26 Friday Jul 2019
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had a great few minutes this morning in the garden… checked out the flowers and watched for birds… lots of flowers, no birds…
as I waited for my ride, at least three squirrels fought over the feeder in the front yard…
I cannot explain how much I love spending time enjoying nature…
I miss being able to share this love with my beloved…
23 Tuesday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, buds, flowers, garden, mandevilla, moments, nature, plants, widow
took a few moments this morning to stop and take a few photos of all the buds on the mandevilla…
there are dozens of them…
wondering how many will open up at once and looking forward to seeing what happens…
nature is so amazing…
17 Wednesday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, CSA box, flowers, garden, hibiscus, moments, purple, purple finch, suffered, sunrise, widow
started my day at 5:15 and got this photo of the sunrise… it really shows the colour perfectly… within an hour it was overcast… lucky to have been up to see it…
a bit later I went out to take a photo of the hibiscus… it suffered greatly when it moved outside and finally has some flowers starting… and while I was there the purple finch popped over to the feeder;-)…
nearly late for my ride because I didn’t want to stop watching the finch flit to and from the feeder…
Wednesday our CSA box portions arrive… we’ve divided it into four portions which is working perfectly…
tonight I made a smoothie with the strawberries and plan on eating the peas and carrots tomorrow… and the purple pepper is gorgeous;-)…
another great day…
15 Monday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, flowers, moments, power, ride, thunderstorm, violets, widow, work
as I was waiting for my ride this morning there was a huge thunderstorm and the power went out…
I was in the middle of taking a few pics of the violet that was just starting to open…
at the office I also took some photos of the violet there that is open… and of my orchid…
great start to my time back at the office;-)…
04 Thursday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, blooming, flowers, garden, growing, mandevilla, open, waiting, widow
the mandevilla is getting close to blooming although it always surprises me how long it takes to actually open…
the photos below start around June 24th and end tonight…
will be interesting to see just when it opens…
03 Wednesday Jul 2019
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the rain is gently falling now… which is wonderful because it has been very dry for weeks…
but this morning it was lovely out and I spent some quality time in the garden taking pictures of flowers…
spending time in the garden is rejuvenating for me… there is something so serene and peaceful in this space…
it reminds me of so many wonderful activities we’ve celebrated in this space…
here are a few pictures from this morning… I hope you enjoy seeing them, as much as I did taking them…
30 Sunday Jun 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, English Garden, flowers, friends, fun, garden, Leo Mol Garden, pond, shopping, sprinkled, therapy, treat, walk, widow
had a spur-of-the-moment walk and breakfast with a friend…
she texted me early to see if I wanted to go for a wander through the English and Leo Mol Gardens… of course I did;-)…
threw on my clothes, walked over and met her at the Park…
we had a lovely visit as we circled the Gardens being careful not to get sprinkled on as many sections and paths were getting misted, lol…
from there we moved over to the Park Cafe for a great breakfast…
and then we enjoyed a little retail therapy…
lovely treat to start the day…
24 Monday Jun 2019
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altered, big girl pants, blessed, daisy, flowers, garden, happy, iPhone, moments, nature, photos, pictures, wasp, widow
this morning I walked around the garden to get a few photos of the daisies that had opened overnight…
and I discovered this wasp (I think)… it was sitting on the daisy and not moving… I took a number of photos and then started to wonder if it was alive…
as I took the last two photos I could see it breathing, so was really happy…
I am rather pleased with this photo because it has not been altered at all;-)…
19 Wednesday Jun 2019
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early this morning watered all the plants in the garden with a bucket… it meant that I got lots of steps in and did a bit of weight training, lol…
summer is nearly upon us…
so enjoy the time to wander around the space and enjoy the beauty…
morning is my best time… by the end of the day I am often just interested in vegging out in front of the tv…
09 Sunday Jun 2019
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beautiful, beloved, big girl pants, dahlia, flowers, garden, happy, hibiscus, mandevilla, planted, plants, pond, purple, rain, theme, weather, widow
had some fun in the garden on Saturday… the forecast was for thunderstorms and rain during the day so I got out early to plant the purchases from the day before…
trying to stick to the purple and white theme although the dahlia might be a bit on the pink side;-)…
three pots planted, a few baskets hung, the tomato and mandevilla placed… also brought out the hibiscus…
still need to bring out the Japanese Maple, but going to wait just a bit longer so it doesn’t struggle with the move…
it is looking pretty good… now just waiting to get that back flowerbed cleaned up…
missing my beloved as I work away in the yard…
