01 Sunday May 2022
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just possibly Spring might be here…
watched six robins across the street in the field… only managed to catch three together…
they were moving quickly and spent most of the day searching for yummy things to eat…
certainly a sign of warmer weather…
07 Thursday Apr 2022
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as I watch the plants start sprouting for spring, I also watch more snow falling outside…
and the morning glories I planted awhile ago have started to bloom daily…
the slow warmup and lots of wind have been good as the snow banks have been melting away and there is not tons of standing water in the yard…
21 Thursday Oct 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, coleus, friends, garden, house, nature, plants, propagate, Spring, weather, widow
a few weeks ago I read that you could propagate coleus using their leaves, and have them as houseplants which could then go into the garden in the spring…
I didn’t have any in the garden but a friend did and I asked if they would give me a few clippings…
a week ago they dropped off a few types and I popped them into a glass and set it on the dining room table…
I did a bit more research and discovered that they needed to be much smaller than I thought…
so, I trimmed them up and put them back into the glass and set it on the table in the living room…
once they have roots I will transplant them into pots and enjoy them over the winter… eventually they will make a great addition to the side garden…
I also cut pieces from two of my indoor vines and set them in water as well… I have found a couple of tiny pots and plan to put them into the bathroom window;-)…
02 Wednesday Jun 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, hibiscus, moments, nature, pond, purple, Spring, time, umbrella, weather, widow
I have been spending as much time as possible in the garden during these lovely days, enjoying every moment…
today, I put an umbrella on the hibiscus, which is getting a sunburn, even though I hardened it off… I came across the umbrella yesterday in the shed and it worked perfectly…
I switched two planters on the deck so that I can see the morning glories more easily… one of the chairs has been in front of them, so it hasn’t been as easy to see them… this will be much better…
finally I cleaned the pump again… I am getting good at it, lol… it makes a huge difference to the water flow…
I also followed the shade around the space as it was very hot in the sun…
I am so blessed to have the time and space to be able to enjoy the garden each and every day…
07 Friday May 2021
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this morning, as I was starting to walk around the living and dining rooms to check on all the seedlings, I noticed my next door neighbour taking photos… I looked across the street at her car, thinking something had damaged it, but it was fine…
I looked at the field and along the neighbour’s fence but there was nothing there…
I tried to look down the lane but there really isn’t a good angle from where I was…
I started to walk away and noticed something on the roof across the street…
there was a goose standing there… clearly what she was taking pictures of…
I got a few photos before the camera battery announced it was exhausted, and suddenly another goose flew toward it and away, maybe from my roof, and then the first goose followed…
what a surprise…
10 Saturday Apr 2021
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made my first potato salad of the season this morning and then spent the rest of the day in the garden…
apparently snow is coming so it just makes sense to be out there while it is nice…
napped in my rocking lounger and sat in one of my repaired chairs…
watched and listened to many birds… saw what might have been a purple finch, which stood on a chair to oversee the garden, but I didn’t take any pictures;-)… the sparrows and juncos were enjoying drinks of water when they weren’t searching for food… the red squirrel hopped all over the deck for some reason… it was fun to watch…
when I wasn’t watching the wildlife, I was reading a new book and eating potato salad;-)..
29 Monday Mar 2021
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did a bit more planting…
already have grape tomatoes and milkweed going…
added white alyssum and dahlias… I am not expecting anything from the dahlias… I brought them in and bagged them in the fall, but they don’t feel full, so we will see if anything pops up… if not I already have new ones ordered which should come sometime in May…
also put datura and morning glories in to soak before they get planted…
found this sunflower smiling at me in one of the planters where I will be putting morning glories, lol…
09 Tuesday Mar 2021
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over the last week I’ve been enjoying the sunlight…
in the morning it is shining into the den, which it hasn’t done for months…
and in the afternoon it now shines on the spot where I usually sit…
yesterday, I sat on the deck in the sunshine for an hour… and the sun was warm on my body…
spring is coming;-)…
26 Sunday Apr 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, chewed, flowers, garden, moments, morning glories, nature, plants, purple, Spring, sprout, sun, sunshine, weather, widow
this morning, while I was searching for something in the garage, I came across an envelope of morning glory seeds that had been there for at least a year… apparently a critter had chewed open the end of the envelope, but left the seeds… not so tasty maybe…
I sprinkled them over two planters along the deck and then covered them with soil… will watch and see what happens…
no idea if they will sprout, but I thought it was worth a chance…
will be fun to watch;-)…
10 Friday Apr 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, doorbell, Easter, friends, gift, Good Friday, hot cross buns, memories, Spring, treat, widow
been a quiet day, although I did get dressed, lol…
this afternoon, as I sat reading in the living room, the doorbell rang… sounded odd as the doorbell has not rung for quite some time…
on my steps was a brown bag with Happy Easter on it and a dear friend standing on the sidewalk… she had made hot cross buns … which she does every year, and usually brings to our Monday night gathering closest to Easter…
she was dropping off these treats to each of our doors so that we could enjoy them;-)…
I couldn’t wait and warmed it up, buttered it and enjoyed every bite…
what a wonderful Good Friday surprise and treat…
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