24 Monday Sep 2018
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this morning I was enjoying the view out of the living room window…
it is sparkling clean… my grandson did a great job…
and then, tonight I read about the problem that birds have with clean windows as they migrate…
oh dear…
20 Tuesday Jun 2017
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big girl pants, birds, celebrate, evening, garden, illness, moments, pond, reminder, savouring, squirrels, waterfall, widow
it is a beautiful evening… the sun is shining and there isn’t a cloud in the sky…
the squirrels have been eating at the feeder… not sure if the birds are getting any seeds…
the sound of the waterfall is soothing and relaxing…
I am savouring every moment…
over the last few days I’ve been struggling with some stomach issues and tonight am finally feeling better… being under the weather brings to mind all of the serious illnesses that I’ve dealt with through the years…
a reminder to celebrate the good times…
16 Saturday Jul 2016
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spent a very quiet day… well, I was quiet but not so much the air around me, lol…
the birds took turns in the garden…
three crows were on the roof of the house for a long time this morning while chickadees flitted back and forth between the feeders and cedars… both of these groups were vying to be the loudest, couldn’t decide who won…
I was busy checking out the tomatoes…
the cherry tomato plant is dripping with fruit, although they haven’t started to turn colour just yet…
but the bigger ones are starting to change… woo hoo… soon there will be some yummy eating going on…
can hardly wait… then the chickadees and crows were gone…
a bit later the sparrows came to the garden… they ate at all three feeders, flitted from tree to tree, had drinks in the pond and baths by the waterfall…
the pond looks so great with the rocks and plants in just the right places…
love the purple flowers on this little plant that is floating in an island…
read, watched and listened to the visitors and the waterfall, ate and napped… even got in some time on the treadmill…
later in the afternoon the rain started and the sound of it hitting the windows was rather peaceful…
haven’t spoken a word today, but have done lots of listening;-)…
inside the datura…
29 Saturday Aug 2015
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big girl pants, birds, Black & Decker, fish, gardening, plants, pond
made myself bacon and eggs for a treat this morning… used Campfire brand bacon which reminded me of our breakfast around the campfire just last Saturday…
then I headed out into the garden where I spent most of the day… the morning glories were lovely, although the large ones didn’t open today, lol…
dragged out the lawnmower and mowed… what an improvement… looked like an overgrown meadow before… this new Black and Decker model is battery powered and plugs in when done… had to scrape down the inside when I was done because it had been damp earlier…
put seed in the feeders… trimmed back some of the sad looking plants and pulled out others in overgrown areas… the birds were happy with new snacks…
took out a pail full of water hyacinth from the pond…
now I can see the fish again… and discovered five baby fish…
maybe there have been two or three batches of them because there is one black one which is the biggest with two coloured ones about the same size and finally another teeny black one… the black ones are actually gold but appear black in the water…
spent time relaxing after the gardening… read my book, watched the birds and had a lovely nap to the sound of the waterfall…
also made chicken soup and walnut pesto…
wonderful summer day…
15 Saturday Aug 2015
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beloved, big girl pants, birds, caterpillar, fish, flowers, garden, grief, pond, tears
day started with breakfast in the garden…
there were lots of birds… chickadees, goldfinches, sparrows, a woodpecker…
and I was very excited to discover a caterpillar on one of the parsley plants…
was enjoying the activity around me when all of a sudden I burst into tears… never know when the grief will hit you… must have sobbed for fifteen minutes before the sadness passed… miss my beloved so much…
did some gardening… one of the jobs was to take out many of the water hyacinth in the pond… couldn’t even tell if there were fish because it was completely covered over…
and discovered two baby fish… great news and they are both very pretty… moved too fast to get a good picture, lol…
got some nice shots of flowers…
these are tiny ones in the pond…
morning glory ready to unfurl tomorrow… can’t believe it but the big morning glory didn’t open this morning…
love the shape of the mandevilla buds…
out in the garden for a good portion of the day, other than a nap and when it rained a bit…
22 Friday May 2015
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laying in my swing by the pond enjoying the sound of the water running down and over the rocks…
beautiful out… looks like it made it to 27 and it is still 20 right now… gonna put out those plants tomorrow:-)…
early this morning a very chatty bird was at the front feeder… didn’t get a good shot because it was dancing from perch to perch… think it might have been some type of small woodpecker…
nice shot of the orchid as it gets ready to bloom again… rather slow process but fun to watch day by day…
there’s a robin singing in the tree above me as the solar lights come on around the pond…
spent some time today thinking of friends who are struggling with various problems… wishing there was more to do than sending good vibes their way to support them in these difficult days… remembering back to similar difficulties in my life and how dark the days were as I plodded one step after the other… and wishing them the kind of peace I have since received, further down the road…
amazing what a person can get through and how life really does get better…
26 Friday Dec 2014
couldn’t get any pictures of the chickadees and nuthatch on Tuesday, but got a few good shots on Wednesday just after the kids arrived… apparently they brought some good luck…
nuthatch and a chickadee at the feeder…
not only did we get the nuthatch and chickadees, but we also caught a woodpecker at the feeder…
woodpecker…
that was excellent… I’d seen the nuthatch, but the woodpecker was a great surprise…
today, I pulled a chair up to the window and sat there with my phone for quite a while as I had seen the birds flitting to and fro, but not a one would come by so I could get something on my phone, lol…
we’ve had a lazy, relaxing day… kids slept in and we walked over to The “A” for the breakfast special… walked from there to the grocery store, and home with the fixings for our dinner…
feeding has been an important part of the day, lol… finished making turkey soup, which we had for our lunch… sat and visited for the rest of the afternoon…
topped off the day with steak and lobster and macadamia clusters which I had picked up at least a couple of months ago, so that I would have then when the kids arrived…
none for me, but I did have one delicious little shortbread cookie…
enjoying the moments with my kids…
15 Wednesday Oct 2014
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got dropped off a little further from home than normal…
so I had a lovely walk in the sunshine…not sure what the temperature was, but right now it is 15 Celsius…
many of the trees on the street are nearly bare…
the tree next door still has some leaves on it…
it is the one I see from the hot tub…
some of the bushes still have quite a few leaves… this one had lots of birds flitting in and out… I guess they can still hide here…
spent some time in the hot tub, watching the stars through the trees… now to bed…
10 Sunday Aug 2014
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birds, fourteen, garden, grandson, hibiscus, potato salad, spinach dip
started the day in the garden… two blossoms on the hibiscus and you can see what a beautiful morning it was…
hibiscus this morning…
the sounds in the garden were lovely, there were chickadees and goldfinches at the feeder, while the water was falling in the pond…
shortly after that, the nail guns took over as my neighbour was having his roof shingled, lol… caught one of the chickadees, which is difficult as they are very fast…
chickadee…
spent a good portion of the day getting the required groceries and making spinach dip and five pounds of potato salad for the big birthday party… mom loves the spinach dip, and dad the potato salad…
birthday boy…
our oldest grandson turned fourteen… cannot believe that fourteen years have passed since he arrived in our lives… he is a lovely young man and George and I both enjoyed watching him as he has grown… George would be very proud… I know I am…
20 Sunday Apr 2014
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lovely Easter Day…
started with time in the hot tub listening to sparrows and a woodpecker, seeing my first robin, and geese flying overhead…
later laid out in the sun and actually have a bit of pink on my arms and face…
kids came over and we had a lovely afternoon hunting for eggs, painting chocolate, colouring and reading…
then a great dinner with turkey and all the trimmings, and a small rack of lamb…
cupcakes and a visit from friends before everyone left…
some Easter eggs from the hunt, left behind for me… yum…
ready for my bed, lol…
