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lush…

18 Thursday Jul 2019

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this morning I spent some time in the garden before heading to work…

we’ve had a fair bit of rain over the last while and it is looking rather lush…

of course the grass needs to be cut, lol…

as I was sitting enjoying the view, the purple finch came by for a snack… such a beautiful bird… also has a lovely song…

I got a few good photos, then left my camera at work…

one of my amazing colleagues picked it up and brought it to me… this is particularly great as I don’t work tomorrow and was going to have to go in and get it;-)…

I am looking forward to spending some quality time in the garden tomorrow;-)…

suffered…

17 Wednesday Jul 2019

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started my day at 5:15 and got this photo of the sunrise… it really shows the colour perfectly… within an hour it was overcast… lucky to have been up to see it…

a bit later I went out to take a photo of the hibiscus… it suffered greatly when it moved outside and finally has some flowers starting… and while I was there the purple finch popped over to the feeder;-)…

nearly late for my ride because I didn’t want to stop watching the finch flit to and from the feeder…

Wednesday our CSA box portions arrive… we’ve divided it into four portions which is working perfectly…

tonight I made a smoothie with the strawberries and plan on eating the peas and carrots tomorrow… and the purple pepper is gorgeous;-)…

another great day…

shutter…

16 Tuesday Jul 2019

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last night met with my friends on the deck… although the temperature was in the 30s, there was a gentle breeze blowing which made us very comfortable…

the purple finch family were back at the bird feeder, and chased off a squirrel…

we watched a huge yellow moon rising while we visited;-)… I didn’t get any photos, just enjoyed the view…

later in the evening I spent some time back on the deck with my camera and tripod getting some pictures of the nearly full moon…

I am always amazed at how quickly the moon moves when you are taking pictures…

after all was said and done, this is my favourite photo…

my new camera is supposed to let me use my phone to click the shutter, but for some reason it just won’t work… hoping to find a way to get that option working and maybe take crisper pics…

visitors…

14 Sunday Jul 2013

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had breakfast with some bird friends this morning…

the goldfinch couple are regulars and often announce themselves with some lovely singing…

goldfinch having breakfast...

goldfinch having breakfast…

they have come to accept me as long as I move around the garden slowly, otherwise they fly away, but they always return later when it is quieter in the garden…

the purple finch couple have been coming quite regularly as well, but they are much more shy, and if I move more than quietly picking up the camera, they are gone and it takes a while for them to return…

purple finch couple...

purple finch couple…

the blue jays fly through the garden but don’t stop and the crows fly past now and again… haven’t heard any geese for a while…

got a shot of the waterfall today with the Olympus and notice that it shows the water a bit differently…

waterfall taken with the Olympus...

waterfall taken with the Olympus…

a neighbour stopped by with some degreaser to see if it would lift the oil what was spilled on the deck over the winter… will see what it looks like tomorrow…

did some weeding, and quite a bit of reading, today…

hmmm…

02 Tuesday Jul 2013

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first thing this morning I spotted a purple finch at the front bird feeder… from there the day went downhill a bit…

Purple Finch...

Purple Finch…

the kitchen sink appeared to be blocked, even though I thought I had unblocked it on Sunday, what with the big girl pants and all…  my son-in-law came over to check it out and discovered it was actually broken and leaking when the tap was running… he found George’s plumbing supplies and picked up a few things and thought he had it fixed, but not so… so he contacted a plumber friend of his to stop by and see if he can sort it out… now the plumber needs to come back in the next few days to fix it, sigh…

Jeff couldn’t even mow the grass while he waited, because the pond guys were busily working and had blocked the entrance to the shed where the lawnmower lives…

trying to sort out the landscaping for the new pond area seems to be a bit difficult as well… not sure exactly what plantings are included so look forward to getting this sorted out…

and their electrical guy is very busy so I am trying to connect with my guy to see if we can get this piece done in the next few days…

feels like the money is flying out the doors and windows, lol…

good news is that my colleague is back from a few days away and another colleague who has been off for a few months has also returned…

Canada Day…

01 Monday Jul 2013

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lovely day spent in the garden…

last night I slept on the deck under the stars… Sadly there were lots of mosquitoes…

goldfinch boy...

goldfinch boy…

this morning I planted and repotted and rearranged… and sat in my chair in the shade…

goldfinch girl...

goldfinch girl…

had beautiful visitors… the goldfinch couple and a lovely purple finch and a mostly black butterfly… the neighbours’ cat stopped by a few times for a drink and to wander through the garage…

purple finch...

purple finch…

had a nap, watched some tv and got dinner ready for the kids who came in from a day of boating in Gimli…

kids having a hot tub...

kids having a hot tub…

great dinner, then we walked to Sargent Sundae’s for ice cream, and got home just in time for the fireworks…

everyone is gone and I am heading to bed…

choices…

10 Friday May 2013

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a day filled with choices…  first thing I chose to rush to get ready for work and then sat for 15 minutes, camera in hand, waiting for the purple finch who had stopped at the feeder as I walked through the living room… little beggar never came back while I was there, lol…

put my contacts in for the first time since coming home from Mexico as my infection finally seems to be gone…

was very happy to go to yoga at noon as my side/back is so much better… it was lovely to be in the class again…

headed to the fabric store when I got off work to check out the outdoor fabric options… now I just have to find the picture that I took off my phone about 3 days ago that shows how much I need…

last stop was Safeway to get a few groceries for Sunday dinner… now I won’t have to go out at all tomorrow…

first course of dinner...

first course of dinner…

made dinner when I got home and then had a nap and watched TV… just woke up and went out for a hot tub to discover that it had rained quite a bit while I was napping but although everything was wet, there were no raindrops coming down…

all in all, a wonderful day…