08 Tuesday Nov 2016
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this morning the sky was lovely and light as I drove to work… stopped and took this picture through the car window…
I took this shot at 5:11 on my way home, and it was already getting dark… the sky had a pink cast to it…
and the trees were already lit…
as I was heading upstairs for a nap, I spotted the red colour out the window so took a few pictures and ran downstairs to get some from outside the front door…
beautiful moments to savour…
26 Wednesday Oct 2016
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for the last few weeks I have been feeling down…
missing my beloved a lot… usually when I am struggling with missing him I can spot the triggers… a date… a particular activity…
can’t put my finger on anything in particular right now… and I think that makes it worse…
this morning it was dark when I left for work… and when I checked online it showed the sun rose at 8:09 am and set at 6:15 pm…
so it really is getting darker all the time, sigh… light affects me a lot, or lack of it…
and of course the overcast skies and rain don’t help much either…
find that I sleep more as it gets darker… maybe I want to hibernate, lol…
have been taking vitamin D for the last few weeks and think I need to start using my SAD light on a regular basis…
light and shadow on a lisianthus in the English Garden
19 Wednesday Oct 2016
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big girl pants, bulbs, burnt out, flowers, light, mandevilla, orchid, shining, timers, widow
had a lovely few minutes when I got home… walked into the living room to put away my purse…
the light was shining into the room and I went and got my phone so that I could take some pictures…
spent a wonderful few minutes taking shots of the various flowers in the light…
the sunlight was gorgeous as it streamed into the space…
the mandevilla is struggling with being in the house and the buds are opening in a very strange fashion…
love this picture of the new orchid with some of the blossoms in the light and some in shadow…
on Sunday my son-in-law adjusted my timers so they would come on a bit earlier… it has been great to come downstairs in the morning and have it light… but tonight it was dark…
apparently one of the bulbs is burnt out… not sure I have a replacement… guess I’ll be sorting that out, lol…
18 Tuesday Oct 2016
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banh mi, big girl pants, box, ChefsPlate, light, nap, sunlight, tofu, widow
the lack of light and sunshine drags me down…
when I got home tonight I was exhausted and had a nap before even thinking about dinner…
when I woke up I made sesame tofu banh mi with enoki mushrooms, pickled vegetables and sweet soy glaze…
it was the final meal from last week’s ChefsPlate box… good thing because this week’s box arrives tomorrow, lol…
opening the bag is a bit like Christmas and the excitement starts to build as each piece comes out…
reading the directions and following the steps in order is fun and gave me energy…
it turned out very tasty… although a little spicy… might not put all the chili peppers in the next one…
and the great news is that tomorrow’s lunch is all ready;-)…
11 Tuesday Oct 2016
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aquasize, beloved, big girl pants, conversation, dark, fish and chips, light, widow
yesterday was in a conversation with someone about how dark it is getting in the evening…
they mentioned that by 8 pm the light was fading… sadly tonight as we were coming home from aquasize at 7:25 it was already dark…
was also thinking about how my beloved would make fish and chips for when I’d get home from swimming… I miss that…
this was the light at 7:48 this morning… just getting light out…
27 Wednesday Apr 2016
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early this morning I got a shot of the sun rising…
sunrise
took a few pictures of the tulips I picked up a few days ago and brought to the office…
purple tulip
tulips
reminded me of a colleague who, on my return from New York, commented that most people who visit NYC post many skyline pictures… but I posted pictures of flowers, lol…
then she said: “which is so you“…
I do love flowers and plants and gardens…
04 Monday Apr 2016
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the sun was shining brightly into the living room tonight as I sat waiting for my friends to arrive… four of the five of us were going to be together…
so amazing to be sitting in the bright light at seven thirty at night… yay…
unfortunately there is still a bit of snow on the ground…
received the first drawings of the kitchen today… trying to look at them and decide whether it is just what I want…
interesting to see the kitchen from someone else’s point of view…
been doing a lot of looking at things with an open mind lately and need to stay in that state of mind…
it is so easy to only see things the way you’ve done them for ages… much more difficult to envision possibilities…
need to keep that open mind…
23 Wednesday Mar 2016
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big girl pants, geese, glittering, light, pattern, pictures, sun, widow
over the weekend I took a few interesting pictures…
this one is of the glittering snow on the roof of the garage…
a lovely pattern showed up as well…
when we were coming out of the store on Sunday I could hear the geese and when I looked up I saw them… it was so bright that I couldn’t see them, but snapped a few pictures…
not bad when I couldn’t actually see…
and finally I got this shot of the sun behind haze…
pulled over to take the shot… it was a strange sky…
the light was bright for all of these, lol…
10 Thursday Mar 2016
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, light, orchid, remembering, squirrel, touch, widow
got a great shot of a squirrel yesterday morning having a snack in the garden…
this morning I was up even earlier and watched a bunny crossing the street but didn’t get a picture… the exciting thing was that it was light out when I headed downtown at seven…
did take a few pics of the orchid which still looks pretty good… trying not to touch it which might cause one of the blossoms to drop off…
have spent a fair amount of time over the last few days remembering the day of my beloved’s memorial service… it was four years ago today…
all of us getting ready together was rather stressful…
making it through the gathering was painful and I was barely able to move as my body reacted to the distress of the day and my health issues…
having the opportunity to speak with everyone who came to celebrate his life was awe inspiring and very comforting…
arriving home to discover that someone had hit a borrowed vehicle and driven away without even leaving a note…
can’t actually remember the evening…
such a painFULL time…
am pleased with how well we have come through these days/months/years… each of us is moving forward and supporting one another…
we talk about George/Daddy/Grandpa often… I don’t want anyone to forget him and his impact on us and everyone who he touched…
we are and have been blessed…
18 Thursday Feb 2016
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big girl pants, camera, iPhone, light, Nikon, Olympus, photographer, sd card, solar, wifi
been taking lots of pictures lately with my camera… I really love my Nikon…
have had it for many years and love the way it fits in my hand and the great pictures it takes… I also have an Olympus, but it just doesn’t have the same comfortable feel to it…
often take pictures with my phone because it is easier than pulling out the Nikon and then downloading the shots to the computer and emailing them to my phone to use in my blog…
today I was speaking with a professional photog who talked about a different type of card which will act as wifi and send pics directly to my iPhone… have already done a bit of reading on them and will be heading to Henry’s on the weekend to learn more and hopefully get one… woo hoo…
took another few pictures of the solar dragonflies in the garden… enjoying the extra light every day…
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