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hoarfrost…

10 Sunday Jan 2021

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what a wonderful day yesterday… slept in, and when I got out of bed, saw hoarfrost on the trees out the bedroom window…

as I passed the window on the staircase, I spotted a bunny having a snack… first one I’ve seen on the deck this winter…

and the views out the window were wonderful… I even went outside a couple of times to get a few photos… some when it was overcast…

and some in the sunlight…

so beautiful, and a reminder of a day with my beloved when we took a drive to photograph hoarfrost…

goddess…

09 Saturday Jan 2021

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for many years, since my trip to Seattle in 2013, I have had a Chihuly calendar… either my daughter or I have purchased them for Christmas gifts to one another…

this year that didn’t happen, so we were discussing how we missed it the other day…

she suggested that I make one using Vistaprint… I had gone online and found them on the Chihuly Garden and Glass website, but the shipping charge was more than double the cost of the calendar…

so I did… I used the photos from our visit in 2016… it took about an hour to prepare and order…

that was on Monday… on Thursday it arrived;-)… it is beautiful, the photos came out clear and crisp and it is just slightly smaller than the Chihuly ones…

I am very happy…

I had fallen in love with a photo of the garden goddess many years ago that was taken in Montreal… on one of my visits to see the kids in Ottawa, we planned a visit to see it… unfortunately the picture was old and the structure was not in the garden…

in 2015, my daughter sent me information about a goddess structure in Atlanta, and that there was a Chihuly installation happening as well in 2016… I was very excited and so away we went…

it was a special time… I am going to enjoy this calendar…

scraped…

02 Saturday Jan 2021

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my son-in-law and grandson came over today to shovel…

of course, he helps, lol… the oldest grandson tends to drop off the shoveler and run a few errands for me…

an excellent job, as ice and packed snow were scraped off and everything looks tidy;-)… he also spotted a piece of siding that had come loose so he went and found the ladder and then got it hooked in… it may need a bit more work in the spring…

I went outside with a mask on to visit with them for a few moments… as they were leaving he covered his face with his hat and came and gave me a big hug…

nice to touch someone;-)…

joy…

31 Thursday Dec 2020

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last evening I spent time on Instagram… people tend to put up their nine most liked photos of the year, but I decided to put up my nine favourite ones…

I was thinking they would be flowers, with maybe a bird or piece of chocolate included…

once I finished, there were seven with flowers, one bird and a monarch butterfly…

looking through the pictures reminded me of some wonderful times over this past year…

my orchids, which provide such joy for me all year long…

planting, growing and enjoying morning glories, datura and dahlias…

time spent, with and without cameras, viewing the birds in the garden…

a rose along the sidewalk on one of the walks I took this year, with my daughter in my ear;-)…

the amazing time I spent over the summer with eggs, caterpillars and butterflies… and the day my grandson and I watched the butterflies appear…

time with hearts and flower bouquets…

the water lily flowers that erupted in the pond… had the most blooms ever this summer… and I hope to overwinter them in the aquarium…

lovely reminders of a crazy, but wonderfully special year…

relaxed…

27 Sunday Dec 2020

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had a quiet day yesterday… spent time taking photos of ornaments on the tree and the orchids…

a friend dropped off the fixings for turkey dinner which I warmed up at supper time… it was a lovely treat and made for a relaxed and enjoyable meal… ended the day with hot lemonade in my new mug and gifted shortbread…

just another reminder of how blessed I truly am…

elves…

22 Tuesday Dec 2020

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today my two older grandsons came by… one got dropped off so he could shovel, while the other went out for a few last minute items I needed… the main one being food for the fish;-)…

while he was out and about, the younger was shovelling… there was a lot of snow and it was heavy… put out some hot chocolate to warm him up…

the shopper returned and the elves loaded up the car with presents and goodies for their house…

a bit sad to see Indi with snow on her… she doesn’t have a garage for protection these days…

good news is that all the gifts have been sent on their way;-)…

pose…

19 Saturday Dec 2020

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had some fun watching the visitors to the feeders today…

saw chickadees, nuthatches and woodpeckers at the front feeders… at one point all three were there, although only the woodpecker decided to pose, lol…

lots of sparrows as well as this guy on the deck…

at the end of the day, the sky was stunning…

nature was everywhere;-)…

hole…

16 Wednesday Dec 2020

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this morning I was reminded of how beautiful hoarfrost can be… the pictures I came across were from eight years ago and showed the elm tree that lived across the street…

it was cut down a few years ago…

I took a photo to compare and was surprised at how much the cedar in our front yard has grown… the photo also shows the huge hole where the tree used to be…

I sure do miss the trees that have gone…

swept…

14 Monday Dec 2020

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yesterday my middle grandson came over to shovel for me… there wasn’t too much snow, but after the last snowfall, everything froze and the sidewalk was crazy icy… I didn’t want that to happen again, lol… there had been a skiff of snow and I had gone out and swept the sidewalk just the day before…

it was cute watching him put his hoodie up over his baseball cap, which he had on backwards, lol… of course there were earbuds in as he listened to his music while doing the job… he did have gloves because I couldn’t give him grandpa’s to wear which often happened before when he forgot…

he did the front, the driveway and all of the back decks and pathways… the garage camera even got a few photos for me… he was happy to get the December payment which will help with his Christmas gift shopping…

it was wonderful to see him, even though it was only through the windows… and now all of the spaces are cleaned…

starving…

12 Saturday Dec 2020

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my morning schedule is to put on the kettle for my tea, choose my Advent treat for the day, feed the fish, and prepare my breakfast…

when I get to the calendar, which is on top of the fish tank, the fish are running back and forth to make sure I know they are there… and starving...

I can practically hear them, lol… later in the day, they will rush over as I enter their space to see if they can convince me that they haven’t been fed…