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tradition…

27 Saturday Jun 2020

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many years ago, when the girls were little, I started the tradition of singing happy birthday to them, the number of times as they were old… so if you were ten, you would get happy birthday sung to you ten times…

might have been a mistake, because they still expect that even when they are turning big numbers, lol… and they still ask for it…

last night I set an alarm for this morning so I could sing before the birthday boy headed to work, lol…

this past year, I have sent emails and texts with pictures and just a few calls…

might not have been my most brilliant idea, lol… but it has been fun…

butterfly…

24 Wednesday Jun 2020

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just after my friend left yesterday a monarch butterfly flew through the garden and spotted the milkweed… it landed on it a number of times… I was thrilled…

it flitted all around the space as well as flying over the house and into the neighbour’s yard…

I sat and watched for the longest time… at one point I squished the oranges on the deck so the juice might be appealing, but no luck…

after looking closely at my photos, it looks quite beaten up…

in the evening, I spotted some eggs on the milkweed… I am reminded of the year that I got some wonderful pictures of the caterpillar to butterfly stages…

so very excited… can hardly wait to see if we get caterpillars;-)…

garden…

23 Tuesday Jun 2020

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after the busy day yesterday with the boys here, today I spent a fabulous time in the garden…

the grass is beautifully manicured and the sound is quite wonderful… the waterfall looks great and I am so happy to have it running at full capacity again thanks to my son-in-law… even the rocks have been placed perfectly to cover the new pump…

the pump in the bathtub pond looks and sounds lovely as well… it was a little cool but the wind wasn’t blowing so it felt calm…

to top things off, a house finch couple stopped by for lunch…

because I am not leaving the house, this time in the garden is even more special and I am enjoyed reading and listening to the sounds in the garden…

what a blessing retirement is proving to be…

three…

22 Monday Jun 2020

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three things caused problems on Saturday… the sink leaked, the internet stopped working, and my tv lost its signal…

made me rather grumpy, particularly as I was trying to help someone with something online…

today my son-in-law and grandsons came over for supper and for the middle one to mow my grass… he also moved and filled all the bird feeders…

while they were here my son-in-law fixed three things, which made me very happy…

he installed a new pump and got the waterfall running… he fixed the small pump in the garage pond and it is running beautifully… and he figured out the problem with my sink and got it working… what a treat…

I truly am blessed;-)…

lock…

18 Thursday Jun 2020

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I really enjoy technology and am always on the lookout for new ways to do things…

for a few years I’ve been adding smart technology to the house piece by piece and that has been a fun and learning experience…

I often check out new apps for my phone and currently have done research into using video conferencing and computer programs…

a few days ago, I discovered, completely by accident, that if I swipe left on my lock screen it takes me to my camera… very funny…

on my lock screen there is a small camera icon, which I have clicked on from the beginning…

reminded me of the line “you don’t know what you don’t know”… when I worked I would spend time with each person on staff as they worked at their computer… I would often learn some tip or trick that they used and assumed everyone else already knew, but didn’t…

wonder what I will discover next;-)…

cats…

17 Wednesday Jun 2020

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there has been lots of activity in the garden recently…

these critters were photographed over the last few days…

today the forecast mentioned thunderstorms and rain but I decided to put out all of the cushions anyway… it ended up sunny and hot for most of the day…

looks very quiet, lol…

but this morning there were red and gray squirrels, the frog, chipping sparrows, a bunny that shot across the garden, dragonflies and two cats, one that I haven’t seen previously…

and during that entire period a robin, that I couldn’t see, sang…

I am enjoying every moment that I spend here…

beforehand…

16 Tuesday Jun 2020

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this afternoon I had a lovely visit with a friend I hadn’t seen for a long time…

it was very hot in the garden and had rained for a short period beforehand, so I had to put all the cushions away and then bring them back out, lol… thank goodness it stopped as I am still not having guests in the house…

she brought the most adorable purple bird feeder and the sweetest card as a retirement gift;-)…

I have filled it with food for the finches and hung it next to the garage door… will see if it is too close to the house…

what a treat;-)…

rogue…

15 Monday Jun 2020

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had lots of company yesterday…

a friend found white alyssum and brought it over for me, as well as some other plants from her garden… I have been searching for alyssum for ages…

spent some happy time planting this morning… and still have some left…

while she was still here, my middle grandson was dropped off so he could mow and whipper snip the garden…

he even cut down a rogue elm tree in the back lane, lol… after he got the work done we had a lovely conversation before his brother arrived for a short visit and to pick him up…

I certainly am blessed…

toppled…

14 Sunday Jun 2020

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the wind has been blowing a lot in the last few days…

today, it was so strong that it toppled the elephant ear plant in the pond… I had thought it was secure, but all of a sudden it blew over… dug out my water shoes, found some very large rocks, and climbed in and stood it back up, circled it with the rocks as well as adding a few on top of it…

the rocks were so big, it raised the water level and a few of the lily pads went back under the water, lol…

I didn’t spot the frog, but a number of house sparrows and a few chipping sparrows stopped by to drink and have a bath…

the chickadees have returned and two of them were really looking around… I was wondering if they were searching for a spot to nest as I hadn’t seen this particular behaviour previously…