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13 Friday Sep 2019

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I’ve been having a bit of trouble with my knee recently… my physiotherapist named it osteoarthritis when the same thing happened last year…

yesterday I had a bone density test, which thankfully turned out to be a scan, lol… not anyone sticking anything into my bones, whew…

part of the process involved the technician twisting my foot and using a weight to hold it in place while the pictures were taken…

unfortunately it really irritated my knee…

this morning it was still a touch grumpy although I’m sure the rainy weather isn’t helping, lol…

I’ve been trying to walk faster and further following my doctor’s instructions, but I’ve decided to back off a bit and try slower and longer to see if that makes it feel better…

simple…

12 Thursday Sep 2019

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been thinking of all I am grateful for in my life…

things as simple as my beautiful morning glories…

the option to take a cab somewhere if that makes the most sense…

the ability to make whatever I would like for my dinner…

opportunities to visit with friends…

being able to thank special people…

having time…

pole…

11 Wednesday Sep 2019

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my daughter called yesterday morning and while we were chatting I looked out the window and spotted this downy woodpecker…

it first landed on the metal pole and I was very worried it might try to drill into the metal and hurt itself, lol…

while we were on the phone I took quite a few photos as it moved over and gathered sunflower seeds…

not sure I’ve ever seen one of these guys at the feeder…

share…

10 Tuesday Sep 2019

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so… all summer I woke up in the morning and the light from outside was enough to start my day…

now I am talking to Google so she can turn on the lights, advise the temperature in the house, share information about the weather and the drive to work…

as I leave the house I have to remember to tell her I am out of here so she turns everything off, or down, for the day…

feels too soon to be back into this practice…

blossoms…

09 Monday Sep 2019

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got this shot of the morning glories before leaving for the office…

not only can you see the bloom that opened this morning (purple) but yesterday’s one as well (pink)… even a few mandevilla blossoms are visible…

good thing because it has been raining since leaving the office…

riding…

08 Sunday Sep 2019

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been enjoying some show jumping on TV from Spruce Meadows…

beautiful horses and quite amazing riding…

reminded me of my wonderful sister-in-law who came for a visit last weekend… she’s been recovering from a riding accident in June…

it was lovely to have her in the garden…

glories…

07 Saturday Sep 2019

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I am over-the-moon with excitement…

some time ago I realized that I hadn’t planted any morning glories and was very sad because I really love the flowers… the inner light is mesmerizing…

recently I realized that some seeds from last summer had sprouted in a large container of soil that was sitting under the deck… they hadn’t had any water or sunlight but were growing…

I moved the pot out into the sun and made sure to put water in it… and watched it every day…

a week ago I saw what looked to be buds and I’ve examined them each day to see what would happen… since then we’ve had quite a bit of rain, overcast skies, and cooler temperatures, so I’ve been worried they wouldn’t bloom…

but… this is what happened…

I spent extra time in the garden today sitting and enjoying the purple flowers…

I am in my happy place… flowers really do make me happy;-)…

portions…

06 Friday Sep 2019

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yesterday we got our weekly portions of our CSA box…

four of us share one and it works perfectly as a couple of us only feed ourselves, lol…

my pile, after a colleague and I divvied it up, included a leek, an ear of corn, a large tomato, potatoes and a bulb of garlic…

for supper I had the corn and tomato… when I was a kid this would often be a supper once harvest season arrived, although I think we also had bread and butter…

reminds me of my mom and dad;-)…

I did add some beautiful shrimp (and some of the garlic) to the menu…

yum…

fuzzy…

05 Thursday Sep 2019

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been rushing out to the garden every time I get home to see if the water lily has bloomed…

it has opened up quite a bit… weather has been cool which doesn’t help… not sure if it is finished or not…

and for whatever reason I haven’t been able to get good pictures… the yellow in the centre always turns fuzzy… weird…

fallen…

04 Wednesday Sep 2019

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I love taking pictures of raindrops on things… once the rain is over, lol…

it is very funny because I don’t like rain… but I like what it does after it has fallen…

I was also realizing how green the lawn is as I walked up the street after all the rain we’ve received recently… reminded me of Courtenay, BC, where the grass was usually brown most of the summer but once the rainy season came, everything burst into amazing shades of green…