07 Thursday Jun 2018
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been thinking about poppies…
over the last forty years we’ve always had poppies in the garden… some years there would be fifteen or twenty … other years, maybe three…
the spring following George’s death there were over fifty…
it was amazing and so beautiful… seemed like he was here with me…
this year there are plants, but not a single bloom…
01 Thursday Jun 2017
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big girl pants, Emptyful, family, Harry Potter, Millennium Park, photos, poppies, selfie, sunshine, walk, weather, widow
yesterday had lunch in the Millennium Park next door to the office… a lovely time in the sun enjoying conversation and food with some great individuals… as I was walking back, with my hands full and the sun shining into my face, took this shot of Emptyful…
came out pretty good considering I couldn’t see what I was doing, lol…
my new iPhone 7 makes pictures move in an odd fashion… reminds me of the photographs in the Harry Potter series…
after work, met up with my daughter and oldest grandson and we had supper out before attending his final band concert of the year… on our way back to the car we took this selfie in front of Emptyful as we went by…
wonderful to have opportunities to be outside on such a beautiful day…
and today spent a few minutes enjoying the poppies blooming in the garden before heading to the office…
walked to the Fairmont and back this morning… great treat to be out again while we are enjoying such beautiful days…
looking forward to spending time in the garden planting tomorrow…
31 Wednesday May 2017
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on the way out to the garage this morning I spotted orange…
the first two poppies were open… I was on a tight schedule but had to stop, get out my phone and take some pictures…
the poppies self-seed every year… such a welcome sign that spring is really here… many years there might only be five or six that bloom… the year George died there were probably forty…
amazingly, when I looked at my Facebook feed today, it showed an album from 2012 with pictures of many of the poppies… that was definitely the most we have ever seen in one year… felt it was as though he was with us…
here is my favourite picture from this morning…
missing my beloved…
08 Monday Jun 2015
this morning the sun looked very strange in the sky…
it was orange with a halo around it…
most of the poppies were blooming… all at the same time… think there might be one left…
made sure to get some photos because they often barely last a day…
leaving the driveway I got a picture of the front flower bed… looks nice after all my work on Saturday…
I picked two beautiful purple irises to take to the office…
they are beautiful and brighten up my space…
as the day went on the light outside changed and it looked as though the sun was covered by fog, which turned out to be smoke…
rather odd…
07 Sunday Jun 2015
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big girl pants, blooms, English Garden, pond, poppies, pump, walk, weather
so excited this morning to see the first open poppy…
just love poppies and we have spent years seeing how many bloom each year… numbers have varied from two or three to over fifty… never clear why a certain number come up…
walking over to the Park to meet friends for brunch, took this picture of the sky…
wore a hat and brought a rain jacket just to be safe…
had a great visit with my friends and watched clouds come and go while we visited… thunder was rumbling across the sky when I left them, but I did a quick walk around the English Garden before heading home…
smelled delicious… and the rose standards were nearly all in bloom…
made it home before the rain, and a while ago turned off the pumps in the pond so that I could fill it… water level is very low… testing to see if the level goes down when the pumps aren’t going…
the goldfish were busy finding all the algae they haven’t been able to get at, lol… I could actually hear them eating…
strange weather day, from cool and overcast, to sunny, to rainy, to clear and warm…
06 Saturday Jun 2015
was up early, made a nice breakfast and planned to work in the garden when I was done…
sadly it started to rain when I went outside so didn’t get much done for a good portion of the day… passed the time watching tv :-)…
last night I had a hot tub and sat out in the swing chair watching the colours change on the waterfall… beautiful… this is the cute little remote that works the lights…
feeling good and full of energy, when the sky cleared up around four, I spent some time in the front flower bed cutting down wild roses and pulling out grass… filled a pail but only got about half of it done… hope to finish that off tomorrow…
kids came over and we had supper while the hot tub was emptying… after they left I cleaned and filled it… now to wait for it to warm up and put in a few chemicals…
sitting out, with a blanket on and reading by the pond…
good news is that the waterfall is still running beautifully… bad news is that the pond keeps needing more water…
oh well, we’ll figure it out… poppies are getting closer to opening every day and at least one of the dahlias I planted has popped through the soil…
life is good and I am lucky enough to realize that and enjoy every moment…
well, maybe not every moment… a mosquito just tried to bite me, lol…
27 Wednesday May 2015
had a lovely wander around the garden tonight… everything is looking great, particularly as I got up early and watered before work…
here are the veggies with a few flowers mixed in… just a few tomatoes, peppers and basil… might still plant some radishes…
the planters around the deck and the basket beside are a lovely colour… they will be gorgeous once they fill in…
happily the hostas are coming up quickly…
lily of the valley are starting to bloom so in a few days it will smell wonderful in the garden…
and the poppies have buds now…
lots of plants but that doesn’t always mean there will be many flowers… George and I loved the poppies and would count the blooms every day…
the unplanted iris is beautiful… must decide where it is going and get it planted…
have two baskets filled with fushia… I do enjoy these… and I’m sure it doesn’t have anything to do with the colour…
happy to see that the mandevilla is already starting to climb up the obelisk…
wonderful how a few plants can add such life to the garden…
16 Monday Jun 2014
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Beltane, big girl pants, Caitlin Matthews, Celtic Devotional, friends, pansies, poppies, ReImagining, taking the moment
after work I was picked up and went to meet with my Reimagining friends…
we had a lovely dinner of chili and left-over salad and delicious butter pecan tarts…
our program consisted of some readings from Celtic Devotional by Caitlin Matthews who has a wonderful way with words… we read bits and pieces about Beltane (the season of summer) and talked about the natural world around us and taking the moments to see and hear what is going on around us…
wonderful opportunity to stop, and feel the joy of friendship…
arrived home in time to take a few pictures in the garden… the first is of the poppies that bloomed today… they are a bit worse for wear this evening, but quite a few were blooming…
poppies at the end of the day…
my pansies are very happy…
basket full of happy pansies…
life is good…
05 Thursday Jun 2014
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big girl pants, coneflower, flowers, goldfinch, music, poppies, robins, weed
tonight I spent a bit of time in the garden…
sadly, not to plant, just to sit and read…
while I was out there robins were singing and the goldfinch family came by for a snack, and sang for their supper…
while enjoying the music of the waterfall, I also spent time watering… particularly as I haven’t had the energy to plant the rest of the haul from Saturday and Sunday… hoping to keep them alive until Saturday morning when I am sure to get them into the ground or pots…
the pansies that are planted are very happy…
the lily of the valley are blooming and smell lovely…
two exciting things…
the poppies are thinking about blooming… quite slow this year, but I am thrilled that they came back on their own…
and the coneflowers have started to grow… this is also very exciting because I was sure they weren’t going to return… we’ve had them in the garden before but George would pull them out every spring because they look much like a weed…
my plan is to let everything grow for a while, until I am sure it is a weed or a plant I want to keep…
10 Saturday May 2014
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took back the brown cushion this morning and bought myself a few baskets of flowers…
came home, set out the cushions and moved the very big hanging lounger…
spent some time reading and enjoying the garden…
was very happy to discover poppies coming up in the garden beds that were redone last year during the pond reconstruction…
George loved them and we spent many hours watching them grow and bloom… watching them pop open was always such fun… the year he died we had more blooms than we ever had…
I miss him…
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