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hot…

05 Saturday Jul 2014

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was in the garden by nine this morning…

filled a bucket with weeds as I tidied the garden around the pond…

I was hot when I sat down with my tea and kobo…

20140705-200324-72204551.jpgafter reading for a while it seemed really hot so I checked the temperature and it was 33.9, guess that explains it… I spent time watching the fish in the pond and the goldfinch who stopped by… there was a big butterfly and a number of dragonflies in the garden… and many, many mosquitoes…

20140705-200639-72399301.jpgthere are three light coloured baby fish and two dark coloured ones… they are likely gold coloured but in the pond turn black…

came in just after noon and napped and read…

just checked the temperature…

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lovely day…

hyacinth…

04 Friday Jul 2014

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this morning the fish were busy in the pond looking for something to eat…

20140704-202758-73678429.jpginstead of putting out the garbage and recycling, I wandered around the garden basking in the peace…

another warm and sunny day…

as soon as I got through the garage door tonight I made my way over to the pond to see if I could spot the baby fish… instead I spotted this water hyacinth starting to bloom…

20140704-203702-74222943.jpgI am quite excited about this because they only bloom for one day and then the blossom slips under the water…

hard to believe that the flowers are getting thirsty again after all that rain… the begonia basket is absolutely beautiful, filled with blossoms, apparently they love this weather…

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leaky…

12 Thursday Jun 2014

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sadly, the water level in the pond is falling…

since the uv filter was installed the water flow has been slower and there has been a bit of leaking…

my pond guy came by and fixed the flow but now it is seriously leaking…

20140612-211620-76580186.jpgyou can see where the water is going…

20140612-211756-76676229.jpgmy hand-blown purple float does look good in the garden…

been getting jobs done at a rapid rate today… picked up wine, bug spray and groceries… had hot tub water tested and picked up a couple of other things…

going to have a short nap and then pick up the kids just before midnight…

garden…

03 Tuesday Jun 2014

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there are still lots of things to plant in the garden but I didn’t get anything done tonight…

on my way to the car this morning I realized the water in the pond was very low, I spent about five minutes filling it… that amount of time didn’t add very much water…

was worried that the fish might get in trouble if it got much lower…

20140603-211859-76739932.jpgtonight I am sitting here as it fills up, enjoying the beautiful evening… birds are singing and the sound of the water is soothing…

20140603-212110-76870849.jpgwe think it is leaking again due to something happening when the uv filter went in…

my pond guy is planning to stop by Thursday or Friday to sort out the problem…

I have noticed that when it rains the pond doesn’t get all murky like it was in the fall so I think the swale they built fixed that problem which is wonderful…

I think I am taking on some of George’s characteristics because now when I walk through an area in the garden I find myself pulling weeds as I go and then going back to pick them up off the ground later, lol… I kept trying to get him to carry a small pail so he didn’t have to retrace his steps…

what a serene and peaceful place I inhabit…

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flowers…

31 Saturday May 2014

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enjoyed a lovely morning… got my hair purpled and then went to a garden centre where I had way too much fun…

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20140531-213700-77820763.jpghad a very large cart which was hard to maneuver around the plants, but amazingly I managed…

20140531-214015-78015493.jpggot some help with what to put in the pots that are going into the front bed… hope I can remember what goes with what…

20140531-214157-78117930.jpgwas forced to stop shopping when I ran out of room in the cart… but I did get a beautiful water hyacinth and a lovely water lily for the pond…

20140531-214401-78241437.jpgunfortunately I worked on one of the ponds in the garden and spent a bit too much time in the sun… may have a touch of sunstroke as I’ve been feeling sick for the rest of the day…

20140531-215527-78927162.jpgtomorrow planting will happen… and I will work in the shade, lol…

spring planting makes me happy, but it also makes me miss my beloved…

almost…

29 Thursday May 2014

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the uv filter is in, almost…

20140529-224335-81815313.jpgbut I can’t turn the waterfall on until tomorrow night to be sure the glue has time to dry…

20140529-224517-81917676.jpgvery quiet out there, lol… spent an hour reading on the deck and listening to birds and squirrels…

20140529-224725-82045533.jpgvery excited that two of the hydrangeas I moved at the end of last year are both sprouting leaves…

looking forward to many hours in the garden…

algae…

27 Tuesday May 2014

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last year the pond had some serious algae growing in it…

the landscaper who built the pond was here late in the fall and suggested a uv filter to deal with the problem…

so, I’ve been doing some research and calling various places to find one…

I thought it just got tossed into the pond and did its thing, but not so…

I spoke with one of the owners of Pet Traders and he came out to see if the filter he had would work…

then I had to be in touch with the pond folk to be sure they thought it would work too…

finally everyone agreed and I purchased the filter and it is going to be installed tomorrow…

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fish…

20 Tuesday May 2014

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this is too silly for words, but I am feeling lonely in the house now that the fish have moved out to the pond…

I’ve been feeding them first thing in the morning and last thing at night and usually talked to them at that time…

last night and this morning I headed to the tank before realizing they weren’t there…

I checked on them when I headed out to work… they were under the bridge and weren’t moving very much… it was obviously quite chilly in the pond… but the good news was that none of them were floating, lol…

on my way in from work I wandered by the pond and found them swimming around very happily…

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maybe I’ll start chatting with the house plants…

snakes…

19 Monday May 2014

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well… today we drove to Narcisse to see the garter snake dens…

just to be clear… I am afraid of snakes, very afraid…

we spotted this crocus on the way in…

20140519-200210-72130909.jpgit was raining when we arrived and there were very few snakes and they weren’t moving much…

20140519-200300-72180667.jpgeveryone touched and/or held one… the boys had great fun…

20140519-200939-72579182.jpgthen I held one for just a couple of seconds… was rather proud of myself…

20140519-201032-72632987.jpgwe were lucky to get a couple of shots with the tongue out…

20140519-201245-72765205.jpgeventually the rain stopped and the snakes appeared to materialize out of nowhere and were writhing all over each other…

20140519-201558-72958973.jpgwhen we got home – without any snakes, although many in the vehicle thought we should bring one home – Jeff caught the fish and took them out to the pond…

20140519-201820-73100578.jpgI hope they are not frozen out there…

gardening…

17 Saturday May 2014

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what a beautiful day…

spent it outside… the new cushions are very comfy, but I still have to figure out what to do with the stools…

spent some time reading and some time working in the garden…

I work in short spurts and then rest a bit and then work a bit more…

20140517-215439-78879318.jpgit always amazes me how grass can get into the flower beds so easily…

the pond guy came by and we both think that the leak is fixed… he will come and cover up some of the liner that is showing and glue down a loose stone sometime this week…

20140517-221041-79841214.jpghoping to move the fish from their condo to their summer home in the next few days…

20140517-221912-80352817.jpgthere are brown bits everywhere as the buds open on the trees…

enjoyed every minute…