28 Thursday Sep 2017
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the sky was filled with clouds at the start and at the end of the day…
although they were the same, they were also completely different…
last night there was a sun dog in the sky as we headed to a volleyball game…
it was quite spectacular and very odd as usually we see sun dogs in cold weather…
so much to see when you look up;-)…
23 Sunday Jul 2017
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big girl pants, binoculars, blessed, clouds, family, fun, grandson, lightening, memories, moments, pictures, race, raceday, rowing, runway, sport, water, weather, widow
as we drove out to Rabbit Lake for the Regatta we stopped so I could get a shot of the runway, lol…
reminded me of driving along Ness by the airport…
it was a lovely sunny day, until it wasn’t… all of a sudden these huge dark clouds appeared and the thunder started rolling…
our guy was at the start line for his first race ever when they announced that everyone had to come off the water…
then we waited to see if the downpour was going to stop… in the club, along with all the boats they had sandwiches, fruit, treats and souvenirs, which we might never have seen without the rain, lol…
all the grandparents stood around under the awning with the mother and son and had a snack…
there was one lighting strike right across the lake which had everyone jump about a foot off the ground… we could smell the ozone… after about 45 minutes the rain stopped and clouds broke up…
the sky cleared and the races were back on… our boy did very well… he finished his singles… it was a long way…
then he had to come back to the dock and jump into the boat with his doubles partner and off they went… they got a third place in that race… all in all it was an excellent start to his rowing career…
lots of fun to watch but we did learn that we are going to need binoculars for this sport, lol…
30 Tuesday May 2017
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this morning I got to have the chocolate cupcake that I didn’t have last night…
it went very well with my new purple and blue mug;-)… and was tasty… just read an article saying chocolate cake in the morning is good for you…
at the end of the day got this shot of the clouds…
lovely to look at, and maybe, the first blue sky we’ve seen all day…
I’ve just taken this shot of the moon and deep blue sky over the neighbour’s house… I was expecting a better quality picture because of the newer phone, but maybe I need to do a bit of reading on this…
03 Wednesday May 2017
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the sky has been very interesting over the last few days…
yesterday as I was waiting for my ride to aquasize got this shot…
it looked really bad but there wasn’t any rain coming down when we got out of the pool…
we could use some rain to clean up the dust but I would prefer that it rain during the night, lol…
today I caught a few pictures of some cool looking clouds as I made my way home…
now the sky is a beautiful blue without a cloud in sight…
20 Saturday Aug 2016
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yesterday morning I spent some time taking pictures of the moon as it was setting… it was very early and the sky had lots of clouds when I started…
after checking through the pictures on the computer, this is the one I am most pleased with…
this morning got this picture of the sun rising amidst the clouds…
kids were over and did a little work on the siding, trying to waterproof the repaired hydro connection…
and scraping some of the peeling paint…
think I’ve found a company to paint the trim and soon those purple doors are going to have a fresh look;-)…
05 Friday Aug 2016
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big girl pants, blooms, clouds, English Garden, flowers, gardeners, Olympics, Park Cafe, sky, start, walk, widow
this morning the sky was stunning… it started with white clouds, then dark clouds, and finally sunshine, all within what felt like minutes…
then it was off to the Park for breakfast and a walk through the Gardens with my friend…
as I walked there, the sky continued to provide a variety of views…
once inside the Park, came across a huge tree down on the pathway…
great meal and stroll as we caught up on one another’s lives over the last few weeks…
the Gardens were at their absolute best with blooms bursting out everywhere we looked…
clearly the gardeners have been working nonstop…
and there were others hard at work in amongst the flowers…
this morning the Boy and his Boot were dry, but there were some new plants in the pond and they were lovely…
took a turn around the Riley Family Duck Pond and got a few shots of some mallard babies… not so little anymore…
nice view of the Pavilion and Lyric stage…
sky continued to change on my walk home… bit of darkness off in the distance as I crossed the bridge… and the wind started to pick up…
by the time I reached the corner of my street the temperature had probably dropped five degrees…
and it was very dark… but it all blew over and was sunny for the remainder of the day…
was sure to have my supper organized and eaten before six, when the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies started…
firmly ensconced in front of the tv… happily won’t have to get up in the middle of the night to watch as the time zone is so close to ours…
going to be busy for the next seventeen days, lol…
downloaded from the internet…
23 Saturday Apr 2016
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big girl pants, cleanup, clouds, furniture, garden, grandson, helper, lentils, pond, rocks, sky, widow, yard
woke up to a cool looking sky out the window … the clouds made an interesting design…
had a good time with my grandson… he came over around lunchtime to help me in the garden…
made his favourite red curry lentils for lunch and then we got to work…
raked up all the leaves and pulled up lots of dead grass… filled three yard waste bags…
while he finished up, I put the furniture into its usual arrangement and cleaned the tables…
then we moved the rocks that came out of the pond in the Fall… we are going to reset them to have a better look… will probably be getting rounded rocks because the flat ones just don’t look right around the edge of the pond…
looks good back there now… hopefully the temperature will perk up and I’ll be able to sit out in the next few days…
he got the front yard cleaned up as well… next time we are going to tackle the front flower beds…
enjoy getting to spend time with him…
working outside reminded me of my walk through the woods yesterday…
similar type weather… made me think of one of the lovely cards I received for my birthday… it is a copy of a friend’s painting…
bit more sunshine in that picture, lol…
06 Wednesday Jan 2016
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yesterday morning I had to stop the car as I was leaving the driveway to take a picture of the beautiful sky…
second exciting thing was that it was light out as I was heading to work… yay…
on my way home tonight it was still light, yay again… and I was mesmerized by the sky… it had light coming from behind the clouds… made me think of the northern lights…
very strange looking… as I pulled into the Ultracuts parking lot I got out and took a few pictures before going in to get my hair cut…
nature is so amazing….
was thinking how great it was that I had to run a few errands which took a bit longer than exoected because, if I’d been earlier or later, I might not have seen this spectacular view…
04 Sunday Oct 2015
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big girl pants, clouds, condo, fish, flicker, plants, pond, transition, winter
early this morning the sky was beautiful with some lovely clouds…
checked on the morning glory and mandevilla… still trying to bloom even though it is getting colder as we transition into the fall season…
not long after that, caught a Flicker at the pond getting a drink…
the weather wasn’t so great and for the rest of the day, it was overcast with a bit of rain now and again…
when the kids came over, the boys worked to catch and bring in fish…
so far we have four or five fish who have made the trip into their winter condo… the rest were doing a great job of hiding… there must be at least a dozen left out there…
lovely to have some buddies in the house…
the guys also brought in some of the pond plants and they look nice in the front window…
will be interesting to see if they make it through the winter…
24 Thursday Sep 2015
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big girl pants, clouds, morning glory, sky, traffic, yesterday
yesterday the clouds were lovely throughout the whole day…
stopped at the end of the street on my way to work and got this picture…
had an opportunity, at a light, to shoot the sky toward downtown…
enjoyed the clouds reflected in one of the buildings on my arrival at the office…
view over the new police headquarters…
like the clouds particularly when there is still some blue sky visible, lol…
and finally, on the drive home, got this picture of the church steeple and sky…
sadly I was in some dreadful traffic at the time and had ample opportunity to check out the sky…
not sure why I have been so struck by clouds recently, although we have certainly had more dull overcast days over the last few years… way more than we used to have…
maybe that is why I love the morning glories which look like they are lit with sunlight from within…
