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03 Friday Jun 2016

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what a wonderful morning…

walked to the Park and met my buddy… we had a lovely wander through the English and Leo Mol Gardens…


I do like Bleeding Hearts but don’t seem able to grow them, no matter where I put them…


a peony starting to open… made me think of the peonies that we dug out of our front flower bed when we moved into the house… I dislike ants and therefore didn’t want the peony bushes which are usually covered in them… discovered later that they were prize winners, lol…


the benches are back, and they are new… we sat and visited for a while on mine – well the one that my beloved and I would always rest on when we walked through the Gardens…

every time I am in the Gardens there are new plantings and things to see… great to be making regular visits and seeing the constant changes…


a momma duck and her babies popped into the water as we were circling the Duck Pond… so cute…


took a number of pics of lilacs… actually  one of every four, lol… quite a few were in the Gardens, but also saw them on my way to and from the Park…

they smell delicious… and they’re purple…

park…

27 Friday May 2016

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met a friend for a walk around the English and Leo Mol Gardens this morning…

the Park is about a twenty minute walk from my house, but I had an appointment after so took the car… probably took me twenty-five minutes to drive there… 


there was set-up going on for Sunday’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic, and the usual entryways were all blocked off… 

eventually I made it to where I wanted to be, found a place to park and walked a bit to get to the entrance of the Gardens…


the alliums were a bright welcome to the garden and there were gardeners everywhere…


these tulips were still beautiful… many are dropping their petals… it was great fun to spot the changes since last week when I was there…


these white lilacs were nearly done although they look a bit purple in this picture…


these hostas fill a good sized section of the garden…

before we headed off in our separate directions, took this picture by the Children’s Garden…


as I walked back to Shadow I came across one of the Canada Goose families taking a swim…


sure do love my Fridays…

smoothie…

24 Tuesday May 2016

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woke up early and started my day with a smoothie and a walk on the treadmill… 

then I got to spend a short time in the garden…and took a few pictures of some purple flowers…

these are looking very nice with the white alyssum in the planter boxes around the deck…


there is something about calla lilies that just grabs my heart…


these beauties are on the front steps…

for many years in the summer I would start my day with a walk all around the garden… that was when George was weeding, lol…

the side garden is overgrown so I couldn’t make it around there, but I did get to take a wander around the rest of the space…

certainly gets one into a peaceful state of mind…

growth…

19 Thursday May 2016

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on a walk, a few days ago, I was admiring the trees… they are now in full leaf and such a lovely shade of green…

tonight when I walked through the garage door I admired the happy Virginia creeper which has grown up overnight it seems…


it was framed beautifully in the doorway…

has some lovely colours already…

had a short walk back to the office at noon… wasn’t much green on that walk but it was warm and sunny… lots of people on the sidewalks taking advantage of the gorgeous day…

took this shot of a beautiful rose today…

runners…

13 Friday May 2016

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strange weather today… had planned to meet a friend for a walk around the Gardens at the Park…

sky was lovely when I was first up at 6:45…


if you look hard, you might see the robin in the tree… then this…


all those white dots – snow, sigh… so we decided to meet for breakfast instead…

actually wore runners because I didn’t want to get my toes wet and the temperature was around zero…


after breakfast I went for a walk to and around the English Garden…

couldn’t get into the Leo Mol portion but was excited to see they are replacing the gravel path with bricks… they have replaced other paths in the Garden as well… looks very nice and will be easier to walk on…


the tulips are just starting to open… glad I went over today… hope to get there next week to see them in full bloom…


finally, about 6, the sun came out… crazy day, lol…

relaxing…

30 Saturday Apr 2016

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had a great sleep… yesterday my son-in-law fixed the flapping piece of siding on the house that has been loose for months…

  
it was amazing how noisy it was… the silence is lovely…

while they were cleaning out the pond, he discovered this little guy at the very bottom…

  
I am always excited when we come across critters in the garden… hope he hangs around for the summer…

  
spent the day reading and eating and napping after putting out all the cushions…  

  
moved from chair to lounger to chair throughout the day…

could have just vegged, but went for a walk in the sunshine while my dinner was cooking…

very relaxing day…

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…

sunny…

13 Wednesday Apr 2016

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this morning I couldn’t stop taking pictures as I waited for my ride…

  
sun shining on the trees to the left…

  
glittering off the chimney…

  
and making beautiful highlights on the trees to the right…

went for a walk at noon with a colleague and it was lovely out… by four didn’t even need a jacket on…

had an opportunity tonight to take a few shots of some cream roses…

 

creamy rose

 
and brought home this lovely basket of goodies from an event at DeLuca’s where I had an enjoyable chat with Tony… 

 

De Luca basket of goodies

 
can’t wait to try everything out… 

it was so warm that we didn’t need jackets when we left the event… the car said it was 16… what a gorgeous day…

forks…

12 Tuesday Apr 2016

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had a lovely walk to and from the Forks today… 

excellent meal at Sydney’s at The Forks… had a wonderful shrimp bisque and their signature salad… the bisque had a teeny tiny Monte Cristo sandwich in the middle of it… very tasty… salad was delicious too… today I wasn’t even tempted by the bread, lol… it was a fork and spoon kind of lunch…

  

my friend and I were celebrating our birthdays, which are ten days, and a few years, apart… on top of a great chance to catch up, I was treated to lunch… we’ve known one another for three decades and have both worked and volunteered together… I learned much of what I know about how to deal with people and appreciate them from our time together… always enjoy every chance we have to get together… 

got this great picture of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights as I walked back to the office…

 

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

 
I’ve really come to appreciate the look of it… 

really happy to be outside… although it was a bit cool when I was walking into the wind, the sunshine made up for the chill…

should have gone to aquasize after work but this has been and will continue to be a very busy week so decided to rest and finish up the packing…

well I better get on with that…

excellent…

29 Tuesday Mar 2016

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had an excellent day yesterday…

early in the morning got this great shot of the garage roof which glittered with a thin blanket of fresh snow…


took a few pictures of the buds on the Japanese Maple, which is a sure sign of Spring for me…

  
then it was off to help with the set up for a special event…

a good friend picked me up and we went to Peasant Cookery for a lovely early birthday lunch… delightful…

from there we stopped at UN Luggage where I found a rain jacket… my current one is on the large size and I heard that I should have one in New York…

  

bit of a colour departure for me but the magenta leans towards purple, lol…

our last stop was a walk through the Gardens at Assiniboine Park… it was a gorgeous day…

  

this goose seemed to be looking for the water, lol…

spent some time playing with my Olympus camera as my Nikon is still at the hospital…

rather pleased with this shot…