It has been raining all night and all day. But that's good; it will help clean up the ground. The wetland on one side of the pond is finally free of ice and I flushed a pair of ducks when taking this photo last week. The Peepers are finally making their spring calls early morning. They can sound quite raucous and I read why...the females choose their mates by the volume of their sounds.
Here is one of the Mother trees near our laneway featuring in a photo taken Wednesday.
We had a snowstorm ten days ago and I captured this shot of Petey from my tv room chair. Ned is still off somewhere in the yard. Neither of them seemed aware of the wild weather all around them. This is the most snow we've had on the ground since living in this house. I can touch the roof in places. It means the ground will get a lot of water this spring and after a couple of drier years, that's a good thing.
I get asked if I am helping with HEART Animal Rescue anymore. The answer is not really. It makes me sad. If they got an older adult dog in that needed foster care I think I am getting healthy enough that I would foster. Puppies aren’t something I can do yet. The bending and them …
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read moreI've made the list and in my case, I've had to check it not twice but three times. I've been wrapping and making note of what's for who, etc. I'm trying not to do what Mom always did and that was to find presents tucked away in a drawer somewhere the next July. Does that happen to you?
I worked really hard to get this Peppermint Trees quilt top to this stage with all the trees appliqued and outlined in blanket stitch. The trunks are not stitched down yet. I had to take it outside ...
read moreA November sky if ever I saw one...
Milder and wet, then a big freeze overnight turned the morning landscape into an ice covered fairyland. I thought it was hoar frost but I've read since it was rime frost, a dangerous frost for ships at sea. This kind of ice is thick and grows in the direction of the wind.
Ha ha, love the word 'delulu' which was added to one of the dictionaries this year.
read moreEarly morning dance party non participants...but they want to be near me anyway. Ned is bored but Petey is trying to understand what is it I'm doing.
Our Mother Tree on the house side of the lane way was, as usual, spectacular this year. I wondered how the drought might affect her, but no, the display was awesome. Carrying on no matter what just like a good mother.
There are still blossoms to be spied on my walks. Here is the late flower whose bloom mimics a frog and this one is housing a little creature made visible by the sun shining through. What a pretty colour!
Hello again and thanks so much for stopping by. I heard the Barred Owls hooting early morning around 4 am and stayed awake till they finished about half an hour later. Then I slept in till 9, so late for me that Tony woke up enough to ask if I was alright.
Last fall I watched a wonderful moment...an adult male Cardinal was feeding two young ones in the big fir in the back yard. It took a long time to get this photo and I never did capture a good photo of the three. But here are the ...
read moreI'm just back from the library. For a small town library, it sure is busy there which I love to see. I passed by the Carp Custom Creamery Ice Cream shop and thought of LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color's question this week... did we grow up going to Dairy Queen? No I did not as they were not around in Newfoundland back then but I do have fond memories of summer visits with my Gander grandmother (the war widow) and going to the restaurant there. We always got banana splits as she was an ice cream lover ...
read moreI did get outside for a little veranda stitching before the heat wave returned
It’s been a bit since I told you about Rosie. She’s doing well. She’s all of herself. Rosie loves that I’m not working at the vet clinic anymore. No more long hours with me gone. Arnie, the guy I’m dating, likes Rosie, and she likes Arnie. There is one thing that Arnie doesn’t like, though…dog …
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read moreHalfway through the year now and past the halfway point of June. I wonder where are all those hours we were promised for retirement...when time on your hands would hang heavy- an expression first recorded in 1760, btw.-I was curious enough to look up that expression. But no, though my days begin early there is still not enough hours to get everything done. I struggle not to have the feeling I'm getting behind. Behind what exactly is a bit of a mystery. But there is always something that needs doing and mostly, I'm thankful to be ...
read moreThe birds are sweetly singing and the earth is blossoming forth as the old saying goes. What a treat to be in June, even a June that is only slightly sunny with a cool edge to the breezes. And the beautiful flowers don't seem to mind at all. I love my Irises.
June is a month of new starts of all sorts!
The robins on the front veranda have started their family. I had the step ladder ready and waited till they were over on the far lawn to grab a quick shot of their nest. Two things that impress me about robins...their nest is always a thing of beauty in construction...so strong I've seen them last many winters and the other thing is the rich, gorgeous colour of the eggs they lay. Crayola makes a crayon that is robin's egg blue and the famous Tiffany's trademarked ...
read moreI promised a few photos of my weekend away to downtown Ottawa which according to Google maps is a 41 minute drive from here. It was exciting to be in a city but I had mixed emotions about what I saw there. A lot more folks suffering around the streets and we were warned about not walking at night in an area that had always been an interesting/wonderful place to stroll and explore. But on the upside the Chateau is still so beautiful- I love it there. This is the view from our window looking towards Parliament Hill.
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One morning, I crept about because a Canada Goose was taking a nap on the far side. Like the little squirrel in the last post, I feared there was something amiss seeing it flat out in the grass like this.
The foster group I work with is HEART Animal Rescue. I hadn’t had a dog for quite a while due to my previous job. I worked 10-hour days, and that was too long for a dog to be here by themselves. Many times I could have taken a dog with me to work, but then …
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