Tag Archives: mandevilla

power…

16 Thursday Jul 2015

Posted by in health, life, nature, technology

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , ,

  
the mandevilla looks amazing… even though it rained last night it was in good shape…

  
picked up some peas and baby cucumbers at the Farmers Market downtown today, so I added them to my dinner plate… I also went outside and picked a few of the green peppers… 

unfortunately they are hot and powerful… put one in my mouth and started to cough and choke… had to take quite a few drinks of water to get my breath back, lol… and there are tons of peppers on the plants…

  
got a letter in the mail saying that Hydro were having trouble getting a reading on my power meter… they suggested I take a picture of the meter so they could read it… I must say reading it has been difficult… wondered why they hadn’t suggested this before… way simpler for me and they get the reading much quicker, without it being done incorrectly…

power in a number of places…

appreciation…

15 Wednesday Jul 2015

Posted by in health, life, nature

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , ,

had a wonderful day…

checked the garden and saw that one of the mandevilla buds had finally opened… they are beautifully structured, but take a long time to open…

  
we didn’t have to be at the office until an hour after our usual time as today was staff appreciation day…

  
while we ate breakfast snacks, which can be a bit complicated as we have a number of food issues, we played a serious game of Pictionary… some of us can be a bit competitive…

  
at the same time, taking turns getting henna tattoos… 

  
they were beautifully done by @dahliahenna…

then, a walk to The Forks where we got to take a water taxi tour on the Assiniboine and Red rivers… great fun… nothing like the wind in your face riding on the water…

  
got a nice shot of the Legislature… things always look so different from the water…

  
lunch on the patio of the Beachcomber with an incredible group…

walk back to the office and then home…

truly blessed to work in an organization which does appreciate and care for all staff members…

storm…

11 Saturday Jul 2015

Posted by in health, life, nature

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , ,

am dripping wet right now…

  
hard to see but there is a rainbow in this picture… this is what it looked like after I ran out in the pouring rain and put away all the cushions… first time they have been soaked, sigh… should have put them away before supper…

the day had been perfect up till the storm…

  
fish were out and about…

  
watered all the planters and baskets and they are doing well…

  
found a small tomato…

  
couple of green peppers…

  
and an eggplant… woo hoo…

  
mandevilla is ready to open…

  
and the million bells basket is beautiful…

the rain has ended but the thunder is still rolling… 

beloved…

09 Saturday May 2015

Posted by in health, life, nature

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , ,

last night I was at the computer and for some reason decided to see if George’s obituary was still online…

it was, and I cried as I read it and the condolences that people wrote online about my beloved…

was at Rona today to look for a planter pot and saw a few people who had worked with him, although most of them seemed to be new… things change in three years… it was a scratch and save day and I remember how he always had to work on those Saturdays and Sundays…

picked up a few African violets for the office… also got a pink mandevilla…

  
all of these reminded me of the many flowers George has brought me over the years…

also picked up some solar lights which I put outside to see if I turned them on correctly…

tried on lots of clothes but only found two things I liked… a nice pair of soft pants to wear around the house and some cute purple shorts…

 

came home and took it easy for the rest of the day… 

will be missing my beloved tomorrow…

nearly blooming…

14 Wednesday Aug 2013

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , ,

had a little wander around the garden tonight…

red mandevilla, although my favourite is white...

red mandevilla, although my favourite is white…

the mandevilla is just about ready to bloom… I had been hoping that it might have been open for the Bubble Party which was over a week ago and it is still waiting…

purple dahlia...

purple dahlia…

the dahlia has been getting ready for days but now I can see a few purple petals ready to burst open… it is nearly as tall as me… some of the others are just getting buds on them… I purchased most of them when I was in Courtenay…

dry waterfall...

dry waterfall…

the pond is still losing water, even with the waterfall turned off… got a few good pics of the fish and a great shot of my purple float from Seattle…

fish under the water hyacinth...

fish under the water hyacinth…

watered a few baskets and plants and then had a nap…

my hand blown purple float...

my hand blown purple float…

looking forward to a quiet week and weekend as I continue to recover from all the excitement over the last few weeks…