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travelling…

09 Saturday Jul 2016

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had a great little wander around the garden this morning…

the mandevilla is getting ready to bloom… it hasn’t done that well so I am very happy that there are finally buds, at least 8 of them… mandevillas take a long time for the flowers to open and they are very architectural…

these fushia are a different colour than my usual red and purple ones… two of those have already died… too much rain I think… will see how these ones do…

these daisies are in the grass in the neighbour’s yard… I think they may have travelled over from my garden and they look very cute… glad I caught them before they are mowed down… the daisies in our garden have travelled across the yard at least three or four times over the years…

spent time reading and watching these two squirrels at the feeder… they’ve been spending lots of time eating and fighting over who gets to stay there… most of yesterday they were tossing one another off the feeder… couldn’t tell if they were taking turns or if the same one was always left on it… today they seem to have come to an agreement and have been sharing the space…

peaceful…

01 Friday Jul 2016

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been a quiet Canada Day for me… 

spent the day in the garden and did some final planting, a tiny bit of weeding and lots of reading and relaxing…

watched at least three squirrels at the feeders… they were the only wildlife in the garden for a good portion of the day… quite entertaining as they fought over who would be at the feeder… one was literally tossed off by another…


the hibiscus has a ton of buds and this lovely bloom early in the day…


sitting in the shade reading and enjoying the peaceful sound of the waterfall…

then I spotted this little beauty as it came in for a drink…

the next thing I knew the couple were at the feeder…


a bit later a chickadee stopped by for a snack too, and as I was cooking my dinner they were all taking turns, although they weren’t pleased that I kept going into the garage…


decided to barbecue my dinner… went well, other than the fact I over cooked the steak, lol… tasted good anyway…

the burners are rusted through so I may need to watch for a small barbecue on sale to replace this one…

off and on throughout the day the music from the celebrations at the Park have wafted over…

well, back to my book…

treasures…

27 Monday Jun 2016

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started the day with this beautiful orchid…


so lovely and perfect… a friend says it looks artificial…

on my way out to the car, got this great picture of the datura, which is opening up more every day…


this morning at work a colleague brought me this adorable purple African violet… what a wonderful way to start the week…


tonight a couple of my BS friends came over and we spent time in the hot tub… it was delightful…

while we visited, the goldfinch and his partner came and ate at the feeder right where we could watch… when he first arrived, he sang a song to his lady to come over…

a wonderful moment in time to treasure…

ended the evening sitting by the pond as the lights began to come on, writing my blog post…


didn’t make it till the post was finished because the mosquitoes chased me into the house…

plants…

25 Saturday Jun 2016

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another lovely day…

up early, had a smoothie for breakfast, and made potato salad – at my son-in-law’s request, for a birthday party tomorrow… 

took a few shots of the first bloom on the hibiscus… very nice…


then I was picked up and went plant shopping at three different garden centres… amazingly I was able to find something at each place, lol…


one of the most exciting purchases was a purply-blue water fountain for the front step… been watching it for awhile and today it was on sale, yay…


found a few plants to add to the garden and a couple of hanging baskets…  one is going to go into a planter at the front… really enjoyed the time with my friend…

topped it off with fresh peas, new potatoes, radishes, dill and tomatoes from the J & H Garden Centre… 

such fun to shell the peas once I got home…


after a nap and a few chores, ended the day with a fabulous dinner of smoked goldeye, with tiny new potatoes, peas and dill… yum…


ahhhhh… 

lots of work to do tomorrow…

landscape…

24 Friday Jun 2016

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up early, took a walk to the Park, and had breakfast and a walk through the Gardens with a friend…


arrived home about the same time as my grandson… we worked in the garden for hours…

mowed, dug, planted, weeded… ended up with a lot of yard waste…


ran out for lunch with my daughter and son-in-law and then back to work… pulled out tons of string algae from the pond…


then we tackled one of the front flower beds… we cut down just about everything… I have to pick up something to deal with the grass and next week we will put down landscape cloth and mulch…

put some of the pots in it to get them out of the way for now…


after he left and I’d done a bit more weeding, I took a break and got to spend a few minutes enjoying how much better the space looks…

excellent day…

story…

22 Wednesday Jun 2016

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just yesterday a colleague and I were discussing how best to look after orchids…

I was sharing the story of my IKEA orchid which I purchased in October… it bloomed until about a month ago and now a new stem is blooming…


I treat orchids like cut flowers… well, basically that’s how I deal with all plants…

I water them sparingly on Saturday… some people use an ice cube weekly to be sure they don’t overwater… my orchids have all liked being in the sun for a good portion of the day…

if they last longer than a bouquet that’s great, if not they get tossed…

way less stress and I am often pleasantly surprised when they last a long time… 

I have a bamboo which one of my daughter’s friends brought me when I had surgery in 2010… still going strong…

tonight I was sitting outside while the pond was filling and admiring the daisy explosion in the garden…


they are everywhere…

flowers inside and out… what a treat…

Atlanta Day 4…

19 Sunday Jun 2016

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another spectacular day in Atlanta…


weather was great, and not too hot…


spent a few hours at the ABG and even had a glass of wine to toast the great time we’ve had… back to the hotel for a snack and nap… 


had our picture taken at the hotel since we were all dressed up… then our final visit to the garden for dinner and a final night tour…


enjoyed some relaxing time on the swings while we waited for our dinner reservation…


even had a glass of champagne… when we were done it was dark and we strolled through the gardens one last time, under a nearly full moon…


spent the last bit of time at the goddess site… apparently she was designed and built by a Montreal company, lol…

final shot was of the first installation in the garden entryway…

and then back to the hotel where we rode the glass elevator to our room for the last time…


I am so blessed to have the resources to enjoy a once in a lifetime event such as this;-)…

Atlanta Day 2…

17 Friday Jun 2016

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this morning I stood at the window looking out over the city of Atlanta taking pills and chugging them back with a bottle of water…


for many years getting pills down was very difficult and I always had to have juice or tea because I didn’t drink water… 

now, they slide down easily and water is something I drink all the time…

and I have travelled a whole lot more…

I’ve come a long way baby;-)…

here are just a few shots of things that made me happy throughout the day…

a cacao tree… later in the day we stopped and had some excellent chocolate…

a huge purple orchid…

a stunning blue and purple installation which we nearly missed…

a lotus blooming…

dusting of one of the glass pieces…

a ginormous bumblebee…

fun at the Midtown sign which we just discovered this morning…

being quite naughty and disobeying a few rules…

Veronica…

15 Wednesday Jun 2016

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arrived home, started dinner and checked out the garden while I was topping up the water in the pond… sadly it has a ton of string algae… going to have to put some peroxide in to see if that will get rid of it…

the Veronica blooms are taking over the garden… it looks wonderful…


got a nice close up…


these little white flowers are very happy but for the life of me I can’t remember their name…

and finally the daisies were blooming…


they are my older daughter’s favourite and I get to see her tomorrow so it was fun to see them…

murse…

14 Tuesday Jun 2016

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as I was heading out of the driveway took a shot of the roses which are just starting to open…


rather funny because the flower bed they are in is nearly completely overgrown with grass… hoping to get some help soon to clean this bed up… but great to see the blooms, lol…

caught sight of this just before reaching the office…

a man with a very lovely murse, or man purse… not a great pic because I took it through the front window of the car…

reminded me of my beloved… he carried a murse for years… well before it was the cool thing to do… used to drive the girls crazy, particularly when they were teenagers…

looking at the rest of the garden today I am really missing him… he loved the garden and worked in it all the time… much harder worker than I out there… can see that now…