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sunshine…

07 Saturday Dec 2013

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big girl pants, brutally cold, hot tub, rabbit tracks, shovel, snow, snow drift, sunshine, sweet memories

today the sun came out and shone for the entire day… it was glorious… haven’t had much sun in the last few weeks…

beautiful shadow effect on the trellis by the garage.. also shows how much snow has fallen…

it was also brutally cold.. on my way out I took a few minutes to shovel off the two lower decks so that I could have a hot tub later… by the time I got into the car my fingers were numb, felt like I didn’t even have any gloves on…

after I got home I went out to put chemicals into the hot tub and couldn’t open it… the cover is frozen closed… hope to try again tomorrow with warmer clothes on…

drift across the garden..

drift across the garden..

there is a lot of snow in the backyard… and there is a very interesting drift across the yard… it’s a new one, must have something to do with the pond reconstruction…

if you look close you can see where the rabbit hopped onto the deck…

bunny prints on the deck..

bunny prints on the deck..

made me think of how George always took care of me.. making sure that the decks were cleared and the lid was open when I headed out for a hot tub…

sweet memories…

snow covered…

06 Friday Dec 2013

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big girl pants, snow, snow covered

this is what I saw when I went to step out the door this morning…

this little tree is lit in the evening and looks very nice…

I had to hook it to the rail because it kept falling over, lol…

there is a lot of snow out there… when I took the garbage and recycling out this morning there were big drifts that I could hardly get through but I had to get them out as last week there was no way I could get though the snow…

been a really long week and I am hoping to rest and recuperate over the weekend…

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shadows…

29 Friday Nov 2013

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big girl pants, photography class, shadows, snow

took this picture a few days ago early in the morning…

it was lovely looking outside… just too bad that we had to go out in it, lol…

reminded me of the photography classes that Susan and I took a few years back…

one of our lessons was on shadows and this picture reminded me of some of the shots I took then… we had a lot of fun and learned some great tips…

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beauty around us…

28 Thursday Nov 2013

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be in the moment, beautiful outside, beauty around us, big girl pants, blanket of snow, critters in the garden, enjoy, snow

this morning it was so beautiful outside and I wanted to take some pictures, but it was too early…

backyard...

backyard…

everything was covered in a lovely blanket of snow… nothing had walked across it in the back yard, although cars had driven down the front street…

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when I got home I took a few pictures while it was still light… unfortunately critters had been around and about in the garden…

fun in the snow...

fun in the snow…

not exactly sure what it was that played by the pond, but there are some big marks in the snow back there…

snow on the tree...

snow on the tree…

sometimes we forget to enjoy the beautiful moments when they happen… might be in a hurry, have something on our minds…

I must remember to be in the moment…

snow…

17 Sunday Nov 2013

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big girl pants, blooming, boots, dim sum, hot tub, little dusting, shovelling, smartphone gloves, snow, winter tires, yoga outfit

well, I was wrong… that little dusting of snow turned into a lot of snow… although, as a number of people have mentioned, it did look beautiful…

here’s what I saw when I got up this morning… and isn’t that cactus just blooming away..

lots of snow out there...

lots of snow out there…

the snow fell all day and finally quit around 4…

we went for dim sum and because my winter tires weren’t on yet, and I didn’t feel like putting on the big girl pants, Crystal and the boys came and got me… we had a lovely time and the boys even tried a few new things… they didn’t really like them, but did try…

then it was off to find some boots and three pair were discovered and purchased… I got some purple gloves that can work my phone and a yoga top and pants… a few groceries and then home…

while I put stuff away Crystal shovelled the sidewalk and the driveway, with a bit of help from the boys… she ran across and shovelled a neighbour’s sidewalk and had a little visit with her…

winter tires on the car... not as pretty as the all purpose ones...

winter tires on the car… not as pretty as the all purpose ones…

when Jeff got here, he and Crystal put on the winter tires for me… yay…

Jeff and the boys had a hot tub… which now means putting on slippers, taking out a towel for the steps and wearing toques… what a difference a day makes, lol…

Sunday dinner with everyone...

Sunday dinner with everyone…

we enjoyed a very nice supper and all the boys helped clean up before they headed home…

I am very happy about the winter tires as I will be driving to work tomorrow as I have a late meeting…

a lovely day, all in all…

 

tidying…

16 Saturday Nov 2013

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bedroom, big girl pants, decluttering, early rising, hot tub, obsession with rocks, snow, thinking of George, tidying

spent most of the day in the bedroom, changing bedding, cleaning and reorganizing… ran a couple of loads of laundry and got it all put away…

put on the blanket on the bed that George loved… will be thinking of him when I climb into bed tonight…

took my time and watched tv and read as well so that I wasn’t worn out…

decluttered by getting rid of some books, clothes and a few bits and pieces…

mementos...

mementos…

moved my rocks/gems/shells to a different container – actually a winnowing basket from an event in 1993, and got my little fountain going… looks very nice… not sure if I’ve mentioned my obsession with rocks/stones… from my visits to Cyndi and Ron’s in BC I have brought back a good portion of Goose Spit, lol…

am always happy when I can get rid of stuff and be happy in the process… hope to continue on a bit tomorrow in the dining room…

added chemicals to the hot tub throughout the afternoon and was headed out there tonight when I discovered that the deck and ground were covered with a dusting of snow… the young man next door is having a party and I don’t usually go out but had decided it would be nice before bed… when I discovered the snow, it just seemed like a sign…

so, am writing my blog and going to bed… looks like the snow might be gone by morning so I will have a tub when I get up, which hopefully won’t be at 6 am like this morning…

chickadees…

09 Saturday Nov 2013

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big girl pants, birds, chickadee family, chickadees, computer room, feathers, snow

watered some plants, tidied the kitchen, made myself something to eat… that’s about all I accomplished today…

had big plans to spend some time in the computer room cleaning it up, but never made it… did go through old mail, tossed some and put some aside for shredding…

spent some time sitting in the living room looking out at the wet landscape… last night it snowed a bit, but it melted this morning and throughout the day snow/sleet fell off and on…

chickadee in the middle of the feeder...

chickadee in the middle of the feeder…

watched a chickadee family come to the feeders for some dinner….

chickadee working to get the seed...

chickadee working to get the seed…

in one of the pictures you can see the wind blowing the bird’s feathers…

hope the sun comes out tomorrow…

May 1st…

01 Wednesday May 2013

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footprints, May day, snow, Spring

May day, when everyone dances around the May pole… when it is supposed to be spring…

May 1st...

May 1st…

not so much this morning… the garden had a light dusting of snow… can we say enough with the snow already…

on my way to the car I had to take a picture of the footprints on the deck…

footprints in the snow...

footprints in the snow…

 

shhhhhhh…

26 Friday Apr 2013

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flying over, geese, hot tub, no snow, shhhh, snow

yesterday morning I took this picture of the front yard…

yesterday morning... no snow in the front yard...

yesterday morning… no snow in the front yard…

there is no s – n – o – w….   shhhh… don’t want the weather gods to hear… there is still snow around, but it is melting away every day…

here’s a shot I took on the 21st… just after the ground was covered in a light dusting of snow…

slight dusting of snow on April 21st...

slight dusting of snow on April 21st…

the last few nights as I’ve been sitting in the hot tub I have heard the geese flying overhead… finally the water is flowing in most of the rivers and creeks… I think they must be happy that the weather has improved…

geese with only a little open water...

geese with only a little open water a couple of weeks ago…

today, a number of colleagues went out without jackets on because, for the first time this year, the temperature was in the double digits…

maybe tomorrow I will be able to sit on the deck in the sun…

 

the day…

21 Sunday Apr 2013

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JUNOs, lounger, slept, snow, snowflakes, the day

started out overcast…

slept off and on through the night sitting in the lounger that I bought yesterday… so spent a good portion of the morning and early afternoon watching tv and dozing in the chair… the good news is that it has helped my back…

very large snowflakes came down...

very large snowflakes came down…

was thinking about having a hot tub around 8 am but then huge snowflakes started to come down and more and more came down for a long time… about 3 it stopped and the sun came out…

deck covered AGAIN... although it did melt late in the afternoon...

deck covered AGAIN… although it did melt late in the afternoon…

went grocery shopping and came home to make dinner for the kids…

since then I have been watching the JUNOs in the lounger which Jeff took upstairs for me…

looking forward to a better sleep tonight and hopefully my back with be feeling much better tomorrow…

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