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sounds…

16 Saturday Jul 2016

Posted by sulis303 in family, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

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big girl pants, birds, pond, purple, quiet, sounds, tomatoes, waterfall, widow

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…

gardening…

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…

tears…

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…

plodding…

22 Friday May 2015

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big girl pants, birds, plodding, pond

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…

feeding…

26 Friday Dec 2014

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birds, feeding, kids, moments, nuthatch, woodpecker

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...

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...

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…

walk…

15 Wednesday Oct 2014

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big girl pants, birds, leaves, sunshine, trees, walk

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…

IMG_8843.JPGmany of the trees on the street are nearly bare…

IMG_8847.JPGthe tree next door still has some leaves on it…

IMG_8845.JPGit is the one I see from the hot tub…

IMG_8844.JPGsome 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…

fourteen…

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...

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…  

goldfinch

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...

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...

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…

Easter…

20 Sunday Apr 2014

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birds, cupcakes, dinner, Easter, eggs, hot tub, robin

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…

20140420-212342.jpg some Easter eggs from the hunt, left behind for me… yum…

ready for my bed, lol…

chickadees…

09 Saturday Nov 2013

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big girl pants, birds, chickadee family, chickadees, computer room, feathers, snow

watered some plants, tidied the kitchen, made myself something to eat… that’s about all I accomplished today…

had big plans to spend some time in the computer room cleaning it up, but never made it… did go through old mail, tossed some and put some aside for shredding…

spent some time sitting in the living room looking out at the wet landscape… last night it snowed a bit, but it melted this morning and throughout the day snow/sleet fell off and on…

chickadee in the middle of the feeder...

chickadee in the middle of the feeder…

watched a chickadee family come to the feeders for some dinner….

chickadee working to get the seed...

chickadee working to get the seed…

in one of the pictures you can see the wind blowing the bird’s feathers…

hope the sun comes out tomorrow…

sneaking up…

03 Friday May 2013

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birds, female purple finch, Krista Kagume, mood lifted, new voices in the choir, sneaking up, Spring, sunshine, weather influences us

the sun is streaming through the window as I sit here to write my post…

started early this morning when I headed to work in the car… sun was shining in my face and I had to put down the visor… I don’t like to do that because I do love the sunshine, but really needed to see where I was driving, lol…

the mood in the office has been brighter this week as Spring has sent us a bit of warmth, but mostly sunshine… even those who were battling colds were lighter as winter coats were tossed off and spring ones put on…

amazing how the weather can influence a person… and not just people…

I’ve been listening to the birds first thing in the morning and as the week has progressed they are singing louder and longer… and there are new voices in the choir…

yesterday’s bird question has been solved by a good friend… following her suggestion I realize that my bird friends are female Purple Finches…

this makes me smile, because I am crazy in love with the colour purple…  when I went to Grandparents’ day a little while back my grandson was wearing his purple t-shirt, just for me…

purple finch description...

purple finch description…

here’s a picture from my Saskatchewan and Manitoba Nature Guide by Krista Kagume which shows a much better picture… the backs of the birds are quite browny-red…

hope to catch some of my own pictures tomorrow…

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