fell in and messed it up…
the nights are much quieter…
between it and watering the grass every day my water bill is going to be a bit high, lol…
tonight as I was doing a final walk through, I heard running water and realized that water was pouring out of the neighbour’s hose… gave them a quick call and they were able to get it stopped…
04 Sunday Jul 2021
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Baby, big girl pants, blessed, exciting, fish, garden, gold, goldfish, moments, nature, patience, pond, remembering, watching, water hyacinth, waterfall, widow
I spent a lovely and quiet hour sitting right next to the pond this morning…
I had planned to turn the waterfall on as soon as I got into the garden, but decided to sit close to the pond and watch the fish…
yesterday, when I was in the pond cleaning it up, I spotted a baby swimming by… they move really quickly, so I only saw it for a moment…
my goal this morning was to check for any others that might be there…
and I spotted two… maybe the whitish one I saw yesterday and an actual gold one… they are much harder to spot in the pond as they look black… of course I didn’t get any pictures, lol…
great excitement and I will keep watch for more;-)…
sure miss the water hyacinth as its roots were a wonderful safe hiding place for babies as they started their journey as the goldfish eat them when they are very small…
03 Saturday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, chair, family, family time, garden, grass, moments, nature, pond, treat, weather, widow
had a great day in the garden… started with watering the grass and plants, and getting all the cushions out… then time in the pond cleaning the pump out and tidying some water grasses…
finally sat and enjoyed the space…
this was the special chair…
in the morning a friend came over for a visit… it was her birthday and we had a lovely visit… a few presents, some tasty snacks, and a great wander around the garden…
a short time later my sister-in-law and nephew came by with lunch… can’t think how long it has been since I’ve seen her… she had flown in for the weekend so it was a real treat to spend time with them…
great way to spend a Saturday;-)…
02 Friday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, blooming, flowers, garden, moments, nature, plants, pond, purple, teasing, widow
the butterfly bushes are so close to opening, although it feels like they are teasing me…
when I come out in the morning, I think, today’s the day…
but no…
finally, they are starting to bloom, although still not completely open;-)…
they are a stunning deep purple…
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