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dry…

03 Tuesday Aug 2021

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was watering the plants when I spotted movement in the pond…

when I looked more closely, I realized that a dragonfly was struggling in the water…

I was able to get it out of the water and set it down where it could dry out…

it wasn’t moving so I thought that it took too long to lift it out…

I checked on it a few times and it was very still…

later I went over, and happily, it had flown away;-)…

yay;-)…

plug…

04 Thursday Jun 2020

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had the most wonderful morning in the garden…

when I went out for a hot tub first thing I realized the pump had stopped in the pond…

before I went in, I pulled the plug and then spotted a dragonfly sitting on a rock in the pond…

took my breakfast outside and sat and watched it for quite some time… wondering if it had come up from the water and was drying its wings…

it was windy and I watched two butterflies flit past… an orange one, maybe a monarch although it wasn’t close enough to confirm… and a black one… it had some yellow along the outside of the wings…

went into the house for a cup of tea and when I came back, noticed the dragonfly in the pond and thought it might be dead, but then its wings fluttered… I found a stick and pulled it out and set it down in the sun… after about half an hour it flew away;-)…

a short while later I saw my buddy the frog jump in and swim across the pond… and finally the fish came out from under the bridge…

boxes…

24 Monday Dec 2018

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yesterday a couple of fun things happened…

I took a picture of my The Chocolate Lab bonbon in front of the purple dragonfly on the Christmas tree…

not that big a deal, except that a picture of me opening that ornament from its box in 2013 on day 23 of Advent came up in my Facebook feed just a little while later;-)…

and then to top that, I decided to put on a pair of fuzzy socks as the floor was a bit chilly… I don’t usually wear them, but had an urge this morning…

these were from last year’s day 23;-)…

and look what else came up in my feed, lol…

lovely…

18 Wednesday Jan 2017

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just yesterday I was heading to the office after an appointment and was enjoying the absolutely beautiful sky… it was a gorgeous blue and had some lovely clouds which were pink from the morning sunlight…

of course I didn’t get a picture but enjoyed every moment as I drove toward downtown…

did get this shot of my scarf as I was sitting in the waiting room…

love this dragonfly…

later in the day as I was driving home another beautiful sky was visible… for many nights recently I have been going home in the dark so it was quite a moment to see a second lovely sky… and again I enjoyed it even without photos, lol…

I do miss riding with my buddies which gave me ample opportunities to take pictures…

also enjoyed the sweet view of my bedroom as I got ready for bed…

those special moments make the day;-)…

spray…

10 Sunday Jul 2016

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had a great walk through the Gardens at the Park on Friday and got a few good pictures… water was a common thread…

the pelicans were sitting on the edge of the little island as we walked across the bridge to the Park… first time I’ve seen them this year…

the water was finally running on the Boy with the Boot, at the entry to the English Garden… last year they were trying to use solar power to run the pump but that didn’t seem to work so well… first time it’s been going this year and it still looks like it needs a bit of work, lol…

my friend noticed this dragonfly at the edge of the pond in the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden and I got a great shot… last week there were hundreds of them, but barely any this time…

this is my favourite shot… the irrigation system was going in this spot and the spray looked so nice in the sunlight… in another area we had to retreat because the sprinklers were trying to soak us, lol…

cannot express how much I enjoy going every week and seeing the changes in the gardens… such fun…

discovery…

08 Wednesday Jun 2016

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early this morning I discovered a dragonfly in the kitchen… found a container, slid it in and popped it outside… kind of fun to find it and be able to deal with it…

took a walk around the garden and found a few lovely things…


purple flowers on the eggplant… looking forward to some fruit… also love the cute pansies in the background…

and I spotted some blooms on the little iris…


they are likely going to be purple too, lol…

watered all the pots and planters with rain water which also helped with my step count…

sure do appreciate having a few minutes to enjoy the garden first thing in the day… 

had a bit of a giggle as I drove through pouring rain on my way home… guess I didn’t need to do that early morning watering…

chores…

19 Saturday Sep 2015

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lovely Saturday…

the morning glories didn’t realize I was home all day and started opening early, lol…  

they looked like velvet today…

 finally moved the bed and found the missing dragonfly… tidied up the bedroom and had breakfast watching some of my PVRed shows…

  
did a number of chores around the house and spent some time reading an actual paper book out by the pond…
  
napped and got dinner in the oven as the kids were coming over… able to spend a bit more time outside with the book as I waited for their arrival…

morning glories stayed open quite late in the day…

  
the little boys are so cute… they remember our conversations about the garden and were excited that the flowers were still open, even though it was supper time…

after supper they watched tv while we sat out in the garden…

  
getting a bit cool in the evening… the Virginia creeper is changing colour and many of the leaves have already dropped…

we are looking forward to next weekend when the boys will all be staying with me while their parents go out of town…

insects…

17 Monday Aug 2015

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this morning before I left home I got a shot of my little caterpillar friend… a slow mover who is starting to get a bit bigger… really loves the parsley which is mixed in with the morning glory…

  
there are a number of insects that I don’t care for, but caterpillars, butterflies and dragonflies are not on that list… 

also took a picture of the mandevilla which is covered with blooms… so pretty…

  
not too many flowers on the morning glory… but gorgeous…

  
as I drove into the driveway, had to stop and take a picture of the dragonfly sitting on the garage…

 

wonderful to have and take the time to see what’s going on around me…

 

wildlife…

10 Monday Aug 2015

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last night I spent an hour on the ground looking up at the stars… what a great ending to my camping trip… below is the birthday boy and his mom…

  
he and I spotted the space station and two satellites… we checked out some constellations and talked about the Perceids meteor shower which they should be able to see during the week…

during the night there were skunks, raccoons and even a wolf wandering around… my daughter and I didn’t sleep so well with all the wildlife visits, but my son-in-law slept through it all, lol…

after breakfast we spent some time at the beach and fishing… watched a bald eagle sitting on the top of a tree across from the beach, which was one of the few places where you could usually connect with the Internet… the campsites were not so good for that… 

  
my daughter and I headed home around 4:30… about half way here the phone started to beep and ping as Facebook, Instagram and all my other apps started to reconnect, lol… 

stopped at the Half Moon for a burger and shared a few fries and onion rings…

watered my plants and watched a lovely dragonfly on the window’s edge…

 
had a great time, but happy to be home… not expecting any wildlife bothering me tonight…

photos…

31 Friday Jul 2015

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last night I spent some time on the deck trying to get a good shot of the full, blue moon…

  
this is one of the few that turned out… also took a few pictures of the light coming through the gate… 

  
set my alarm for 5:45 am which was going to be the height of the full moon… woke up at 5, so went out and got this shot…

  
back to sleep for an hour or so and when I got up, took a few photos of the morning glory...

  
took some with my camera as well, but they turned out blue, not the actual purple of the flower…

spent the day with two of my grandsons and the dog… we talked about grandpa while we were having our breakfast at the “A”…  

later one mowed the lawn and the other started picking up some of the mulch because now we are going to lay down landscape fabric and put the mulch back down… should have done that in the first place, lol…

got a lovely shot of a beautiful dragonfly this afternoon…

  
great day…