18 Sunday Jun 2017
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big girl pants, daisies, field, forget-me-nots, goldfinch, guest, supper, walk, widow
spent time walking and came across this tiny field of daisies…
and these sweet little forget-me-nots…
and later, just as we were putting supper on the table, we had this guest at the feeder…
beautiful end to a lovely day…
16 Friday Jun 2017
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woke up just before 5 to go to the bathroom and when I put on my glasses saw this beautiful moon out the window…
usually I see the moon out the window between 10:30 and 11:30 pm… seemed odd to see it so early in the morning, and was happy to get a great photo…
almost forgot to put out the garbage and recycling on my way to the garage… then I took a few pictures of the clematis… was surprised at how many flowers were open…
there are tons of blooms on it and more opening every day… starting the day looking at flowers is the best…
to top off the day, as I was making my supper I looked out and saw this goldfinch at the feeder…
haven’t seen many so far this year… got the best photo from upstairs…
sure am happy it is Friday…
01 Monday Aug 2016
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anniversary, beloved, big girl pants, garden, goldfinch, recovering, widow
today marks 46 years since we were married…
did the math and it has been 1,609 days since my beloved died which means we were married for 15,193 days…
spent my day recovering from our camping trip and remembering many of the special times during those 41 plus years…
was in the garden for the morning… we moved into this house three years after we were married and have spent many hours in the garden…
it has changed from a lawn to a playground, to a garden filled with ponds and decks… when I spend time in the garden it feels like he is close…
this morning Mr and Mrs Goldfinch stopped by and I caught a picture of him… she flew off before I took the shot… thought it was cool that they came as a couple on this day…
for the rest of the day it rained and was overcast so I took it very easy, did a few chores and thought about many of the special moments in our life together…
and so it began;-)…
27 Monday Jun 2016
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big girl pants, datura, garden, goldfinch, hot tub, mosquitoes, orchid, pond, treasure
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…
26 Sunday Jun 2016
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big girl pants, blizzard, Dairy Queen, drive, flowers, goldfinch, overcast, serendipity, swimsuits, widow
up early again… no doubt tomorrow I will want to sleep in…
another serendipitous moment when I peeked out the patio doors and caught sight of this beautiful goldfinch having breakfast at the feeder, on this overcast/rainy day…
put on those big girl pants and drove around the Perimeter to get to my daughter’s place… we went shopping before the family birthday party for the middle grandson and his daddy…
picked up new swimsuits for everyone to have here for the hot tub and one for me to leave at their house for their new hot tub…
tested out the hot tub, and both it, and the new swimsuit, were great…
also picked up a Canada Day t-shirt…
my older daughter encouraged me a few years ago to have an appropriate shirt on Canada Day so I’ve been doing that…
after supper the birthday boys blew out the candles on a Blizzard Cake from Dairy Queen…
drove home and got a shot of two more hibiscus flowers…
quite a fun day, even if I am exhausted, lol…
13 Monday Jun 2016
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been thinking about serendipity a lot lately…
on Saturday as I was heading downstairs from the second floor, I looked out the window and spotted a goldfinch at the feeder…
was able to run down, grab my camera and get a few pictures… didn’t see it again for the rest of the day, or since then…
tonight I walked home after dinner out with my BS buddies, and this little bunny ran across the street in front of me…
and then sat there giving me time to get out my phone and take a picture…
part of it is about being in the moment and making the most of it, ie taking the time to see what is around you…
20 Thursday Aug 2015
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big girl pants, garden, goldfinch, harvest, light, morning glory, pond
sitting out beside the pond as I fill it up… water is rather low again…
everything was thirsty so used the hose to provide drinks, lol…
here is tonight’s harvest from the garden…
a Roma tomato and a lovely eggplant… ate both of them with my supper… very tasty…
can’t believe that the big morning glory blossom is going to open tomorrow, while I am at work, sigh… still hoping to be here during the day when one is opening…
goldfinches were at the feeders when I came out…and a bunny ran off when I was getting the hose…
I think this little one is a goldfinch but am not certain…
picked up tzatziki, a lovely loaf of bread, cheese biscuits, and radishes today at the Farmers Market… had half a bagel at lunch so will save the biscuits for tomorrow and take the bread camping, lol…
there was barely room to move at the Market… clearly the harvest has been good this year…
need to go in as it is getting dark… earlier and earlier, sigh… already missing the light…
25 Thursday Jun 2015
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big girl pants, bunny, evening, goldfinch, hot tub, red squirrel
what a wonderful relaxing evening I have spent in the garden…
on my walk home I met up with this bunny…
this was the precursor for the rest of the evening…
while my dinner was cooking, I sat outside on the deck by the hot tub to watch for the goldfinch family… and look who turned up…
after supper, had a short nap and came back out to finish my book and have spent the last hour or so enjoying the antics of a little red squirrel…
he started out on the bench by the bird feeder…
happily snacking on fallen sunflower seeds, he spent some time on the bottom deck…
moved over to the planters on the main deck and happily posed for me by the flowers…
under the deck and onto the steps where some leaves were the meal of choice…
sparrows have been cleaning up the leftovers under the feeder right beside him and everyone has just gone about their business…
he’s been back and forth just a foot from me for the whole evening, clearly not considering me a threat of any kind…
what a wonderful treat to have the time and opportunity to enjoy the antics in the garden…
13 Saturday Jun 2015
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big girl pants, bunny, deck, garden, goldfinch, hot tub, moment, The Captain's Table, walk
recently I’ve been coming outside and sitting on the deck to write my blog post… lovely way to end the day and another opportunity to get outside…
today I’ve been on all three decks for some period of the day…
started the day with an early morning hot tub… turned the waterfall back on so got to hear the lovely water sounds… sat on the back deck and read and watched the various wildlife that visited…
besides the goldfinches there were squirrels, butterflies and a large dragonfly… I think the second goldfinch in this picture was a juvenile, not the missus…
went in while it rained, and then sat on the deck by the door to read… while there, a cute little bunny came by…
sat there for at least ten minutes before hopping away…
lovely treat when my kids called and three of them met me for supper at The Captain’s Table… my favourite fish and chip place… luckily I walked there and back to help make up for the fried food I ate…
they headed off to wash the car andchauffeur one of the other kids, and I stopped at the grocery store to pick up salad fixins for tomorrow’s supper…
noticed the first clematis bloom when I arrived home… it is doing very well this year…
going to make some tea and read a bit more while I’m out here and the sky is blue… enjoying the moment…
19 Tuesday May 2015
spent a lovely hour sitting by the pond as I waited for my car to have an oil change and bath…
watched this family of geese…
they are the only inhabitants at the moment… I have been there when there were many families but that must have been later in the season…
busy babies…
I was thinking the water must be cold as they paddled along for a short stint in the pond… it was a special moment…
spent the afternoon in the garden…
saw goldfinches…
a black and white warbler… maybe a yellow warbler but it moved too quickly for me to get a photo…
and this cute sparrow…
day filled with special moments… great to have the time to enjoy them…
