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amazing…

15 Thursday Oct 2015

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started the day with a picture of these tiny flowers in the barrel which has the water plants in it…

  
on the drive to work I got this shot of the sky… it was stunning, although a bit ominous in one direction…

  
at some point in the day the sun came out, which was great while it lasted…

the temperature didn’t go up much and by the time we left the office it was still chilly… and the sky had that gray look that makes you think of snow…

  
with the frosty nights and the chilly day this little flower was blooming at the front door, even as the plant looks half dead…

then I headed out for a wonderful dinner with my good friends… we were celebrating two birthdays… had a great time together and an excellent meal at the Peasant Cookery… 

these amazing women have been been with me through good and bad times…

  
wishing you this kind of friendship at some point in your life…

flowers…

14 Wednesday Oct 2015

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early this morning I got a picture of the flowers on the coffee table…

  
I am really enjoying the blooms…

when I got home I got this picture of the morning glory...

  
they are still flowering even after the couple of frosts we’ve had…

when I got into the living room the flowers were beautifully lit by the sunlight…

 
guess I should put away the turkey, lol…  
the orchid is very lovely…  

these crazy cannas which I cut off from the main plants weeks ago… keep blooming…  

this dahlia came in from the garden when I lifted them out on the weekend and it has started to bloom… 

flowers make me so happy…

collection…

18 Friday Sep 2015

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have an interesting collection of pictures that I’ve taken over the last week…

on our walk through the zoo Tuesday finally got a shot of the geese flying over…

  
hard to get them flying in formation and in camera range…

came across this very large spider in a web at the front door when I got dropped off after Odysseo on Tuesday night…

  
the web keeps coming back after I remove it on a regular basis… this was the first sight of the spider…

driving to work on Wednesday morning I came across this group of bike riders who had a police escort as they were travelling down Portage Avenue…  
never did find out who they were and what they were doing…

caught this morning glory opening…

  
nice flowers today… received these at work from my kids…

  
just because…

and then when I got home was so happy to see the fully open morning glory…

  
  
been a lot of interaction with the natural world this week…

tgif…

11 Friday Sep 2015

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although I only worked three days this week I am very happy it is Friday…

also enjoyed stepping into the bathroom this morning…

 
last night I turned on the radiant heating… the floor felt toasty warm… very nice on this chilly morning… still giggle when I think about how we thought that the heat would radiate across the tiles where there weren’t any of the wires… that was so wrong, lol… if you put down this type of flooring make sure you put it everywhere…

checked out the morning glory early today… of course it had a few blooms opening…

  

  
happily the cold night didn’t kill either the morning glory or the mandevilla… 

keeping many individuals I know in my thoughts and prayers as they deal with difficult times in their lives… it is so easy to look at someone and think their life is great, not knowing what struggles they are facing… 

  

greenhouse…

08 Tuesday Sep 2015

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gorgeous day off…

walked over to the Park and through the Gardens…

got a few nice shots during my walk…

  
lovely dahlia…

  
monarch on a butterfly bush… well more like a tree… they have quite a number of plants which spend the winter in the greenhouses… the butterfly bushes and datura are obvious ones… they are all very large… think that many of the plants get an early start there as well…

  
the rose standards were filled with nearly spent blooms… was surprised to see so many because last time I was there only a few were budding…

the pond in the Leo Mol Garden was nice but it is a bit cold for the water lilies to open…

  
always so peaceful in that portion of the Garden…

heard the horses while I was there which was cool… first time I’ve heard them in the Park… don’t think they made any sounds when we were in their area on Saturday…

  
this was what I saw as I was exiting the English Garden… great view of the fountain in the Duck Pond…

giggled when I got home because the pump in the small pond decided to shoot up higher than required…

  
the cold weather is clearing up the water…

had to top up the pond again this afternoon… won’t be long before we shut it down and do some reorganizing of the rocks… and I will have have to ponder what to do with the garden…

senior…

02 Wednesday Sep 2015

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before leaving this morning I took a few pictures of flowers in the garden…

the mandevilla is filled with blossoms and flowers…

  
it is just loving its spot in the garden and the weather…

  
looking toward the pond from the deck, got a nice pic of the canna with the waterfall in the background… happy that it is going through another set of blooms…

stopped on my way home to get my hair cut… bit short, but it will grow…

  
I always go on Wednesday because that is seniors’ day… today I mentioned that Wednesday is my day because of the savings and the woman gave me back a toonie and said I needed to tell them because she would never have thought I was a senior… should have given her a bigger tip… it did make me feel good, lol…

been talking with different people about reaching senior status… depending where you are, the number can be anywhere from 55 to 65… I have been quick to access the discounts because I am happy to have reached whatever the age is… at Perkins they have a 55 plus menu which has smaller size portions… perfect for me… at a number of attractions when I was in Ottawa, there were discounts for ages 64 and over…

looking forward to collecting Old Age Security when I turn 65… friends have had different reactions when they started collecting it… some were thrilled to be getting some additional funds and others were shocked that their lives were coming to a close, and they wondered what they had done with it…

interesting how we all see things differently… guess that’s what makes us us, lol…

 

walk…

24 Monday Aug 2015

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spectacular day…

up early and walked over to the Park… the Assiniboine is lower than I’ve seen it in many years…

  
had a wonderful breakfast with a dear friend at the Park Cafe… quite like their Black Bean Benedict…

  
cool but sunny… we had a leisurely walk through the zoo… quiet, and enjoyed a wonderful time in Journey to Churchill…

  
this is one of the three newest baby polar bears…

  
enjoyed the Shirley Richardson Butterfly Garden and found some cute caterpillar friends…

  
spent a fair bit of time with my camera taking pictures of butterflies and flowers… my friend was very patient, lol…  

I took a wander through the Gardens before walking home…

  
finally had a chance to see the new statue just inside the entrance to the English Garden… nice…

  
borders are at their best right now…

  
caught a frog by a purple water lily…

spending time in the Gardens brings such relaxation and peace… reminds me how lucky I am to live within walking distance of such a special place…

tasty…

23 Sunday Aug 2015

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got home before noon after our last night of camping in the basement of my daughter’s new house… no furniture in the place other than our camping chairs and air mattresses… but it was warm, had toilets and running water… pretty darn nice…

when we got up this morning, the rain was going sideways as the wind was blowing like crazy… happy to be inside, lol… the guys ran out to check for basement flooding at one of the houses… they brought home egg mcmuffins for our breakfast… a tasty treat after the last few days of cooking on a campfire and doing endless dishes in a bucket, lol…

I brought in my gear and took a quick look around the garden as it had stopped raining during the drive…

  
this is a picture of the eggplant… when I left on Friday there were three hanging on the plant… apparently something or someone decided they needed them more than I did… hope they enjoyed them…

also picked some tomatoes while I was out there, finally ripening…a few of the Romas had blossom rot so I took the rest off…

  
had a few of them with my supper… tasted good…

it’s been overcast and windy for most of the day, but late this afternoon the sun came streaming through the window into the living room… had to get a photo…

 dahlia flower blooming on the deck…
  

packed…

21 Friday Aug 2015

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in the car, on the way to the lake…

kind of late but life intervened in our desire to leave earlier,,,

day started out great with the large morning glory having an open blossom on it… not purple this time, but a lovely shade of blue…

  
got a few pictures first thing as I was running around getting the car packed…

as I was leaving for work I had to stop and take a few more pictures of the lovely shadows and sunlight on the plants…

  
took the few extra minutes to enjoy the moment…

over lunch hour helped prepare some appetizers for a shower a colleague was attending this evening…

such fun… every now and then I miss the catering business, lol… much more fun when you are only getting a few things prepped…

drove to my daughter’s new house and had a tour before we ran around and got groceries and did that last minute packing of the car…

not sure we have an extra inch available… of course, George would have had excess available… he was such a great organizer of space…

brought warmer clothes this time… flannel pajamas, heavier jackets and an extra blanket… can you tell I was a bit chilly during the night last time, lol…

looking forward to a campfire…

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…