12 Saturday Jan 2019
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on the first day back to work, as I stepped out of the house, the ground was covered with a light dusting of snow…
I was at the garage door when a sweet bunny hopped into the garden…
had to stop and get a few photos, even though my hands were full, lol…
this morning as I was standing at the kitchen sink I noticed a bunny and a squirrel having a tiff in the neighbour’s backyard… seems like the squirrel won because the bunny went and hid behind a shed…
such fun to watch the critters…
20 Tuesday Nov 2018
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big girl pants, bunny, garage door, grandson, shovel, snow, widow
we have been very lucky with the snowfall so far this year… been really cold but little snow has fallen…
I do have a person to come and shovel for me, which makes me happy… I don’t have to worry about whether my grandson can make it over, although I am going to miss our time together…
think we will have to plan some supper dates…
here’s what I saw when I opened the back door this morning…
the garage door had opened during the night, sigh… once the temperature reaches a certain point the door won’t stay closed… I didn’t do anything about replacing it over the summer… guess I’ll be using the front to get in and out of the house for the next few months…
but, did see some bunny tracks…
when I came home it was all clear… I think he ended up blowing the snow because there really wasn’t much on the ground…
what a lovely treat…
05 Thursday Jul 2018
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big girl pants, bunny, camp, chocolate, Day 7, dessert, drive, family, grandsons, memories, moments, Park, pizza, relaxing, widow, WWTB, zoo
another busy day…
have really been enjoying the drive through the Park each morning as we go to and from the zoo for camp… wonderful relaxing way to start the day…
our supper plan was a frozen pizza, followed by a delicious dessert pizza… our various descriptions included: smells like s’mores; looks like a giant chocolate chip cookie; tastes like hot chocolate… yum… we did discuss that the whole pizza was 880 calories which was why I had a single slice… might just be getting a few of these to have on hand in the freezer;-)…
the older one ran out to the gas bar to pick up some milk for tomorrow’s breakfast and came across this bunny when he returned… clever boy circled around and came in to get me to go out and see it;-)…
07 Monday Aug 2017
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woke up to see x marking the spot above me…
think it was just so I knew where I was…
it was chilly in the night so I did get up and put on a hoodie… my little cocoon ended up just right…
had a few visitors over the last few days…
the goldfinch has come by both days and let me get a few nice shots…
also had a bunny stop by for a visit…
must have stayed there for half an hour…
some type of bug has been munching on the morning glories… wasn’t so bad when it was just the leaves, but now the flowers are being affected;-(…
going to have to see if I can figure out who the culprit is…
07 Friday Jul 2017
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big girl pants, blessed, bunny, critters, dragonflies, fish, flowers, friends, garden, grandson, ladybug, light, moments, peaceful, pond, widow, wings
seemed like there were lots of critters around and about today…
many with wings..
over the last few days I’ve noticed tons of dragonflies around… this morning when I came out to the garden there was a tiny one by the back door and then when I was sitting by the pond this one stopped by…
and posed rather nicely for me…
later in the day I caught this ladybug on one of the peppers in my daughter’s garden…
just a few minutes later this four legged turned up…
pretty little and my middle grandson thinks there might be a nest of them under the bushes…
a friend came by for a visit in the garden this morning and it reminded me of why I love it out here… even when it isn’t perfect it is welcoming and has a special feeling of peacefulness…
for the last half hour or so I’ve been watching the fish swim around in the pond… they haven’t been out much when I’ve been in the garden today, so it is a lovely treat to see them…
as I sit writing this, the solar lights are coming on one by one as it gets a tiny bit darker around the garden…
but, the bad news…. just spotted the first mosquito of the season;-(… not the type of critter I am happy to see…
17 Saturday Jun 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, bunny, flowers, garden, morning glories, nothing, overgrown, planting, plants, tree, walk, weeding, widow
had decided to do nothing today… just rest up…
but, I headed into the garden and filled three more pots with the last of the plants I bought weeks ago…
the darn squirrels have already dug out one of the lobelias… shoved it back in, so hope it grows…
pleased with the morning glories that I planted around the deck… looks like the majority are growing… sadly most of the alyssum did not make it, so will need to replace it…
the garden is a bit overgrown but looks beautiful in pictures, lol…
still plan on trimming the daisies soon…
been having trouble getting into gardening this year… missing my beloved and not enjoying my time in the garden so much…
think I need to find a gardener to come and get some of the major weeding done as my grandson is not going to be available nearly as much as last year… I like to do a bit of weeding but am feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work required now…
walked to the grocery store and got some shots of a tree down the street which had blown over… bunny stopped by as I was taking my pictures, lol…
so apparently I did stuff most of the day… even made potato salad for tomorrow’s dinner…
now to get to that do nothing place;-)… tv, a snack and bed…
15 Thursday Jun 2017
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babies, big girl pants, bunny, cuteness, flowers, garden, happy, moments, pansy, snuggles, widow
started the day by seeing a cute bunny as I was backing out of the driveway…
stopped and spent a moment savouring the wonderfulness around us…
then, mid morning, a former colleague and her sweet baby stopped by for a visit… more cuteness…
she is a bit shy so was happiest in mommy’s arms, lol…
around noon another colleague came for a visit with her adorable cutie pie… thanks MikeF for the great photo…
when babies arrive in the office it is as though a silent alarm has gone off… before you know it most of the staff turn up, lol… today was no exception;-)…
nothing like baby snuggles to brighten a person’s day…
many things make me happy, but babies are pretty much at the top of the list…
and then, when I arrived home, this pansy smiled directly at me;-)…
cuteness overload…
18 Thursday May 2017
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aquasize, big girl pants, bunny, evening, fish and chips, move, trees, walk, widow
had a lovely stroll home after supper with my swimming buddy… following our aquasize class we went out for fish and chips…
it was a beautiful evening so I decided to walk home…
nearly home I met up with this cute bunny…
at first he thought if he didn’t move I couldn’t see him… then we walked nearly a block together…
street is looking beautiful as the trees have leafed out…
27 Thursday Apr 2017
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big girl pants, bunny, garden, infestation, moments, smoothie, widow, wildlife
as I was gathering the items for my breakfast smoothie I looked out the window and spotted this bunny…
so cute…
reminded me that last summer there were two in the garden… did make me wonder if there was going to be an explosion of them, lol…
have heard from various people that they have had bunny infestations in different areas of the city…
happily the ones who visit my yard haven’t eaten my plants… well, not too much…
it is wonderful to have wildlife in the garden… looking forward to getting the fish back out there and seeing what type of birds are going to come and visit…
16 Monday Jan 2017
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yesterday I took a picture of a chubby squirrel sitting on the top of the neighbour’s garage…
chattering away up there as I was taking the picture… never noticed the amount of white on them before… although maybe this one is just old, lol…
and this morning, as I headed out to the garage, I thought I saw something, but it wasn’t until I started backing out of the driveway that I actually saw the bunny running toward the road… critters always bring a smile to my face… well, maybe not spiders…
when I closed the garage door on my arrival home I noticed the hoarfrost had created some patterns on the window…
reminded me of a visit to a friend’s house a few years ago where I got some stunning pictures in her garage…
looking forward to seeing her before too long as she has a new addition to her family who I am very excited to meet…
