05 Thursday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, bloom, fuzzy, garden, pond, Technology, water lily, weather, widow
been rushing out to the garden every time I get home to see if the water lily has bloomed…
it has opened up quite a bit… weather has been cool which doesn’t help… not sure if it is finished or not…
and for whatever reason I haven’t been able to get good pictures… the yellow in the centre always turns fuzzy… weird…
02 Monday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, camping, family, garden, grandson, magic, making memories, moments, pizza, pond, widow, Za
yesterday my grandson came over…
he cleaned the pump in the pond, but for some reason it wouldn’t start up… will have to get my son-in-law over to see if his magic fingers can get it going…
we went to Za Pizza Bistro for supper with some out-of-town family… first time I’ve been there and it was delicious… I was able to have a white sauce on mine, which I really enjoy, and the crust was thin and crispy… it was great fun choosing the exact toppings I wanted…
before it got dark he headed home on his bike…
I really enjoy spending time with him…
25 Sunday Aug 2019
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spent some time out in the garden watching for the baby fish which I spotted a few days ago… I saw at least two sizes, so am eager to see how many there are…
they move really quickly, so the chances of getting any shots of them is slim…
but I did get a few pictures of the rest of the fish sunning themselves…
I’ve also been taking photos daily of the water lily bud as it slowly grows toward the surface of the pond…
really hoping I get to see it bloom…
20 Tuesday Aug 2019
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big girl pants, draw, English Garden, garden, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, lilies, pond, water, water lilies, widow
spent a lot of time with the water lilies in the Gardens… went from one to another, viewing and taking pictures… many of them had tiny frogs sitting on the lily pads…
water has always been important to me and it always draws me in…
wasn’t sure that the two lilies in my pond were going to have flowers, but I remained hopeful…
and this morning I spotted a bud;-)… woo hoo… excited to see the flower…
16 Friday Aug 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, English Garden, flowers, gaggle, garden, geese, iPhone, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, nature, photos, pond, walk, widow
this morning had a great walk to the Park…
on my way saw a bunny and a gaggle of geese… crossed the street so as not to disturb them… was a bit of a surprise to see them on a sidewalk, but maybe they were checking out the Little Library, lol…
crossing the walking bridge I spotted a brief of pelicans… I think there were nine in total and there was a cormorant with them… it was clearly preening time…
my camera battery quit midway through my walk so I took the rest of the photos with my iPhone… it always makes me giggle when it announces that it is exhausted, lol…
today I seemed to lean toward white…
although I did focus on a few frogs, lol…
a much less crowded visit than the one on Sunday… the one sad thing was that our bench was being watered so I couldn’t sit…
ended the visit checking out the ducks and geese at the Riley Family Duck Pond…
05 Monday Aug 2019
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walked to the Park this morning… before it got too hot…
had a wonderful stroll through the English and Leo Mol Gardens…
they are stunning right now… everywhere I looked there were beautiful flowers…
haven’t been over for a few weeks and was amazed at the growth in that time…
the heat is back on in the lily pond and the lilies are looking much better than the last few years… unfortunately I was there too early to see them completely open for the day…
nice to get some exercise and enjoy the gardens…
03 Saturday Aug 2019
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big girl pants, bunny, flowers, garden, greens, mandevilla, moments, pond, watered, weather, widow
had a very relaxing day…
slept in a bit… for me, lol… put out the cushions, watered the garden and had breakfast by the pond…
enjoyed all the flowers on the mandevilla and spent time with my book…
while I was reading, I looked up to see this…
the little bunny that I’ve spotted a number of times, but not been able to get a picture of… today it sat by the chair and enjoyed some greens while I took pictures…
when it got too hot to stay outside I came into the house and watched sports on tv and napped…
so sluggish that I ordered my groceries to be delivered tomorrow… really the height of laziness…
28 Sunday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, camping, family, flowers, garden, hot tub, lake, pond, rocks, stuff, water, widow
started my day in the hot tub… rather quiet as the waterfall is turned off while awaiting repair, lol…
walked to the grocery store; consulted with Hilda the Gardener, who then did some amazing clean-up in the side garden and tidied the main garden; and packed up all my stuff for another few days of camping…
ended the day watching boys jump into the lake from a rather tall rock, which we climbed, and now we sit by the campfire…
did manage to get one flower picture as well;-)…
been a full day… think it might be an early night…
27 Saturday Jul 2019
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beloved, big girl pants, droplets, garden, grass, hands, maintain, memories, pond, unplugged, widow
lately I’ve been spending quite a bit of time thinking of my beloved…
the other day I was reminded of how strong his hands were… he could open a jar or wring out a cloth without the least bit of effort, lol…
he loved the garden and spent hours puttering in it… he was always working on the grass as well, to ensure there were no weeds in it… I have completely failed at that…
another one of his favourite things was the pond… he loved to maintain it and look after the fish…
my son-in-law and grandson love it as well, and happily have been helping maintain it…
today, I tried to clean the pump as it was clogged… I couldn’t lift it out of the pond, so I put one of my chair cushions on the deck and laid on it while pulling out the gunk… turned the power back on and there was a fair bit of water coming from the top of the pump… turned it off and pushed the pieces together after a conversation with my son-in-law… turned it back on again and all of a sudden the hose popped off and there was water spraying everywhere, lol…
eventually got it unplugged and am going to leave it alone until he stops by tomorrow… my beloved would have had it fixed in no time…
the droplets were refreshing, lol…
20 Saturday Jul 2019
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barbecue, Barbie, big girl pants, dinner, family, fish, garden, goldfish, grandson, pond, quickly, small, widow
last night my grandson came over for dinner…
I cooked a roast, as well as a combination of potatoes, onions and mushrooms on Barbie, the barbecue;-)…
came out perfect and delicious…
after supper we sat in the garden and my grandson decided he should catch the goldfish that we had popped into the top of the pond hoping they would grow a bit before joining the other fish as they were very small… they have grown quite nicely so we thought they could move to the other section of the pond…
those little fish move very quickly we discovered… he was able to catch and move two… rest of them are going to stay there until they get bigger, and possibly easier to catch…
