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01 Thursday Jun 2023

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the weather presented a variety of options on Monday… from hot and sunny to rainy, to thunderstorms, we had them all…

after seeing how much rain was possible, I decided to set up for our Monday gathering in the garage…

the motorcycle got moved to the back of the space and chairs and tables were moved in…

I also added the lilacs that my neighbour gave me in the morning as well as some suntea…

it was lovely, particularly when the wind blew through the space, and watching and listening to the rain coming down was delightful…

mistake…

27 Saturday May 2023

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just possible that I made a mistake when I brought out the morning glories and the dahlia from Lily Stone Gardens and planted them last Saturday…

the wind has been very strong and it has been cool in the evenings…

the dahlia hasn’t been looking at all happy and on Wednesday evening I covered it with sheets hoping to block the wind…

it is still not happy… we shall see…

repaired…

25 Thursday May 2023

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I was surprised yesterday morning when I looked out the window to see the hammock stand on its back against the planter… clearly the wind had lifted the umbrella and blew it over…

when I went out I saw that the umbrella on the top was perfectly fine so I took it off… the wind has been very strong since Tuesday and may continue for a number of days… a section of the edging had broken right off…

the umbrella went into the garage and I was able to put the stand back up… not going to put the umbrella back on until the weather improves…

now to arrange to have the planter repaired;-)…

wind…

15 Monday May 2023

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we ran to the store recently and picked up a wind chime I’d been looking at for a while…

it is hanging close to a corner so it gets a bit of wind and sounds beautiful…

recently a neighbour commented on how nicely it pealed…

fits…

14 Friday Apr 2023

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took all the pieces of the arch out onto the deck and finished putting it together…




tightened all the screws and voila… done…

it looks very tall, and should work perfectly… sure hope it fits…

had to lay it down as the wind was picking up and I didn’t want it to fall over before it made it to its new home, lol…

still waiting for the last of the snow to melt so we can try it out…

curb…

25 Tuesday Oct 2022

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woke up to a thunderstorm yesterday… then had a nice walk, even in the wind and rain…

had to hang on to my hood so that it didn’t blow right off my head, lol… leaves were flying all over the place, but the rain had stopped…

when I came to a corner, the street was filled with water… up to the curb and edge of the tires on a nearby car…

when I walked by, maybe half an hour later, thankfully the water was all gone…

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the walk…

gusts…

16 Thursday Jun 2022

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yesterday the wind came up late in the afternoon and I decided to protect a few spots…

put chairs around the obelisk on the deck so it wouldn’t fall over…

then I took a chair and propped it against the hibiscus… not only didn’t I want it to fall over, I didn’t want it to fall into the pond…

I didn’t feel that the mandevilla needed any protection so left it alone…

everything made it through fine although I have left the chair by the hibiscus as there are supposed to be strong wind gusts tonight…

rough…

01 Tuesday Feb 2022

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big girl pants, blessed, blizzard, moments, nature, rough, shovelling, snow, squirrel, widow, wind, window

we’ve had some rough weather over the last few days… they called it a blizzard, although not too much snow fell, but it certainly blew around…

as I was making my breakfast I looked outside and saw this squirrel, covered in snow, stuffing its face at the feeder…

it looked very cold…

a bit later, I took some pictures in the den…

the window was covered in sticky snow…

the blowing continued for most of the day, and finally stopped in the evening…

I see more snow shovelling in my future, lol…

view…

18 Tuesday Jan 2022

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big girl pants, blessed, change, moments, nature, shovelled, snow, view, weather, widow, wind

out this morning to shovel the sidewalk…

it was still snowing but I thought it better to clear it a few times if needed…

only did it once… the snow stopped shortly after I finished, but the wind is going to be strong overnight so I will decide tomorrow if it needs to be done again…

later in the day the sun came out and I got some lovely photos…

so interesting how the view changes from moment to moment… I am so happy to have the time to observe the changes…

reminisce…

05 Tuesday Oct 2021

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well, I must say I am tired… but what a delightful day it has been…

got up early and set about preparing for the day… moved 14 bags of mulch, a wheelbarrow and compost can, used the leaf blower to clean the garage floor, set up a table with a tablecloth in case it was too windy to sit outside, put out cushions and rearranged lawn furniture, prepped some fruit and whipped cream… cleaned leaves out of the pond, set out dishes, made coffee and sun tea, wrapped a gift and wrote two cards…

sat and read in the garden for half an hour and then welcomed four of the most wonderful women into the space…

visited, ate some delicious food from Feast Bistro, enjoyed the nature around us, laughed, shared stories and celebrated one another with some delicious options…

nearly lost one umbrella to the gusts of wind, but the weather was quite amazing for early October…

when they left, I finished tidying up and got ready for dinner with another wonderful woman…

when she arrived we had fish and chips (which I love), more stories and laughter… what a great visit…

it is dark now and I just finished a bowl of strawberry shortcake with whipped cream as I sit on the deck (quite comfortable in shorts and a sleeveless shirt) and reminisce about all the great parts of the day…

hope you had a good day as well…

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