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downpour…

20 Wednesday Jul 2022

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the other day I saw a monarch flying around the garden and laying eggs on the milkweed…

I went to check out the two milkweed plants that are just by the waterfall to see if any eggs had been left there…

and it was there that I discovered this little caterpillar… of course this is the hardest spot to get any pictures, lol…

and I was happy to still see it after the downpour…

nature is amazing…

turkey…

14 Thursday Jul 2022

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had a good morning on Tuesday…

listened to house sparrows, chickadees and a few crows… I am just loving the sound ID on the Merlin app…

spotted the wild turkey that had been wandering the street yesterday, thanks to my neighbour knocking on the door…

and apparently the turkey frightened one of the neighbourhood bunnies…

there was no sign of the raccoons and the fish appear happy and all present… one of the biggest ones has been scraped up though… not sure if it was from the raccoon the night before last or from hiding under a rock, sigh…

the red and gray squirrels have been wandering around and threatening one another…

but the sun was out, except for a ten minute shower, and I was able to eat outside…

hidden…

13 Wednesday Jul 2022

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something has been getting into the pond…

I hadn’t seen anything on the camera until a few nights ago, when the camera caught this…

the night view makes it a bit hard to recognize, but the rings on the tail were the confirmation that it is a raccoon… it didn’t appear that any fish had been caught…

I think the fish are being careful to stay hidden under the bridge…

on Sunday night they came by again and the camera caught them right in the pond…

I spotted one of the fish sort of wedged under a rock, so I moved the rock and the fish swam away… it looks a bit scraped up, so I hope it will be okay…

I put two chairs across the spot where I think they are going into the water and then sprinkled Epsom salts around the rest of the pond…

climbed…

12 Tuesday Jul 2022

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Friday was another gorgeous day in the garden…

did some computer work outside and then read…

eventually, I climbed into the pond and removed some of the grasses growing in it to help me figure out if something is still getting into it..

while I was in there, I repositioned the pump and the rocks that sit on top of it…

looks pretty good…

my neighbour came over and we sat by the pond watching the fish while we shared some wine and snacks…

frog…

09 Saturday Jul 2022

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well, had a great day…

sat in the garden and read for a good portion of the day…

made potato salad and coleslaw…

spotted house finches and a goldfinch at the feeders…

and saw my little frog friend again;-)…

such a pleasure to be able to enjoy these moments;-)…

dissuade…

04 Monday Jul 2022

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last Thursday night I think a raccoon (or more than one) came into the garden and attacked the pond…

they got at least two fish and tossed around the water lilies… they don’t care for fish scales, so end up leaving them on the ground… I found two piles on the stepping stones alongside the pond…

the fish were clearly traumatized and have barely come out from under the bridge…

after doing some research, I put down epsom salt all around the pond and hoped that would dissuade them from finding their supper in my garden…

I also put on the motion sensor at the back door and the one on the garage…

since then, they have come back a few times, although I am starting to wonder if it might be the coyote that has been wandering in this area… the plants have been disturbed, but I haven’t found any fish bits…

this Thursday I put up a new wireless camera to see if I can spot whatever has been coming by…

so far, nothing has been spotted…

thin…

02 Saturday Jul 2022

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Monday, a friend dropped off some alyssum and lobelia and Wednesday I got around to planting them…

opened the shed to discover a small paper wasp nest attached to the door… I used the recycling bin to hold the door open and went in carefully to find some pots…

happily there were no injuries and I pulled out a couple of pots and a hanging basket…

got each one filled and popped them over by the garden bed…

this was good as the beds look a little thin now that all the poppies have been removed, lol…

next project will be to get rid of the nest…

tranquil…

30 Thursday Jun 2022

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the weather was a bit odd on Saturday… I put out a few cushions, and then brought them in when it started to spit, then put them out, and brought them back in… and so on… kind of a game…

when I was out, I had a blanket on as it was cool and a touch windy…

my grandson had put the old waterfall up on a for sale board and a couple were coming by to pick it up… I rinsed it off before they arrived and was happy that the garage camera got a shot of it because I didn’t think to, lol…

their plan is to add it to their current pond in Beausejour…when they arrived, it was sunny and we had a little tour of the garden… it was wonderful to hear others’ thoughts on how tranquil the space really is…

another reminder of how blessed I am;-)…

pads…

23 Thursday Jun 2022

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I am so excited to finally see pads (leaves) from the water lilies on the surface of the pond…

they spent the winter in the fish tanks, but did not appear to be growing at all since they’ve been back in the pond…

this was the second year they had been overwintered, so it was very disappointing that nothing was happening…

but a few days ago, the first of the pads floated to the top of the water…

now I am hopeful that they will bloom this summer as well… they did a great job last year;-)…

cherish…

22 Wednesday Jun 2022

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summer is here and I am doing my best to cherish every minute of it…

spent the day in the garden… a bit of deadheading and weeding, and lots of time enjoying my current book, which a friend just gifted me a few days ago…

after the crew came and mowed, whipper snipped, and tidied the grass, I put back a few pieces of furniture that I’d moved to make their job easier…

the clematis is filled with buds and I expect they will open in the next few days…

even managed to water the houseplants and produce a few meals… all of which were eaten outdoors…

the weather was lovely… sunny and warm, not too hot, with a slight breeze…

the poppies are nearly done… they don’t particularly enjoy rain…once they are finished the rest of the perennials will show themselves, lol…

the sounds of the two ponds running and the odd bird made for a relaxing time…

to top off the day I received three water hyacinths which have gone right into the pond;-)… the fish are going to enjoy them and maybe babies will hide amongst their roots…

I am blessed…