Canadian Needle Nana

The Japanese Anemones are making the late garden shine again this year. A reader told me mine are called "Splendens" and splendid they are! Their leaves are also a pretty shape and shade of green...

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 In twos... The two of us went down to the pond early evening during the time some call the Blue Hour.  As we turned a corner of the skating shack, I saw clearly two fawns lying together in t...

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There are loads of butterflies around this year. In particular, I love to spy a Comma flitting about. Because of how jagged the wing edges are, I think this is a male. Their spiritual meaning is ...

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 Order of business from the last post, Beth's cake was officially a CHOCOLATE FILLED KAHLUA TIRAMISU CAKE from Rock Recipes . This cake is delicious and surprisingly light.  Tony's birt...

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Summer of 2024 has settled around us here at the wooden house. What is a garden without weeds. You can't have one without the other. I've pulled a bushel and if only they were worth something! A ...

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 Mid July and it is still all about the outdoor gardens both wild and tended, for me these days. To think that just a few short months ago this was all buried under a mountain of ice and snow! A...

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There are certain weeds I won't cut down right away. The wild Thistles are one of them and it is for this reason. Goldfinches depend on thistles for food and use thistledown for their nests. This...

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Young robin, pond bathing... The garden has become overgrown and I'm a bit overwhelmed trying to keep up. Who knew rain and heat interspersed with sun were the perfect combination for plant g...

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Bloom where you are planted. I do not remove these when they pop up in spots like this till the blooming is done. So pretty and a marvel up close. ( Taken with my cheap phone...I miss my old ...

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This little guy kept popping his head out. He's living in the tunnel under the back terrace plus has inherited what I imagine to be an elaborate tunnel system all over the property made by ground...

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Here as promised, photos of us out in the rain storm.  We are trying to get a photo but Ned was eager to get on his walk.  Windy so hanging onto the hat which always reminds me of Paddington...

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 It is always a treat to open the kitchen curtain in the morning. I never know what I might see. One morning recently -back when the sun was shining- this fellow was sleeping in the driveway. I ...

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Thanks for the lovely comments about my veranda views . I miss Newfoundland very much but I certainly can't complain about where I'm living these days. It is beautiful and I enjoy all the critter...

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Writing outside this morning. 8 am and already 25 C. We have a heat wave warning but it is very pleasant just now. A little breeze is blowing too. I must be a pessimistic gardener. In front of me...

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The resident mallard on our pond is sleeping there overnight. If up and down there early enough, I see him always resting in the same spot.  I took this shot from a great distance but even then ...

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This turned out to be the best photo I got of the mama bird. Today I hadn't noticed her very frequent trips across the lawn and checked the nest. The two little ones have fledged in what seems li...

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Everything is about the garden these days here in our tiny patch of the world. I tried to think of a word to describe ours and came up with lush. I was exclaiming how the heat has encouraged so m...

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Just like that, our world outside is a million shades of green. Tony and Ned on the side lawn I put a mirror up and saw the robin's eggs have hatched. It is a good spot well protected by th...

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 I just flopped into my chair feeling a little bit winded. I just cleaned all the baseboards here in the main area and while that was not hard, being on my knees and all the getting up and down ...

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I'm amused watching this small turkey flock trot through the front yard. The male is displaying constantly and looking so special.  But as far as we can tell, the females don't even give...

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The garden and land is getting a summer look with so much green grass and sprouting leaves everywhere. No matter the season or weather my morning routine is exactly the same... get up and get out...

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"The times they are a-changin..." Bob Dylan The library underwent upgrading last summer and huge new windows were installed. This was the view a couple of weeks ago out one of them. It struck m...

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I just have to share the end of another successful BARRED OWLS OF INDIANA season. I so enjoyed watching these three grow and then branch successfully off into the big wide world. I really like ho...

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We are doing well with the healthier eating. The weekly box of fresh vegetables and fruit has certainly helped. There was a large cauliflower, potatoes and green beans lately that I used in one o...

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 Ned's big brother is staying with us for a little while. Here he's having a chat with Tony. Petey is demonstrating his signature move...how he can balance and beg at the same time. Definitely t...

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