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walkabout…

31 Monday Aug 2020

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had a short walkabout this morning and took some photos of flowers in the garden…

the water lily looks to be opening for the last time… the other two are already sinking into the water…

the butterfly bush is still blooming every day…

the datura has some beautiful colours…

there are still a few morning glories blooming each day…

and finally, the sunflower is beginning to open… not sure if it will produce sunflower seeds…

good walk;-)…

coverage…

30 Sunday Aug 2020

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not too long ago we got a new shade umbrella… it has worked well for a portion of the day, providing shade for one chair but I was hoping it might adjust to provide more coverage, depending on the time of day…

yesterday I learned how to turn it, which I didn’t think was possible… very exciting…

unfortunately, the sun had already put the whole backyard in shadow so we couldn’t test it out… I’d hoped to see what it could do today, but it has been overcast followed by a thunderstorm… no sun expected, but tomorrow should be sunny all day;-)…

no testing today, lol…

fudgicles…

28 Friday Aug 2020

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had an excellent visit with a good friend a few days ago…

she brought fresh veggies from her garden… we consulted on a project, talked about our lives, exercise, technology, and living on our own…

we ordered in some tasty Pho Hoang and had fudgicles for dessert…

after dinner, while we were sitting beside the pond, I spotted baby fish… this was very exciting…

after she left, I sat and spotted at least four, in three different sizes… looks like two about two inches long and at least one each of two smaller ones…

have not been able to get any photos as they move very quickly and look black in the water, lol… maybe they are nervous about some of those bigger ones..

a lovely time…

Merlin…

27 Thursday Aug 2020

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well, what a day yesterday was… spent the majority of it in the garden, watching the water lily and all the birds flitting about the space… maybe they are starting to head south, sigh…

first to the feeder came the Downy Woodpecker… it was there for a while before flying off… believe that is the first one I’ve seen this summer…

the White-breasted Nuthatch popped by, and posed for a photo;-)…

next were the chickadees, and there were a lot of them, but sadly, they didn’t want to eat out of my hand…

and then, a Tennessee Warbler stopped by the pond for a drink… my Merlin Bird ID was certainly well used, lol…

my neighbour gave me celery out of his garden and a friend brought me carrots and parsley from her garden plot…

poisonous…

25 Tuesday Aug 2020

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spent some time in the front flower bed tidying the datura…

they are doing great… I’ve been trimming the spent blossoms so that the plant might make more flowers;-)…

also made sure that all the debris went into the pots and washed my hands afterwards as they are poisonous…

the other day I may have put my hand to my lips and had a strange sensation so am being more careful…

final photo from inside the house…

sanctuary…

23 Sunday Aug 2020

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spent the morning in the garden watching chickadees, monarchs, nuthatches, squirrels and fish…

the nuthatch was not interested in a photo op and even the chickadees were not particularly cooperative…

the monarch was happily guzzling nectar from the butterfly bush, so I was able to get a number of photos… I am very happy to finally have this plant in the garden and hope that I can get some seeds from it for next year or maybe even try to bring it into the house to see if it will overwinter…

it looks like there will be two more water lily flowers with a possible third one… very exciting…

I hadn’t been out in the garden for a few days and really enjoyed time with the members of my garden sanctuary;-)…

bridge…

06 Thursday Aug 2020

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had a wonderful walk to and around a portion of Assiniboine Park…

it was a bit nerve wracking as I crossed the bridge, but no one else was crossing at the same time… I think if both people stay right at the edge there are six feet between them…

I made it to the English Garden only to discover that it doesn’t open until 9 am due to COVID-19…

instead I walked around the Riley Duck Pond, although there weren’t many ducks and geese around, lol…

did come across someone I know and we had a nice chat before going on our way…

nice to get that first trip done and hoping to do it again…

sadly I won’t be visiting the English Garden or Leo Mol Garden for a while, as I am walking very early so I don’t run into lots of individuals…

accomplishment…

04 Tuesday Aug 2020

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beautiful day for a walk…

finished tidying for the cleaners and left the house just as they arrived… always feels like an accomplishment when everything is ready, lol…

I still don’t want to be in the house while they are here and don’t usually go back in for an hour after they leave, lol… once they are done they send a list of what they accomplished which is nice to review…

nineteen and sunny as I walked along a nearby street and many of the bunnies were out and about;-)…

this house caught my eye with the lovely flower beds… and lots of shade…

way more people out and about at 9 am than at 7, lol… got quite a few more steps as I crossed streets to stay out of their way…