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23 Friday Sep 2016

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Fridays are becoming quite the busy days, lol…

this morning I walked in Bruce Park so I could collect poke balls and then went out for an appointment with my daughter…

inside the entrance of Bruce Park…

leaves are on the ground everywhere…


then it was downtown for lunch at La Roca after we did a little shopping and Pokemon Go-ing…

delicious fish burrito…


great opportunity to take some pictures at the Millennium Library Park…

planters right behind our building…

one of the ponds…


after lunch we picked up my grandson and some teammates and were off to a volleyball tournament…

geese flying over the school…

great shot by my grandson…


home by six and then I had a nap;-)…

drops…

16 Friday Sep 2016

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spent the morning wandering through the Park…

most everything was damp and there were lots of drops on the flowers…

this branch was so pretty with the raindrops…

purple water lily in the lily pond…

dahlias are so beautiful… even if they are not purple…

these are so delicate and airy… and the water drops look great…

not sure what kind of duck this is but it was kind enough to stand still so I could get a good shot…

once I got home I had some lunch and a nap… and headed down to the U of W to watch my grandso play volleyball… it was great fun and they played really well…

got this great shot of some of the action… then we blasted to their house, grabbed jackets, picked up supper and headed to his final soccer game of the year… at the end of the that game, one of his buddies poured water on him so he was rather damp on the ride…

back to the volleyball tournament where he played one last game… 

I think he will sleep well tonight… me too, lol…

lucky…

30 Tuesday Aug 2016

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this morning I had a memory on Facebook of my youngest grandson, as a baby, swinging in a park close by… there was also a picture of he, his older brother and my beloved on the back deck that same day…

just last Friday, when the boys were here, we talked about swinging in that very park…

today, the kids came downtown, spent a few minutes playing Pokemon Go at the Millennium Library Park, and then picked me up for lunch…

we went for dimsum at Kum Koon Garden, our favourite…

they have a stunning salt water fish tank and my grandson took a few pictures for me…

he had my phone because we share a Pokemon Go account so whenever we’re together he is checking out the game, lol…

the point of this story is how lucky I am to have the opportunity to spend time with my kids and grandkids… and how lucky we both were to be able to make memories with our grandchildren…

shade…

16 Tuesday Aug 2016

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took some lovely flower pictures at the Park on the weekend, so wanted to share a few of them with you…

seems I am drawn to blooms made up of tiny flowers, lol… lovely shade of purple…

multi shades of pink… odd I would be drawn to this…

and yellow-y orange…

there is a whole section filled with beautifully coloured foxglove… such a pretty light shade of purple… 

really admire the way the gardeners combine the plants to get such striking beds…

these roses were heavy with the dew…

final view before leaving the English Garden…

flowers do make me happy…

landscape…

24 Friday Jun 2016

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up early, took a walk to the Park, and had breakfast and a walk through the Gardens with a friend…


arrived home about the same time as my grandson… we worked in the garden for hours…

mowed, dug, planted, weeded… ended up with a lot of yard waste…


ran out for lunch with my daughter and son-in-law and then back to work… pulled out tons of string algae from the pond…


then we tackled one of the front flower beds… we cut down just about everything… I have to pick up something to deal with the grass and next week we will put down landscape cloth and mulch…

put some of the pots in it to get them out of the way for now…


after he left and I’d done a bit more weeding, I took a break and got to spend a few minutes enjoying how much better the space looks…

excellent day…

air…

23 Thursday Jun 2016

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had to run and get my camera this morning when I saw these squirrels… one was running up a telephone pole and the other was standing at attention on the peak of the roof…


so cute…

after work I walked over to the Park and watched some Ultimate… had a lovely visit with a friend and on my way home stopped to smell the air in a few spots where the lilacs were blooming… it was wonderful…

got a nice shot of one of the Duck Pond fountains… different angle…


also came across this little manicured garden by the Pavilion… took a few moments to breathe in the peace…

smiling…

09 Thursday Jun 2016

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took a moment fairly early this morning to take a picture of the lovely pansies in the hibiscus pot… there is also a bloom coming on the hibiscus…


they just have such happy little faces… always bring a smile to my face when I see them…

then at noon I had lunch with these two amazing women… we’ve been taking our lunch out to the Park on sunny days and enjoying the outdoors…


the Park is right behind our office but I must say sometimes people look at us oddly as we walk along the sidewalk with our plates of food…

been talking lately about learning and understanding our authentic self… always an interesting topic… some days I can face up to my frailties and other days I am able to accept how great I can be… 

heard something recently that I am going to work toward… focus on your strengths and let go of your weaknesses…

park…

27 Friday May 2016

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met a friend for a walk around the English and Leo Mol Gardens this morning…

the Park is about a twenty minute walk from my house, but I had an appointment after so took the car… probably took me twenty-five minutes to drive there… 


there was set-up going on for Sunday’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic, and the usual entryways were all blocked off… 

eventually I made it to where I wanted to be, found a place to park and walked a bit to get to the entrance of the Gardens…


the alliums were a bright welcome to the garden and there were gardeners everywhere…


these tulips were still beautiful… many are dropping their petals… it was great fun to spot the changes since last week when I was there…


these white lilacs were nearly done although they look a bit purple in this picture…


these hostas fill a good sized section of the garden…

before we headed off in our separate directions, took this picture by the Children’s Garden…


as I walked back to Shadow I came across one of the Canada Goose families taking a swim…


sure do love my Fridays…

water…

24 Sunday Apr 2016

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enjoyed a lovely walk in two parks this afternoon…

haven’t walked through Truro Park for ages…  


looking up the creek as I started my walk…

 
this is the spot where we scattered George’s ashes… 

  

spent some time taking pictures of the water along my walk… this was my favourite… took it in Bruce Park… 

just love the sound of running water… makes me happy…

haven’t been this way in a while… last time I walked here regularly was when I was recovering from my surgery and talking daily short walks…

the final treat was spotting these two ducks on my way back…

  

a gorgeous wood duck and his partner…

will have to walk through that area on a regular basis so I might get to see some babies…

looking forward to getting the pond working soon so that I can hear the running water right here…

  
  

earth…

22 Friday Apr 2016

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had a nice walk to the Park just before lunch and met up with a friend… after lunch we wandered through the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

she very kindly took a picture of me with the lady reading inside the gate to the English Garden…   
was sad to discover that there are no words in the book, lol… 
  
the Gardens are starting to show signs of Spring… a few plants were starting to pop through the earth and we also came across a few flowers blooming…

  
saw ducks, geese, bunnies, squirrels, juncos and sparrows…

  
beautiful day for a walk…

a lovely earth day…