bruised…

14 Friday Apr 2017

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big girl pants, bruised, health, lazy, moment, rain, restful, Spring, thunder, widow

woke up to the sound of thunder… and listened to it rain for a little while…

had a wonderful lazy day… spent it in pyjamas watching tv and reading…

had a couple of great phone calls, catching up with folks… and made a few meals…

didn’t even realize how warm it was until a few minutes ago when I checked the temperature to find it was still 20 out, and nearly 8 pm…

guess I should have opened the door at some point… could have sat on the deck to read, lol…

yesterday I caught my thumb in a door and broke my nail… my nails are very strong and it really pulled the nail from the bed… feels sore and I think it is rather bruised… such a little thing, but it is a reminder of how a little thing can change how you feel in a moment… also makes me remember the cold that is gone now, and the knee that is working perfectly again…

been talking with friends about just that… you can be healthy and well one moment and then something happens and you are not… needing to celebrate these days of good health… so easy to take things for granted…

been sending healing thoughts to so many who are dealing with health issues these days… hoping Spring will provide some respite for them…

the grass is greening, from just that little bit of rain…

collages…

27 Monday Mar 2017

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lovely evening with my ReImagining group tonight…

we haven’t met for the last few months as weather and other activities intervened…

been carrying around their Christmas gifts in the trunk of the car in my favourite purple bag, lol…

these are the last few which weren’t chosen…

supper was Irish stew with mashed potatoes… so good and the potatoes were a wonderful treat…

and then there was dessert…

we got to make collages and talk about Spring plans…

wonderful evening…

earth…

22 Friday Apr 2016

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had a nice walk to the Park just before lunch and met up with a friend… after lunch we wandered through the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

she very kindly took a picture of me with the lady reading inside the gate to the English Garden…
was sad to discover that there are no words in the book, lol…

the Gardens are starting to show signs of Spring… a few plants were starting to pop through the earth and we also came across a few flowers blooming…

saw ducks, geese, bunnies, squirrels, juncos and sparrows…

beautiful day for a walk…

a lovely earth day…

signs…

07 Thursday Apr 2016

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no time to walk on the treadmill this morning but I did get a nice picture of the Japanese Maple… the leaves are coming out in full force…

this is a real sign of spring…

the snow that keeps coming down isn’t the most difficult thing we’ve had to deal with lately… it is the grayness… the sun hasn’t been out very much over the last few weeks and that affects many of us…

have noticed that it occasionally comes out late in the afternoon…

and so it did today… got this lovely shot of the orchids in the sunshine…

and this one…

just amazes me how happy a few minutes of sunlight can make me…

snowflakes…

01 Friday Apr 2016

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from Spring flowers to huge snowflakes… what a day…

yesterday I picked up some daffodils and irises… really wanted to add some life to the house… have some upstairs and others in the living room…

makes me happy to have the bright colours around…

also fairly sure I listened to a robin singing while I was laying in bed… and the geese flying over… seems like every day I am hearing new bird songs as they are returning…

around six fifteen tonight I looked outside and saw huge snowflakes coming down very quietly…

had stopped at Krevco earlier and had the water tested… made sure to put all the chemicals in so that I could go out and have a hot tub… been waiting for the fresh water to get up to the correct temperature… not sure now if I’m going out there tonight or not…

pretty though…

Spring…

12 Saturday Mar 2016

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happy to open the patio door and have the warm air flow through the screen…

first time it has been open since the fall I think… had the bedroom window open all day too…

spent a few minutes on the deck shovelling the snow off it… planning to sit out there for a bit tomorrow…

got a few pictures of the water in the pond… won’t be long before I am sitting out there beside it…

heat from the sun is melting the snow around the big rocks…

tonight all the solar lights are on… for the last few nights some have been staying lit until early in the morning… excellent sign of Spring…

streets were pretty dry so today when I headed out I wore my sandals…

now we are talking;-)…

spring…

23 Thursday Apr 2015

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everyone is so excited for spring…

the crows were chatting amongst themselves as I was heading out to my ride this morning…

there were a couple of them in the tree…

as we turned onto the next street I caught sight of a good-sized brown bunny…

on my way home tonight I walked part way and enjoyed the birdsong and the sun on my face…

got a shot of these buds bursting into leaves…

sun was shining and the wind had died down… just beautiful out…

just this morning I was thinking about how light it is so early…

looking forward to more warm and sunny days…

yay spring…

sand dollars…

19 Thursday Mar 2015

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as we were driving to the office this morning we saw three geese circling and then landing in a creek…

Spring is really coming…

the pile of snow in the backyard that I thought was going to need shovelling is almost gone…

took out the recycling and garbage tonight after work… didn’t need a jacket and my feet were fine in sandals as the ground is drying up beautifully…

finally connected with yesterday’s birthday child by text and she will be home tomorrow night…

took a picture of my sand dollar wreath which has been trying to come apart… plan to get some glue and fix it on the weekend…