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parrot…

01 Monday Jul 2019

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banned, blessed, fun, garden, goldfish, grandson, memories, Parrot, parrot feather, pond, shubunkins, time, water hyacinth, water lettuce, water lilies

my grandson and I went out for sushi and then we picked up some goldfish and shubunkins for the pond, and a few more pond plants…

the crazy thing is that the Manitoba government has banned floating water hyacinth and water lettuce after deciding they are invasive plants… and in the Amazon and southern USA, they are… but here they cannot survive the winter, even in the house… very frustrating as these plants really provide protection for baby fish in the pond… and help with slowing algae growth, sigh…

anyway, we put a few water lilies in and some parrot feather so hopefully the little fish will use those and be safe from the big fish until they grow a bit more;-)…

once he got all the fish into the pond, he worked to make sure the plants won’t fall over and the pots aren’t visible…

looks great and I think the fish are happy…

really enjoy spending time with him…

dreary…

21 Sunday May 2017

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big girl pants, cold, dreary, green, hibiscus, morning glory, rain, water hyacinth, widow

rained all day long… spent the time reading, watching PVRed shows and napping…

cooked a roast and made coleslaw for dinner with the kids…

looked dreary…

took the hibiscus outside during the day yesterday, but today it was only around 6 for most of the day so kept it inside, although I’m sure it would have liked the rain…

the morning glories are starting to twist around each other… hope that I can get them separated when it is finally time to plant them, lol…

not ready to put the water hyacinth outside because, although they are serious weeds in the south, they don’t like cold and will die off if the weather is too chilly for them…

certainly lots of green around…

dinner…

18 Friday Oct 2013

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big girl pants, Boston Pizza, dinner, fish, leftover, water hyacinth, young friend

for my dinner tonight I had leftover salt and pepper chicken wings, cactus cut potatoes and Caesar salad… it was quite yummy…

they were the remainder of my dinner last night… I went out with a lovely young friend who I hadn’t seen in ages… we had a great visit, got caught up on our families and I got to show her the new baby (car, I’m talking about!)…

when I go out now, I often order enough to have as leftovers the next day… this was particularly good tonight as I always find Friday a night when I really don’t want to have to cook dinner…

fish in the winter condo...

fish in the winter condo…

sitting here with only one light on and can’t see the fish in the tank, but earlier I made sure to feed them… there are 13 of them and they are fairly big, so I want to be sure they get enough to eat… there are also a few water hyacinth plants in the tank, but they won’t last for very long in the house… they do best outside in the heat…

water hyacinth blooming in the pond this summer...

water hyacinth blooming in the pond this summer…

nearly blooming…

14 Wednesday Aug 2013

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big girl pants, Courtenay, dry waterfall, garden, mandevilla, nearly blooming, purple dahlia, purple hand blown float, quiet week, recover from excitement, water hyacinth

had a little wander around the garden tonight…

red mandevilla, although my favourite is white...

red mandevilla, although my favourite is white…

the mandevilla is just about ready to bloom… I had been hoping that it might have been open for the Bubble Party which was over a week ago and it is still waiting…

purple dahlia...

purple dahlia…

the dahlia has been getting ready for days but now I can see a few purple petals ready to burst open… it is nearly as tall as me… some of the others are just getting buds on them… I purchased most of them when I was in Courtenay…

dry waterfall...

dry waterfall…

the pond is still losing water, even with the waterfall turned off… got a few good pics of the fish and a great shot of my purple float from Seattle…

fish under the water hyacinth...

fish under the water hyacinth…

watered a few baskets and plants and then had a nap…

my hand blown purple float...

my hand blown purple float…

looking forward to a quiet week and weekend as I continue to recover from all the excitement over the last few weeks…

the pond…

03 Wednesday Jul 2013

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big girl pants, calla lilies, chose plants, clematis, construction, disaster area, George, ground cover, hydrangeas, Jensens, lilac, muddy mess, pergola, pivotal stage, the pond, water hyacinth, waterfall

been thinking about those tv shows were they don’t let the family see what is going on with the construction…

we are at a pivotal stage in the construction I think… the yard is a muddy, wet, rock dusty mess… the waterfall looks too short… the pond doesn’t look like it is going to hold enough water… every part of the area is filthy… even my plants, deck and back door are covered…

sand and dust...

sand and dust…

it looks like a disaster area… I’m starting to think I just shouldn’t look back there until it is done…

trench for edging...

trench for edging…

tonight, I met with a couple of the staff at a landscape garden to choose plants to go around the pond… apparently we are getting close to the end…

waterfall rock at the back...

waterfall rock at the back…

I got completely lost and had to drive up and down McGillivray a couple of times before I eventually found the place…  once I finally got there, it was great to wander around and choose shrubs and other items to fill up the space…

there will be white hydrangeas, purple clematis, a white lilac, a wavy grass, some purple spiky things whose name escapes me right now and some white ground cover…

full view with the deck back in place...

full view with the deck back in place…

I already have water hyacinth, some other edge plants which were in the pond pre-construction and a couple of callas I bought last week…  a few baskets are also ready to be hung from the pergola that George built…

must go looking for a couple of water lilies to finish off the collection…

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