28 Wednesday Jun 2023
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beach, big girl pants, blessed, family, feet, happy, moments, nature, rocks, rocky, stroll, water, weather, widow
finally got my feet in the water…
we went down to watch the sunset on Friday and I took a little stroll along the rocky beach…
the water was calm and I found a spot with a bit of sand, so I took off my shoes and stepped into the clear and fairly warm water…
ahhh…
27 Tuesday Jun 2023
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abundance, big girl pants, birds, blessed, cottage, Great Blue Heron, lake, listen, Merlin Sound App, moments, nature, pelicans, see, Technology, weather, widow
there were so many birds at the cottage we stayed at…
after hearing them on the Merlin sound app, I decided not to worry about getting photos of them… my goal was to spot as many as I could while we were there…
I think I saw most of them, except the black and white warbler…
we also saw many pelicans, gulls, eagles, hummingbirds, and at least one heron;-)…
what a wonderful abundance of feathered friends…
25 Sunday Jun 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cliff, cliff deck, family, happy, moments, nature, power, read, Technology, water, waves, weather, whitecaps, widow, wind
spent a good portion of my day on the cliff deck… it was sunny…
in the morning, it was a little breezy, but by the afternoon, it was very windy…
watching the whitecaps and waves pounding the shore reminds one of the huge power of nature…
24 Saturday Jun 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, comfortable, cottage, decks, family, happy, moments, nature, space, weather, widow
the cottage we are staying at is very nice… it is right on the water and there are lots of windows…
the main section has air conditioning, which is not something I would usually want, but temperatures are expected to soar this week, so it may be just what we need…
there is a screened-in section with comfy sofas and a table for dining or playing games…
then there is a deck which leads down to a grassy area, and a deck on the edge of the cliff, as well as one on the shore…
so far we’ve managed to sit on every deck, lol… well, except the one facing the road;-)…
22 Thursday Jun 2023
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barbecue, Barbie2, big girl pants, blessed, family, food, happy, moments, rain, steak, surprise, weather, widow
went out to barbecue a steak for our dinner before the rain was expected and when I removed the cover, I found Barbie;-)…
knew exactly how to use her, lol…
the steak came out perfectly, and it never did rain…
21 Wednesday Jun 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cottage, daughter, family, fisher, happy, health, memories, moments, nature, sky, solstice, summer solstice, sunrise, sunset, time, vacation, walk, weather, widow
on this Summer Solstice, the day began just after 5:30 am… watched a fisher, and many, many pelicans, bringing in their nets as the sky lightened…
then celebrated the Solstice with water, rocks, fire, and a few thoughts on this auspicious day…
went for a walk in the heat of the day and found a few beach options…
ended the day watching a gorgeous sunset;-)…
I am blessed to be able to spend this day with this delightful young woman…
16 Friday Jun 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, bloom, excitement, flowers, garden, moments, nature, pond, shock, sunshine, treat, water lilies, weather, widow
great excitement around here…
two water lilies are going to bloom at the same time… don’t think this has happened before;-)… what a treat…
this was one of them yesterday afternoon…
and this is how they both looked today…
I think if the sun had come out they might have both been completely open…
maybe tomorrow;-)…
13 Tuesday Jun 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, buds, flowers, garden, moments, nature, overwinter, plants, pond, shock, surprise, treat, water, water lilies, weather, widow
Saturday morning I was surprised and amazed to spot a water lily flower popping up in the pond…
the reason I am surprised is that this water lily was in the pond all winter…
when I closed up the pond in the fall, just before I put a tarp over it, I was only able to bring out two lilies… this one was so stuck in the bottom I couldn’t remove it…
when I uncovered everything this spring, before I put water in, it had already started to sprout a bit, but was purpley-red…
it stayed that colour for weeks and only recently turned green… some of the leaves still have the purple colour around the outside edges…
and there is a second bud now… two buds at once has never happened before;-)…
what a shock…
so this fall I am going to leave all of them in the pond and see what happens, lol…
06 Tuesday Jun 2023
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, BS, celebrate, food, friends, fun, liver, lunch, memories, moments, Taverna Rodos, treat, weather, widow
on Monday our BS group went to Taverna Rodos for lunch to celebrate an upcoming birthday… it was very hot so we chose the inside and had a great time…
I had liver and onions with gravy, along with a salad and French fries… it was wonderful and I enjoyed every bite…
other dishes included lemon rice soup, souvlaki, steak sandwich, and a chicken and Caesar salad… and maybe a few desserts;-)…
fun times as we considered how long we’ve used the birthday bag and the photo on it, lol…
lots of sharing, laughter, and some singing…
05 Monday Jun 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, Hilda the Gardener, moments, nature, planters, plants, soil, thunderstorm, weather, widow
on Friday, Hilda the Gardener arrived just before a thunderstorm to work in the garden… while we waited for the rain to stop we made tea and drank it on the deck once the storm was over…
then she planted up the front pots and moved a few things around in the garden…
the pots were filled with the bits and pieces left over from the plant collection that hadn’t made it into soil… they look pretty good considering, lol…
