chill…

25 Tuesday Apr 2023

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had a bit of fun in the garden Monday…

there was a chill in the air, but we were able to install the arch in the side garden, and then I put up the trellises on the planter boxes…

the arch fits perfectly and it will be exciting to see what will grow up and over the path;-)…

while I was outside I managed to get the slinky back on the bird feeder pole and flipped the water barrel over…

started the day planting some tomato seeds and trying again with the datura, which hadn’t started a single sprout…

we will see if there are any sprouts this time… maybe one day it will be warm enough to plant outside, lol…

daturas…

10 Monday Apr 2023

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finally got the seeds into the soil…

so far, there are morning glories as well as purple and white daturas planted… last year I didn’t remember to start any of the daturas, so am excited to see how they will do this year…

started with plastic wrap on top, but then I found some glass in the basement which covers the pots nicely…

I am turning the light on first thing in the morning, and off just before I head to bed;-)…

now to wait for some sprouts…

hummingbird…

03 Saturday Sep 2022

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had the most five or six delightful minutes in the garden this afternoon;-)…

I was eating the last delicious bits of yesterday’s Blizzard on the back deck and spotted a hummingbird in the garden…

for a long time we had feeders, but no hummingbirds, so we gave up… a few have flown through over the years, but none stayed around to snack…

it moved around slurping from the petunias which are everywhere in the space this year… from the six planters around the deck, to the morning glories in the dahlia planter in the centre of the yard, to the baskets hanging along the neighbour’s garage… and back again…

my camera was close by, but I just enjoyed the moment…

I’m fairly sure it was a female ruby-throated hummingbird…

how blessed that I was sitting in that spot and looked up at that exact moment…

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…

produce…

29 Sunday May 2022

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brought all the plants out of the garage the other day… I had put everything in after concern that the bunnies might stop by for an expensive dinner, lol…

I have decided that I will be in the garden as much as possible, whenever possible… what with the odd weather I think it will be important to enjoy each moment…

sat by the pond for awhile, although I had a blanket on, before doing a bit of planting…

put in three of my dahlias hoping they will produce again this year…

in the pot on the deck, planted an Eveline and added morning glories to grow up the trellis… this is my favourite dahlia and I’m happy to have two corms that look like they will grow… fingers crossed…

the second one went into the pot in the middle of the garden… last year it did amazing in this particular spot… will add something else to trail down a bit in this planter…

also planted two strawberry plants and a few morning glories in the Bundt pan on the table… hoping the morning glories will climb up the umbrella pole and greet me with many flowers in the morning…

the other dahlia went into a pot that is currently sitting on the deck, but it can easily be moved elsewhere in the garden… I put in two tubers and if them both come up, one will be moved…

of course that bit of planting still left a table full waiting for their new homes…

drilled…

11 Wednesday May 2022

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the large planter on the deck has been full of water from all the rain… it doesn’t have any drain holes because it was originally a barrel liner…

I dug out the drill and then did a Google search to remind me how to change the bit… after a little experimenting I was able to put in one that would make holes…

dragged the planter so it hung over the edge and drilled a number of holes in it and watched the water pour out…

hopefully, in the next few days I can pop a few of the morning glories into it, along with the obelisk for them to climb up…

not sure if they need it to be warmer, but I can always plant more, lol…

some days those big girl pants are quite comfortable…

gloomy…

24 Sunday Apr 2022

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it feels as though the weather has been all anyone is thinking about these days…

it has been raining for days and then it turned into snow… there are puddles (or lakes) everywhere and many people have been struggling with water in their basements…

with another gloomy day, I decided to make soup… I used up not-so-fresh zucchini, carrots, onions, celery, and the last of the frozen cauliflower in the freezer… then I added various bits and pieces to season it up…

the result came out nicely and I will have some tasty lunches over the next few days…

felt like a good use of my time on this dull day…

seeding…

06 Wednesday Apr 2022

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this morning I was happy to discover two blooms on one of the morning glories…

that encouraged me to do some seeding for the garden…

I had decided not to do any, but felt a need to start morning glories so they can begin blooming earlier…

I cut toilet paper rolls in half, then cut slits at one end, folded them and put a piece of tape across the bottom…

then I put all of those into a spinach clamshell, filled them with soil, and dropped a few seeds into each one… I also planted three of them with grape tomatoes…