27 Tuesday Dec 2022
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what a treat this morning…
as I was heading downstairs I spotted not one but two bunnies in the garden…
this could explain the numerous paths through the snow;-)…
it always amazes me how those special moments happen… how I just happen to look out the window at that moment…
life is good 😊…
26 Monday Dec 2022
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it looks beautiful outside…
I decided to take a few photos of the deck and opened the sliding door… well, tried to open it…
it slid open about six inches and then wouldn’t move…
was able to stick the phone out just enough to get a few pictures…
it really is lovely to look at, but at some point, I will need to go out and clear the deck off so I can fill the feeder, lol…
19 Monday Dec 2022
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hadn’t shovelled for a few days so went out on Saturday morning to do the sidewalk so people knew I was alive, lol…
wow… a lot of snow had come down…
besides doing the front sidewalk and a space towards each of the neighbours’ yards for the mail carrier, I also shovel a single path along the driveway to get to the vents for the furnace…
I want to be sure they aren’t plugged with snow, which stops the furnace… not a good look😳…
07 Wednesday Dec 2022
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stood at the window and watched chickadees, a nuthatch, and sparrows at the feeders…
and my neighbour shovelling his sidewalk… he is very particular and does a great job every time… it is fun to watch and makes me giggle every time, because my beloved would have been very impressed;-)…
besides shovelling, he also swept the front steps…
26 Saturday Nov 2022
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it was above zero today, so I took the opportunity to clear the snow off the deck…
it was beautiful out, warm and still… and I enjoyed my time in the garden, even if it was shovelling…
the weather has been a bit odd, with freezing cold days, then warm ones, and then back to the cold ones, lol…
21 Monday Nov 2022
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had a lovely day on Saturday…
started with six beautiful hibiscus flowers smiling at me;-)…
my grandson texted to say they were going to pick up some groceries and a parcel for me so we decided to have supper together…
I had a good time making stuffing and mashed potatoes, cooking mushrooms for gravy, and getting a chicken ready to roast…
in between those activities I watched speed skating and a Christmas movie, lol…
when the kids arrived we enjoyed a great visit and delicious meal… then he shovelled the driveway, decks and sidewalks… I truly am blessed…
it is always a treat to spend time with them;-)…
19 Saturday Nov 2022
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was out for the first full sidewalk shovel of the year on Thursday…
last week I did the very front portion of the sidewalk closest to the road, lol… but the shovel I used was not good… it was heavy and the snow clung to the metal…
we went to Canadian Tire and checked out all the options… finally I chose this plastic one…
it worked well and as there wasn’t much snow on the ground it didn’t take too long…
a bit later in the day, I shovelled to the back lane so that the garbage bin could go out;-)…
and then the snow started again, lol…
big quiet flakes;-)…
11 Friday Nov 2022
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woke up to a winter wonderland…
there was so much snow on the window ledges that the cameras couldn’t see out… found some boxes and raised them up, lol…
not long after I got up, my neighbour came by with his snowblower and cleared the main part of the sidewalk and he shovelled the front steps as well…
a bit later I went and finished the front portion of the sidewalk where the snowblower can’t go…
hard to see the section I shovelled… it is always much narrower, due to the railway ties along that edge, lol…
I think that winter is here;-)…
07 Monday Nov 2022
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really impressed with the photos this iPhone takes…
yesterday it snowed for most of the day and I took these photos…
this one was out the front of the house at 6:35 pm… sadly, it was dark out there…
and this one was out the back a few minutes later…
great night shots…
23 Sunday Oct 2022
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went out and took a few photos of the freshly blown leaves that my grandson dealt with the other night…
the plan was to clear off the decks and make a path to the back gate… that way it will be easier to shovel, sigh…
been doing lots of reading suggesting that leaving the leaves in the garden is beneficial to little critters…
this was how it looked before… lots of leaves, particularly as I don’t have any deciduous trees, lol…
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