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29 Wednesday Jun 2022

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two projects were completed on Monday…

the first involved putting a new bottom piece on one of my favourite bird feeders…

it is made of copper and the bottom rusted out… I found a plastic saucer and with a great deal of effort… including hammering and drilling… was able to attach it to the bottom of the feeder… it is going to work perfectly…

looks good and got hung up in a great spot that the birds like…

then I moved the one that had been there previously over beside the pond… and the one that had been by the pond over to the new hanger I attached to the garage last week… phew 😅…

I spent half an hour standing along the edge of the hot tub trimming the Virginia creeper, which was trying to cover the den window…

pleased with how it came out… this time I was clever and moved the hot tub steps over to make getting up and down much easier, lol…

always happy after a productive day…

hospital…

28 Tuesday Jun 2022

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as I wander around the garden every day and spot the morning glories, I am reminded of our fortieth wedding anniversary…

I spent six weeks in St. Boniface Hospital with pancreatitis and then gall bladder surgery ~ instead of a trip to BC ~ and each day when my beloved came to spend time with me, he brought photos of whichever morning glories were in bloom…

using the camera on his phone was not something he did regularly, so it was special when he brought these to me…

it also meant that he took the time to check out the garden as he knew how I loved these flowers… and they had just started to bloom after I ended up in the hospital…

a very special man, my beloved…

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26 Sunday Jun 2022

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recently I wrote about how well the clematis is doing along the driveway…

now it is blooming… and I think this is the most blossoms since we planted it many years ago…

it has more stems and leaves too…

now that I’ve done the math… 🤪… I realize that it is about twelve or thirteen years old… I am actually surprised as I hadn’t realized how long it has been in this spot…

time flies;-)…

bonsai…

25 Saturday Jun 2022

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I am beyond happy…

Thursday the kids came over and we spent most of the late afternoon in the garden…

my grandson started work on a bonsai tree and it was great fun to see him trim a blue cedar into something resembling a small tree…

it is going to live in the garden for the summer…

then, we finished the irrigation system… yay… the hose was straightened, holes were punched in various places and tubes with sprinklers were connected… they had no trouble connecting the tubes to the hose, sigh… we ran a test and made sure each little piece was spraying appropriately…

we need a few more pieces of tubing, but most planters, baskets and perennials now will be watered when I turn on the tap… I am sure they will all be happy about this, lol…

so excited to see how well the garden will grow when it is watered regularly…

then we had barbecued steak and asparagus, baked potatoes and a salad on the deck…

what a treat;-)…

ID…

24 Friday Jun 2022

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I am really enjoying a newer feature on the Merlin Bird ID app… it lets you record bird sounds and then, nearly instantly, tells you what bird you are hearing… I’ve used this free app regularly to help identify birds that stop by the garden to eat or drink…

this new option is great for times, a lot recently, when the birds aren’t coming to the feeders and you want to ID them…

in the last day, there’s been a house wren here, and this morning the house finch and chipping sparrow seem to be chatting, lol…

fun to know who’s around, even if you can’t spot them…

pads…

23 Thursday Jun 2022

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I am so excited to finally see pads (leaves) from the water lilies on the surface of the pond…

they spent the winter in the fish tanks, but did not appear to be growing at all since they’ve been back in the pond…

this was the second year they had been overwintered, so it was very disappointing that nothing was happening…

but a few days ago, the first of the pads floated to the top of the water…

now I am hopeful that they will bloom this summer as well… they did a great job last year;-)…

cherish…

22 Wednesday Jun 2022

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summer is here and I am doing my best to cherish every minute of it…

spent the day in the garden… a bit of deadheading and weeding, and lots of time enjoying my current book, which a friend just gifted me a few days ago…

after the crew came and mowed, whipper snipped, and tidied the grass, I put back a few pieces of furniture that I’d moved to make their job easier…

the clematis is filled with buds and I expect they will open in the next few days…

even managed to water the houseplants and produce a few meals… all of which were eaten outdoors…

the weather was lovely… sunny and warm, not too hot, with a slight breeze…

the poppies are nearly done… they don’t particularly enjoy rain…once they are finished the rest of the perennials will show themselves, lol…

the sounds of the two ponds running and the odd bird made for a relaxing time…

to top off the day I received three water hyacinths which have gone right into the pond;-)… the fish are going to enjoy them and maybe babies will hide amongst their roots…

I am blessed…

sun-tea…

21 Tuesday Jun 2022

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my group meets on Mondays… our time might change from the afternoon to the evening, be in person, or online…

this week we met in the late afternoon and planned to be outside…

the weather report was suggesting it would be raining or that a thunderstorm might even happen at the time we would be together…

I am still nervous about having four others in the house, so I set up chairs and tables in the garage… it worked perfectly…

the sky remained overcast with only a few sprinkles during our time together and the breeze kept us from being overly warm;-)…

everyone enjoyed a walk around the garden and particularly liked one of the fuchsias…

it was very hot so I made sun-tea which turned out well, and squares of butter tart and lemon turned up with a chocolate almond snack…

an excellent option from sitting on the upper deck…

grilling…

20 Monday Jun 2022

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it was a hot one on Sunday…

I spent a good part of the day in the garden… the sun was blazing…

went around and watered all of the planters and then turned on the irrigation system… it worked fairly well and I am excited to get the rest of it connected…

had a nap in the house over the hottest part of the day and then sat on the upper deck in the shade and read…

dug out the grill and barbecued a steak which I enjoyed with some homemade potato salad and asparagus…

nice to do some grilling… my beloved would have cooked the steak better, but as time goes on, I am learning;-)…

drummers…

19 Sunday Jun 2022

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began the day listening to the drummers at the Park as they welcomed runners participating in the Manitoba Marathon…

then I put out all the cushions, made breakfast and sat in the garden, listening to the drums and the waterfall…

although we only did it for a few years, I always remember the early morning trips to the UofM when the girls took part in the Marathon… it is such a wonderful reminder of what great dads do to ensure their kids get all the opportunities… and on Father’s Day, lol…

sure do miss that great dad, but am spending the day reminiscing about all the things he did to make their lives better and the life lessons he taught them…