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wonderful…

28 Monday Aug 2017

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just spent the evening with the most wonderful women in my life…

we had a short stint in the hot tub and then sat out on the deck and caught up on our summer…

a beautiful evening which ended under the stars…

lovely to have time together…

below are a few shots of the morning glories that began my day…

they have the most wonderful light emanating from their centre… always make me think of my beloved…

stargazing…

06 Sunday Aug 2017

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been planning to spend a night sleeping under the stars for a while and tonight is the night…

it was a lovely day and I spent a good part of it in the garden watching a red squirrel stash peanuts from the neighbour’s feeder…

there’s been a hole beside the back deck for a while and today this little guy spent time going into and out of it, lol…


now we know for sure who lives there…

my bed is nearly ready for tonight… just have to bring out the pillows…


the plan is to be in bed for the 9:36 fly past of the Space Station and then maybe a late night hot tub… looking forward to some great stargazing in the night;-)…

woohoo…

30 Sunday Apr 2017

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great excitement today…

ran out and did a number of errands and when I got home came outside and sat by the pond… first time I’ve been out on the back deck this year… only brought out cushions for one chair but it was delightful to sit out and read a book in the sunshine…

had my lunch there and eventually it got so hot that I changed into a tank top and shorts…

kids came over and my son-in-law cleaned the leaves out of the pond, with a little help from the younger boys… they found a frog, woohoo, which always makes me happy… maybe it has been making the odd noise I’ve been hearing when I’ve been in the hot tub over the last week or so…

and he got the pumps in and working… 

there is still lots of work to do in the pond, as dead plants need to be removed, ones that are starting need to be cleaned up, and new ones purchased and popped in, although not before all chances of frost are gone… have lost a few when I was over eager, lol…

we had barbecued steak for supper and now they are gone and I am sitting listening to the water running with the sun shining in my face and a blanket on to keep me cozy…

will be sure to have a hot tub to enjoy the sound of the water before bed…

summer really is coming;-)…

greenery…

24 Thursday Nov 2016

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as I was leaving the house this morning spotted this on the deck…

thinking that the squirrels were looking for a snack and pushed the alyssum, that was still blooming, off the deck… sad because I really liked that pot…

at noon I got this shot of the tree in City Place… quite lovely…

and tonight, this cute tree…

a lot of greenery in my day, lol…

listening…

23 Monday May 2016

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woke up just after midnight wondering what I was hearing…

took me a minute to realize it was rain pounding against the open window… once what I was listening to sank into my brain, I jumped up and closed the windows and patio door… then I went downstairs to see if it was coming in the corner of the basement, but it was dry…

when I got up in the morning it was fresh and green outside and the rain had stopped… after grocery shopping I took this picture out the front window…


always interesting how the rain can green everything up so nicely, much better than watering can…

sat out in the garden for a good portion of the day enjoying the beauty and finishing a novel…

kids came for dinner and we had our first meal of the season on the deck…


lovely, because often by dinner time it is already cooling off and we end up in the dining room…

afterwards there was some hot tubbing and visiting and I took this shot of the sky with some beautiful  clouds floating by…


the family stayed later than usual which was nice, and I am enjoying a last few minutes of quiet in the garden before heading in…

will be going to bed early tonight after a busy, but productive, long weekend…

I truly am blessed, having my family around me and the health to be able to enjoy working and spending time in the garden…

camping…

03 Friday Jul 2015

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been waiting for a nice evening to go camping… 

on the deck…

tonight is the night… might not see any stars as it is still hazy, but you never know…

only concern is the mosquitoes… I do have a great comforter that can go over my head if necessary…

fun little adventure… I’ve been needing something special and am looking forward to going to sleep to the sound of the waterfall…

although there is a concert in the Park at the Lyric so I might be going to sleep to the sounds of Streetheart, lol…

  

we shall see…

was thinking back to our many camping experiences… we used heavy canvas tents, light nylon tents, a pop up trailer, and sometimes hotels… great fun over the years… enjoyed Birds Hill, Hecla, Falcon Lake, Rushing River and Sioux Narrows…

looking forward to spending a few days camping with the kids this summer… 

but I do plan to bring my air bed:-)…

deck…

13 Saturday Jun 2015

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recently I’ve been coming outside and sitting on the deck to write my blog post… lovely way to end the day and another opportunity to get outside…

today I’ve been on all three decks for some period of the day…

 
started the day with an early morning hot tub… turned the waterfall back on so got to hear the lovely water sounds… sat on the back deck and read and watched the various wildlife that visited…

  
besides the goldfinches there were squirrels, butterflies and a large dragonfly… I think the second goldfinch in this picture was a juvenile, not the missus…

  
went in while it rained, and then sat on the deck by the door to read… while there, a cute little bunny came by…

 
sat there for at least ten minutes before hopping away… 

lovely treat when my kids called and three of them met me for supper at The Captain’s Table… my favourite fish and chip place… luckily I walked there and back to help make up for the fried food I ate…

 
they headed off to wash the car andchauffeur one of the other kids, and I stopped at the grocery store to pick up salad fixins for tomorrow’s supper…

noticed the first clematis bloom when I arrived home… it is doing very well this year…

  

going to make some tea and read a bit more while I’m out here and the sky is blue… enjoying the moment…

slippery…

30 Monday Jun 2014

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this morning I looked out and saw the roses blooming in the front flower bed… kind of amazing considering the rain has been coming down for what seems like days…

20140630-202312-73392414.jpghadn’t slept well and was feeling a bit under the weather…

then, as I opened the garage door I slipped on the wet wood – all that rain – and went down onto my side…

it was kind of slow motion… took a few seconds before I realized I was okay and then a few minutes to get myself up…

once I got to the office I checked my legs and the sore heel and everything was fine… not even any scrapes…

was a bit nervous when I arrived home and walked through the garage door onto the deck, being careful not to slip again…

made it safely to the back door, lol…