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shrivelled…

30 Saturday Aug 2025

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I spent a large portion of the day reading in the garden and enjoying the flowers and fish…

as the afternoon progressed I watched the morning glories close up… it reminded me of all the days when I worked and how, by the time I got home, they were all done…

this morning I took a photo of the butterfly bench with a number of blooms on it…

currently the majority of the blooms are the large blue ones with a few smaller purple ones still popping out…

by late this afternoon they had all shrivelled up…

what a treat to be able to enjoy them from start to finish;-)…

pickled…

29 Friday Aug 2025

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this afternoon a young friend dropped off freshly picked cucumbers and tomatoes from their grandmother’s garden…

what a treat…

made one of my favourite pickled salads – cucumber, onion, vinegar, and water… and then had some with my supper…

yum…

the tomatoes were delicious as well…

terrace…

28 Thursday Aug 2025

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this warm sunny morning, as I was walking up to the Leaf, I took a quick walk through the new water terrace which is located just outside the front area, between the Leaf and the Gardens at the Leaf…

I am looking forward to a longer visit next time I am there…

there are no fish, but the frogs have already made it their home;-)…

and look at the size of these pumpkins in the Kitchen Garden;-)…

refreshing…

27 Wednesday Aug 2025

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yesterday I climbed into the pond and cleaned the pump…

it always makes a huge difference to the flow of the waterfall when all the gunk is pulled out;-)…

I can hear the change in the power of the water as I am cleaning…

then I sat for a few minutes with my legs in the water… it was refreshing…

around…

25 Monday Aug 2025

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the other day I posted about the morning glory that had grown through a space in the back of the bench on the deck…

I was hoping that the vine would have flowers on the front of the bench;-)…

today I looked carefully and discovered this, lol…

it went around the 2×4 and back out on the same side…

too funny;-)…

blow…

24 Sunday Aug 2025

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another lovely day…

spotted a baby bunny, snacking on poppy plants…

and a bigger bunny in the middle of the garden…

a bit later my housemate discovered the cutest little frog and popped them next to the pond…

I had an enjoyable time reading outside, although I did have a blanket on as it was a bit cool, but the garden looked tidy following a cut, trim and blow, lol…

everything is so lush following all the rain…

the waterfall area has had the last of the liner cut back now that we are sure it isn’t leaking, yay…

muskrats…

22 Friday Aug 2025

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finally walked over to the Park this morning…

started with breakfast at the Park Cafe… I really enjoyed the falafels…

from there it was over to the English Garden which is just gorgeous right now…

I found a lovely rose, just after we saw a hummingbird, although it moved too fast for me to get a photo…

in the Leo Mol Arbor we spotted one of the muskrats;-)…

had some fun with water lilies and frogs at the lily pond…

the gardens were being prepped for the big donor event this week… pressure washers were cleaning up the concrete, while lights were being added to the trees throughout the space… it will look lovely in the evening;-)…

beauties…

20 Wednesday Aug 2025

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this morning, when I was checking out the morning glories, I discovered this part of the vine which was growing from one side of the deck boards to the other side…

hopefully it will be one of these beauties that opens on the other side…

nature is so clever…

espaliered…

19 Tuesday Aug 2025

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such fun today when I was at The Leaf…

in the Mediterranean biome I took a few photos of the stunning magnolia flowers… there are two trees… one is high up and the second is one of the espaliered trees along the windows;-)… sadly, too far away to enjoy the scent…

when I was in the Butterfly Garden a friend decided to visit me and tickled my neck for a few minutes…

great day;-)…