07 Saturday May 2022
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a few days ago, I spotted five flickers in the field… like the robins, they never got close enough so I could get them all in one picture…
then I went searching for what a group of them is called, and found this:
it is always a treat to see them in the Spring and Fall…
while they are searching the grass for their goodies they move very quickly so it can be difficult to get a good photo… this one was photobombed, lol…
26 Tuesday Apr 2022
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April, big girl pants, blessed, blossoms, Central Park, cherry, cherry tree, flowers, Kingfisher Spa, moments, nature, pictures, widow
recently I came across a couple of pictures of cherry trees from April a number of years ago…
this first photo, which I took at the Filberg Festival in Courtenay, BC in 2011, won us a trip to Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa to enjoy their Pacific Mist hydropath…
this photo was taken in New York, NY, in 2016… I think it was in Central Park..
cherry trees are just so beautiful, and clearly April is a blooming month for them;-)…
it is fun when memories remind me of special times…
20 Wednesday Apr 2022
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18 Friday Mar 2022
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, drive, family, hoarfrost, memories, moments, nature, pictures, rime, sky, trees, weather, widow
I was surprised this morning when I looked out the window and spotted the hoarfrost on the trees…
it is such a gift of nature and looks so delicate (apparently like feathers)… I spent some time researching the difference between rime ice and hoarfrost, once I came across the term, lol… still not a hundred percent sure I understand…
hoarfrost always reminds me of my last drive with my beloved… he drove me around the Park and a few neighbourhoods so that I could take pictures of the beautiful designs that morning…
it was just a few days before his death…
but now, the sight of hoarfrost on the trees reminds me of wonderful times together;-)… I truly am blessed…
17 Thursday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, Japanese Maple, memories, moments, nature, pictures, plants, purple, shamrocks, St. Patrick's Day, starting, weather, widow
yesterday I put up a photo on Instagram that showed my Japanese Maple just starting to leaf out… this picture below came up in my Google Photos today showing the same tree two years ago… made me laugh because it is so different, lol…
the good news is that it is starting…
and obviously, I should have put it up today, on St. Patrick’s Day, when we are all Irish;-)…
at the bottom of the tree, shamrocks have been growing since the first summer it went outside and the shamrock plant jumped into the pot…
it was fun taking the pictures;-)…
15 Tuesday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, melted, moments, nature, pictures, snow, squirrel, sunflower seeds, watched, weather, widow
had a fun few minutes this morning as I watched this red squirrel…
some of the snow has melted away and the squirrels have uncovered the sunflower seeds…
every now and then this one would stick its head under the snow and bring up a snack…
I checked whenever I was in the kitchen, but missed any more sightings, lol…
03 Thursday Mar 2022
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artwork, beloved, big girl pants, fishing line, hanging, home, hook, memories, moments, pictures, trim, widow
recently I was asked for information on the picture hangers used in the living and dining rooms…
pieces of trim board are attached at the top of the ceiling or under the crown moulding that is already there… they are a bit like cove moulding as there is a little space behind the top of the rail…
we have S hooks that fit over the lip and hold up the fishing line that is attached to the artwork…
we found it works very well and means pieces can be moved around without marking up the walls… I even attach two pictures to the same hook…
it is pretty neat;-)…
01 Tuesday Mar 2022
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app, big girl pants, blessed, light, memories, moments, pictures, remembering, slides, Technology, widow
I downloaded an app the other day, rather excited as it was supposed to copy old slides into electronic versions…
I found the slides I had put aside and followed the instructions and it made six great photos…
then, it advised I needed to buy the program to be able to save the photos… very disappointing… it is frustrating when the apps aren’t clear that you need to pay a certain amount to use them… with only a few slides paying $8 a month seemed a little excessive, lol…
it was fun to see the photos, even if only for a few minutes…
27 Thursday Jan 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, happy, moments, nature, orchid, pictures, purple, Technology, unfold, widow
one of the great things about retirement is having the opportunity to watch as things unfold…
like this orchid which has been coming along nicely for a while…
yesterday at 8:48 am it was just starting to unfurl…
and at 1:55 pm it looked like this…
finally it was open at 9:14 am this morning…
and there is another bud;-)…
17 Monday Jan 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, deep, front, moments, nature, photos, pictures, sky, snow, sunrise, weather, widow
today I woke to this view of the sky…
and a bit later I took this photo of the front yard to show someone how much snow was on the ground…
a tiny bit of snow had fallen yesterday and overnight and we are waiting for a storm tonight so I expect there will be more to shovel tomorrow…
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