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lingering…

23 Tuesday Sep 2014

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this is a strange cold… coughing comes and goes… my head feels like cotton and at night I feel like I still have my headset on… some days it seems like I’m improving and then it rears its cold head… lingered long enough…

forgot to turn my alarm on last night so I woke up half an hour late… still had to stop and check for morning glories, lol…

IMG_8371.JPGyesterday there were five blossoms, today just this one…

at the end of the day this hibiscus was smiling at me…

IMG_8372.JPGhad the windows down and the moon roof open and enjoyed the 28 degree temperature… first day of Fall…

little…

05 Friday Sep 2014

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yesterday I spent some glorious time with two little persons, had to retake one of the photos today because one didn’t turn out, lol…

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IMG_8034.JPGgot to spend time holding each of them while they had a lovely nap… we had a wonderful lunch and then everyone went home and I had a nap…

IMG_8009.JPGsnuggling babies can be exhausting…

this morning I got a few good shots of raindrops on the hibiscus…

IMG_8055.JPGalso a pic of blue and purple morning glories…

IMG_8054.JPGlovely way to spend the last of my vacation…

home…

02 Tuesday Sep 2014

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this morning I woke in my own bed… it was lovely… the bed I was in over the last week was fine, but there is something about being in your own…

last night I thought about having a hot tub but could hear the police helicopter flying over in circles… usually that means they are searching for someone so I don’t like to sit out there, lol… and I was rather tired…

this morning I went out for one… sigh… I do love my hot tub and miss it when I am away from home…

relaxed for the remainder of the day although I did wander through the garden a few times…

brought in two hydrangea flowers and put them in a vase…

IMG_7941.JPGalso got a nice pic of a hibiscus flower…

IMG_7940.JPGtomorrow I will have to unpack my suitcase, lol…

overflowing…

22 Friday Aug 2014

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this morning it was misting outside but I had to take pictures of the morning glories…

IMG_7390.JPGwhenever I look at them I remember how George would bring me pictures and tell me how many were blooming as I spent weeks in the hospital a few years back…

the pond is nearly overflowing…

IMG_7391.JPGwe’ve had two huge rains this week and rather than being low on water, it is bursting its seams…

before I left home I had to move and dump the barrel liner… It was full again this morning… certainly a good workout to pull it across the driveway and then tip it over…

IMG_7392-0.JPGthis beautiful and large hibiscus greeted me when I arrived home…

IMG_7393.JPGone of the biggest blossoms so far on this tree…

a great beginning to my two weeks of vacation…

fourteen…

10 Sunday Aug 2014

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started the day in the garden… two blossoms on the hibiscus and you can see what a beautiful morning it was…

hibiscus this morning...

hibiscus this morning…

the sounds in the garden were lovely, there were chickadees and goldfinches at the feeder, while the water was falling in the pond…  

goldfinch

shortly after that, the nail guns took over as my neighbour was having his roof shingled, lol… caught one of the chickadees, which is difficult as they are very fast…

chickadee...

chickadee…

spent a good portion of the day getting the required groceries and making spinach dip and five pounds of potato salad for the big birthday party… mom loves the spinach dip, and dad the potato salad…

birthday boy...

birthday boy…

our oldest grandson turned fourteen… cannot believe that fourteen years have passed since he arrived in our lives… he is a lovely young man and George and I both enjoyed watching him as he has grown… George would be very proud… I know I am…

bits and pieces…

28 Monday Jul 2014

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discovered a few pictures on my phone that I wanted to share from our weekend in Fargo and Grand Forks…

this one shows the boys at a charging station in Starbucks… we were taking a break with a variety of beverages and resting our feet… phones and tablets were plugged in for a brief time so that no one would end up with a dead piece of electronics…

20140728-230740-83260217.jpgthen we moved on to a final bit of shopping… even the little boys were getting tired…

20140728-230859-83339575.jpgtonight I got a couple of excellent shots of the hibiscus… today it has two red blooms and two yellow ones…

20140728-231118-83478622.jpgthis one looks nice against the purple door…

20140728-231219-83539436.jpgI am wondering if the plant puts out more blossoms when it is stressed, because every time I look at it, seems it is in need of water… but there are numerous buds ready to open…

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and tonight I saw two boy goldfinches at the feeder… yay…

wander…

22 Tuesday Jul 2014

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spent a little time wandering in the garden tonight…

the hibiscus was quite lovely…

20140722-211215-76335625.jpgstill waiting to see if the baby’s breath is going to smell – like urine…

20140722-211345-76425652.jpgcan’t decide about the pink flowers… but I do have a friend who will take them if they don’t make the cut…

20140722-211643-76603053.jpgthe basket with the begonias in it continues to look amazing…

20140722-211751-76671851.jpgI turned the waterfall off as it was barely going… waiting to hear from the pond people about what I should be doing…

might have my son-in-law come and dig the pump out of the rocks and see if it is obstructed… don’t think our cheap sump pump ever got plugged up, lol…

going to get up early tomorrow and water everything before heading to work…

lobster…

08 Tuesday Jul 2014

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went shopping at IKEA after work with Crystal and Jeff, to order their kitchen… it was very exciting… couldn’t believe how many people were there on a Tuesday night, but kitchens went on sale yesterday so there was a crowd…

to top it off, they paid with cash, which kind of shocked the young woman at the register… I do wonder how long it is going to be before places won’t accept cash… she had to call a supervisor to double count the money… after all that, she forgot to make change, lol… luckily Jeff remembered before we left…

then, to celebrate, we went out for dinner at Red Lobster…

20140708-212529-77129555.jpghad very nice slushy drinks, those amazing biscuits, and lobster… saved just enough to have for lunch tomorrow…

20140708-212916-77356594.jpgit was wonderful to have time together, without the little people…

when they dropped me off, I went out and got a few pictures of the hibiscus…

20140708-213221-77541917.jpgwaiting to see what the next colour is…

clouds…

07 Monday Jul 2014

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tonight, on my way home, the sky had some frightening looking clouds…

was finally able to get a picture part way home, although by then they weren’t quite as horrible looking… this was about 4:20…

20140707-211844-76724187.jpgmade it in the door about three minutes before the torrential rain began… only lasted for a few minutes..

20140707-211957-76797488.jpghard to see it coming down but the pavement was completely wet in a very short time…

it is beautiful now…

20140707-212239-76959771.jpgforgot that the hibiscus is a tri-colour… the last flowers were reddish orange… the next bloom looks like it is going to be yellow…

20140707-212706-77226356.jpgthat’s pretty cool…

hibiscus…

03 Thursday Jul 2014

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once again the sun shone all day long… still a big deal after all the overcast and rainy days…

took some pictures of the hibiscus buds this morning on my way to the car… I can’t help myself when I see something lovely in the garden, lol, but that is part of taking the time to enjoy the moment…

20140703-201425-72865429.jpghere is what greeted me as I arrived home…

20140703-201707-73027737.jpgthey are very lovely…

20140703-201946-73186306.jpgthis one is from upstairs…

to top it off the goldfinch couple spent a bit of time eating their dinner as I was making mine… nice to have them both in the picture…

20140703-202357-73437832.jpghave heard of a few losses recently and it reminds me to enjoy every moment because we don’t know what tomorrow might bring…