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28 Monday Apr 2025

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it was time to change the water and filter in the hot tub…

once I brought out the pump and connected it to the hose, I started the process at 10:20 am… twelve minutes later the pump came out and I emptied the last little bit of water with a pail and cloth… that took another twenty minutes…

once the new filter was in, I brought out the hose from the basement, repaired a piece of it, and hooked it back up to the outside tap…

filling the tub took about an hour and a half and just after 1 pm, the electricity was back on and the heating up process began…

it took just over a day to heat to 103°C…

fluffing…

26 Saturday Apr 2025

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first day of garden cleanup…

Hilda the Gardener arrived and spent the afternoon removing leaves and debris from around the garden and fluffing the beds…

even though not everything got done, it makes such a huge difference to how the garden looks…

took this photo before Hilda arrived…you can see the difference under the main deck;-)…

I was sitting on the back deck for the first time this year… woohoo;-)…

looking forward to many wonderful moments in this sanctuary…

shocked…

24 Thursday Apr 2025

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on a recent walk to the Park and around the gardens I was rather shocked to see how many trees had been removed throughout the forest between the walking bridge and the gardens as well as in the gardens…

there were still trees that had fallen or been blown over…

and it appeared that the pergola in the Leo Mol pond area had been completely rebuilt or else it had been sandblasted…

lots of changes since I was there in the Fall;-)…

remain…

23 Wednesday Apr 2025

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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 😳…

blustery…

16 Wednesday Apr 2025

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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;-)…

flora…

13 Sunday Apr 2025

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had another solo visit to The Leaf on Friday as I’d read that the flowering trees in the current display area were nearly finished blooming due to the heat…

I was surprised at how many people were there as I expected everyone to be outside enjoying the 17° C gorgeous weather…

as I entered the Tropical Biome I had to stop and wait a minute for the fog to clear from my glasses, lol…

happy to see the tiny flowers on two of the three cacao trees…

everything looked lush amidst the cooling mist that seems to be keeping the flora happy… quite surprised at how much the plants have grown… just last week it was easy to see all the way to the waterfall and now it is blocked again…

fun to watch one of the zoo keepers feeding the koi as I don’t often get to see that;-)…

the Mediterranean Biome had many flowers and the Babs Asper Display area held lots of plants, flowers, small trees, topiaries, and a truck filled with tulips…

the Butterfly Garden was busy with butterflies flitting about happily as they enjoyed the sunlight… the misting machines were also busy adding to the humidity and it felt very warm, lol…

so lucky to have this amazing place to visit;-)…

swept…

12 Saturday Apr 2025

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it was gorgeous out yesterday…

sat out on the deck and read for a while and then, when I got too hot (!!!), I worked on the back deck…

moved a few pieces of furniture and swept all the dead cedar and bunny poop off of it, although the tarp is still frozen into the ground in a few places…

before long we will be able to sit out there in the afternoons;-)…

I was just thinking about how great this season is as there are no bugs and about five seconds after that thought, a fly landed on my leg, lol…

straighten…

11 Friday Apr 2025

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shhhhh… the snow is gone from the front yard…

and I finally took a few minutes to straighten up the rain barrel which had been blown over weeks ago from some of the crazy winds we’d been having…

now we are ready for some rain;-)… and plants popping up from the ground…

snowdrops…

10 Thursday Apr 2025

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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;-)…

lockers…

09 Wednesday Apr 2025

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we went to Aquasize today… we were happy because we found the lockers that returned your quarter… I’d put all my possessions into the locker, before I realized that there was no safety pin on the key…

I had a towel above the locker, so I placed the key inside it and saved having to change lockers… when we left I advised the front desk staff and they will have it fixed…

and I wore my sandals for the first time… actually had on socks when we went but didn’t wear them on the way home;-)…

yay…