06 Friday Dec 2019
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yesterday there was fresh fluffy snow covering the ground… it also dusted the wreath at the front door…
the sidewalk always looks so beautiful under a fresh snowfall… more so if you don’t need to walk out there…
this morning the icicles were shining in the sunlight as I left the house and then a bit later I spotted this deer as I was out and about…
the sun shining all day was a wonderful bonus;-)…
15 Wednesday Aug 2018
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such a busy day…
up by seven, had a fire to warm up, ate breakfast and headed out to fish…
saw turtles swimming, eagles flying, loons fishing and even a deer grazing… at one point four eagles were circling overhead…
fish were caught and one of the Jack fish was 31″ long…
in for lunch and then we spent the afternoon tubing on our new 3 person BodyGlove with a bit of kneeboarding thrown in for good measure…
we had some friends with us and the mom and I took a turn on the tube… and I am still alive to tell the story, lol…
back to the campsite for burgers, a quick visit to the Marina looking for lures and now the dog and I are back at the camper while the boys have gone to play bingo…
going to sleep well tonight…
13 Thursday Apr 2017
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looking forward to having the next four days off;-)…
it was beautiful out and the first time this spring I’ve driven with the moonroof open…
ended my week with a trip to have my hair purpled… the process takes a bit of time but I had brought my book… it was nice to have a quiet time with nothing to do except read…
when I was leaving a deer walked right through their yard… how cool… what a treat…
on my way home stopped in at Safeway and got all the fixings for Easter dinner… tomorrow will be a rest and read day…
here’s the result of the evening…
17 Thursday Nov 2016
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some wonderful moments today…
the sky was stunning as I headed downtown… there were a few clouds but the light on them was just beautiful… having to drive means I often don’t get the pictures I would like…
I took in a box of children’s books that had been hanging around the house and watched with delight as three colleagues found treats to take home for their little people…
as I was driving down a street in Charleswood tonight I came across a deer in a yard just quietly standing there…
ended the night with purple hair…
hasn’t had any purple in it for weeks so it was a wonderful treat to have it back…
29 Saturday Oct 2016
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yesterday I got off work early and went to the Formal Gardens at the Park to get in some exercise and collect poke balls…
pleased that I actually got out there… by the time I left the office it was drizzling and it kept up the entire time…
once there I put on my hat and rain jacket as well as some gloves to stay warm… I did still have on sandals…
on my circuit around the Gardens I ran into a fellow who asked me some questions about texting and cell phones… we would pass one another and have a few friendly words each time… kind of fun to have someone to talk to, lol… even if he didn’t know what texting was…
got some interesting pictures…
not sure why so many of the trees have this gray streak down the side…
there were leaves everywhere…
the Pavilion through the mist/drizzle…
took a little detour on my walk and spent some time taking pictures of Canada geese before heading to the car and then home…
as I was nearing the park exit saw two deer crossing the road and was able to stop and watch them for a few minutes before other cars drove by and scared them away… there is actually a deer in this picture but it is camouflaged pretty well…
felt good to get out and move… and I collected 100 poke balls:-)…
21 Saturday Nov 2015
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so happy to get my hair purpled today… was supposed to have happened on Monday but something came up and we had to rebook…
my hair has been too long since last week and I have really forced myself not to go and get it cut… colouring is much easier the longer the hair is…
waiting for the cooking portion to be complete… as I left the house in Charleswood I watched this deer in the next yard…
so pretty… and the sunlight shining was lovely too…
popped into the Safeway store and picked up groceries… good sales today… had six or seven bags which included some items for Christmas…
got home, put everything away and had a short nap…
feels great and looks good too… a couple of people commented on it as I was shopping…
06 Sunday Sep 2015
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had a fairly good sleepover night… little guy was still sick and got up at three for about an hour… saw this out the window…
misty… looked ethereal…
had a busy day… went to the Children’s Nature Playground at the park and spent a few minutes quietly watching the deer… we saw five in total…
great time on the swings… these round ones are very popular… the area was nearly empty so they could play on everything as much as they wanted…
then I spotted a few wasps on the butterfly weed… pretty good photo just with my iPhone…
on to the crow’s nest… this was the most popular slide for these two…
finally headed to the train for a ride… we chose the very back because the last time we took a ride on it with grandpa it was in this spot… here they are making a space for him…
the one down side was that apparently all the mosquitoes love this spot…
picked up groceries and had a quiet time when we got home… a bit later in the afternoon the older one mowed the back garden…
and the front yard… first time he has done this so we had a bit of a lesson…
he did a great job… after supper they headed home…
writing this and then going to bed…
I am exhausted, but had great fun, lol…
22 Saturday Aug 2015
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big girl pants, camping, creatures, deer, geese, internet, skunk, thunderstorm
after supper last night at the campsite, all the boys and dogs went for a walk to the beach to catch frogs…
it was dark and nearly eleven when a skunk came to visit we three women as we sat around the campfire…
one ran into the tent, another climbed on top of the picnic table… I sat in my chair as the skunk came and sniffed my toes before moseying along to the next site…
was going to take a picture but decided not to in case it got nervous and sprayed, lol…
at 1 am it started to rain… at about 2:30 the thunder and lightning show started… shortly after that lightning blew the electricity at the site with a huge bang… for two hours the light flashed, thunder rolled and rain poured down… can’t even think of a time when I was in the midst of such a storm… made for a long night…
this morning we saw geese at the beach when we went for our cell phone connection fix…
had a lovely breakfast cooked on the fire…
bacon, pancakes and eggs was wonderful… soon after that the heavens opened again and it poured…
we gave up, packed, and headed home… saw a mommy deer and her twins as we left the campground…
now we are back in the city, camping out at my daughter’s new house which is pretty much an empty construction zone, lol…
and have two dogs laying here keeping us company…
gonna make s’mores soon…
