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burbling…

19 Friday May 2023

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early Tuesday morning I was sitting on the back deck, listening to the burbling of the pond, as a bunny came right up next to me… we chatted, well I chatted and the bunny twitched its nose for a few minutes, before it hopped away… pleased that it felt comfortable as I sat there reading quietly… well, maybe it didn’t notice me, lol…

reminded me of how truly blessed I am… and what a wonderful life I lead…that I can sit in the sunshine and shade in my garden and enjoy the nature around me – the birds, and squirrels, and bunnies, and bees – every day that I want…

and while I was there, to hear about the ducklings that hatched yesterday, and today crossed a busy street with their momma, (protected by two different people families) in Ottawa to find a swimming pool to start the next portion of their journey…

later in the day I stood up from a chair on the upper deck and spotted a goldfinch at the feeder… it flitted about nervously for a few moments and then, when it felt safe, called its partner to come and eat… they were happy for a while, until a squirrel came and chased them away…

if I hadn’t stood up at just that moment I would have missed them… a lovely treat…

made chicken soup from the leftovers of Sunday’s dinner and tested out a few new purchases which arrived at the door…

nice…

cedar…

07 Sunday May 2023

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when I’m on the phone I usually walk on the spot at the front window…

yesterday, as I was there, four deer walked along the other side of the creek… just last year at this time I saw two in the same location, lol…

even though they were there it was nearly impossible to spot them as they stood still amongst the bushes and trees…

I couldn’t get a picture of all four of them, just these two, but did find this one having a rest a bit later;-)…

and when I spotted the resting one, I also noticed a bunny relaxing under the cedar tree in the front yard…

both bunny and deer seemed very comfortable…

stability…

09 Thursday Jun 2022

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today’s project was getting the bathtub pond emptied, cleaned, filled, and the pump going…

I used the wet vac and it took a while, but eventually the tub was empty…

I brought out the pump and filter from the basement and put a large rock in it for stability… last year it kept falling over as the water rose… looks like a great fix…

sprayed it down and filled it with water… turned on the pump, and away it went…

I found a large round piece of Tyndall stone and set a basket with some pond grasses into the pond…

it looks good and sound excellent…

after it was all done and I was reading, a bunny friend had snacks and then stretched out for a rest under one of the chairs…

another beautiful day to enjoy…

singing…

08 Sunday May 2022

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what a lovely day… spent it in the garden…

began with a hot tub in the sunshine… used it the very first time thirteen years ago on Mother’s Day, so it seemed like an excellent way to start the day…

after breakfast, I raked up some of the leaves… well, it took a good portion of the day, as there were many reading breaks… it is a bit early, but after cleaning out the pond, I wasn’t too thrilled with all of the leaves blowing into it, lol… they went into a paper bag and I am hoping that any critters living in them will be able to escape from said bag…

even though there is no birdseed out, the white-throated sparrows have been singing all day, as they, the house sparrows and the Harris’s sparrow I spotted, wandered the freshly raked grass looking for goodies…

I was contemplating bringing out the goldfish, but think I will wait for some help catching them, lol…

there were numerous phone calls as well as texts reminding me of the special people in my life…

to top it all off, a bunny came and sat with me for about fifteen minutes…

we both had a relaxing time😊…

hop…

03 Sunday Apr 2022

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not long ago I wrote about all the bunny tracks in the fresh snow and wondering if it was one busy bunny or many…

a few nights ago, as I was starting to get out of the hot tub – I was feeling a bit lonely without my recent companion – I watched four little bunnies shoot through the gate beside the hot tub, hop down the path and across to the far corner of the garden…

and then they raced around the garden, onto the deck and up and down the snowbanks before hopping past me a few more times…

they were having a blast and so was I;-)…

once I came in, I spotted another one out the front window on the front sidewalk…

what a treat;-)…

I took these pictures today…

Build-A-Bear…

10 Thursday Mar 2022

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this morning I watched a couple of bunnies on the deck looking for something to eat, so I tossed out a few carrots that I broke up for them…

I checked back a bit later and discovered one enjoying the treat…

reminded me of the bunny in the den… it is one of those Build-A-Bear animals that the boys and I had made when my beloved had his heart surgery…

the staff in the cardiology unit had recommended a pillow for him to hold against his chest when he coughed and we thought the bunny would be great… it worked well and he liked it;-)…

it wears scrubs, although a few pieces of the clothing have gone missing, lol…

it is a sweet reminder of a difficult, but special, time…

over…

31 Monday May 2021

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today I took care of a few jobs in the garden…

I watered the grass seed twice and visited with my baby bunny buddy while I was at it;-)…

I levelled the water barrel, which was a fairly heavy job, but managed to get it done…

and finally, I cleaned the pump so the waterfall works better… every three or four days it gets clogged and needs to be cleaned out… when it is warmer, I sit on the bridge and clean it standing in the water… the water is still rather cool, so I’ve had others do it when they are over…

today, I put down a cushion and laid on it as I leaned way over the stones and was able to grab the bits and pieces stuck in the filter… almost immediately the sound of the waterfall improved… I was even able to get back up without too much difficulty;-)…

basil…

23 Sunday May 2021

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took a walk around the garden this afternoon to see how everything is doing in this rather chilly and wet weather…

over the winter the bunnies were nibbling on the lilac so I was worried as to whether it would survive… last week I saw a few bits of green on it and today it has tiny buds… yay;-)…

the two morning glories and basil seem to be doing okay… they were the only plants I have left out… although I did read today that basil doesn’t like the cold and may end up stunted, so we will see…

spent a few minutes in the garage to see how all the plants are fairing in there… it isn’t heated, but certainly warmer than the garden, lol…

happy to spot a little morning glory blooming there…

it is supposed to be warmer tomorrow… maybe I will be able to plant a few baskets…