06 Friday Jun 2025
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big girl pants, bleeding hearts, blessed, blooming, flowers, iris, moments, nature, Technology, walk, weather, widow, wild rose, yesterday
saw some lovely flowers on my walk yesterday…
such a treat to see so many;-)…
and when I arrived home, the wild rose was blooming…
05 Thursday Jun 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, dirty, haircut, moments, nature, plant, plants, pot, trim, Ultracuts, walk, widow
walked over to Ultracuts for a trim and on the way spotted a plant that had not been put into the soil in one of the big city planters…
I didn’t want to arrive at the salon with dirty hands so I decided to wait until I was on the way home…
when I did arrive back at the planter, it was clear that the plant had not been planted as it was just laying on the soil… I had wondered if a critter had maybe pulled it out of its spot…
I dug a hole and popped it in… hope it is happy now…
07 Wednesday May 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, dandelions, flowers, garden, lily of the valley, moments, nature, planting, poppies, signs, Spring, walk, weather, widow, wild rose
things are starting to pop…
on my walk a few days ago, I spotted a batch of dandelions… according to a gardener I follow, that means we can start planting😉…
the trees are greening, the wild rose is coming alive and the lily of the valley is popping up…
and I can almost see the poppies getting taller as I watch, lol…
how blessed am I to have the opportunity to enjoy all of these signs of spring;-)…
23 Wednesday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, English Garden, garden, goose, Leo Mol Garden, moments, nature, nest, path, remain, walk, weather, widow
walked to the Park and around the English and Leo Mol Gardens…
it was very bare, lol…
I came across a Canada goose on the path to the Leo Mol Garden and it wasn’t moving, no matter what I did… I could see another goose on the roof of the Leo Mol Gallery that seemed to be working on a nest… so, possibly its partner…
although you are asked to remain on the path, I ended up walking through one of the beds because I did not want to cause an issue or get bitten by the goose…
I made it across both times, because it was still there when I left 😳…
16 Wednesday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, blustery, creek, flowers, leaf, moments, nature, snowdrops, walk, weather, widow, windy
started the day with a morning walk…
it was chilly and the wind was a bit blustery…
not much new growth, but the snowdrops I saw the other day had multiplied;-)…
the ice is completely gone so the creek is running clear now…
looking forward to the trees leafing out;-)…
10 Thursday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, creek, flowers, moments, nature, snowdrops, Spring, walk, weather, widow
finally made it outside for a walk…
it was overcast and around +2°C…
had on my sandals, gloves, a toque, and a spring jacket…
walked by some infill housing construction but happily didn’t get my shoes too muddy…
lovely to be outdoors… I was watching for signs of spring and was happy to see the water flowing in parts of the creek, although closer to home the creek was still ice-covered…
did find these cute little snowdrops…
but that was it… guess it is going to be a while yet before things start to pop up;-)…
27 Thursday Mar 2025
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Wednesday morning after I had my breakfast, I walked over to Ultracuts for a haircut… I had called and they weren’t busy so I moved quickly, lol…
it has been very icy for quite some time so I was a bit concerned as I wondered if the sidewalks would be clear… and, happily they were…
it was great to get the haircut because the last few home cuts were poorly done, lol…
03 Tuesday Dec 2024
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bedtime, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, decorations, family, health, lights, memories, moments, trees, walk, widow
I’ve been enjoying the trees up the stairs…
wound through them is a string of lights which I would turn on in the morning and off at bedtime…
now I’ve decided to leave them on all the time…
my beloved didn’t like having trees or snow people on the stairs as his walking was uneven and he sometimes stepped on one of the decorations, lol…
so far, I don’t have that problem;-)…
29 Tuesday Oct 2024
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, Canada geese, geese, ignored, leaves, moments, nature, path, walk, weather, widow
walked to and from the Park yesterday…
met up with a number of Canada geese, but happily they all ignored me and everyone else on the paths…
noticed that the Assiniboine was very low…
and the path was covered in leaves, pretty…
such a beautiful place;-)…
15 Tuesday Oct 2024
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, birthday buddy, blessed, breakfast, bridge, friends, gardens, moments, nature, Park Cafe, pedestrian, running shoes, time, walk, weather, widow
the other day, I drove to the pedestrian bridge and walked over to the Park Café where I met a birthday buddy for breakfast and a visit…
I would usually walk but one of my feet was a tad unhappy, so only walking partway made sense…
I even wore running shoes😳…
usually we meet between our birthdays, but this year got a bit hectic, lol…
I had falafel with red pepper hummus and we talked the entire time…
then I had a quick walk through the English and Leo Mol Gardens before making my way back to the car and driving home…
and, my foot didn’t bother me;-)…
