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rain…

22 Monday May 2017

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another overcast and rainy day… but, I decided to go for a walk anyway…

made it to the Park and part way around the Gardens before the rain began…

took at least six pictures, from various locations, of this tree in bloom… just stunning…

this shot has tulips and lilacs… the pond on the right is now filled with water and the fountains are running… excited for the water lilies to be added in…

this year the tulips are red and white, I’m thinking a nod to Canada 150… usually they are multi-coloured…

had to open the zoom and dry the camera when I got home to be sure it wasn’t damaged by the rain…

had some tea to warm my hands which felt frozen by the time I got home…

went to Save-On-Foods and did a grocery shop… been enjoying shopping there… they have the very best coconut Greek yogurt… with a low sugar content… they also carry the Pro Activ margarine that can be difficult to find… was nearly blown away trying to get to the car with the bags…

got home, put away the groceries and had a nap…

focused on seafood for the week’s meals…

made jumbo prawns with rice, fresh asparagus and green onion for dinner…

cruise…

29 Sunday May 2016

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only picture I took today, and that was at six, lol… funny how some days I take dozens of shots and others barely any…


was overcast with some sunny bits throughout the day but I didn’t sit out till I was working on supper…

have spent time over the last couple of days looking through our Alaskan cruise book…


took the trip three years ago with my daughter and son-in-law who were living on Vancouver Island at the time…

haven’t had the book out for quite a while and a Facebook memory reminded me of it… it was wonderful to relive all of the special moments… nearly every town we landed in had dozens of jewellery shops… too funny… saw some stunning scenery and had a great ride on a narrow gauge railway…

I love it when I am able to take the time to relive amazing events, as well as tiny little ones…


so lucky to see these beautiful blooming trees last week… they are stunning for such a short time and easy to miss…

special moments…

FaceTime…

04 Friday Dec 2015

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very happy the day is nearly over… been a long one…

this morning the sky was quite lovely… got a few pictures as we were driving to the office… also enjoyed the sun streaming through the windows throughout the day…

 
had supper with all the kids… technology is an amazing thing… we FaceTimed over burgers… we had A&W and they had Burger King… besides a teenburger, I had a few onion rings and two of their apple pies…

  
have had this picture on my phone for quite a while but hadn’t found the right time to use it… today seems like the right time… George loved to bring me orchids all the time and so when I see them I always think of him…

  
this has been blooming for weeks…

haven’t been able to talk about him all day… not even over dinner… our usual pattern is to share some grandpa stories during our meal, but I just couldn’t do it…

  

blooming continued…

27 Wednesday Nov 2013

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today the African Violet blooms were open…

African Violet blooming...

African Violet blooming…

talked with a friend about how flowers can open so quickly…

thought about the morning glories and how they are all closed up in the morning and then by mid day are all open… hibiscus open in a similar fashion… and they are usually only open for one day…

you have to be paying attention or you can miss the whole thing…

my absolute favourite to watch though are poppies… if you sit quietly and watch you can actually see them open and the cover pop off…

always a wonder to spend the few minutes it takes for them to open…

makes me think about life and how we need to enjoy and celebrate every moment as we don’t know what is in store for us, or for others…

just spent an hour searching for four pictures of George to use for a project… was bittersweet… I miss him so much…

remember to tell the important people in your life that you love them… never know if you will have another opportunity to do that…

blooming…

25 Monday Nov 2013

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feeling so much better… amazing how a headache can debilitate a person…

this morning I got this great shot of one of my African Violets at the office… the buds are just about open… I love this one because it is kind of lacy looking with white flowers edged in purple…

buds on violet...

buds on violet…

the Christmas cactus continues to bloom, but it still looks a little off…

snow…

17 Sunday Nov 2013

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well, I was wrong… that little dusting of snow turned into a lot of snow… although, as a number of people have mentioned, it did look beautiful…

here’s what I saw when I got up this morning… and isn’t that cactus just blooming away..

lots of snow out there...

lots of snow out there…

the snow fell all day and finally quit around 4…

we went for dim sum and because my winter tires weren’t on yet, and I didn’t feel like putting on the big girl pants, Crystal and the boys came and got me… we had a lovely time and the boys even tried a few new things… they didn’t really like them, but did try…

then it was off to find some boots and three pair were discovered and purchased… I got some purple gloves that can work my phone and a yoga top and pants… a few groceries and then home…

while I put stuff away Crystal shovelled the sidewalk and the driveway, with a bit of help from the boys… she ran across and shovelled a neighbour’s sidewalk and had a little visit with her…

winter tires on the car... not as pretty as the all purpose ones...

winter tires on the car… not as pretty as the all purpose ones…

when Jeff got here, he and Crystal put on the winter tires for me… yay…

Jeff and the boys had a hot tub… which now means putting on slippers, taking out a towel for the steps and wearing toques… what a difference a day makes, lol…

Sunday dinner with everyone...

Sunday dinner with everyone…

we enjoyed a very nice supper and all the boys helped clean up before they headed home…

I am very happy about the winter tires as I will be driving to work tomorrow as I have a late meeting…

a lovely day, all in all…

 

moon and morning glory…

21 Wednesday Aug 2013

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last night I went out for a hot tub and the moon was looking spectacular in its fullness, so I came in, got the tripod and camera to take a few pictures…

full moon last night...

full moon last night…

of course, by then more clouds had materialized and I didn’t get anything great, although when I was in the hot tub later, the clouds opened up and the moon shone brightly again, lol…

tonight I was admiring the dahlia again and noticed that a morning glory is getting ready to open… I imagine it will be open when I head off to work in the morning…

first morning glory buds, one of my favourites...

first morning glory buds, just a few days ago…

I just love it when the morning glories start blooming…

morning glory ready to bloom tomorrow...

morning glory ready to bloom tomorrow…

took a few pics and then went to see if I could get a picture of the bud on the water lily in the pond… right now the water hyacinth are all gathered up around it… if you look hard, you might spot it on the right…

water lily bud hiding among the water hyacinth...

water lily bud hiding among the water hyacinth…

the waterfall is going again, so we will see how the water drops…

summer is such a glorious time…

blooming…

21 Friday Jun 2013

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took a picture of the pond this morning, filled with the rain from last night… they haven’t been to work on it for a few days but they are waiting for the slate and pump to come in…

pond after rain storm...

pond after rain storm…

as I was driving out of the garage I stopped and took a quick pic of the clematis ready to bloom…  we must have planted a dozen clematis over the years, but this one seems to be happy…

clematis ready to bloom...

clematis ready to bloom…

and the wild roses at the front of the house, in the right bed… once they bloom will need to cut them back… they really like to take over, lol…

wild roses in front bed...

wild roses in front bed…

couldn’t manage to get those big girl pants on today… really missing my beloved…

poppies…

14 Friday Jun 2013

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last night I took a few pictures of the poppies but this morning more were blooming so I ran out before heading to the office and took a few pictures…

poppies blooming this morning...

poppies blooming this morning…

this is what was in the same place when I got home after work…

place where the poppies had been this morning...

place where the poppies had been this morning…

it is very exciting and I am looking forward to seeing what each day will bring…

Crystal was very sad when she saw the poppies were gone, as they remind her of her daddy…