tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63058535718495492212024-03-13T15:17:07.721-04:00Just Cats In-home Cat CareDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2899125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-15629330906320732822022-03-24T12:00:00.002-04:002022-03-24T12:00:40.521-04:00Slow-going spring...<p> It might say spring on the calendar but we still have snow and nights that go below freezing to contend with. March is like that. We do have robins though and that's a sure sign of spring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeNxNkQY5Ry2DNLJ1mG_DDoH1QieIWzsAavewAi1rRtVdnPQyEPSWKbKlzAfIMCUyBP_o1wsBCMlhK5-cgII9lixVBOoHADZZMSWPYbwYuB13hBli34-BXIgdbqWVBCgPY60M4S2d4ptlOxDAEduv5JGG4d_jKifCX0Uu6m1NYwpRP_ClpHAZ3lYh6g/s5184/DSC01390%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="2920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeNxNkQY5Ry2DNLJ1mG_DDoH1QieIWzsAavewAi1rRtVdnPQyEPSWKbKlzAfIMCUyBP_o1wsBCMlhK5-cgII9lixVBOoHADZZMSWPYbwYuB13hBli34-BXIgdbqWVBCgPY60M4S2d4ptlOxDAEduv5JGG4d_jKifCX0Uu6m1NYwpRP_ClpHAZ3lYh6g/s320/DSC01390%20(2).JPG" width="180" /></a></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">April </span></b>will bring us green grass and wild spring flowers pushing through the ground. That's what I look forward to. The birds, squirrels, chips and our crows are beginning to gather material for their spring nests. I often see one of the crows fly by with her beak full of dry grass. Up to the tree-tops she goes. The beauty of nature coming to life right before your eyes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzcnOPFbI57kfk4nrgdszylY5yTn9uF0mfMuqNW6rpwS8ehhPr7DARDzawZTXGX8XQek-0ctCVhYVPisjCKI264FzoycVcnxEXzzq01Y80c5f4en87LUbnbxezjZtifVedC5Gj_KIoNQ9sYxeWo_PNoqxPc7TZ7pHtt4tjFUG3EnrzgH8759PXwAp6A/s5184/DSC01412%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="2920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzcnOPFbI57kfk4nrgdszylY5yTn9uF0mfMuqNW6rpwS8ehhPr7DARDzawZTXGX8XQek-0ctCVhYVPisjCKI264FzoycVcnxEXzzq01Y80c5f4en87LUbnbxezjZtifVedC5Gj_KIoNQ9sYxeWo_PNoqxPc7TZ7pHtt4tjFUG3EnrzgH8759PXwAp6A/s320/DSC01412%20(2).JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hoping Flo made it through the winter.</div><p>It's been a very long winter and an extremely cold one. Now the sun is warmer and fills our main room with sun-puddles for the cats and the slow-going dahlia sprouts I have started. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEv5Pykowird0Fxv4DHQZszH8stijlYR8g9PJ5CJj7K69ohv-2-OPLr4RcvUBAqiEYDy1aZrjOP-VHoNS6rmB_LZWCAa-Y2ClUqna-xyeaJbpXTnx5I6gBkwvYqAseY2N0GDAVhKBUYZ5eDQBfpWYF0lx6ympUE9cFVUYpmoQy16wrQa_hdZ_eTUNNw/s5184/DSC01461%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="2920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEv5Pykowird0Fxv4DHQZszH8stijlYR8g9PJ5CJj7K69ohv-2-OPLr4RcvUBAqiEYDy1aZrjOP-VHoNS6rmB_LZWCAa-Y2ClUqna-xyeaJbpXTnx5I6gBkwvYqAseY2N0GDAVhKBUYZ5eDQBfpWYF0lx6ympUE9cFVUYpmoQy16wrQa_hdZ_eTUNNw/w225-h400/DSC01461%20(2).JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wilson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH7zjGHSoInEgqdT0bTXX70Af41jqg5MU6nHpmD4B28iovw0fo8mcaxldmRCWtza822ueMstMU0J7cqJenvX_ZL8P3GXt1i8Gd0oCC4JpvO32YgmKWGLrcYCibczXfMjsF_F-zwEzY3lnmDTzYeP0ufMor7wz_zgfNCtNmUeYt7d0OI_rFfnNDyqJww/s5184/DSC01456%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="5184" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH7zjGHSoInEgqdT0bTXX70Af41jqg5MU6nHpmD4B28iovw0fo8mcaxldmRCWtza822ueMstMU0J7cqJenvX_ZL8P3GXt1i8Gd0oCC4JpvO32YgmKWGLrcYCibczXfMjsF_F-zwEzY3lnmDTzYeP0ufMor7wz_zgfNCtNmUeYt7d0OI_rFfnNDyqJww/w400-h225/DSC01456%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div> My pink loft. lol It will be good to get the plants out to the potting shed in April.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzhFyfO0txkzD9AWH9qH5Mqzo2rsoz-bdnk8FnYo6MWERlEn4zJKfxQ1Psui3pAcLV-rrbAEEVowFCCLtdyuMifcdRPrioHNTO8VtClEd0VBcSJYJxyug3bcKi2K0WH5Z1HD1-rMgbu9ciNfHavCz0SwN8eF19k0Qzl9Qu-CyNPyvbyAtdsbjLmN2UQ/s5184/DSC01394%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="2920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzhFyfO0txkzD9AWH9qH5Mqzo2rsoz-bdnk8FnYo6MWERlEn4zJKfxQ1Psui3pAcLV-rrbAEEVowFCCLtdyuMifcdRPrioHNTO8VtClEd0VBcSJYJxyug3bcKi2K0WH5Z1HD1-rMgbu9ciNfHavCz0SwN8eF19k0Qzl9Qu-CyNPyvbyAtdsbjLmN2UQ/w225-h400/DSC01394%20(2).JPG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Some of my plants are happy in the loft under grow lights. I will have lots of dahlias to add to the veggie garden area, grow in pots around the potting shed and to also start a new garden near the house.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5vH_Wc7KdCUs_nrKeocd0xVxk6om8FJGnAf_uBgJZ0p5xXd9Yap8vWg2kLfrxfiK3d8Kn4VVYsa5nA5AKhpkgg5xF1PvDCoJT49Cu8MtDggSleivgBat3kwkECCMgLRL7w9x6LqkEPR85KNGLvoYbSymG7Zl329xYsw2Arx9KziGHAVXmZYHy9mO0w/s5184/DSC01396%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="2920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5vH_Wc7KdCUs_nrKeocd0xVxk6om8FJGnAf_uBgJZ0p5xXd9Yap8vWg2kLfrxfiK3d8Kn4VVYsa5nA5AKhpkgg5xF1PvDCoJT49Cu8MtDggSleivgBat3kwkECCMgLRL7w9x6LqkEPR85KNGLvoYbSymG7Zl329xYsw2Arx9KziGHAVXmZYHy9mO0w/w225-h400/DSC01396%20(2).JPG" width="225" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The cats are doing well and their friendship grows deeper with time. Cora will be three in June and Wilson is five now. They are young, healthy, beautiful creatures who we adore.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-3FiJzUzSLTh47xeoIKgwLLzXB404pk0N6ksq73JondUqA-1S5qZKl5reYdwVUvtvBhJRRcJFLU63-O89HoMAgPTbXRnUg_6o_ffst2UqwsJjn62EwJYaV9Zn3Xo6SFCzrk-RPs-esTuOcuvI88UjKFWaRgXtnvY_anpe1qVb8f3fRugBXZKYpCIPA/s4476/DSC01384%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4476" data-original-width="2919" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-3FiJzUzSLTh47xeoIKgwLLzXB404pk0N6ksq73JondUqA-1S5qZKl5reYdwVUvtvBhJRRcJFLU63-O89HoMAgPTbXRnUg_6o_ffst2UqwsJjn62EwJYaV9Zn3Xo6SFCzrk-RPs-esTuOcuvI88UjKFWaRgXtnvY_anpe1qVb8f3fRugBXZKYpCIPA/w261-h400/DSC01384%20(2).JPG" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneELODm9MLbXR5m8UI4GrBy42QERFeO2i8hArkuEeU8Wh8rurDeiVUjmwtVerFoyAxuNC5xR4kkzp-K_dlwsTfMieSW9d7_ZPc2Le3ymzaa0u3rPmRUMe4goXaEMT8dYBLhS9qSgCm30VIt9FfwE8Ko0XUoamxZI-wCPvhTRa_f9NRrpeSLi3lyv7qg/s5184/DSC01426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="5184" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneELODm9MLbXR5m8UI4GrBy42QERFeO2i8hArkuEeU8Wh8rurDeiVUjmwtVerFoyAxuNC5xR4kkzp-K_dlwsTfMieSW9d7_ZPc2Le3ymzaa0u3rPmRUMe4goXaEMT8dYBLhS9qSgCm30VIt9FfwE8Ko0XUoamxZI-wCPvhTRa_f9NRrpeSLi3lyv7qg/w400-h225/DSC01426.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qWKWjaLyuwvRYG7R1E6WOIQM5sWF-xJqgYTwVSd1YNjFxO8zHJzBP3TPiqi_Pu41h0m7rNaK08n3NHArc6Llc_lrbapj4hMYwqkbXTcoWEEfEw4Vvq5NY85mHGafuRu9NSpCxA209zzMdilFWkYlvE9SIuUgqXe1UNbEiHbCdPk2WOnSjAXmChEgLg/s4971/DSC01467%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="4971" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qWKWjaLyuwvRYG7R1E6WOIQM5sWF-xJqgYTwVSd1YNjFxO8zHJzBP3TPiqi_Pu41h0m7rNaK08n3NHArc6Llc_lrbapj4hMYwqkbXTcoWEEfEw4Vvq5NY85mHGafuRu9NSpCxA209zzMdilFWkYlvE9SIuUgqXe1UNbEiHbCdPk2WOnSjAXmChEgLg/w400-h211/DSC01467%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5vflSJ8k2jJOUcFua11dd5VMk8OJzigMeaSl5ppECbmC4pjKP54WG0TKAkm3mAVgdWRa-JhV6oUikG4qzGkdrYE8huW-TcACBqrQkw4JiGL0-_ZIOKY1A4ESgvx9hL72LQroOh3yEomKjih_4exxB5_a4e9e2fH71B9-K543TPYJ6NwR84FdD0IjwA/s5134/DSC01408%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="5134" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5vflSJ8k2jJOUcFua11dd5VMk8OJzigMeaSl5ppECbmC4pjKP54WG0TKAkm3mAVgdWRa-JhV6oUikG4qzGkdrYE8huW-TcACBqrQkw4JiGL0-_ZIOKY1A4ESgvx9hL72LQroOh3yEomKjih_4exxB5_a4e9e2fH71B9-K543TPYJ6NwR84FdD0IjwA/w400-h214/DSC01408%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cora...the loft snoopervisor.</div><p>I hope you are loving the start of spring in your area. Most of you are far ahead of us here in Eastern, Ontario and I really enjoy looking at your gardens come to life. It gives me hope that it won't be long now for us.</p><p>Enjoy and be kind,</p><p>Deb</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwbPck57OuSWr74lgQd34hy4iEEkpQD_b31dSlD4Q1Dck5GdDDwMRUuJM9gb_bjiNX5gGPMDjsG9MkWDGl27IKAr9-l8pQIs_tzgIAJEgnOQb8e5_qH1tMncA9FvAPrXmrw4p8cm_awqsWmDBVmCSrLLcAK7V8ji1Ip2Wbl5OaK6jaCq7-TfdnDbwhQ/s5184/DSC01421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="5184" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwbPck57OuSWr74lgQd34hy4iEEkpQD_b31dSlD4Q1Dck5GdDDwMRUuJM9gb_bjiNX5gGPMDjsG9MkWDGl27IKAr9-l8pQIs_tzgIAJEgnOQb8e5_qH1tMncA9FvAPrXmrw4p8cm_awqsWmDBVmCSrLLcAK7V8ji1Ip2Wbl5OaK6jaCq7-TfdnDbwhQ/s320/DSC01421.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-12260411062193274052021-12-24T17:19:00.000-05:002021-12-24T17:19:07.755-05:00Merry Christmas 2021<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU0sayyAsHMH6vaDYYDqcEtCHL2ju-hmQ5Zb8KatcQivy4oXwpOLKG75BAwwYGkDa9aa2ICHp0N7g6KBz34zlA_2qvQpPn2G6QeL6oNqYa_vcIiLzFV3tvziDdVYyU0A4ZgjmjRwv7_sH76mIFtVwUB7tNl4-As_N2Jk-HMVW2PifMb737Vw4w85BFaw=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU0sayyAsHMH6vaDYYDqcEtCHL2ju-hmQ5Zb8KatcQivy4oXwpOLKG75BAwwYGkDa9aa2ICHp0N7g6KBz34zlA_2qvQpPn2G6QeL6oNqYa_vcIiLzFV3tvziDdVYyU0A4ZgjmjRwv7_sH76mIFtVwUB7tNl4-As_N2Jk-HMVW2PifMb737Vw4w85BFaw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Santa is right on schedule.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's time to get the cookies and milk out and carrots for the reindeer.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Have a <span style="color: red;">Merry Christmas</span> everyone and a Blessed and festive holiday.</span></p><p>hugs, Deb</p><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><br /></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-5593071032655812512021-12-10T14:37:00.000-05:002021-12-10T14:37:26.942-05:00Preparing for Christmas<p> My five wooden, moveable ornaments will be hung on the staircase at<span style="color: #38761d;"> Christmas.</span></p><p>I have yet to find the right foliage to hang them on and freezing rain is in the forecast so I'll have to wait a day or two.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih69494nSPv3_Dyb_loeJ31Wh5SRPfAvyv4VADPMBLoGbvBgRYcajROsj6RzRK-cb3HrKA5Q1C0vlXMz2fiNPZhrIseK91y_Cmyb22GrnfuLACiGlEUEOUwp3fVPxMtHQCGB3wvzadoTD6ygD5fOwZXeX4HuvF8XyVgPiYBhSgwNHzm2kwdwpiblQcNQ=s4711" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3713" data-original-width="4711" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih69494nSPv3_Dyb_loeJ31Wh5SRPfAvyv4VADPMBLoGbvBgRYcajROsj6RzRK-cb3HrKA5Q1C0vlXMz2fiNPZhrIseK91y_Cmyb22GrnfuLACiGlEUEOUwp3fVPxMtHQCGB3wvzadoTD6ygD5fOwZXeX4HuvF8XyVgPiYBhSgwNHzm2kwdwpiblQcNQ=w400-h315" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My children, and now my grands, love to play with them as they head up to the loft to the Christmas tree.</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheTyhnnMz0UpdeTreLpsZlawcwsT2EQURc3aL4Pxj_bRarhDvdaWkN0di5Ah_apXRlQMkBI54NzNJEo9Pa5Bzza8VhWdGYQKgJ_tsayiqowvD0dCPRFh9YYqAHzHZOb7TsmYKK3VN-5d5zyMGsnfrjh3RfMeeNj0AAgU21HQA5JTz8HCWdDYHbNJz7eA=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheTyhnnMz0UpdeTreLpsZlawcwsT2EQURc3aL4Pxj_bRarhDvdaWkN0di5Ah_apXRlQMkBI54NzNJEo9Pa5Bzza8VhWdGYQKgJ_tsayiqowvD0dCPRFh9YYqAHzHZOb7TsmYKK3VN-5d5zyMGsnfrjh3RfMeeNj0AAgU21HQA5JTz8HCWdDYHbNJz7eA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div>I'm not sure how, but I managed to get my wrapping done today with the help of this maniac.<div>Her job, I presume, was to stand on the bows so they were on good and tight and lie across the tissue paper to keep it perfectly flat. The chewing on the ribbon was short-lived.</div><div>"Thank you, Cora."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLNYRQQI1ktUW2HHnJ-hFSvqdrf8g8IPTg56SjlK1l9sirYri7rWvVOAoPOIbFubsKGGCry-oepo_u43IVLbolc0UJwNo5T31V9HUejmhHJwyK8KVYVcrnYFxA90tVxHetFiopkanJ32-XFRmrwwthYGVsrP4WnwVPl-ORVZRCNErKr1AHCU9WIXfEFg=s5147" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5147" data-original-width="3785" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLNYRQQI1ktUW2HHnJ-hFSvqdrf8g8IPTg56SjlK1l9sirYri7rWvVOAoPOIbFubsKGGCry-oepo_u43IVLbolc0UJwNo5T31V9HUejmhHJwyK8KVYVcrnYFxA90tVxHetFiopkanJ32-XFRmrwwthYGVsrP4WnwVPl-ORVZRCNErKr1AHCU9WIXfEFg=w470-h640" width="470" /></a></div> "Oh, Christmas Tree"</div><div><br /></div><div>I spotted a 'new kid on the block' today looking out the sliding door window. He/she was obviously hunting and quite comfortable with it all. Looked well-fed (hopefully not with my birds) so I won't worry about it. I'll just watch for the hunter again.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu711Gjpb24PewogsP8UzVx0Clyk87QDTyPLJPD1sKFODOnFIGeVPVIquN9qjR7XHGrakEQyJ7YwXroSG2Q0GZ68YJO32DQUsm3veKnF8J72qwIIajCgRla_QISPyEvDw1-lmyqWR22Gmpisun_fNi6EdXsLKc536ae-CSA-xVkxBkmQyVhwI-V1kmkw=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu711Gjpb24PewogsP8UzVx0Clyk87QDTyPLJPD1sKFODOnFIGeVPVIquN9qjR7XHGrakEQyJ7YwXroSG2Q0GZ68YJO32DQUsm3veKnF8J72qwIIajCgRla_QISPyEvDw1-lmyqWR22Gmpisun_fNi6EdXsLKc536ae-CSA-xVkxBkmQyVhwI-V1kmkw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>And the glorious mourning dove is here now for the winter. How I miss them all summer long. They have arrived in a large flock, close to thirty, and I will gladly keep them fed all winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjev6B4B8oVWVCBGonIwTmWGk6dLizl4ZKQmCogfxQlCRy6-F_Hw8xUhrXTDBUJdu1LEqqjQxFd15Sb3W1rfLJ44ZXA0KPTHdqYQsQ_bJilRqjtA4RS9xI9xIxq17HYUKkVVy7rqg87ojjFG48AxGDj-EBs7F4iDpjJqr1hLAJF84lJu1IMf88RPC3g_A=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjev6B4B8oVWVCBGonIwTmWGk6dLizl4ZKQmCogfxQlCRy6-F_Hw8xUhrXTDBUJdu1LEqqjQxFd15Sb3W1rfLJ44ZXA0KPTHdqYQsQ_bJilRqjtA4RS9xI9xIxq17HYUKkVVy7rqg87ojjFG48AxGDj-EBs7F4iDpjJqr1hLAJF84lJu1IMf88RPC3g_A=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the junco is back, too. Cutest little birds. They are about the same size as the chickadee and seem to get along with them well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt5cbGWXLu3_YewEB_aynWCFNBn5GWy94MhRfX9eJ5fCVn9wS6fe0tgkQyfsSvxvU0y-nsn2bWvXu-E-8PxD9mziSPcgHHcdods_Nsbq_DPh8k1LVGctbXx9zyeqc35hvbO6CPZzTsgYgYRKovRH2ge7hYj7Xz8CqHVwd9RE9khTbGI79pCB5cUBgWfA=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt5cbGWXLu3_YewEB_aynWCFNBn5GWy94MhRfX9eJ5fCVn9wS6fe0tgkQyfsSvxvU0y-nsn2bWvXu-E-8PxD9mziSPcgHHcdods_Nsbq_DPh8k1LVGctbXx9zyeqc35hvbO6CPZzTsgYgYRKovRH2ge7hYj7Xz8CqHVwd9RE9khTbGI79pCB5cUBgWfA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are all enjoying these days up to Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been watching lots of Christmas movies and drinking far too much hot chocolate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in between the shopping and wrapping of presents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All good, all fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I best go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The branches are vibrating and I just heard a bell ring under the tree.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA9j-Dk7QjEyUyyPt67hLEtWgXzb9Vh5-57KtahSKtDlerr0D1-v0cerwIOzPieat4rnUMPictBuIKpyzjp_fIZErhXNirOIk_sYRrzMAj98HtW7tWNeRmrZY7i02oB4F14TUAChcDKGnbIHG_ZZcDvdTQ9DVxGt2fHBAMRjd31Rhs4fX3c4gPVRkgbQ=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA9j-Dk7QjEyUyyPt67hLEtWgXzb9Vh5-57KtahSKtDlerr0D1-v0cerwIOzPieat4rnUMPictBuIKpyzjp_fIZErhXNirOIk_sYRrzMAj98HtW7tWNeRmrZY7i02oB4F14TUAChcDKGnbIHG_ZZcDvdTQ9DVxGt2fHBAMRjd31Rhs4fX3c4gPVRkgbQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be kind, Deb</div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-26760232927518453992021-12-08T12:37:00.002-05:002021-12-08T12:37:53.207-05:00Christmas preparations<p>Hi everyone. Hope you are enjoying the Christmas season so far.</p><p>We have had a heavy snow overnight; our second big snowfall this season. December is in full swing around here.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dmMBDV8o1M-wgcHu8fWoJGd1vngGk5KLTB62bX9T-5RSWRHZYJyKFXv3bwOTkyW25IgmxmFvUwYlE2Yto55dnTBulzkv-iUi79T9i4lyDtzoqeSuxH0WS09ESAVT2ie3nenbIf9kOvjV/s4987/DSC00292+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4987" data-original-width="3348" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dmMBDV8o1M-wgcHu8fWoJGd1vngGk5KLTB62bX9T-5RSWRHZYJyKFXv3bwOTkyW25IgmxmFvUwYlE2Yto55dnTBulzkv-iUi79T9i4lyDtzoqeSuxH0WS09ESAVT2ie3nenbIf9kOvjV/w430-h640/DSC00292+%25282%2529.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><br />The house is looking quite Christmassy. I chose the loft for the tree again this year. I like that I don't have to move furniture around to accommodate it.<p></p><p>Once the tree is up I really get into gear. I also needs eyes in the back of my head. Cora and Wilson are very interested and so far four decorations have been seen flying across the room but no casualties as yet. They love to sleep beneath it and look at the lights. I don't blame them.😍</p><p>She plans to scare the cookies out of Santa. She's surely on his NAUGHTY list.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbjdvRxZHmo9ItfgSoXUmoDZugtQDsdFI5_p-ygJEf2TMS57Kz_vegFAEAF1RcKjU6aaVAbGgoNdxr-is6T8TKmxEJaFQBDpX4VlaXbTt4Np7fi1AlheQbzaLJPo9z_FKqUNlsEJvmtJp/s5184/DSC00353+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbjdvRxZHmo9ItfgSoXUmoDZugtQDsdFI5_p-ygJEf2TMS57Kz_vegFAEAF1RcKjU6aaVAbGgoNdxr-is6T8TKmxEJaFQBDpX4VlaXbTt4Np7fi1AlheQbzaLJPo9z_FKqUNlsEJvmtJp/w400-h300/DSC00353+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Look at the snow and there is more falling.<div>'Ol Nellie (tractor turned snow-blower) is working overtime.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1orpPrRLX4sjtjQ6AipWFfA0rZs3uJvINBGjevHGVD18T8LBoGLGEahapZe4fOzRfb0jy4o3lC71WMnZ4MdCJ6V3lPeCOTqpBaYgD05W5DpdOl99I56-fSR2vN790hqyWTPGKWZX6kxqD/s5005/DSC00304+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3753" data-original-width="5005" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1orpPrRLX4sjtjQ6AipWFfA0rZs3uJvINBGjevHGVD18T8LBoGLGEahapZe4fOzRfb0jy4o3lC71WMnZ4MdCJ6V3lPeCOTqpBaYgD05W5DpdOl99I56-fSR2vN790hqyWTPGKWZX6kxqD/w400-h300/DSC00304+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little potting shed is now covered with snow as I took this a few days ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mourning doves congregate on the roof when its cold and eat from the feeder to the left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They also come to the house, too</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then our twelve wild turkeys come by to clean up. I always give them a little extra.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusrZqc151HUNN34W8WAGucjuJO7jJLHgbURShyHlfRcaL9h4wpudmFZWU0HUONMA-L6BVxIl1yqWDw_ftg7gpdPmm1SBRpBNGgh0BM65npSbj0kFFndd4UJnsPvHZvtAUPx_FKRUsr3-h/s5184/DSC00301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusrZqc151HUNN34W8WAGucjuJO7jJLHgbURShyHlfRcaL9h4wpudmFZWU0HUONMA-L6BVxIl1yqWDw_ftg7gpdPmm1SBRpBNGgh0BM65npSbj0kFFndd4UJnsPvHZvtAUPx_FKRUsr3-h/s320/DSC00301.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzV0cFHktnLxCppXWg02UJmpumM9Y-O3QTFvN7tsOHyT67PoM1B2EW3LERhyphenhyphenYuQ6owV3djOkZcKQ0plhcujz6q-r9xYVlyHk-DeNfIdDA0BB74YsIvuwYbdnhLRNRcL2xSELTuNu3BJqu9/s5184/DSC00140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzV0cFHktnLxCppXWg02UJmpumM9Y-O3QTFvN7tsOHyT67PoM1B2EW3LERhyphenhyphenYuQ6owV3djOkZcKQ0plhcujz6q-r9xYVlyHk-DeNfIdDA0BB74YsIvuwYbdnhLRNRcL2xSELTuNu3BJqu9/s320/DSC00140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these guys. I find them so comical.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVUFXRAnyxn9PswusGu52tLE_EKhhEx8TIQIA_J30xheiNwkXrqGBAxpwFQ-S7S7epEpAWR5gUMC3InXoaTVD19jSJaabYR2wrDhyxYWahrvvW_WNwthsjX6NvVb2oco5O8KRx_BAPnng/s5184/DSC00141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVUFXRAnyxn9PswusGu52tLE_EKhhEx8TIQIA_J30xheiNwkXrqGBAxpwFQ-S7S7epEpAWR5gUMC3InXoaTVD19jSJaabYR2wrDhyxYWahrvvW_WNwthsjX6NvVb2oco5O8KRx_BAPnng/w300-h400/DSC00141.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The house is all decorated except for the stairs. I'll wait a bit because I want to put cedar branches along the railing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvpPQXkRyQ6oDHZ9EEXCRiRu_0Tu3dql_g0NrISFOry-s0gvyBDEhtgA74yOymWIlQpaGLw8glL4C9JmBiZU_a-IvBJptR-IVLN9IYpny2xQPceX8NHssM2_ksgRN7ylU_hz1EaRZbOaf/s640/DSC03559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvpPQXkRyQ6oDHZ9EEXCRiRu_0Tu3dql_g0NrISFOry-s0gvyBDEhtgA74yOymWIlQpaGLw8glL4C9JmBiZU_a-IvBJptR-IVLN9IYpny2xQPceX8NHssM2_ksgRN7ylU_hz1EaRZbOaf/s320/DSC03559.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtjJ-LKRTtTqDsAEJgnW-vWpShR68fkUr84XogyP5KB8QwS2lrV_stR-Ducjl9a8-Xfq64Ps6-WZbKOoXpRdfkWQsY0P0QW0Q9Ctsr5d_O4SOi7uFCrBHNwlYXV1HjSwLNsZKvYKhLoRx/s5048/DSC00157+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIFfN9PcIp-4kamlM36OaEvDJ-ypRZBD7rTuLQ3kzEZRnwnJHe9K6AwSY7-ATz64939bP_iJ9m9-eCLmFpojea1oGgvhY6TFWpzWITs6vxNAbOYFfl3oay7s_QiVpvnrm_rryOheOG7cI/s5184/DSC00218+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIFfN9PcIp-4kamlM36OaEvDJ-ypRZBD7rTuLQ3kzEZRnwnJHe9K6AwSY7-ATz64939bP_iJ9m9-eCLmFpojea1oGgvhY6TFWpzWITs6vxNAbOYFfl3oay7s_QiVpvnrm_rryOheOG7cI/w300-h400/DSC00218+%25282%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The birds are being remembered where there is no feeder in the woodlot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyI-cV0YwD26x3uXGVhIlmnlX-zztD3HjFDyyARxTgS2k6YWMr_gga_nz_9NseN0e8HwFBv034OarqPIOurQtsDIk1VqKbWQxbGrGfeCU2O2wKf0TtkHU49jxg4Pzyg70HT1QFx2VAjLq/s5184/DSC00148+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyI-cV0YwD26x3uXGVhIlmnlX-zztD3HjFDyyARxTgS2k6YWMr_gga_nz_9NseN0e8HwFBv034OarqPIOurQtsDIk1VqKbWQxbGrGfeCU2O2wKf0TtkHU49jxg4Pzyg70HT1QFx2VAjLq/w400-h300/DSC00148+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>My girls and I did our traditional Christmas shopping day together and stuck to small towns only.</p></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySnKHB8UHT9iLbETXEbG1zdSyT89g58rkurCrDR3m0hfZpKGFY1UppZsCk7lHQq-friggE9JhRyp5G4qfZXUbfGh2U86528G2k4XV1uLMPUnp1yNrlbPQ4WkcPdjlxitUEZOAEhM1GNv8/s5184/DSC00173+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySnKHB8UHT9iLbETXEbG1zdSyT89g58rkurCrDR3m0hfZpKGFY1UppZsCk7lHQq-friggE9JhRyp5G4qfZXUbfGh2U86528G2k4XV1uLMPUnp1yNrlbPQ4WkcPdjlxitUEZOAEhM1GNv8/w400-h300/DSC00173+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="color: red;"> Jess & Allie</span><br /><br />Oh my goodness, the snow is heavy and constant today. One good thing, it keeps this monkey out of trouble. She is fascinated by it all.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBe5HKRskDjyeyZMAalQ9y9B1K8pPfhvvNIzpDHLAMzeJZvfYQ-Zc5dJAQAtVfAodr_fqwPsfKqD4g3fF5-XolH3Ebl3rtfHGyjxbT47chlA8n4bIyPoSDRXlPNorEBJUQF8kOCyeDLDZO/s5142/DSC00163+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3773" data-original-width="5142" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBe5HKRskDjyeyZMAalQ9y9B1K8pPfhvvNIzpDHLAMzeJZvfYQ-Zc5dJAQAtVfAodr_fqwPsfKqD4g3fF5-XolH3Ebl3rtfHGyjxbT47chlA8n4bIyPoSDRXlPNorEBJUQF8kOCyeDLDZO/w400-h294/DSC00163+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish you all a wonderful Christmas season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The days are flying by and I know it can get stressful but I hope you take time out for yourself and enjoy all that it brings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take some advice from these two...stay cozy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqLW2br2uIsW8NXjBlUepGNmXWQjhXIQAQiLn-dY0u4c3M4KJjtQa-mp9UvJjchdXhFCgzfi49aaJMtOINVQOk4AYXTX7_gfHPY86A90pAIwBf_4WZCAx5xPAjvZtg4-tBKIBcL5jQJ4P/s5184/DSC00225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqLW2br2uIsW8NXjBlUepGNmXWQjhXIQAQiLn-dY0u4c3M4KJjtQa-mp9UvJjchdXhFCgzfi49aaJMtOINVQOk4AYXTX7_gfHPY86A90pAIwBf_4WZCAx5xPAjvZtg4-tBKIBcL5jQJ4P/w480-h640/DSC00225.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deb</div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-21788545513290312332021-10-10T09:58:00.000-04:002021-10-10T09:58:22.654-04:00<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">"Happy Thanksgiving"</span> to my Canadian followers.</p><p>I am so thankful for my family, friends and my comfortable home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBn2wuYgojHXRxyvx3p7GBR0743tdbDkEcuUsM_flGkEcgK-fWvTVAYTlLLAHg0c9R4twzZe_oFSx1qIt1Ylv3EdgXf9QBxsWFZou93XFT-mw6wUJuung83iih5YOGx6n6Vrv35pQ4sJs/s5067/DSC09372+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5067" data-original-width="3801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBn2wuYgojHXRxyvx3p7GBR0743tdbDkEcuUsM_flGkEcgK-fWvTVAYTlLLAHg0c9R4twzZe_oFSx1qIt1Ylv3EdgXf9QBxsWFZou93XFT-mw6wUJuung83iih5YOGx6n6Vrv35pQ4sJs/w480-h640/DSC09372+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Enjoy your weekend, everyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Deb</p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-6580027378152582952021-09-22T15:59:00.001-04:002021-09-22T15:59:31.676-04:00Fall is here<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYYqmAS35fyPCAHfXb3vULy4L0u4o6oS_KaBGbVtGlwN3cNIdxtYbEmRRs-_VPvOUyh9rKfIyZbksGKwHRaZeGgQfLsufKCPsSdV89buiIzScToYJrV0ar0wLA8MPWSL9B70zjAXWx141/s5184/DSC08926+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYYqmAS35fyPCAHfXb3vULy4L0u4o6oS_KaBGbVtGlwN3cNIdxtYbEmRRs-_VPvOUyh9rKfIyZbksGKwHRaZeGgQfLsufKCPsSdV89buiIzScToYJrV0ar0wLA8MPWSL9B70zjAXWx141/w300-h400/DSC08926+%25282%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I'm not sure how it happened without me noticing but here it is; <span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Autumn. </span></p><p>I thought I'd show a few pics of what fall brings here at Fox Grove.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6q2vGPqc1xt3_rOjxSejVD8hRmz9ccZ51WwyR10FisAiLCdk4u5qLl-f461j0rG6ZQZkxcDPIoquCVR_o3jWj98BYxl5RePiWxGEi2Wu0qv3dsxSfPvaGg756XV85o4RiGO5D_qBgwF8r/s5184/DSC08888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6q2vGPqc1xt3_rOjxSejVD8hRmz9ccZ51WwyR10FisAiLCdk4u5qLl-f461j0rG6ZQZkxcDPIoquCVR_o3jWj98BYxl5RePiWxGEi2Wu0qv3dsxSfPvaGg756XV85o4RiGO5D_qBgwF8r/s320/DSC08888.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">collecting seeds in the shed from the garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cat grass is always growing for the cats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxL-RpNX3T8DPm6AlNuw1NWoUoWYUwyVL0u_rfYf8HdcEFqTgLZf9DSoVpl8Ml1czlbgJ34MO-nwKt-Uv9pnDEk2-pbTeaioAIQLsxbA0rCSELZSlr5jaEaUuDi3EX77CMyZqukDwPF3b/s5153/DSC08887+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5153" data-original-width="3657" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxL-RpNX3T8DPm6AlNuw1NWoUoWYUwyVL0u_rfYf8HdcEFqTgLZf9DSoVpl8Ml1czlbgJ34MO-nwKt-Uv9pnDEk2-pbTeaioAIQLsxbA0rCSELZSlr5jaEaUuDi3EX77CMyZqukDwPF3b/w284-h400/DSC08887+%25283%2529.JPG" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">dahlia</span> bouquets for anyone who wants one, :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Harvest time</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNleHVdBRyI23Vz-549meEpIMwhttS2ry6IyWZFpHMqBYfdlfdDAC8GnhtS81Q_idNqvPx4rneN08ngNOvee1BATDh1S9_0QJAc-Y9M_GKI33lOa0llUrgfeKtgudGwccBwhDcI5kcXwZ/s5184/DSC08878+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNleHVdBRyI23Vz-549meEpIMwhttS2ry6IyWZFpHMqBYfdlfdDAC8GnhtS81Q_idNqvPx4rneN08ngNOvee1BATDh1S9_0QJAc-Y9M_GKI33lOa0llUrgfeKtgudGwccBwhDcI5kcXwZ/s320/DSC08878+%25282%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7SoIjYK8wCfR4eBxxLUuQqZ-_g6lN-p5498bEHV890O34fSeB4hq-loggP3ijYsJdM6JwTu7B3YE9AzmwauQ0lh_smVhZM4aXFWFn0xI49PqawedW7qsgNuwyeCJyJ20nZpVoRvT1EY6/s5184/DSC08877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Greeter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzTD7d7GkcGJ0cHg2ke2wm4R9yh4SWTMgPTheLsKW0V4oH2IquLrBXe5h-DidWeQy0ZQ2l88yT-teZEPjc2dR67xXA36tB8hAvFbs0Mw8EaPRs3BMeL10a6fexdzHh8KKu8-Wgw-9hhXs/s5184/DSC08824+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzTD7d7GkcGJ0cHg2ke2wm4R9yh4SWTMgPTheLsKW0V4oH2IquLrBXe5h-DidWeQy0ZQ2l88yT-teZEPjc2dR67xXA36tB8hAvFbs0Mw8EaPRs3BMeL10a6fexdzHh8KKu8-Wgw-9hhXs/s320/DSC08824+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Dahlia Eveline<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtdj4VfulJuLiM8ITwc9R9h-yyAKlk3iFGjZHqdXM1_3Vj51gGTLB_x2IN5vJL8QB-TMzEa8eqczBpsJUikHr5nTMeBFJ9RDcFMKrAIKTeShiF6VuJv03mTi_6fsK5fHBXsmdIBTUkA7V/s5184/DSC08831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_amwGIgEyJjdbGHey7MOP9tWcSVLERTkm2e9IHmj1mIBoxto2UeLvBS2CMtfYQM7W2v-pIUx3G_u8cQbo_LHzOeGfoWnJDQKszgNl0wI3kxDyPz4i2VCQvSRxegFyNlNTiqs9LUPS5FG/s5184/DSC08847+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_amwGIgEyJjdbGHey7MOP9tWcSVLERTkm2e9IHmj1mIBoxto2UeLvBS2CMtfYQM7W2v-pIUx3G_u8cQbo_LHzOeGfoWnJDQKszgNl0wI3kxDyPz4i2VCQvSRxegFyNlNTiqs9LUPS5FG/w300-h400/DSC08847+%25283%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nope...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7URswtKEXSsurNYoile3hvKpzCzaHdqRGW4j0N4e5PtCy4j1mPcKXiufu_Dtz8mU6kfHM7LaGPlpT6GP68pM4BuUeRz_XN94H4fjrtOGxUyhgY-c0kkO8zFcIk73g0D51dByKIL-xmkOp/s5184/DSC08883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7URswtKEXSsurNYoile3hvKpzCzaHdqRGW4j0N4e5PtCy4j1mPcKXiufu_Dtz8mU6kfHM7LaGPlpT6GP68pM4BuUeRz_XN94H4fjrtOGxUyhgY-c0kkO8zFcIk73g0D51dByKIL-xmkOp/w400-h300/DSC08883.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There you go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a bug on the floor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ03fdhEC6m-jjjdAMW_appPI6_VoBBfI81QQVwXFqKRARYwCfP1xxJ1C5p8YsS7wx-6K8t_X-q_gWuT4A0Ow6V1dwadiQYqSo687Tack0ZDhw-AebOXAqgBjl_tx91GDy18W_1h0Fjsp/s5184/DSC08820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ03fdhEC6m-jjjdAMW_appPI6_VoBBfI81QQVwXFqKRARYwCfP1xxJ1C5p8YsS7wx-6K8t_X-q_gWuT4A0Ow6V1dwadiQYqSo687Tack0ZDhw-AebOXAqgBjl_tx91GDy18W_1h0Fjsp/w300-h400/DSC08820.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>So<b><span style="font-size: medium;"> "Happy Fall"</span></b> to everyone. There will be lots of beauty ahead with this season. I'm about ready to take a break from gardening although I'm going to cry when it's time to dig up the dahlias. They are what got me through this crazy pandemic this year. And next year...look out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGCmKzIPyp03qdsZeNpxjz_F7zMin1n84-mRfpep20FLqP9prUkLoNwxqKRoEOBfYXHb93Quwqa1LOnQvb_18qpucBqCebgpzzA5op9OmZq2lC5lSdz0FUEHkMBkYKE1Xlk7aWfzpB0Sk/s5184/DSC08713+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGCmKzIPyp03qdsZeNpxjz_F7zMin1n84-mRfpep20FLqP9prUkLoNwxqKRoEOBfYXHb93Quwqa1LOnQvb_18qpucBqCebgpzzA5op9OmZq2lC5lSdz0FUEHkMBkYKE1Xlk7aWfzpB0Sk/w300-h400/DSC08713+%25282%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nothing escapes <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">fall</span></b> around here. :-)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>be kind</div><div>Deb<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-55176606027509121192021-08-16T17:18:00.001-04:002021-08-16T17:18:09.952-04:00Back to the garden.<p> It's cooled off for a few days so back in the garden we go.</p><p>Lots of weeding was done, watering everything was a must and now the blooms need cutting.</p><p>I'm not great at that. Every time I snip one I'm afraid it won't bloom again. But, lo and behold there are more blooms in a few days.</p><p>Dahlias...what is not to love.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhHOP6St2E8GV_D0_4qrLCyBp0t-y02bsY2XL-x0iNkF7tq9dq7CDzGASIHpS_hgs8rhkCFPcSzqIZXdX_zLKpP1qTago1oonaUyjLAiWYJk3eLmJtV8HZY_4ZxoqNYQmKygjpfuZdXEg/s2048/DSC08120+%25282%2529_LI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhHOP6St2E8GV_D0_4qrLCyBp0t-y02bsY2XL-x0iNkF7tq9dq7CDzGASIHpS_hgs8rhkCFPcSzqIZXdX_zLKpP1qTago1oonaUyjLAiWYJk3eLmJtV8HZY_4ZxoqNYQmKygjpfuZdXEg/w300-h400/DSC08120+%25282%2529_LI.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX5fDDqvB_ae7u2x62hzOq-29FQvitZvORYhRiQIjGzhOD32rR7Wv-b49wvH67ky_XobymPI_umXuIAco-fAOpJBBp5Itrr-NYzD-W8-qbJvA_gXfXERTLWouT0r1xUk7gFeXGR2E7kmS/s5184/DSC08130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX5fDDqvB_ae7u2x62hzOq-29FQvitZvORYhRiQIjGzhOD32rR7Wv-b49wvH67ky_XobymPI_umXuIAco-fAOpJBBp5Itrr-NYzD-W8-qbJvA_gXfXERTLWouT0r1xUk7gFeXGR2E7kmS/w300-h400/DSC08130.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A few dahlias and phlox as a fragrant addition to the birthday bouquet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_UiKu95kbiNlNA6ibyGxHI9QLSxqPK0qYDTrq018YxLyV4srM3BCkptPKRxF2krXW-pXEBd75mg-NeiIaLpRDw7o4NXI_1nDUhL-OIDiwePOwUd-0wI3C8gpzcOhLAkrbTxDUHY0870X/s5184/DSC08141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_UiKu95kbiNlNA6ibyGxHI9QLSxqPK0qYDTrq018YxLyV4srM3BCkptPKRxF2krXW-pXEBd75mg-NeiIaLpRDw7o4NXI_1nDUhL-OIDiwePOwUd-0wI3C8gpzcOhLAkrbTxDUHY0870X/s320/DSC08141.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Peter </b>kept me company in the garden today. He munched on clover and promised not to eat my dahlias.<div>I don't know...do you trust him?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf7ZWjXUCogcEfGTnsy24kFAZumPwjo1GUV_ulSzJQb6Nxq8SZ0gw1aVxvI10fPMmyYLUGl5SslyHE8rQpXOm6733hM5JwgUTm5-5DAOefHf-McYueV71FUc8_uEJSXQSP1xYUpt_QN5-/s5184/DSC08108+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf7ZWjXUCogcEfGTnsy24kFAZumPwjo1GUV_ulSzJQb6Nxq8SZ0gw1aVxvI10fPMmyYLUGl5SslyHE8rQpXOm6733hM5JwgUTm5-5DAOefHf-McYueV71FUc8_uEJSXQSP1xYUpt_QN5-/s320/DSC08108+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I warned him St. Francis is watching him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXpRQDd7BXPl-EftqKbL1_VfWPvrFp5474jZjWqOUwoAkOno7G6Tlx41Jqkm90APwd-al7qgVgyYvXkpTrsTTx9kALrB2x5-4KPiMWHpxgs029GUCAynQCzeHGDvdpXy9KHf3vW9LSwwk/s5184/DSC08105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXpRQDd7BXPl-EftqKbL1_VfWPvrFp5474jZjWqOUwoAkOno7G6Tlx41Jqkm90APwd-al7qgVgyYvXkpTrsTTx9kALrB2x5-4KPiMWHpxgs029GUCAynQCzeHGDvdpXy9KHf3vW9LSwwk/w300-h400/DSC08105.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I moved my string plants and now have bottles of cut blooms in the kitchen.</div><div>Much more summery.</div><div>The cats haven't found them yet. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Bnk_cU1dEAMHhiLwa0EKecZrw-CbsJDjwdbhLVtiPgaSeCKBl4kZ7n6gSIG3zJVtoAPcci6Ieb56oSs6GXTS3UQlkOz1l5Q1Cs9WriiPFukpAK2mrRcWFljK8Qe65lacBhQlE3hBO6jr/s4867/DSC08100+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3799" data-original-width="4867" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Bnk_cU1dEAMHhiLwa0EKecZrw-CbsJDjwdbhLVtiPgaSeCKBl4kZ7n6gSIG3zJVtoAPcci6Ieb56oSs6GXTS3UQlkOz1l5Q1Cs9WriiPFukpAK2mrRcWFljK8Qe65lacBhQlE3hBO6jr/w400-h313/DSC08100+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just wanted to pop in and wish you a good week ahead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Get outdoors as much as you can and maybe don't watch the news at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">be kind</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deb</div><br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-26484580512019631762021-08-11T11:49:00.002-04:002021-08-11T11:49:21.977-04:00Hot as hell...<p> It's so hot these last few days that you work about 20 minutes in the gardens and then give up. It's stifling hot...unbearable.</p><p>So in-door projects are getting some attention and the a/c is on full blast.</p><p>These two staying cool on the stairs to the loft.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtsTyEIeS3P5T4J73_jljBZ7gataIc1W6O-a6kok-PT9lUBxa2pVkvZnZrG9PNoebeoYp6-T3WU1y0dMr_kVAJLG4XhL6TY3LtyPPni4qymZhpNsAji-pttooUrrm1-tOmk42EPKVaFSa/s5184/DSC07992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtsTyEIeS3P5T4J73_jljBZ7gataIc1W6O-a6kok-PT9lUBxa2pVkvZnZrG9PNoebeoYp6-T3WU1y0dMr_kVAJLG4XhL6TY3LtyPPni4qymZhpNsAji-pttooUrrm1-tOmk42EPKVaFSa/w300-h400/DSC07992.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>One thing we can do for the wildlife is keep the three baths filled with cold water but that's it. They don't come to feeders until the sun is down these days and we only offer black sunflower seeds in the summer months.</p><p>I've been keeping my raccoon friend fed at night and the bunny gets lettuce and seed, too. Oh, and the odd pot of pansies. lol</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOv2GzsrIY7ackOwmG5cesx0IRutfw7HzvDV1BXyvtw3vYaVYASElIZlhuI4QwcJFIpdTHww89kl29SILKkqD_Vpbz08NSsjB2nvSQ1O8-wwvawhEJXPoLie0sOW2N8BfvmhI0wQ3hsbk/s2048/DSC07945_LI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOv2GzsrIY7ackOwmG5cesx0IRutfw7HzvDV1BXyvtw3vYaVYASElIZlhuI4QwcJFIpdTHww89kl29SILKkqD_Vpbz08NSsjB2nvSQ1O8-wwvawhEJXPoLie0sOW2N8BfvmhI0wQ3hsbk/w400-h300/DSC07945_LI.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>My dahlias have gone nuts...budding and blooming like crazy. It's so exciting to grow them and have them at their best just as other flowers are looking tired. I check on them three times a day like a lunatic but I have to be sure the blooms don't get attacked by bugs after all the work of getting them here. If the bugs are on them I cover the blooms with organza bags. Although...as blooms appear that's becoming a bit of a chore. They may be on their own soon. Vases and mason jars are holding the mature blooms and keeping the potting shed and home looking pretty. Thank God the heat has gotten rid of the earwigs. They've gone under ground with the fairies. lol</p><p>Here's some colour for you...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI-hiPqVpdYeOcs-i6OGoHiRpswT67RZOIv-Zj2RI_Zlc6sx4M8PLJz1TiGdw_5T4E4gXfYIt-TeweHdkZSmHcrLLRocS2rHDsM3oVMJbjyGTTyBJjrh3ltI4lJ6sHyVHUB_nJGfLiaK0/s5184/DSC08019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI-hiPqVpdYeOcs-i6OGoHiRpswT67RZOIv-Zj2RI_Zlc6sx4M8PLJz1TiGdw_5T4E4gXfYIt-TeweHdkZSmHcrLLRocS2rHDsM3oVMJbjyGTTyBJjrh3ltI4lJ6sHyVHUB_nJGfLiaK0/s320/DSC08019.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sylvia -she's a stunner</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxhJgR0obB7uAZBjgCtdejfaISqatTW8E-iV4t-j30iXYaoH9gopPDl28UwOB8AIz8tcdAcWa6SRcpE7lQgTd0tggoGUeOhH9eUQTvl9-Y4vtf-9L2N7y91BbSeX_uwrB45pJf8CbmHcW/s5184/DSC08014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxhJgR0obB7uAZBjgCtdejfaISqatTW8E-iV4t-j30iXYaoH9gopPDl28UwOB8AIz8tcdAcWa6SRcpE7lQgTd0tggoGUeOhH9eUQTvl9-Y4vtf-9L2N7y91BbSeX_uwrB45pJf8CbmHcW/s320/DSC08014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Esli<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjwPZat1uxFkHvuBq46JtK1ST2a0JbARQTFTFHTU1i8h9QyqMv_u1a8Qi7ghKTIFDTem7v4bwwuLXKKitWQunMpjYlxoMp98D2-UIQZv7oz0NdCsVoiJx8v6pWPONdS0zVaq510P5pXnx/s5184/DSC08020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjwPZat1uxFkHvuBq46JtK1ST2a0JbARQTFTFHTU1i8h9QyqMv_u1a8Qi7ghKTIFDTem7v4bwwuLXKKitWQunMpjYlxoMp98D2-UIQZv7oz0NdCsVoiJx8v6pWPONdS0zVaq510P5pXnx/s320/DSC08020.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> Triple Lee Dee</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCbCAtSHfBPmiBzcM3JkwCEyW7TF6a0LukdQ5Rvd_7t1zrZauztP7r6jS7NDFuRozcPIxRzu93FE7oDk29Iw-In-2TKt0vhHsX5DE_pkjuLr2yv1iab2EpI8_1m-GqOzWAqn5KTE9nKhq/s5184/DSC08023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCbCAtSHfBPmiBzcM3JkwCEyW7TF6a0LukdQ5Rvd_7t1zrZauztP7r6jS7NDFuRozcPIxRzu93FE7oDk29Iw-In-2TKt0vhHsX5DE_pkjuLr2yv1iab2EpI8_1m-GqOzWAqn5KTE9nKhq/w300-h400/DSC08023.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> Pink Onesta - just blooming this week</div><div> Worth the wait</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz3qtdrM-r0l8CR1nekCrP90hY_7g0GVf8M4frDsopb4FlWE2mo9zSNPyiw6fuAqqj3U14qsTy0njNAKM_wSx1jBAK7zV57VQpX3B7o9t6h-qmEkD6cG12H9MGfmBwf9xBIbueSAeoS7X/s5184/DSC08032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz3qtdrM-r0l8CR1nekCrP90hY_7g0GVf8M4frDsopb4FlWE2mo9zSNPyiw6fuAqqj3U14qsTy0njNAKM_wSx1jBAK7zV57VQpX3B7o9t6h-qmEkD6cG12H9MGfmBwf9xBIbueSAeoS7X/w300-h400/DSC08032.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCWKD1ceibFnigs38BH8GnbBmKEwbyM5gbHns5n-HaFx40O61qG8M1AC_K4ZlJolltF-iiUUWxRxiSk1FMzEZ636qAq5txvWqtJ3OHzwMS6Lqv8b3HrBrt6dVArx9D1cJ7MA4skwx09pU/s5184/DSC07954+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCWKD1ceibFnigs38BH8GnbBmKEwbyM5gbHns5n-HaFx40O61qG8M1AC_K4ZlJolltF-iiUUWxRxiSk1FMzEZ636qAq5txvWqtJ3OHzwMS6Lqv8b3HrBrt6dVArx9D1cJ7MA4skwx09pU/w300-h400/DSC07954+%25282%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Youngest daughter Allie heading home with a few posies. The phlox are nice to add to a vase of dahlias just for the fragrance alone.<div><br /></div><div>All our nesting birds have fledged now but some still stay around the property. I'm so glad they are out of the houses as they would be like little ovens these days. The last to leave was a beautiful family of House Wrens.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8d_sxkgHsQ4ENN7LIsVbRZAN1yDzXDXBghM387kXOPSIRhdYIW-BLE9iSPC9DrJjBkJ8rAW5m78hT-N_G-iwOu5bd-XVUXSVNQRVnW2epIT9ulpKQGCYj6Pxq9K-wjQGblzCjeWs-RFX/s5184/DSC07994+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8d_sxkgHsQ4ENN7LIsVbRZAN1yDzXDXBghM387kXOPSIRhdYIW-BLE9iSPC9DrJjBkJ8rAW5m78hT-N_G-iwOu5bd-XVUXSVNQRVnW2epIT9ulpKQGCYj6Pxq9K-wjQGblzCjeWs-RFX/w300-h400/DSC07994+%25282%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> Pink Onesta<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p>How is your weather? Canada may have the coldest winters but holy cow I bet we keep up with other countries if not surpass them with our summer heat.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm heading out for a cool drive in the car and find a Dairy Queen. I'll leave you a little posie of shrub dahlias.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZpdVtuI42AX4rbOZGdl3lEiZal183120Gpwc7efcFuZ9rKzOeQmaZall2yITj_fmv5_GRxNQxJS4120a-E0GSnbuFnnq_lHHBppC_wGK-RDz9oiBrq5w5omrgb9Eth3Ni9phZKEmAfTA/s5184/DSC08010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZpdVtuI42AX4rbOZGdl3lEiZal183120Gpwc7efcFuZ9rKzOeQmaZall2yITj_fmv5_GRxNQxJS4120a-E0GSnbuFnnq_lHHBppC_wGK-RDz9oiBrq5w5omrgb9Eth3Ni9phZKEmAfTA/w300-h400/DSC08010.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Be kind</p><p>Be cool</p><p>and...</p><p> Flo says "howdy" from the shed. Her and I had lunch together yesterday. lol</p><p>She's a little cracker jack.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAwC0oZd3ZqelqSfyOhhV5W5keIBILMsp3YXeso8ap27S_YFXNfTj9MbqxYMoi1fiuo0Wa32dZ4vXWxDHyWlFVE6-9232TTaZtSoeFe5VhyphenhyphenOideTVyxZZb4S9XC-KTA-wIM8mMZ0-ykAz/s5184/DSC08003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAwC0oZd3ZqelqSfyOhhV5W5keIBILMsp3YXeso8ap27S_YFXNfTj9MbqxYMoi1fiuo0Wa32dZ4vXWxDHyWlFVE6-9232TTaZtSoeFe5VhyphenhyphenOideTVyxZZb4S9XC-KTA-wIM8mMZ0-ykAz/w300-h400/DSC08003.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>hugs, DebDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-60281411434751608002021-08-03T15:59:00.003-04:002021-08-03T15:59:58.797-04:00Summer's beauty.<p> Well, there went another five weeks without blogging but I seem to be busier than ever now that gardens need work, friends are dropping by again and the property always needs cleaning up. I have never in my life seen so many weeds with all the sun and rain these days. But the plants are loving it all and looking great. I, on the other hand, am covered in mosquito bites.</p><p>Something ate our sunflowers so I won't have any this year.</p><p>Turkeys ate our cucs so I had to plant a second time. </p><p>The tomatoes, peppers, beans, peas, herbs and pumpkins are doing great.</p><p>My dahlias are keeping me happy with all their glorious blooms. Honestly, why didn't I grow them years ago. They are such fun to have in the garden. There are always blooms from July through to late fall. And I have favorites I'm hoping will have tubers the size of a minivan.</p><p><br /></p><p>We had a break in the heat of late but its back again so the A/C will go on tomorrow. I hate air-conditioning but I know it's impossible to work outside and not have the relief of it when you come in. Plus the cats need it, too. Wilson and Cora are doing great...such good friends.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCj_Zfoc1fBoel4qpF7YFAD9j9-gh5BaU28H_HmX_AjSDpiFp-ldsL6W2mLmvoPGNLy0ez7xUoyCWAEhpEu_3pQ8OhoHYPlEQdZsPChE6r8gDTlehxXpeGcZ_rvCOsAD0yykok1pXlEwa/s5184/DSC07835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCj_Zfoc1fBoel4qpF7YFAD9j9-gh5BaU28H_HmX_AjSDpiFp-ldsL6W2mLmvoPGNLy0ez7xUoyCWAEhpEu_3pQ8OhoHYPlEQdZsPChE6r8gDTlehxXpeGcZ_rvCOsAD0yykok1pXlEwa/s320/DSC07835.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Always washing up from a snack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBES3Vj6a-THZ6mn6n0vyI9j9en4DM76mKTpBOLauA5XvnWPfafbtspQLaPN0xN8Hf1IB1NDTeFZXWNY2fIPpQgTVFI6UzMP9Zji7vLeBqgA-D1cxi1aGoLyWqdRVswv7MA-t9JPfXtQr/s5184/DSC07668+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb5SYsD-bl5uaakr13L-8H0F53zYl7WWp5hsaZFgLZiQV57mAR3j51y07R8Csdd-EKtM_YGuNZFHwF8YlkpRasCEQx438MDGnhga-1_i9YMdQd2R0EDTVZ_x_I1S9O3znxDqrSgbfoP-M/s5184/DSC07563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb5SYsD-bl5uaakr13L-8H0F53zYl7WWp5hsaZFgLZiQV57mAR3j51y07R8Csdd-EKtM_YGuNZFHwF8YlkpRasCEQx438MDGnhga-1_i9YMdQd2R0EDTVZ_x_I1S9O3znxDqrSgbfoP-M/w480-h640/DSC07563.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Okay then...back to the garden...</div><div>Our pumpkin patch is doing well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-UFtTpID7gbFb0oP1uW75aQO4jNbvRhCv9otWBvbt4AAJbmx03F6EuD4q69KpjmG2MlKBTC_WKmkbTL9ugsY2cNSZnzkzqauvPHqIDlLN-Xcvov7xkF_lXtpmJAJcQtRF7yN7RLJ3a42/s5184/DSC07735+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-UFtTpID7gbFb0oP1uW75aQO4jNbvRhCv9otWBvbt4AAJbmx03F6EuD4q69KpjmG2MlKBTC_WKmkbTL9ugsY2cNSZnzkzqauvPHqIDlLN-Xcvov7xkF_lXtpmJAJcQtRF7yN7RLJ3a42/s320/DSC07735+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we used old scaffolding to hang our peas on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo taken awhile back. </div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab1YnFR51nm1_3m1uq827mjCkTUNGDPW66WMwtAQlwi9xk2psNWKAVeqRgN8ydDcVj2sK2facoGhOHc-2qHtPhyphenhyphenIVCL6FhLHy7WYVgUCMgjWnwgoKqYR8pHzWgLQS3ZBvCEJXfINuiOGy/s5184/DSC07705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab1YnFR51nm1_3m1uq827mjCkTUNGDPW66WMwtAQlwi9xk2psNWKAVeqRgN8ydDcVj2sK2facoGhOHc-2qHtPhyphenhyphenIVCL6FhLHy7WYVgUCMgjWnwgoKqYR8pHzWgLQS3ZBvCEJXfINuiOGy/s320/DSC07705.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>It's loaded now with sugar snap peas.<div>And our beans are being enjoyed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIO7whejwqx5L2lciRO-BTGozdgoAKPz86Tjvfn-4jsQJ6nN9ZL_pmF-mZiIK-TRvxbJBz5cCcJqo-33HU2R35rz37tW-R1s5xqSJNdlocuvEJ1ZdLyW5Z9V4whLS8BLCiFXCCoLX2T-E/s5184/DSC07757+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIO7whejwqx5L2lciRO-BTGozdgoAKPz86Tjvfn-4jsQJ6nN9ZL_pmF-mZiIK-TRvxbJBz5cCcJqo-33HU2R35rz37tW-R1s5xqSJNdlocuvEJ1ZdLyW5Z9V4whLS8BLCiFXCCoLX2T-E/s320/DSC07757+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>But our tomatoes have yet to turn red. I'm not sure why.</div><div><br /></div><div>My plan was to clean the house today and vacuum but seeing this made me decide to bake instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ3jMsPFE6Gh_F1Co66HmybF9aT9HR18rgjNXLCfJTApWOB2QhXGsRkPlm-qtOcsReP2QXFNA52kT6nf3BJBNJBYF-B-2z4RvGig8ce5WxQVc8-YWRCnApX20Vt7NT4GSHI1Rb6Y4cmoC/s5184/DSC07830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ3jMsPFE6Gh_F1Co66HmybF9aT9HR18rgjNXLCfJTApWOB2QhXGsRkPlm-qtOcsReP2QXFNA52kT6nf3BJBNJBYF-B-2z4RvGig8ce5WxQVc8-YWRCnApX20Vt7NT4GSHI1Rb6Y4cmoC/w300-h400/DSC07830.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> <b> Do Not Disturb</b><div><br /></div><div>So I'll close up wishing you all a great week ahead and a muffin or two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobcFizSeCFHWX1Z5Y55EzDirKAAcGjsR5XiyXXiv1QWzdyT06PVKlg6ddArU_SpTqwVOhkpMpnrrilK9O_7HYKw73wqwebuhptoaHBVRxt4koMHy4IRjXH63dcnyFAnwz1xHIT1pU0VzT/s5184/DSC07836+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobcFizSeCFHWX1Z5Y55EzDirKAAcGjsR5XiyXXiv1QWzdyT06PVKlg6ddArU_SpTqwVOhkpMpnrrilK9O_7HYKw73wqwebuhptoaHBVRxt4koMHy4IRjXH63dcnyFAnwz1xHIT1pU0VzT/w400-h300/DSC07836+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Be well everyone.</div><div><br /></div><div>hugs, Deb<br /><div><br /></div></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-33253746267959234392021-06-19T19:08:00.002-04:002021-06-19T19:08:38.828-04:00Just checking in...<p> Boy, it's been busy here and I really had planned a post long before now.</p><p>Everything is growing fast in the gardens; a little rain helped that. We have lots of veggies, blueberry bushes and dahlias new to our gardens this year. I'm a bit obsessed with the dahlias.</p><p>My latest dahlia blossom is a beautiful red and I can't wait to see her in full bloom.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOotQQrOueKMzwmr_Ll3o_BqvPogCVnJuH9eHlUvtSkgMb_4cTbKD82erihvZpKgz_ZQaKTUxy7x6VYryQfizh30D_LpMa5NWgBEL-PVFK6y_oCyw3X0W7vF8u0WnYfioqxLzmH_TmGH_J/s640/DSC07025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOotQQrOueKMzwmr_Ll3o_BqvPogCVnJuH9eHlUvtSkgMb_4cTbKD82erihvZpKgz_ZQaKTUxy7x6VYryQfizh30D_LpMa5NWgBEL-PVFK6y_oCyw3X0W7vF8u0WnYfioqxLzmH_TmGH_J/w400-h300/DSC07025.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one is called <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: medium;"><b>Lavender Perfection.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluhlajw0J0q5VdoZfeDuj_Qw0hyTHSHTnnCZNTJ8WLNrrmYGRzfQxnbBsArTr5YmyPBziKCkqpPUkPpd1WrMh4Jw8mrCoSmITQUVXAnLqNnSh4s9wVV4YSYZMcwShyxRIeCSJrbWESvxQ/s640/DSC07026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluhlajw0J0q5VdoZfeDuj_Qw0hyTHSHTnnCZNTJ8WLNrrmYGRzfQxnbBsArTr5YmyPBziKCkqpPUkPpd1WrMh4Jw8mrCoSmITQUVXAnLqNnSh4s9wVV4YSYZMcwShyxRIeCSJrbWESvxQ/w300-h400/DSC07026.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>We had a dead tree taken down last week. Thankfully, because it was caught up in some hydro lines we didn't have to pay a cent to have it taken care of. The crows miss it, though. They loved sitting in it and observing their world. We have them so spoiled.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkbzeHBtDBA4dEOisFyk6rCCSXFDOJV15eK8ZXw15nTMDTHfXG1tLjJVAchPxg_SzOh-gJZydtBzO9t4fTezUeuv6AvkEAvzUHXhXEtFWUgrpNmMbpwDhaB5eX05B2jH7IvAf41RXlgdz/s640/DSC06991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkbzeHBtDBA4dEOisFyk6rCCSXFDOJV15eK8ZXw15nTMDTHfXG1tLjJVAchPxg_SzOh-gJZydtBzO9t4fTezUeuv6AvkEAvzUHXhXEtFWUgrpNmMbpwDhaB5eX05B2jH7IvAf41RXlgdz/s320/DSC06991.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And here's our latest visitor. Here one moment...gone the next. "Thanks for not eating my flowers."😁<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaKkQ8vuuAbz8eAWO2w648UicSedx5XHFUsayBKUbmzIOYf-8mR5FC-yeDgJc2eyA9BCwdPUERbdgLmo5nZXD2-Unykln-Q5H7_dIekVqLaeYqgqPxRlyoob2I07ml89CC5McLP1pVb-U/s640/DSC06838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaKkQ8vuuAbz8eAWO2w648UicSedx5XHFUsayBKUbmzIOYf-8mR5FC-yeDgJc2eyA9BCwdPUERbdgLmo5nZXD2-Unykln-Q5H7_dIekVqLaeYqgqPxRlyoob2I07ml89CC5McLP1pVb-U/s320/DSC06838.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Then there's Flo. She will never leave. Her life is too good here. She sits in my shed and fills her face all day long.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xS_YCZyKh5emFWmgjwKszPTnXhsVq7l4DQ2uEGmi7KzefsbtnQZmwy1IEjWko2v4I-t1WcsfMg86krG6uiNgCO08jpSkyPPyHGWSMLco9oqZSuDiJyjcK13cruNHdDR8VuBd9DqlLojW/s640/DSC06861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xS_YCZyKh5emFWmgjwKszPTnXhsVq7l4DQ2uEGmi7KzefsbtnQZmwy1IEjWko2v4I-t1WcsfMg86krG6uiNgCO08jpSkyPPyHGWSMLco9oqZSuDiJyjcK13cruNHdDR8VuBd9DqlLojW/s320/DSC06861.JPG" /></a></div><p><br /></p>My honeysuckle plant is growing over the arbor that sits at the entrance to our woodlot.<p></p><p>I absolutely love it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XSkg_wfcyXISQzm3LrCYHkfC65a9qU8nJ1UEYMuKMTrG0UbBYEU8LRbDFLbHtFImBshylcLirwVb-wcto_KlZeSaucdwv6sQs8hiM8JVuV8duuTnkn5yG7aeFrCK9xrXDxd5iLoMxLNQ/s640/DSC06866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XSkg_wfcyXISQzm3LrCYHkfC65a9qU8nJ1UEYMuKMTrG0UbBYEU8LRbDFLbHtFImBshylcLirwVb-wcto_KlZeSaucdwv6sQs8hiM8JVuV8duuTnkn5yG7aeFrCK9xrXDxd5iLoMxLNQ/s320/DSC06866.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>More dahlias...lol<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT-WxKf7FHagz_RWzGWBDPOSN1pCZkA01_x1Mqx0meJufm1NnEI_QCPVzpkQ7OtaJgEWHbIO0rq5naD0woF5QmbEU3JhU0uBx3a0eh2MyKsKlydcVaKaqSOtrEqXw8NPwEfPqTIQPwfDl/s640/DSC06910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT-WxKf7FHagz_RWzGWBDPOSN1pCZkA01_x1Mqx0meJufm1NnEI_QCPVzpkQ7OtaJgEWHbIO0rq5naD0woF5QmbEU3JhU0uBx3a0eh2MyKsKlydcVaKaqSOtrEqXw8NPwEfPqTIQPwfDl/s320/DSC06910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And a male bluebird that has stayed this year and he and his mate are nesting nearby. Isn't he gorgeous.💙<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfNJRU9c1IshKiP9vW-RY8cEJswCl7GA4v_7bRmyRlbK6n0AWoOc0w88gdZYe-uoIB8hq46HJ0OXG-og4xXt5V8NDjtVADvg3xZtTXDC4cCbBDjX8OwU5h5VcHUQ2nWw_itzkgkL2iqp4/s640/DSC06925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfNJRU9c1IshKiP9vW-RY8cEJswCl7GA4v_7bRmyRlbK6n0AWoOc0w88gdZYe-uoIB8hq46HJ0OXG-og4xXt5V8NDjtVADvg3xZtTXDC4cCbBDjX8OwU5h5VcHUQ2nWw_itzkgkL2iqp4/s320/DSC06925.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>More dahlias in my shed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh68S1UpgMh8jIjNuVHETmtX3I7eTyDiSQp1Mj79GXQpj5e50hlZcHWPSFdCIZ26ghGXMWyjnvepDwVp4FGG-uZqNjbSFEF8ZKUm55Cq1dMvtvICkWR2ay4n701EA_LY1HGLDJMW4zfEh2/s640/DSC06982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh68S1UpgMh8jIjNuVHETmtX3I7eTyDiSQp1Mj79GXQpj5e50hlZcHWPSFdCIZ26ghGXMWyjnvepDwVp4FGG-uZqNjbSFEF8ZKUm55Cq1dMvtvICkWR2ay4n701EA_LY1HGLDJMW4zfEh2/s320/DSC06982.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I moved St. Francis from the front of the property to my new garden area.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwBgPenDNce_JhtSrH740kWYPZwBGwF6BwVbg_Q914KjrGwJ8YETtRLZRAE0ArD-sNC89Jh1WR7aljL_aOxiWef963FJpr8GMnCNcP1d8a2y6zxiVqP6KDGpHA8mxEZOHRFKz7kkVCc7n/s640/DSC06993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwBgPenDNce_JhtSrH740kWYPZwBGwF6BwVbg_Q914KjrGwJ8YETtRLZRAE0ArD-sNC89Jh1WR7aljL_aOxiWef963FJpr8GMnCNcP1d8a2y6zxiVqP6KDGpHA8mxEZOHRFKz7kkVCc7n/w400-h300/DSC06993.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And look at these two watching a chip dine on peanuts. It rained for hours last night and they stayed at the screen door licking the water off the door and watching cat tv.<p></p><p>They are truly the best of friends.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0yi4ZLAFmQUyQgt1EwuantcFmfbh_QYoFfqAwjZ34bOH4ItgkxOOXzLPN31iw885mJx3LRoIDOI_9CERWYhyBpy0LYsHLeIxtXR3Jl2RiGw_u-dW8UqRbacJTFkZgirqSBCRUKBnh6qZ/s640/DSC07010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0yi4ZLAFmQUyQgt1EwuantcFmfbh_QYoFfqAwjZ34bOH4ItgkxOOXzLPN31iw885mJx3LRoIDOI_9CERWYhyBpy0LYsHLeIxtXR3Jl2RiGw_u-dW8UqRbacJTFkZgirqSBCRUKBnh6qZ/w480-h640/DSC07010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Our veggie garden is growing quite well although I keep getting cuc sprouts stolen by the local turkeys. Turkeys can be such jerks. Our lone turkey Kia found herself a friend a month or so ago and left. She does show up once in awhile but she is finally living a turkey life again. "Have a good life, dear Kia. <b>Just stay out of my garden...please!"</b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I hope everyone is doing well. We are out of our third lockdown here, things are opening up again and life is getting a little closer to normal. </p><p>Summer is here tomorrow night. Yah!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Happy Father's Day</b> to all you wonderful dads out there. Enjoy your special day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Be kind,</p><p>Deb</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-44725501200075481182021-05-31T10:03:00.002-04:002021-05-31T10:03:34.157-04:00Spring you seed...<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Hi everyone</span>. We have had a busy spring and the gardens are in and the weather is fantastic. We could use some rain but have been enjoying the sun and high temperatures.</p><p>Here's what's happening at<span style="font-size: medium;"> Fox Grove </span>right now. I'm a bit obsessed with dahlias this year and have planted a row in the veggie garden to enjoy. They bring in the pollinators which will help grow the vegetables and add colour to the plot.</p><p>Our birdhouses are filling up with house wrens and phoebes. We have no swallows at the moment but hope they pick a house or two to raise their families soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0cyjREIvJGwa-k_h-a7NBaV5WHO036mfaCO687t5cLanfepK_JpHVk6cHYNZGLVB_PydW0ikAGd8LJMmrkFLuFKCVzUgsMLtHkleV8H92BU4OgKf2T3kDvyzdl_jPjlMcmw7S6bcFCdo/s640/DSC06420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0cyjREIvJGwa-k_h-a7NBaV5WHO036mfaCO687t5cLanfepK_JpHVk6cHYNZGLVB_PydW0ikAGd8LJMmrkFLuFKCVzUgsMLtHkleV8H92BU4OgKf2T3kDvyzdl_jPjlMcmw7S6bcFCdo/s320/DSC06420.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpY_6zyEqh6gO-uo_xvj8SU-Ye13-r0DE9AQrum9hVoRr2bckuabuIfKcni9Y0-OWKgWHVpqM2Fa-xZwzWS1pMSH8AyVSK3nJYPZt0FmMMZvdk_SsGPsn3L_3MDnViGQjdM49jRAli5w-/s640/DSC06601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>Finally out of pots and into the ground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dahlias were grown from tubers and kept in the potting shed for six weeks or so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now the fun begins. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC3w0ElM38JkG5IMX4Z3oaJbkVLKq0ISKDuHxv6jPbRS2tBOZmEAux-zoXEGcZ3M2xVo4skDaxXWC0Szkz4SsiOpEeY0bSbvisdYmr_Fvpby5_orvZuKobWMsYyQ6jdYsedwwyuHC4K_E/s640/DSC06571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC3w0ElM38JkG5IMX4Z3oaJbkVLKq0ISKDuHxv6jPbRS2tBOZmEAux-zoXEGcZ3M2xVo4skDaxXWC0Szkz4SsiOpEeY0bSbvisdYmr_Fvpby5_orvZuKobWMsYyQ6jdYsedwwyuHC4K_E/s320/DSC06571.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We are building a small water feature in the garden and planning to add blueberry bushes along our fence-line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, of course, there's always grass to reseed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to find time for the house right now but living in Ontario only means "blink and the weather changes" so we will carry on outside as long as we can.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cora </span></b>is doing very well now after a year of fighting allergies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The photos I am showing you were taken this last week. She is back to her old self and I am so thankful to my vet and her care.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wilson </span></b>is over-the-moon having her companionship again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He truly loves her as do we.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday with family and friends today in the United States.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's so good to see covid rules loosening up now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a lovely day everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">be kind, Deb</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-36028041430400419012021-04-30T15:57:00.006-04:002021-04-30T19:56:24.601-04:00Bits and bobs and bluebirds<p> If you love<span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> bluebirds </b></span>like I do, you can imagine that seeing this outside my window yesterday was a welcomed surprise. I actually screamed and scared the life out of the cats. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-QEm254ms0i76v8P62OVCnWO3C0MYLCWKwCvmt4PF5ubL6hjdqmizAjQPJ2gyVt02oElU3ZDCN2G_Ir-HxIQbXZjjiZVoFTq8AJ012uCVeCA4skYQ1AGA8pcUqJBudkh5_Bqy9baASOh/s640/DSC05883.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-QEm254ms0i76v8P62OVCnWO3C0MYLCWKwCvmt4PF5ubL6hjdqmizAjQPJ2gyVt02oElU3ZDCN2G_Ir-HxIQbXZjjiZVoFTq8AJ012uCVeCA4skYQ1AGA8pcUqJBudkh5_Bqy9baASOh/w400-h300/DSC05883.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> "PLEASE STAY"<div><p>Now, if only she will stay. The last few years have been disappointing because the tree swallows chased them off and they never returned that spring. The only positive thing was that the swallows stayed and filled three of our houses with families. It was fabulous to have them around all summer. They can eat hundreds of mosquitoes in a day and that's fine with us. Plus if you haven't watched swallows swooping through the air you've really missed something. They are exciting to watch.</p><p>We had rain and snow but it's already disappeared. Thank Goodness! The temperatures are to warm up again tomorrow and that's good because I have lots to do outside. Once you start your spring cleanup it's hard to stop abruptly for a snowstorm. I still have a couple of million leaves to compost and a new garden to build.</p><p>Here's a few photos of what's been going on at Fox Grove this spring. It's been like summer weather and I've been potting up dahlias, sunflowers, daisies, zinnias, cat grass and pansies. Out go the pots on the warm days and then back in the shed at dusk. It's a bit like work but no complaints here. I enjoy every second spent with plants.💚 It's been a very long winter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZQf8FkDM4RRVBSEBFZ4Zd-TOwgdD8Va9TLFU-gTK8N2Ryaiv3pYDznjA2oKRwAXDgavr3cKm2HlLZqGc3vIMMwZ9wM4Vg66QnazJ1RuyliZgLRDZsRL3TmW_WUuS9Z9-6WE1YME2qchv/s640/DSC05893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZQf8FkDM4RRVBSEBFZ4Zd-TOwgdD8Va9TLFU-gTK8N2Ryaiv3pYDznjA2oKRwAXDgavr3cKm2HlLZqGc3vIMMwZ9wM4Vg66QnazJ1RuyliZgLRDZsRL3TmW_WUuS9Z9-6WE1YME2qchv/s320/DSC05893.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84ZLLVC7huSWFjVjwr8tnUpIjMQa9_eKoKpmKISNVWaM9v0BuAs44G7BIaO_WaAI_-AvpiZxc8Q4GGOVu02S1vPsfL0zyf_vJw-2tq4TvRbmRXLjOdmHkFqWVccUysNfOTtJeI9Y-8Uqc/s640/DSC05782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84ZLLVC7huSWFjVjwr8tnUpIjMQa9_eKoKpmKISNVWaM9v0BuAs44G7BIaO_WaAI_-AvpiZxc8Q4GGOVu02S1vPsfL0zyf_vJw-2tq4TvRbmRXLjOdmHkFqWVccUysNfOTtJeI9Y-8Uqc/s320/DSC05782.JPG" /></a></div></div>The shed is bursting at the seams with plants and potted tubers and bulbs.</div><div>It was hot enough last week that a sun hat was needed and this one from my son and family was the ticket. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>My big handsome boy, Wilson.💙<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyN7wbiEUVVphKrGtTzu7i2fv1FlBfgcG5EUCH6WddJ4HOFxwk4JSwAju66hQjbfWulfrAnPdAl91Snmb5LczxoYTCzGxFe-y5tyR3T21OMvuizYXVIhKnzdrXIiUGr0ysDwTh1kLdi-b/s640/DSC05907.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyN7wbiEUVVphKrGtTzu7i2fv1FlBfgcG5EUCH6WddJ4HOFxwk4JSwAju66hQjbfWulfrAnPdAl91Snmb5LczxoYTCzGxFe-y5tyR3T21OMvuizYXVIhKnzdrXIiUGr0ysDwTh1kLdi-b/w400-h300/DSC05907.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOBda2cEj7E6Or-fhedN0lSpYYVpx4cfjZhOlsnoWDqMOUYaOTBJ9c21oZkZHlJSsuuMcbbdq_aueTgV7NFpQM0ptMIOFlk1X425R2D9xmP1cRHO099bUbj191fir2qCaimmqiUjIEu7p/s640/DSC05916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOBda2cEj7E6Or-fhedN0lSpYYVpx4cfjZhOlsnoWDqMOUYaOTBJ9c21oZkZHlJSsuuMcbbdq_aueTgV7NFpQM0ptMIOFlk1X425R2D9xmP1cRHO099bUbj191fir2qCaimmqiUjIEu7p/s320/DSC05916.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjUyj0dv34oyXy-QyAI1tAg9sXcwAKTUBUu6_TSLRMLMLXmv83kvQdb2WpbrPjVNuAwGZyDlU1B-VDyQZP59tUryELYdRSSZ-4buivjMMNch7cUp4zMy9fAfW4cWOjVJ7VX6piokbyXye/s640/DSC05924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjUyj0dv34oyXy-QyAI1tAg9sXcwAKTUBUu6_TSLRMLMLXmv83kvQdb2WpbrPjVNuAwGZyDlU1B-VDyQZP59tUryELYdRSSZ-4buivjMMNch7cUp4zMy9fAfW4cWOjVJ7VX6piokbyXye/s320/DSC05924.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meet KIA</div></div>This is the lone wild turkey that lives in our woodlot, roams all day and sleeps in a maple tree on our property.</div><div>I read that they can be shunned by their flock for numerous reasons. Last summer she had a friend with her and now she's alone again. </div><div>Seriously, I think she needs to do a 'personality check' on herself.</div><div>But you know me...I'll feed her, I've named her and I'll try to keep her out of harms way.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFV1o4Xvxv0lIL9Sln3XFgbpUfqi1HNvHHgAFBFJp0mab5O3QGinTfMY9OyK_rwQc-1qAUkVW95rTJXTAwSmGD102kF0FpQ81Ve2SOMsXk7jHAHptnslHHltNFHflHkCWbJpr3-BBHXl79/s640/DSC05930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFV1o4Xvxv0lIL9Sln3XFgbpUfqi1HNvHHgAFBFJp0mab5O3QGinTfMY9OyK_rwQc-1qAUkVW95rTJXTAwSmGD102kF0FpQ81Ve2SOMsXk7jHAHptnslHHltNFHflHkCWbJpr3-BBHXl79/s320/DSC05930.JPG" /></a></div>Gold finches are plentiful here. Aren't they pretty.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wilson has staring contests with the many black squirrels around here. This went on for ten minutes.</div><div> Then the squirrel remembered that it hadn't chewed and pulled apart the wreath on my shed door today so off it went. :(</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBR_YaJKdE-hRzIN6jVFReAjR8BvOYd0SsGck9lLsVxH0uCTjIHpo-zP2IxX7j3eyepzIhLCfdQZ22LqbU0uTiRUjSAuFvwLvSEOfPyLHF5XJ5L12CD8BS1fkVYTOKU1gbtYZ16fBWhPi/s640/DSC05932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBR_YaJKdE-hRzIN6jVFReAjR8BvOYd0SsGck9lLsVxH0uCTjIHpo-zP2IxX7j3eyepzIhLCfdQZ22LqbU0uTiRUjSAuFvwLvSEOfPyLHF5XJ5L12CD8BS1fkVYTOKU1gbtYZ16fBWhPi/w300-h400/DSC05932.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I get a few visitors throughout the day in the potting shed. No humans...just chipmunks. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_9a7JrSLhyCD_AWvpjjxvmDahcPs6PjIQPuz3n3hRfB7KQNGZQrc9yirkBXKcgm3sd-PoPlj1coPY1NZmrBk2Ouf-yMEGPquam6vDKI3Jv4M5HIKL8luhBVhGTTDOCyiRkL-i_vg_tg6/s640/DSC05936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_9a7JrSLhyCD_AWvpjjxvmDahcPs6PjIQPuz3n3hRfB7KQNGZQrc9yirkBXKcgm3sd-PoPlj1coPY1NZmrBk2Ouf-yMEGPquam6vDKI3Jv4M5HIKL8luhBVhGTTDOCyiRkL-i_vg_tg6/s320/DSC05936.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjl47es8SSebE6f4TtHKgOrzJXZ8xiZZxp_70a61DlsUs7BpXkgzU6j8-oDJxdOe0FJ4yqZ6xce2CEFySqLCejvTaAQfLSyPYXt3I56pwzfq1gdxVdUtRb2tcAbuo-_yBFaqvJJzOlSu7/s640/DSC05961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjl47es8SSebE6f4TtHKgOrzJXZ8xiZZxp_70a61DlsUs7BpXkgzU6j8-oDJxdOe0FJ4yqZ6xce2CEFySqLCejvTaAQfLSyPYXt3I56pwzfq1gdxVdUtRb2tcAbuo-_yBFaqvJJzOlSu7/s320/DSC05961.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-L74_imo-PH0FOrzvzK5Fty2kOb_NlssA9HU3FAzJaGmjz6FZ46vef0Pk-grJ36rvTqDCG7DBUcmIPvFi6t8Xpu1q3AyqVQ0L7gQ6FHsB2YpGlV3DQFzkdcuuobAGPThiiLgqt8bL6Cb/s640/DSC05971.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-L74_imo-PH0FOrzvzK5Fty2kOb_NlssA9HU3FAzJaGmjz6FZ46vef0Pk-grJ36rvTqDCG7DBUcmIPvFi6t8Xpu1q3AyqVQ0L7gQ6FHsB2YpGlV3DQFzkdcuuobAGPThiiLgqt8bL6Cb/w300-h400/DSC05971.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm obsessed with <span style="color: #800180;"><b>dahlias </b></span>this year. I want to learn everything about them and ordered tubers from a local dahlia farm. Imagine living on a dahlia farm...wow!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMafFtpY7kkT1D3cGdaBARCbRG97QTk0yIyPx-Wrg3yi2lCY6vQCBGug3qrHv0-QmVq0-r1P4rGlGGAaLTO9HpMCGPJ0Sd8UYWn6KNtJUuz2jwyZ2QQIpb4a4mqOCZiHlHwpHLa0V8Exdw/s640/DSC05973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMafFtpY7kkT1D3cGdaBARCbRG97QTk0yIyPx-Wrg3yi2lCY6vQCBGug3qrHv0-QmVq0-r1P4rGlGGAaLTO9HpMCGPJ0Sd8UYWn6KNtJUuz2jwyZ2QQIpb4a4mqOCZiHlHwpHLa0V8Exdw/s320/DSC05973.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLY1MUgr3Cd4OBVja7I7wxaIs3S_WOvwczTsmIRG-3FHL9jqFTrFcq3eDpnr8Ru2nE1YjKHFhHV4n2C_LmYdl6j05rF4ViNrJUcYj3zPuabNzOWY5rMSY8Z-xtviyGKbBeUTsZZEZBWau/s640/DSC05975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLY1MUgr3Cd4OBVja7I7wxaIs3S_WOvwczTsmIRG-3FHL9jqFTrFcq3eDpnr8Ru2nE1YjKHFhHV4n2C_LmYdl6j05rF4ViNrJUcYj3zPuabNzOWY5rMSY8Z-xtviyGKbBeUTsZZEZBWau/w300-h400/DSC05975.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The tubers are hilarious. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWD4X0YNGQkph87Q38IKDsBjHe3qcNFlymH1QJcYcvypl1Oelx92mGwKX-dOfi_e6PP7pz7UD1448cGcfCNbH_hGLyWUVLW1aMvmDLHB5rn-nm677qn2hiD-SzLrCxA23-hv3ciKIADpF/s640/DSC05976.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWD4X0YNGQkph87Q38IKDsBjHe3qcNFlymH1QJcYcvypl1Oelx92mGwKX-dOfi_e6PP7pz7UD1448cGcfCNbH_hGLyWUVLW1aMvmDLHB5rn-nm677qn2hiD-SzLrCxA23-hv3ciKIADpF/s320/DSC05976.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjBQPwguxFxgf8HnZcRqvtuh4s44bs86DWZ81c9UPtm5wbYCxt2O68kOeZVt5wihRzLEWRpUuOCrZaEaUdovrUHwmmRb2vTIrmb2KiT0rf1gAadIGJyYrDCl2Zb3-EQEZBza50JZ7g2Qy/s640/DSC05979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjBQPwguxFxgf8HnZcRqvtuh4s44bs86DWZ81c9UPtm5wbYCxt2O68kOeZVt5wihRzLEWRpUuOCrZaEaUdovrUHwmmRb2vTIrmb2KiT0rf1gAadIGJyYrDCl2Zb3-EQEZBza50JZ7g2Qy/s320/DSC05979.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm so impressed with the order I got from The Dahlia Experts. Beautiful, big and healthy tubers with growth starting on them. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO_XzMg5Y9PDNNO1rcqSU-ZpdjAWirbC9oICabmbIYy0-qjnBBTJ5m8cQJMLdSxaBeMjmetU_rRzNhRr_4DN-9SSVlCFEr192bxLg4Vt-dvshWOnDA7bl0CDrwuVU3p2A6BtaSxtF_43T/s640/DSC05980.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO_XzMg5Y9PDNNO1rcqSU-ZpdjAWirbC9oICabmbIYy0-qjnBBTJ5m8cQJMLdSxaBeMjmetU_rRzNhRr_4DN-9SSVlCFEr192bxLg4Vt-dvshWOnDA7bl0CDrwuVU3p2A6BtaSxtF_43T/w400-h300/DSC05980.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXRbvBzMj2DWu5zNiLWrir4ynENxCULGn26lirDuGUYZWhJQi8TU3nbxHKCIlshdGdkJ9hsSj4tZXVnSpRVwt6ymoHwvChEVEX9YnMyQ098A4557ELGIty_I5KD06nRIGPiFvhgkMTpTs/s640/DSC05983.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXRbvBzMj2DWu5zNiLWrir4ynENxCULGn26lirDuGUYZWhJQi8TU3nbxHKCIlshdGdkJ9hsSj4tZXVnSpRVwt6ymoHwvChEVEX9YnMyQ098A4557ELGIty_I5KD06nRIGPiFvhgkMTpTs/s320/DSC05983.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I potted half of them up and will finish tomorrow since the weather sounds promising.</div><div>Today...not so much.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIop0ONnQ71QATu_bruz4V0yt_KGdhWs4VbHSFvJ3xwt-0BJM1tBjhF3fcfXfS1KAIIFD_F2m28zLg67Ui9elm-Di-u56weataX_eEveJlFZs5uv__2QTauGt0B6VZ-Od8SqaQ5O5Q1nhW/s640/DSC05988.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIop0ONnQ71QATu_bruz4V0yt_KGdhWs4VbHSFvJ3xwt-0BJM1tBjhF3fcfXfS1KAIIFD_F2m28zLg67Ui9elm-Di-u56weataX_eEveJlFZs5uv__2QTauGt0B6VZ-Od8SqaQ5O5Q1nhW/s320/DSC05988.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope everyone is keeping well. We are still in lockdown#3 and miss seeing our family and friends. </div><div>Fingers crossed this will be the last one.</div><div>Get out and enjoy your spring.</div><div><br /></div><div>Be kind,</div><div>Deb</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-84305567177769424682021-03-27T10:23:00.006-04:002021-03-27T10:23:40.307-04:00Holding on to Spring.<p> We are right in the middle of 'fools spring' as they say. You know, when we think we are ok to bring items out from the potting shed as the sun is warm and strong. And then you listen to tomorrow's weather report...colder, wet and a chance of snow. Ugh!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJpdMIWm4xKYInp6G5l4EbpVlJ7maUa9ncZxW1_gbqYnezMQ9AFyFdcrwHaUnPEb-xBwPGdQ_x768FxoQV6yPv_8twlMtI1evgeACPVH0nO8H1LPlYkX4XKrM8dFnuxWHmzMhyphenhyphenjRVhYot/s640/DSC05470+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJpdMIWm4xKYInp6G5l4EbpVlJ7maUa9ncZxW1_gbqYnezMQ9AFyFdcrwHaUnPEb-xBwPGdQ_x768FxoQV6yPv_8twlMtI1evgeACPVH0nO8H1LPlYkX4XKrM8dFnuxWHmzMhyphenhyphenjRVhYot/w400-h300/DSC05470+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysaXlYGo0R_MRKt31YcywNeVKzmYewsSiBAfBgrraRCKX2F-6RQjbaWAD3HS1u6IdHX3R2FosLUorUOd2yZavH2uqTv_-c_sgdq2Ox59tDkaZS4TCl_zYTGfq-QTnUGJFKGznuueQyNmm/s640/DSC05468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysaXlYGo0R_MRKt31YcywNeVKzmYewsSiBAfBgrraRCKX2F-6RQjbaWAD3HS1u6IdHX3R2FosLUorUOd2yZavH2uqTv_-c_sgdq2Ox59tDkaZS4TCl_zYTGfq-QTnUGJFKGznuueQyNmm/w300-h400/DSC05468.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO60KNq8IoE6Si83Fs5KwN2zW-J80QUrFcIVppz_KKhu98S4tTA8rXVea9fH5gS3CRJqWJ-C5VC9fFd-QEiLPEAOXlNyoBM6kdzX2ckMPHo0FM3ei5RpY7WbB8xw8U4Q6u7uBAACAI3sKp/s640/DSC05458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO60KNq8IoE6Si83Fs5KwN2zW-J80QUrFcIVppz_KKhu98S4tTA8rXVea9fH5gS3CRJqWJ-C5VC9fFd-QEiLPEAOXlNyoBM6kdzX2ckMPHo0FM3ei5RpY7WbB8xw8U4Q6u7uBAACAI3sKp/w300-h400/DSC05458.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1aGr50StNs6hcEAD8l6HrBeCg7kocbKI_nS3ivjpZIdTlxo9NcMYgR5oVl4uWsVbksnMxXCpfTzXoSzD3BZDdlcxLka3CixrCOQcBW5napQS9xDy5jk0-o5wsBR8yMYaKImISZh3JFQ1/s640/DSC05474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1aGr50StNs6hcEAD8l6HrBeCg7kocbKI_nS3ivjpZIdTlxo9NcMYgR5oVl4uWsVbksnMxXCpfTzXoSzD3BZDdlcxLka3CixrCOQcBW5napQS9xDy5jk0-o5wsBR8yMYaKImISZh3JFQ1/w400-h300/DSC05474.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Ok...back in the shed things go for another week.</p><p>But that one day of +20c in glorious sun was so needed and appreciated. It was fun to get the shed cleaned up and potted plants and bulbs placed on the table. </p><p>I'm really enjoying all the birds that have returned and today the first red-winged black bird appeared at the feeder. The lawn was covered with hungry robins after the rain fell and the geese fly above at all hours of the day and night. The chickadees are chasing each other from tree to tree and do loop-di-loops in the air.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhyEJryYHkhZvmz0c_ND73ZdvHtSkjpztfdbARc3AisOrHz2lmeKJLyQolVZPgaeppfTNQrbVyB_t4h4__PgAh8im82WxDIhzMP0yYkdUPF0guIAl1NZamNbYkw7PwUPJu6qGyqf6fAP6/s640/DSC05487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhyEJryYHkhZvmz0c_ND73ZdvHtSkjpztfdbARc3AisOrHz2lmeKJLyQolVZPgaeppfTNQrbVyB_t4h4__PgAh8im82WxDIhzMP0yYkdUPF0guIAl1NZamNbYkw7PwUPJu6qGyqf6fAP6/w300-h400/DSC05487.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I have cleaned up the woodlot as best I can at this time of year; gathering branches, washing off the chair and bench and returning rocks to their original places. </p><p>During the one hot day I noticed the naughty fairies setting up camp under the biggest maple and thought "It's time to warn the grands as they love to steal tiny, shiny things. :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5uCapT0DmWjIqgTNqkfigGml1daPCjSeJBfJSLhuwcB6uAMMgT_ejfYPhuUgFWUjW1Njl1eVF_HJEdfO5Cu2Hwq6rVLU9KuvG2XLm2CZd26k53tik09y2urKuIA8ws0judWb45eVq0en/s640/DSC05477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5uCapT0DmWjIqgTNqkfigGml1daPCjSeJBfJSLhuwcB6uAMMgT_ejfYPhuUgFWUjW1Njl1eVF_HJEdfO5Cu2Hwq6rVLU9KuvG2XLm2CZd26k53tik09y2urKuIA8ws0judWb45eVq0en/s320/DSC05477.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Easter preparations are underway as we will host the egg hunt again this year. And Peter Rabbit keeps showing up to let us know he will be on the job. Peter...a little brown bunny with a puffy white tail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEwrXisk8EgHpKIVdd7UvGkqVSMN5zMQIk8hTwlv8eMI-D5NOJ5keNvqnkoPx93D3tA1bzYZFRYRSKO_J-hKV0q-Hhq4gAJUbZ8ZQotqWg5qhl33bKAPrf3wdxqLZr02Ot1Dnv9NwCgfD/s640/DSC05426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEwrXisk8EgHpKIVdd7UvGkqVSMN5zMQIk8hTwlv8eMI-D5NOJ5keNvqnkoPx93D3tA1bzYZFRYRSKO_J-hKV0q-Hhq4gAJUbZ8ZQotqWg5qhl33bKAPrf3wdxqLZr02Ot1Dnv9NwCgfD/s320/DSC05426.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6f0Guja6hr9dyB2okeKw3FnqL8-cmBlmz3fQ0sBAixvV7igH50EwHqa74yp_coi7D8OCpIRD_1UHTcI5YVKcOqPVNtF1VDfFPeq8_TSvacUs2mhWG9qgC6TDX67m5IhC3Bwsnl9Mm30w/s640/DSC05438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6f0Guja6hr9dyB2okeKw3FnqL8-cmBlmz3fQ0sBAixvV7igH50EwHqa74yp_coi7D8OCpIRD_1UHTcI5YVKcOqPVNtF1VDfFPeq8_TSvacUs2mhWG9qgC6TDX67m5IhC3Bwsnl9Mm30w/s320/DSC05438.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-dUtC_mQr9sbLSGUS1oeOFNMs_H-uHcMJq3X2rFOBFOsX4odFNUgeka-KtxbWeJJ8DcxaCRDn_drC8pX8jl8AeVo9RTEqkK6F85vheUyud93H1fIuEgzScFPDOtAFu_jWj4y7MLMMu6f/s640/DSC05481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-dUtC_mQr9sbLSGUS1oeOFNMs_H-uHcMJq3X2rFOBFOsX4odFNUgeka-KtxbWeJJ8DcxaCRDn_drC8pX8jl8AeVo9RTEqkK6F85vheUyud93H1fIuEgzScFPDOtAFu_jWj4y7MLMMu6f/s320/DSC05481.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Wilson hopes you will pop on back to see the smiling faces on the grands as they hunt down those magical, colourful, well-hidden Easter eggs next week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8zGpBzH-3xx7kYwX_o8Clc4-Olgael7sDkeUbDdxV7MW_Q3Alk08IvvtaJW80TAGnL97XjtvqPsgrednrhZHnVVApk6iJ7i8KctK3CAMF-faj85PCuoIqSxDejXJSwxrznzIHGggp2yy/s640/DSC05443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8zGpBzH-3xx7kYwX_o8Clc4-Olgael7sDkeUbDdxV7MW_Q3Alk08IvvtaJW80TAGnL97XjtvqPsgrednrhZHnVVApk6iJ7i8KctK3CAMF-faj85PCuoIqSxDejXJSwxrznzIHGggp2yy/w249-h400/DSC05443.JPG" width="249" /></a></div><p> After dinner wash-up.</p><p>I hope everyone is well. Take care and be kind.</p><p>Deb</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wJNej0NVXki8gXdinXZCWykg1KNH7ek90xAS87oo1Ga8y6kgCzM9Pm1mmZRYHub5Mxe7lF4SWs55K7bL5XI_A1qduGqHx-yHFCuJK23FAdCGU5SqTro7-4ypxQRLbht60E8of4s9Owf1/s640/DSC05466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wJNej0NVXki8gXdinXZCWykg1KNH7ek90xAS87oo1Ga8y6kgCzM9Pm1mmZRYHub5Mxe7lF4SWs55K7bL5XI_A1qduGqHx-yHFCuJK23FAdCGU5SqTro7-4ypxQRLbht60E8of4s9Owf1/s320/DSC05466.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvpJ34v9MyaFqzY3NMumuMx6UFh05AosodYY2IXJxF1W3n1y0Ixf-QWG3iaWXhIKVgdkgT-Ba3_S8Z5GDsLmtyn_3Tw02EAc1Qhn_J9UgOi9KoGsctaVldVej1Cw5t_0RwdvHjxQVB4U0/s640/DSC05438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvpJ34v9MyaFqzY3NMumuMx6UFh05AosodYY2IXJxF1W3n1y0Ixf-QWG3iaWXhIKVgdkgT-Ba3_S8Z5GDsLmtyn_3Tw02EAc1Qhn_J9UgOi9KoGsctaVldVej1Cw5t_0RwdvHjxQVB4U0/s320/DSC05438.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-68512350142064020012021-03-15T17:42:00.000-04:002021-03-15T17:42:25.783-04:00Spring is finally showing up<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBOAJWKFe1jgp_-IIz9fg_iHOiPh5UeQWmEDGB7Uh-To4YE5HmqMoGdq9CC4vuH9QshI0RxYKEZo-symXMRLR2NGff_bbXoHp1YQp1n0NUni6yhyphenhyphenQLUQ_oamKh33_T-rPramY4DW1N5gk/s640/DSC05358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBOAJWKFe1jgp_-IIz9fg_iHOiPh5UeQWmEDGB7Uh-To4YE5HmqMoGdq9CC4vuH9QshI0RxYKEZo-symXMRLR2NGff_bbXoHp1YQp1n0NUni6yhyphenhyphenQLUQ_oamKh33_T-rPramY4DW1N5gk/w300-h400/DSC05358.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRC15Fe2OWLM7VDRXCMxe4xUATRNa-gI0rGa7eJusm9puhL7vXeMP9Bw63gWOELlRtDFYGnz8q1ME7non9gAzx55NH2PT4cg8tCBcEBoBePXlbEeccyRvjcugh9VAxQ5PdzGiZxsJdrqv/s640/DSC05362.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRC15Fe2OWLM7VDRXCMxe4xUATRNa-gI0rGa7eJusm9puhL7vXeMP9Bw63gWOELlRtDFYGnz8q1ME7non9gAzx55NH2PT4cg8tCBcEBoBePXlbEeccyRvjcugh9VAxQ5PdzGiZxsJdrqv/w300-h400/DSC05362.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Cora</b> is watching the spring birds fly in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Peter Rabbit keeps scurrying by me in the woodlot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thinking I don't see him.😊</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM_WOTrlC3IFNSawzAmk27NE_Izr5y2plxBG6ViqgpEdYCeajO6_aDUc-i-hPGeIFVtG7X7k-W3GXbrkrfdGAmFeSSVUfmftYaJkMQ9XAbo8KFQ2aGLJzmtFqGlls3vAvDjm5qOXfHE8F/s640/DSC05334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM_WOTrlC3IFNSawzAmk27NE_Izr5y2plxBG6ViqgpEdYCeajO6_aDUc-i-hPGeIFVtG7X7k-W3GXbrkrfdGAmFeSSVUfmftYaJkMQ9XAbo8KFQ2aGLJzmtFqGlls3vAvDjm5qOXfHE8F/s320/DSC05334.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> (the woodlot is still covered in snow)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think he wants to stay hidden until the Annual Easter Egg Hunt which will be a go this year for the grands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love his handsome white tail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXi6qKZuRCEh8eIkWzMHerP2Vtc_HnTUuztH-SFEL7RF7DVvwxJm_m5lxLIvLzzhU1gUfOhdJ8kISD5bY4Ya7mAMh1ikkkip-w-Rk1kjjToxvzTuTVHutCpy9JlIFC0VljoKi_lP1MGXzT/s640/DSC05345.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXi6qKZuRCEh8eIkWzMHerP2Vtc_HnTUuztH-SFEL7RF7DVvwxJm_m5lxLIvLzzhU1gUfOhdJ8kISD5bY4Ya7mAMh1ikkkip-w-Rk1kjjToxvzTuTVHutCpy9JlIFC0VljoKi_lP1MGXzT/s320/DSC05345.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Spring birds are arriving daily and the bird song is so welcomed here. </div><div>A flock of twenty starlings arrived last week.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2JdU-FuD2GxY-YRrUIMqIcyUHfA4f3CG2XSMR9698kYbQoiZUAkWnZkX1uS1dlzPadmolW46MUT8gqmKeCnXQv-8gszvuEukik55oB1wP8IWQodYQYI2rPzNOgHWMihJMsXvf2ETsQZq/s640/DSC05312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2JdU-FuD2GxY-YRrUIMqIcyUHfA4f3CG2XSMR9698kYbQoiZUAkWnZkX1uS1dlzPadmolW46MUT8gqmKeCnXQv-8gszvuEukik55oB1wP8IWQodYQYI2rPzNOgHWMihJMsXvf2ETsQZq/s320/DSC05312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />It's been so quiet all winter except for the blue jays squawking and bullying the others.</div><div>This downy has been here all winter and will stay for the summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfgm-90FtEsyckB1C12UuHql8k09QtqkGZmxAOjGFJ2N8yND1EYeQ-49jn41ol_JZaKK56lE8z1Mq_NC-yBcRHMMOgTk7pvs4wCm-SMNtnfowiPulf5J1Zhoid-QRJ-EK7H_onAn8M-Dy/s640/DSC05347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfgm-90FtEsyckB1C12UuHql8k09QtqkGZmxAOjGFJ2N8yND1EYeQ-49jn41ol_JZaKK56lE8z1Mq_NC-yBcRHMMOgTk7pvs4wCm-SMNtnfowiPulf5J1Zhoid-QRJ-EK7H_onAn8M-Dy/s320/DSC05347.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And look at the peaceful mourning doves enjoying my potting shed roof. :-)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqDUsQiAFM4Un9QvaK5hGwg8ODWHeMRRgK8qTpsJNUIfykP-8eUSd67Lc_3Pu5xqBvRtdSKeFBD-4ZferG61frfG9q8muD1DWj5oBkUzvkgDinoIykGNypfu09xvrkiraL69GSP9lK3cK/s640/DSC05318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqDUsQiAFM4Un9QvaK5hGwg8ODWHeMRRgK8qTpsJNUIfykP-8eUSd67Lc_3Pu5xqBvRtdSKeFBD-4ZferG61frfG9q8muD1DWj5oBkUzvkgDinoIykGNypfu09xvrkiraL69GSP9lK3cK/s320/DSC05318.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are expecting a week of sun so I expect all the snow will leave by the beginning of April. Just in time for Easter. (fingers crossed)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been going through seed packets and buying bulbs to plant as soon as the frost is gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmpVSAqeZ2I1huRbjTxkyp2Cu06hnpjHAq0owpcGPTDGr-ZKHEFdzcv5gqsJfh8abiZcH3e_b8fRLspljBk_PtZno05iXxPSUFKgdmkHMTKSnJry7EHkkGKukfipSB_koHwmn1cY4hVBo/s640/DSC05246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmpVSAqeZ2I1huRbjTxkyp2Cu06hnpjHAq0owpcGPTDGr-ZKHEFdzcv5gqsJfh8abiZcH3e_b8fRLspljBk_PtZno05iXxPSUFKgdmkHMTKSnJry7EHkkGKukfipSB_koHwmn1cY4hVBo/s320/DSC05246.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo below was taken one week ago. We have less snow now and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">patches of grass are showing up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-q9Qje6B7MKAc_UI5Msto_41Bdo6O2DhicDxiruxtFMF23Yt4qKz7lePZ3d44E1eCmw7wQtZwNF6uAdrKT0s6IsTgVWylC-CugKFsh4QN5HhLNY_SG6BfDbomP9_RmlAamalWRuut8A2/s640/DSC05254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-q9Qje6B7MKAc_UI5Msto_41Bdo6O2DhicDxiruxtFMF23Yt4qKz7lePZ3d44E1eCmw7wQtZwNF6uAdrKT0s6IsTgVWylC-CugKFsh4QN5HhLNY_SG6BfDbomP9_RmlAamalWRuut8A2/s320/DSC05254.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This fella loves the snow. This is Bentley our new grand dog visiting again with the family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked him up for a kiss because soon I won't be able to do that. He is already 25 lbs. and will be much bigger the next time he's out at Easter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkWBiyZstF_tFdh2wdumyTdMpGdEbjGaxQnGoiuNoiSHFyqytflOY899NawRfIaSFfgSwv6WlcZ317YuTFW0vUZ56NFIQxBa6mSl6QBjJrafmWZl_AYflF4ApBsQonHlnmwqPQ1Kv7hl7/s640/DSC05201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkWBiyZstF_tFdh2wdumyTdMpGdEbjGaxQnGoiuNoiSHFyqytflOY899NawRfIaSFfgSwv6WlcZ317YuTFW0vUZ56NFIQxBa6mSl6QBjJrafmWZl_AYflF4ApBsQonHlnmwqPQ1Kv7hl7/s320/DSC05201.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My oldest grand-daughter is training him.💗</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH-BtsWwBlIr4LBYnjpGY8jfrY-Wlv9Wx89Ox3EMYZYDu78Ya2YaCouS9dOu6ZjiU8Lj0RtDeyS8rtPXBjmxOHO9k5eZdbpn7fxqIPyASBfTa7bbP36UrVQ72Ev7UxsreWX6Il2a9iYvi/s640/DSC05190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH-BtsWwBlIr4LBYnjpGY8jfrY-Wlv9Wx89Ox3EMYZYDu78Ya2YaCouS9dOu6ZjiU8Lj0RtDeyS8rtPXBjmxOHO9k5eZdbpn7fxqIPyASBfTa7bbP36UrVQ72Ev7UxsreWX6Il2a9iYvi/s320/DSC05190.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wilson can't be outdone by Cora so here he is sunning himself on this gorgeous day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2HoMVWh8jC7FbThsKlDDquq5bo5B6Kb9whKaPLYpcnxxo8qXO5H-V6hB2WD2jd91QWfo0nKJqvGn93JB9454EDPUvKHMwh0dMW7XJYPYYS_1OGV6kaMyykKj-HesQKzkHT6IrlnCBOp_/s640/DSC05184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2HoMVWh8jC7FbThsKlDDquq5bo5B6Kb9whKaPLYpcnxxo8qXO5H-V6hB2WD2jd91QWfo0nKJqvGn93JB9454EDPUvKHMwh0dMW7XJYPYYS_1OGV6kaMyykKj-HesQKzkHT6IrlnCBOp_/s320/DSC05184.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for you... some spring tulips.💜</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8OLg9DNXxNg8ZEMr92TVaaFggJL1uo3UyfsaliK9DS3cSO7_fwIkJdKROs4Z9RJCvCMcknXNXnA7t9bzn9MpZY72f0Dz6CjAyVRgwfQuPx0sX6w9uC1pZj8X7jlfyVv6s5wuiCHT0BQu/s640/DSC05239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8OLg9DNXxNg8ZEMr92TVaaFggJL1uo3UyfsaliK9DS3cSO7_fwIkJdKROs4Z9RJCvCMcknXNXnA7t9bzn9MpZY72f0Dz6CjAyVRgwfQuPx0sX6w9uC1pZj8X7jlfyVv6s5wuiCHT0BQu/s320/DSC05239.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish you all a peaceful evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">be kind, Deb</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-87330402558615180432021-02-26T16:15:00.002-05:002021-02-26T16:15:54.136-05:00"Hello" if you are still there...<p> We are still in the grips of 'ol man winter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgWP7OpPQEZ0EZu9bTIlryG1Bm7YAq7TG3Psfe84KhDA-GAwJ-5T9d8nXl0P2J3P2va3Iyjxmcsr9FysXsjmjQ3o5JWtBKOPVhnpGE8j84h_2cABQ-YmdW9XbqHEmTRfFDk41v8z41slR/s640/DSC04752+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgWP7OpPQEZ0EZu9bTIlryG1Bm7YAq7TG3Psfe84KhDA-GAwJ-5T9d8nXl0P2J3P2va3Iyjxmcsr9FysXsjmjQ3o5JWtBKOPVhnpGE8j84h_2cABQ-YmdW9XbqHEmTRfFDk41v8z41slR/w400-h300/DSC04752+%25281%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And I am so done with it.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>But I do have some photos to share of our Life at Fox Grove.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've had to make paths</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHryfPndlwex-zZQAW0bdgXlzLtkaMUQ8fApD2XJWd41xkwey4t6u_Eg1lUck8-uoh556AIoV3R6ds8nxwpVdlcMq-EcJufclY2QnPknXHYdHaK7LPhIB_Zh_LvoulVroPT7Rx8pC1bfHS/s640/DSC05059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHryfPndlwex-zZQAW0bdgXlzLtkaMUQ8fApD2XJWd41xkwey4t6u_Eg1lUck8-uoh556AIoV3R6ds8nxwpVdlcMq-EcJufclY2QnPknXHYdHaK7LPhIB_Zh_LvoulVroPT7Rx8pC1bfHS/s320/DSC05059.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just to get around here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7VdELWAi9lZdxy2DewI8uT0T-FDyGYUIKCX1KNBnnpAfmjhrBcN5nOm8ZOXKvsJ5PXhnfy5WuE5NTiYWjvQMnyDIuyVDMw0VyleZAvOpNqMVOb_WVtxDLuOo0nQBkSpFqCOE-61-BxlF/s640/DSC04982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle8E6KtiFvkoXr3H5-S1C2cW0zruFWgA65-2CFSq_aTFha4TIRpqdaoG1Kpii-XaJDonvhkim_lSBCtQNzMv0vulQzyDJ5PB5Q1IHs5uso5ZHeqsYQRJHYrI0K8fwj9FZg1J4eHTslabK/s640/DSC04981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle8E6KtiFvkoXr3H5-S1C2cW0zruFWgA65-2CFSq_aTFha4TIRpqdaoG1Kpii-XaJDonvhkim_lSBCtQNzMv0vulQzyDJ5PB5Q1IHs5uso5ZHeqsYQRJHYrI0K8fwj9FZg1J4eHTslabK/w300-h400/DSC04981.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ugh!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And even though it is<b><span style="color: #04ff00;"> spring</span></b> in my kitchen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXmb9YiH2ibAtDiWUcPCrIEjbegBKktTyAZVLmGmLGXdgRdvMpzNC99kdE27Dacswnfc75WRmKDiTxU1zJgTM3xKz4U3LSUXrIQxDltG6_34ygp2LzjGFt6E_AvPPjiRFBHlkhDCz1bv1/s640/DSC05042.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXmb9YiH2ibAtDiWUcPCrIEjbegBKktTyAZVLmGmLGXdgRdvMpzNC99kdE27Dacswnfc75WRmKDiTxU1zJgTM3xKz4U3LSUXrIQxDltG6_34ygp2LzjGFt6E_AvPPjiRFBHlkhDCz1bv1/w480-h640/DSC05042.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>(Thank God for tulips)<div><br /></div><div>we have a long way to go yet.</div><div>First off, meet our new grand pup, Bentley.</div><div>My son and his family adopted him just after Christmas and he is a going concern. lol</div><div>He was out to meet us last week when our lockdown was finally lifted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQU6KK0NMjUJr-fcBNp96jifbv611nLKWmo1tL3G5rzA-QMmvwh16ToGBwhj2mAG39TuSWIpHGIujmWYfmhIhH4bexmJrIivckZ7J42Df3sbAugzClM14pcTNPkYstX4u4EZ1GriLQ2DO/s640/DSC05036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQU6KK0NMjUJr-fcBNp96jifbv611nLKWmo1tL3G5rzA-QMmvwh16ToGBwhj2mAG39TuSWIpHGIujmWYfmhIhH4bexmJrIivckZ7J42Df3sbAugzClM14pcTNPkYstX4u4EZ1GriLQ2DO/w300-h400/DSC05036.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Golden Retriever, Bentley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with our youngest granddaughter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8ZCrvg4CNpXVubkeDIrLgwTYHjRODVLMjFg8uoI6Lh8hrYAt2OUySYVmDaNKrcVP0KS7BFRKci_QSLxJwR4EsVBAV5B_El-DTtsIRlqQ8jCrVJUU1HwvjIMDFAgtPxmO1JKVTXGVJUt2/s640/DSC05030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8ZCrvg4CNpXVubkeDIrLgwTYHjRODVLMjFg8uoI6Lh8hrYAt2OUySYVmDaNKrcVP0KS7BFRKci_QSLxJwR4EsVBAV5B_El-DTtsIRlqQ8jCrVJUU1HwvjIMDFAgtPxmO1JKVTXGVJUt2/w300-h400/DSC05030.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Of course our cats aren't impressed.<br /><p> "Get that thing out of here"</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazKkIPochjlNwm75R_66wsl2QaVg7wdni2nEPaXc6HCmswk6zqbnWSqtGqAZFbZ4Mkc7XAAWl5NjjdHmv-EHD1li7yk420teXKBQQeJYjvEqZ4dcngyWQenQffTM8FzR3I8riiIxckK6Z/s640/DSC04993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazKkIPochjlNwm75R_66wsl2QaVg7wdni2nEPaXc6HCmswk6zqbnWSqtGqAZFbZ4Mkc7XAAWl5NjjdHmv-EHD1li7yk420teXKBQQeJYjvEqZ4dcngyWQenQffTM8FzR3I8riiIxckK6Z/s320/DSC04993.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFehjT6CWXf4vOlXX8wn2OcATmjpONFoamy1ELwVMCGwS2p5K6vyAwSP2tkl9Dd28lUFvQ-RO_ukobd3pUCjZbZBaFAP54INeCF8aN20CSGadHPdg8gs4NO0mMQ-fvzTFPjmbUH43rPhEa/s640/DSC04994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFehjT6CWXf4vOlXX8wn2OcATmjpONFoamy1ELwVMCGwS2p5K6vyAwSP2tkl9Dd28lUFvQ-RO_ukobd3pUCjZbZBaFAP54INeCF8aN20CSGadHPdg8gs4NO0mMQ-fvzTFPjmbUH43rPhEa/s320/DSC04994.JPG" /></a></div>Poor Wilson.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My violets know it's a good time to bloom and lift us out of this winter fog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVk-JWxZEDtlohFs3x7CgHBKyWhyphenhyphenTB3mttqNKQdjT_iz6esaCYIVMRGVdWMb-yeuCjb4wnvw3-PfUhdL97BnXuZHvigJvH4MnSiBQlmIXc1e4Uv0ddzlPo1A9krTwmZ-aVqwp3PoF4AB49/s640/DSC04974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sU3DdnxuXWq0wsq34ZKMXWZAqufcvXkM_PaTODsxXnXYFTRB7mvPExlC1jUq2uqkcde6FKaRwJ11YMfqfXhUvRHHdzlq747nIS8DO76DnDPahiqsIcVMQFfORGs3xnNGVJqMGor9vtyX/s640/DSC04922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sU3DdnxuXWq0wsq34ZKMXWZAqufcvXkM_PaTODsxXnXYFTRB7mvPExlC1jUq2uqkcde6FKaRwJ11YMfqfXhUvRHHdzlq747nIS8DO76DnDPahiqsIcVMQFfORGs3xnNGVJqMGor9vtyX/s320/DSC04922.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I showed a bit of love for our birds, too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjQaa5DPeKLIsLPtTYhnylWcZHdsSyV1GSi5CM2gXYs5h4mQbytVigmMvPqLkTjoOvP4hpVctFsGx1mly4BN8oec_x58Zc9ugwmeUS40VLt7Vjk1UjuSHjLoi1nRbgfy24Z4oeiU8aZzu/s640/DSC04919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And our bunny, Peter, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fkG94xJ2xEGPYfOSvHwvEkKXxAvClqUR7n6F8chKWSPNAsCeiUGWuZzACizsNp3gYodgVUluL7XTrEXdR5lCWrkVrAnaSyC_o0cmRrcIa3_SjGp5zgqIaipjm8S-xdfQpkwWjRFVLcL-/s640/DSC04883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fkG94xJ2xEGPYfOSvHwvEkKXxAvClqUR7n6F8chKWSPNAsCeiUGWuZzACizsNp3gYodgVUluL7XTrEXdR5lCWrkVrAnaSyC_o0cmRrcIa3_SjGp5zgqIaipjm8S-xdfQpkwWjRFVLcL-/s320/DSC04883.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, I can't forget this group of redpolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKKsX6pM6FOyLwXR4FO69igFrPbD-QhaaqB97U1CSebZSCHJoU9KSKxpKW-j8q-7caEbpEFcU0QRPDh0oVzmkmLruS8fXIKOqsF83fiiLs6HJZJO3-6QU36AoXJV4GD5IyQagBJY2KUce/s640/DSC04832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKKsX6pM6FOyLwXR4FO69igFrPbD-QhaaqB97U1CSebZSCHJoU9KSKxpKW-j8q-7caEbpEFcU0QRPDh0oVzmkmLruS8fXIKOqsF83fiiLs6HJZJO3-6QU36AoXJV4GD5IyQagBJY2KUce/s320/DSC04832.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have had hundreds of them this winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cora loves to bird-watch from our breezeway. She is holding on to her favorite toy, a 1cent Christmas bow. So much for the $300 worth of cat toys lying around. Do you like the wide window sills the retired-guy made for them?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ouhNXLjMCiUzAJ1j_tO9tb4lxbv-ImWyY0YeUuvh-2pTBgLgnd9gxJ2-VHmr1wRpP8SWpU86k1NnDZf3LUg9EdWmXdK4n6hQmNgPU6POlf9Y19WYe-Rd-7f1E7xzML6l7LSR8TSvHXWw/s640/DSC04782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ouhNXLjMCiUzAJ1j_tO9tb4lxbv-ImWyY0YeUuvh-2pTBgLgnd9gxJ2-VHmr1wRpP8SWpU86k1NnDZf3LUg9EdWmXdK4n6hQmNgPU6POlf9Y19WYe-Rd-7f1E7xzML6l7LSR8TSvHXWw/w400-h300/DSC04782.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And look at these three chickadees all set for our winter weather. Aren't they the cutest?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They flew in all the way from North Carolina at Christmas. :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to my friend from<b> Henny Penny Lane</b> for this adorable gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you know Henny? Please drop over and see what goes on at her little farm. You will love her and all her sweet animals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">@hennypennylane</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvx8FWcjIQhMpz4jEzh2ymnqMUqF2rXTq7YGGkkm89XJFWM4jqnlItw90lvHVNWdUsPP6reFUIPykpOIhFqq5t1n6le8ESwn_ctogAraSWi5W8lI5iDnT29l8ve4jXRj4gpEuYpXG1h0z5/s640/DSC04413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvx8FWcjIQhMpz4jEzh2ymnqMUqF2rXTq7YGGkkm89XJFWM4jqnlItw90lvHVNWdUsPP6reFUIPykpOIhFqq5t1n6le8ESwn_ctogAraSWi5W8lI5iDnT29l8ve4jXRj4gpEuYpXG1h0z5/w400-h300/DSC04413.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a cute little cat creamer came along, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are so thoughtful, Henny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xtyahVv_gqVvCLhpeO01iYyyUF0ouYvPIr91ztDd2bmLG7aBF8-0ihtMrC7wc7XasN5G_xBn_YHzP6hdoMnnrmcWqyLKfZsRi3fWPNFXPEOqMrx5aY32oTHh1jq8Lzoecpgp3lu-z_1j/s640/DSC04701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xtyahVv_gqVvCLhpeO01iYyyUF0ouYvPIr91ztDd2bmLG7aBF8-0ihtMrC7wc7XasN5G_xBn_YHzP6hdoMnnrmcWqyLKfZsRi3fWPNFXPEOqMrx5aY32oTHh1jq8Lzoecpgp3lu-z_1j/w300-h400/DSC04701.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time for tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, that's it for today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's so easy to lose your blogging mojo when all it does is snow and you are under a lockdown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, Spring is around the corner so they say.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You just have to stand on top of a snowbank and look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FZdl1tNPIoUyOQ6_t-qLdVSMRx7WJRsJkw5mysBapnjDVqJjPRpQ2dDrEp5dgf1Lv6zoBJsuk88ZvC4QgHy9YBCAJCz5WQMkvV6DH_-qV5sABZWXw1SNxhl1M1mkQ3gyHIVx_M1D2yGZ/s640/DSC04357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FZdl1tNPIoUyOQ6_t-qLdVSMRx7WJRsJkw5mysBapnjDVqJjPRpQ2dDrEp5dgf1Lv6zoBJsuk88ZvC4QgHy9YBCAJCz5WQMkvV6DH_-qV5sABZWXw1SNxhl1M1mkQ3gyHIVx_M1D2yGZ/w400-h300/DSC04357.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Take care and be kind,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deb</div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-69538892454286548982021-01-02T11:31:00.002-05:002021-01-02T11:31:37.720-05:00Happy New Year 2021<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Before this week gets away on me I want to wish everyone a Very Happy New Year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This year will be one like no other as we recuperate from such a dreadful 2020.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few photos from this Christmas at Fox Grove. We only saw a third of our family on Christmas day and missed the others so much but we made the best of it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As usual, Santa was good to all of us. :-)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnTnO-LmpMfJdV68JXaG7nFgGO1Oi2ZQx4AaABHkOdsJb9M4OyOqZLluEq8GBPb-LSiaNiszD4ce6eF48sLwoWB6BgtulqX-RSDBPcrnNzmLlib-e_IZGSRgt6-6tGBpyzz8_A1tYPwDK/s640/DSC03844.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnTnO-LmpMfJdV68JXaG7nFgGO1Oi2ZQx4AaABHkOdsJb9M4OyOqZLluEq8GBPb-LSiaNiszD4ce6eF48sLwoWB6BgtulqX-RSDBPcrnNzmLlib-e_IZGSRgt6-6tGBpyzz8_A1tYPwDK/s320/DSC03844.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Zhk2PtQIK20sdJY2lzJHf5U5nc3mgghE-Wa8ts4F2FnY_3e_oH2yd_n7qjnJzs8aeDlAx460ZJ0X3-KWTLvp6SVgAbwfbbkBLj8DUs8n4VIxQFE0vcMgS0P-OSInsGVWnJaK5D_AP0Dw/s640/DSC03910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Zhk2PtQIK20sdJY2lzJHf5U5nc3mgghE-Wa8ts4F2FnY_3e_oH2yd_n7qjnJzs8aeDlAx460ZJ0X3-KWTLvp6SVgAbwfbbkBLj8DUs8n4VIxQFE0vcMgS0P-OSInsGVWnJaK5D_AP0Dw/s320/DSC03910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWMHrDqXruYjfjV5IovdFkWLF88LuodkcUEBdv7LCaWZG11Uzoxyo7c201Ocbu25J69TpK6egruIFEw79xoTyNOdvlDLIBQnWL9rS02Bw0wLa9O8kK-BMtQ7cW9XjD0grG5qgAYXpWS89/s640/DSC03901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWMHrDqXruYjfjV5IovdFkWLF88LuodkcUEBdv7LCaWZG11Uzoxyo7c201Ocbu25J69TpK6egruIFEw79xoTyNOdvlDLIBQnWL9rS02Bw0wLa9O8kK-BMtQ7cW9XjD0grG5qgAYXpWS89/s320/DSC03901.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gz59UZbW_Fs3dehNvjLaACMYv1H2EnpNglCvwTkjLDuu8WHgVl0b0z1iXH_QjTYgpuwNuKaKzrZo-7cTIq8T1EU65Ov3oONnNX9OvRKzj45jkkShSH_rGcr1MoIMlyYuertlYfOa6hGV/s640/DSC03916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gz59UZbW_Fs3dehNvjLaACMYv1H2EnpNglCvwTkjLDuu8WHgVl0b0z1iXH_QjTYgpuwNuKaKzrZo-7cTIq8T1EU65Ov3oONnNX9OvRKzj45jkkShSH_rGcr1MoIMlyYuertlYfOa6hGV/w480-h640/DSC03916.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have enjoyed reading your blogs throughout this difficult year. And instagram has been such fun to follow along as the decorating for Christmas went on.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I hope this year brings us all much comfort and peace.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3pA5K9CxHKc5_qoqCC0JQuXr-h3RWd00dnSQm2tPh-dP3m1E9DBe0sWg39WIArx5dsYggIGVjvAbjeiX2iSgFSB9NC6SLOOh_CBpcQmWfaOe7kWfJc_nmfXDc3jIPYqkvH76ChyphenhyphenVBlqD/s640/DSC03987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3pA5K9CxHKc5_qoqCC0JQuXr-h3RWd00dnSQm2tPh-dP3m1E9DBe0sWg39WIArx5dsYggIGVjvAbjeiX2iSgFSB9NC6SLOOh_CBpcQmWfaOe7kWfJc_nmfXDc3jIPYqkvH76ChyphenhyphenVBlqD/s320/DSC03987.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxIe5lMogRYY7-v1fcq5BepAg_XsbaLAT6LFfY21rd2ng3E_EGmqsjVCDiWik5-GetChJyWMHUANeB23ooZQ6JWfSsFab0I880i9jyY5L7WCALqqCpB5LkM2FM89JNzKurv0OMqpjsLCR/s640/DSC04127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxIe5lMogRYY7-v1fcq5BepAg_XsbaLAT6LFfY21rd2ng3E_EGmqsjVCDiWik5-GetChJyWMHUANeB23ooZQ6JWfSsFab0I880i9jyY5L7WCALqqCpB5LkM2FM89JNzKurv0OMqpjsLCR/s320/DSC04127.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our grands came out to run laps around the property. They always have so much fun together.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWADl93RC3UWufFpxAIAHcRoTxFdBDrmaa_5lf1eHvTCvychfLDKFFda-SBcqv7Gune_QlsJ7ombLp-nLHyDAanE2ouMrT-WOvjRD7iXNyD_JtRwK6sikFjf73LNAB2wPVBeyrq6yv0YAX/s640/DSC04144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWADl93RC3UWufFpxAIAHcRoTxFdBDrmaa_5lf1eHvTCvychfLDKFFda-SBcqv7Gune_QlsJ7ombLp-nLHyDAanE2ouMrT-WOvjRD7iXNyD_JtRwK6sikFjf73LNAB2wPVBeyrq6yv0YAX/s320/DSC04144.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">My most fun project of 2020...my garden shed. :-)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzx_3gHUTFG_K5maPhbfuGkXd45x0BBFCO1VnbagBi7f3I_o4-kSQF4YsSsDYyHmljoCN4OpIgzMPfHrq2eq1DCZRqds11kSgA1XKJuNILQHcELftysbq6B_NFuPOVkxEr0R-oS1ho6zoU/s640/DSC04155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzx_3gHUTFG_K5maPhbfuGkXd45x0BBFCO1VnbagBi7f3I_o4-kSQF4YsSsDYyHmljoCN4OpIgzMPfHrq2eq1DCZRqds11kSgA1XKJuNILQHcELftysbq6B_NFuPOVkxEr0R-oS1ho6zoU/s320/DSC04155.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">in the woodlot</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfgRnc4syJd9ZRgANLReJk83bNg_K7_hDJM6p67Y9jm8YbSao6fwWMdNlID9EYOcLFB-TZYHLNA6zRwgc2_lqBSJ0fqN64akMefg6XUVIvi7GnGtl1dLmmkZGn_jyZVeNh6WjV_vWcwY6/s640/DSC04164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfgRnc4syJd9ZRgANLReJk83bNg_K7_hDJM6p67Y9jm8YbSao6fwWMdNlID9EYOcLFB-TZYHLNA6zRwgc2_lqBSJ0fqN64akMefg6XUVIvi7GnGtl1dLmmkZGn_jyZVeNh6WjV_vWcwY6/s320/DSC04164.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmmXnsY9Lwo3fTSOwsIGkmbNNVz2o_b6upFxKQxwlOhXhiOe8B5649yRECMbouPF2qlVv7iaxlSa8GtSA9w2iBxPVNOO4s-t_6k-gvGnZJ9-7lxMKwtrduC3AZV6nVJB-RYORIuWvkhaw/s640/DSC04168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmmXnsY9Lwo3fTSOwsIGkmbNNVz2o_b6upFxKQxwlOhXhiOe8B5649yRECMbouPF2qlVv7iaxlSa8GtSA9w2iBxPVNOO4s-t_6k-gvGnZJ9-7lxMKwtrduC3AZV6nVJB-RYORIuWvkhaw/s320/DSC04168.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Flo's house. (she's in her winter den now) I keep an insulated box inside the OH just in case it's needed by some small critter.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgQsih3CdH6okkvAJOuhr1tiGf_bQDN_GrTnl6bC7FL274BivkHOR0TM3p3kfVfY7yLwMYiCT2AzCgKyI1W4lg4M2OcV2mnW23rbPj7fZPTchq3B2SktN8JcGb12hgNgJmJ1BQb-oh2nP/s640/DSC04171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgQsih3CdH6okkvAJOuhr1tiGf_bQDN_GrTnl6bC7FL274BivkHOR0TM3p3kfVfY7yLwMYiCT2AzCgKyI1W4lg4M2OcV2mnW23rbPj7fZPTchq3B2SktN8JcGb12hgNgJmJ1BQb-oh2nP/s320/DSC04171.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgNC9YMuK177dfleSnoRto4BlEGeCNIpCr0IrBHLpxIxcNe1JEoxH7tbO_XfZl3ixHFhR9gmebmJuPHLoiTFvR9elAVtfJogwtOslgdgJ_qL_R0VSU9iR860QzCGh_Xl95bd5FVQuU2Uz/s640/DSC04177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgNC9YMuK177dfleSnoRto4BlEGeCNIpCr0IrBHLpxIxcNe1JEoxH7tbO_XfZl3ixHFhR9gmebmJuPHLoiTFvR9elAVtfJogwtOslgdgJ_qL_R0VSU9iR860QzCGh_Xl95bd5FVQuU2Uz/s320/DSC04177.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">We look forward to spring to finish our wrap-around porch. It's been a loooooong project.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for dropping by.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2SUTjax3cOGIqqySvR0htUExzylpoBFcg6lMA-8s4dNTS5F-wpvzAOKamE59_a6Uw1MKwMl5IrVhSBnP5LzuBtzSkUMCJkaez94EGZy_x37qiyTpnWgkaDiD11Rqrl7GzhKa2v2M3OXq/s640/DSC04176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2SUTjax3cOGIqqySvR0htUExzylpoBFcg6lMA-8s4dNTS5F-wpvzAOKamE59_a6Uw1MKwMl5IrVhSBnP5LzuBtzSkUMCJkaez94EGZy_x37qiyTpnWgkaDiD11Rqrl7GzhKa2v2M3OXq/s320/DSC04176.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Happy New Year"</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">God bless,</span></p><p>Deb, the retired guy, Wilson and Cora. And Ernie & Flo say hi from their winter dens.</p><p>xoxo</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-43541069544301814572020-12-05T13:46:00.001-05:002020-12-05T13:46:57.931-05:00Welcome December<p> Well, it's not December as we know it with plans of family get-togethers; worship-services, unexpected visitors and wonderful dinners with friends. But...we carry on and plan for the best.</p><p>We are very thankful; lucky that no-one in the family has been ill so far. And we are in full Christmas mode now.</p><p>Santa is showing up all over the house. And the 2020 Santa is dressed for comfort. Lounging pajamas, cozy slippers , hot chocolate and home-baked cookies. Perfect for a pandemic Christmas. He joins a twenty-five year collection of jolly 'ol St. Nick. </p><p>The grands have been by to help decorate; the staircase being their proudest display.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghq16E0aZT9Z5KUsk871m8l6sqzpZIpPE-ygI250VTCvfyhBHn7-UgpTvOXfL928pcYlCgX0qawiz31-OmZMxH78crS-1l5Hlm-DYrF7oFBCRFT17de8hBLS2KqEYQV7UwdxOfOcfGD1BQ/s640/DSC03610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghq16E0aZT9Z5KUsk871m8l6sqzpZIpPE-ygI250VTCvfyhBHn7-UgpTvOXfL928pcYlCgX0qawiz31-OmZMxH78crS-1l5Hlm-DYrF7oFBCRFT17de8hBLS2KqEYQV7UwdxOfOcfGD1BQ/s320/DSC03610.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKJKwRiOg3le3wuNom_nl1rsfX3tYPb-AHzqe0ANb3VGjWfMCSckk9rA0mNtT_A6dbRHphxkGY5E_tGrBJ3V78y1SFqfjmTMQIRbpSi26ceaosPo1HxILKH0ZTWbhd0kGy7zgQAshTSId/s640/DSC03564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKJKwRiOg3le3wuNom_nl1rsfX3tYPb-AHzqe0ANb3VGjWfMCSckk9rA0mNtT_A6dbRHphxkGY5E_tGrBJ3V78y1SFqfjmTMQIRbpSi26ceaosPo1HxILKH0ZTWbhd0kGy7zgQAshTSId/s320/DSC03564.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P0M80g1VCU4N9HZRTiy6wfQv3fBBwDQfljnQcTwOe_hGQ0TbUdQPy9wlFnUPXHtxbC2GHxN_3YfTqwpFi35erwSmiMqWxMGXIAOVeepFcX1j7Gy2Z0PzVs1CKdGmVzeZTxi3yj0yQtJe/s640/DSC03618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P0M80g1VCU4N9HZRTiy6wfQv3fBBwDQfljnQcTwOe_hGQ0TbUdQPy9wlFnUPXHtxbC2GHxN_3YfTqwpFi35erwSmiMqWxMGXIAOVeepFcX1j7Gy2Z0PzVs1CKdGmVzeZTxi3yj0yQtJe/s320/DSC03618.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDluNY8PeXtq2ml0nvOqHogdGJsW9Hh-YDX-ZgCvtgNG5eS-M8EJ2G0ssPSBTrbxqU6ksxTgL2TQqI2BLrNxGVmUoXrdorLsmiTuqZj52KZipupkiROUkkx69FZsHqYUrOUzTD9kh3NyaD/s640/DSC03544.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDluNY8PeXtq2ml0nvOqHogdGJsW9Hh-YDX-ZgCvtgNG5eS-M8EJ2G0ssPSBTrbxqU6ksxTgL2TQqI2BLrNxGVmUoXrdorLsmiTuqZj52KZipupkiROUkkx69FZsHqYUrOUzTD9kh3NyaD/s320/DSC03544.JPG" /></a></div>Above is my first Santa that started it all. He now has a bad shoulder; the result of being dragged off one Christmas night by our nut-case cat Cali years ago. I eventually found him between the dryer and washer in the laundry area and he was a sight. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpbFEtazwgAfsSBXfI9nuFkuuVpnVQ-3cc8zRhJPrgQT29H8NgJYME9shQt1PnDQlqyJjDpnXK1YIjrlCgCv-3aNphsi5cJNjjwqvEk8-Bu7MD5gggpbvRQoSroNXRaJTGIXuDvk_Y8BO/s640/DSC03541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpbFEtazwgAfsSBXfI9nuFkuuVpnVQ-3cc8zRhJPrgQT29H8NgJYME9shQt1PnDQlqyJjDpnXK1YIjrlCgCv-3aNphsi5cJNjjwqvEk8-Bu7MD5gggpbvRQoSroNXRaJTGIXuDvk_Y8BO/s320/DSC03541.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Silly Wilson watching the laneway being blown out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcjohgYiw4Y5DO-D_Tn1q4bysF6IFUn_l0-1o24HLshoEeUaHnwr-jS7XkiRDTqV1p1MgWiu3ozc9I0omEFkr12cKtiJ0qazF1Tpc0Q6fFfLLuPFj2xsOTGIHnNlwuvZ-LeOlYn76faJ7/s640/DSC03550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcjohgYiw4Y5DO-D_Tn1q4bysF6IFUn_l0-1o24HLshoEeUaHnwr-jS7XkiRDTqV1p1MgWiu3ozc9I0omEFkr12cKtiJ0qazF1Tpc0Q6fFfLLuPFj2xsOTGIHnNlwuvZ-LeOlYn76faJ7/s320/DSC03550.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Decisions, decisions...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuL9g5CuwA4S7iJ5oyDrlM9LLi0DAsFRwCjThYev19tPae0Q7uYuURDjLUAr3qrcECwzf7NruWFCXHx11xY_lJU1UjCc7LqRySMHtOea_Yq_aujwUpIVT2b-2nfgaSHhJP_-HDr6Zr2Xn/s640/DSC03615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuL9g5CuwA4S7iJ5oyDrlM9LLi0DAsFRwCjThYev19tPae0Q7uYuURDjLUAr3qrcECwzf7NruWFCXHx11xY_lJU1UjCc7LqRySMHtOea_Yq_aujwUpIVT2b-2nfgaSHhJP_-HDr6Zr2Xn/s320/DSC03615.JPG" /></a></div>My granddaughter takes decorating very serious. :-) She changed it up a few times until it was just right. lol<div><br /></div><div>Got to warm up those busy hands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqI-KRkL1zqC037F6KDuNbE6I_7j0buR2MGrVYKOq5vtQQRteP0lxflv7Kvizg2UUfi7hRGxVgLtpRv7SzPyQ6EnaG7PozpqdkIHLWF0vOkG835RaiNlqvdleFYUThsFI6lvNAPIKlIEA/s640/DSC03597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqI-KRkL1zqC037F6KDuNbE6I_7j0buR2MGrVYKOq5vtQQRteP0lxflv7Kvizg2UUfi7hRGxVgLtpRv7SzPyQ6EnaG7PozpqdkIHLWF0vOkG835RaiNlqvdleFYUThsFI6lvNAPIKlIEA/s320/DSC03597.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGd326ExTAz-UZRFiXBe67ge2rY73ovsmqf5HCOV_N5PuBZpS8zu-h9fErV0-fiG97zap1vuYpj8YyoTuwRdHpGGHS7bDfNVnbuTDm0cQjOb0K3oO8jUp4l59lzRQDJNbnui8Sw7tsqwU5/s640/DSC03687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGd326ExTAz-UZRFiXBe67ge2rY73ovsmqf5HCOV_N5PuBZpS8zu-h9fErV0-fiG97zap1vuYpj8YyoTuwRdHpGGHS7bDfNVnbuTDm0cQjOb0K3oO8jUp4l59lzRQDJNbnui8Sw7tsqwU5/s320/DSC03687.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>SANTA is everywhere at Fox Grove.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKZuvJ8sBtg0D0fBefo8_ZCtdP-x54G6hpFPKekgD3gCSe6zXqzs8C3fZNy4i0Q4zEX3xBL-dcd1IZQp75dxyMnmf7d-st5l3OxnQN-xkHXlp0HhQC-ozJnWCPzBmWbVP7bx3ueLDMLSj/s640/DSC03691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKZuvJ8sBtg0D0fBefo8_ZCtdP-x54G6hpFPKekgD3gCSe6zXqzs8C3fZNy4i0Q4zEX3xBL-dcd1IZQp75dxyMnmf7d-st5l3OxnQN-xkHXlp0HhQC-ozJnWCPzBmWbVP7bx3ueLDMLSj/s320/DSC03691.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And outside the kitchen window you can see that since the day Wilson sat watching the show in the driveway, we have lost all our snow.<div>My favorite little squirrel, the red squirrel, has arrived for lunch.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0hQDYEbPl5zJadr5UbQvtDkoL6KMyBej_RlSR7QbW4gqznEHPocMWCvuidryaz8hW7x6OUVY40t9H1tdPAyorxV6cm_EJpJNQgFSTK0xAD5M6-pWuA4Bdtt8tMuvbPrpAZARjrIMulPq/s640/DSC03692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'd say I've raked enough...just ask my back. Our leaves are loaded into wheelbarrows and taken to our compost. That's where I also leave scraps from the kitchen and always a little something for the night scavengers...raccoons and skunks and most likely stray cats.</p><p>Since we have had our Thanksgiving here in Canada (very, very strange)</p><p>it is time to look forward to<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> Christmas</span> and hope we can be with our family on that day.</p><p>The OH is decorated for Flo and a well-insulated box put inside the door for any little critter that may need a dry place to take refuge during the cold months. I doubt Flo will mind as long as it's not David...the King of the Wild Frontier..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bmC9YLugyaDF_eo0He3_Ig4klg_nHo2mAnBTmZuMeKRPZejYfxkd20PXwdacMsYRQGkBV7lWxilP5Te-kQSkBUHYzzWDq3HEqTT_PIP2YjZDIg61vBBL5gexJ_QtOFc1y7shi0UDvGC3/s640/DSC03204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bmC9YLugyaDF_eo0He3_Ig4klg_nHo2mAnBTmZuMeKRPZejYfxkd20PXwdacMsYRQGkBV7lWxilP5Te-kQSkBUHYzzWDq3HEqTT_PIP2YjZDIg61vBBL5gexJ_QtOFc1y7shi0UDvGC3/s320/DSC03204.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ9mxFWxUpvUJzCSlkZ_gFTEWhttFMbd8ymZOAoEvosjTO85BeKbtfuy67DUsHuuJkH0WmuXyBD1-vOcffsHo-Dr_8wWh4odeK7UVIPs8mTGFBq1TxZ05mJflOkqCCxmvQ3MUgFuP_ntb/s640/DSC03205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ9mxFWxUpvUJzCSlkZ_gFTEWhttFMbd8ymZOAoEvosjTO85BeKbtfuy67DUsHuuJkH0WmuXyBD1-vOcffsHo-Dr_8wWh4odeK7UVIPs8mTGFBq1TxZ05mJflOkqCCxmvQ3MUgFuP_ntb/s320/DSC03205.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> David</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPcESn-6eHAJBYzJ9fwXCE0nA0dUDURbSYneqMbGTwYn6rpiNjz4PtTxDB8a2nCo_0sxO_A-g0UdeHoU1eCsuH9eHVLiv4giqwiwqp-a2EA67AzeXEirpEb0_IXVc_vpCJU-X8wI9biJ_/s640/DSC03100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPcESn-6eHAJBYzJ9fwXCE0nA0dUDURbSYneqMbGTwYn6rpiNjz4PtTxDB8a2nCo_0sxO_A-g0UdeHoU1eCsuH9eHVLiv4giqwiwqp-a2EA67AzeXEirpEb0_IXVc_vpCJU-X8wI9biJ_/s320/DSC03100.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Outdoor wreaths are up and lights are there but will remain unlit 'til December. This morning we got hail, rain and snow. So it is a cold, wet Sunday; one to get some indoor projects done. </p><p>These will be enjoyed with tea. :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCRYj0kON37JeQDGWwmms7neai7zFI5lb-Flf-29gPoC8U_7zFUYrZBzRIXLAQCkTQYsU7WdIGDIsRvoNRIgtqrwR4PL8-QWK35apAa0DMC5iVgvvw2Ngpsl4V7vg5LnVkkZJJ8ktZ4zX/s640/DSC03315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCRYj0kON37JeQDGWwmms7neai7zFI5lb-Flf-29gPoC8U_7zFUYrZBzRIXLAQCkTQYsU7WdIGDIsRvoNRIgtqrwR4PL8-QWK35apAa0DMC5iVgvvw2Ngpsl4V7vg5LnVkkZJJ8ktZ4zX/s320/DSC03315.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p>Do you have a favorite tea? Mine is Yorkshire black tea. And now they have a Yorkshire Black Tea GOLD. Oh.my.goodness...so good.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I continue to work with Cora and her dermatitis. She is looking better, feeling better but has a way to go.</p><p>If she could completely heal from this it would be a wonderful <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Christmas</span> gift.</p><p>💗</p><p>She loves to watch the birds and squirrels from the bedroom door that leads to the porch. It helps that I throw peanuts out there daily.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSnfuNxnnIlQZ9hAEgVtjMeDhgSl2q1VFbChTue2j3AK4xY3EaDpasz01NvWsRs1fFTVMpHbFIz365QYlTec0z8qilsU3rPZjtfR8z0-evNMGTuX1gQ2sk50tvUMiTRHgszkxqzrR5HFQ/s640/DSC03236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSnfuNxnnIlQZ9hAEgVtjMeDhgSl2q1VFbChTue2j3AK4xY3EaDpasz01NvWsRs1fFTVMpHbFIz365QYlTec0z8qilsU3rPZjtfR8z0-evNMGTuX1gQ2sk50tvUMiTRHgszkxqzrR5HFQ/s320/DSC03236.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The birds are wonderful to watch through my kitchen window.😍</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPBJZQlExxOR_X0UPhR7hxPkAj5xLnzAd2BlzZ-8pRxHxKB3tfT7pC57o45v_SyXRFjqeXy9hZGYBINtdrhpTdH2zrUqiJFNY_nG3WCP3B8ElCvRdUf8LQDgNKR8ZGJl0M9pSrZZKTKMF/s640/DSC03266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPBJZQlExxOR_X0UPhR7hxPkAj5xLnzAd2BlzZ-8pRxHxKB3tfT7pC57o45v_SyXRFjqeXy9hZGYBINtdrhpTdH2zrUqiJFNY_nG3WCP3B8ElCvRdUf8LQDgNKR8ZGJl0M9pSrZZKTKMF/s320/DSC03266.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigP4yR3T5isYbV4wZQZ3JfnKy-9V6mqlIIuotDprPA9acqnaqp0OOdThkF-F5Nhl1dJStt2SrPEY220xKZunJNsvaUytVAuKZbHvZPXcXJ5HnbR_WRr1M_OyDb0FdnlO3CdV4xqFjLyntM/s640/DSC03156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigP4yR3T5isYbV4wZQZ3JfnKy-9V6mqlIIuotDprPA9acqnaqp0OOdThkF-F5Nhl1dJStt2SrPEY220xKZunJNsvaUytVAuKZbHvZPXcXJ5HnbR_WRr1M_OyDb0FdnlO3CdV4xqFjLyntM/s320/DSC03156.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TRcG6hEegGDpAKatjULfGe1stSGyJaZDJ1lq32p7uiNfXo1EpoCv6xtc95PeMe4fQjikZ3N0emVN7F8_pRAqm0Lme421wYp4RO2tCiJLb07UdNfc9Dpx7clJ9WURT6omP7AjdE0oMzIT/s640/DSC03148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TRcG6hEegGDpAKatjULfGe1stSGyJaZDJ1lq32p7uiNfXo1EpoCv6xtc95PeMe4fQjikZ3N0emVN7F8_pRAqm0Lme421wYp4RO2tCiJLb07UdNfc9Dpx7clJ9WURT6omP7AjdE0oMzIT/s320/DSC03148.JPG" /></a></div>Look at this guy guarding the seed bell. Big toughy. lol<p><br /></p><p>We are still working on our front porch. We are up against the weather now. Please.no.big.snowstorms.yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>My china cupboard is decorated for winter. Just a few winter trees and a wreath to make the home more cheery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YycuipZFpbZa1ROmQuaoBxEIiTw82oRZJKquZN3rGXLLSQsWzdK09wIlmPWHkrX1i-om91gJWjxyg49y5eKJQPNhgiSkCfaSCZ-URUp4I4IlkE_7TFRJdLWVuLAv326Cf9XFYxBvC9ta/s640/DSC03194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YycuipZFpbZa1ROmQuaoBxEIiTw82oRZJKquZN3rGXLLSQsWzdK09wIlmPWHkrX1i-om91gJWjxyg49y5eKJQPNhgiSkCfaSCZ-URUp4I4IlkE_7TFRJdLWVuLAv326Cf9XFYxBvC9ta/s320/DSC03194.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4Z5KX2f3EXcH1MdrQEYMCYDkFJw1mJsCVe1iduZ9h3yLbBSnRrl-6kGIfwL9jqHNZXvUIXWTUAPmHnPJXR11qokN7sZ_63NneUguMiJQzrqvzL_WfrqLzeWL40URzI3g7duMPRiNP498/s640/DSC03189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4Z5KX2f3EXcH1MdrQEYMCYDkFJw1mJsCVe1iduZ9h3yLbBSnRrl-6kGIfwL9jqHNZXvUIXWTUAPmHnPJXR11qokN7sZ_63NneUguMiJQzrqvzL_WfrqLzeWL40URzI3g7duMPRiNP498/s320/DSC03189.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY-W_vW99s9nE6RIRgDpYtkDRipS54N9zu__ifNi1wMBFKBngJWeKNxSuLVEKEVI5W39vv4Tpkpjy1wTgqnVhlwIWaxIahO579V9hhkp6QeuSS1gMZEQtcClNlk_IHLdjke792hvz9hoi/s640/DSC03196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY-W_vW99s9nE6RIRgDpYtkDRipS54N9zu__ifNi1wMBFKBngJWeKNxSuLVEKEVI5W39vv4Tpkpjy1wTgqnVhlwIWaxIahO579V9hhkp6QeuSS1gMZEQtcClNlk_IHLdjke792hvz9hoi/s320/DSC03196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9MLBOnDF9sZQLHZyNwSM0lJorZPgR37Y3yG7UkL06Veefs4lHLns7mo3S4ioP-Uhw2uEl8q3aMsxUgbTzr5elwKHxew5IO0dcdq2atlLL7ihyphenhyphenZh9xfG8RXOiDTvdaWhBJZwfWv1cq8zu/s640/DSC03306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9MLBOnDF9sZQLHZyNwSM0lJorZPgR37Y3yG7UkL06Veefs4lHLns7mo3S4ioP-Uhw2uEl8q3aMsxUgbTzr5elwKHxew5IO0dcdq2atlLL7ihyphenhyphenZh9xfG8RXOiDTvdaWhBJZwfWv1cq8zu/s320/DSC03306.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope each and everyone of you are doing well. Please stay safe and healthy as we carry on adjusting our normal lives to this trying time. We each need to do our part.<div><br /><div>Wishing you all a peaceful Sunday.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWH_IYbmVVuWHb6hy518Jzm4RhpIl6RB5K8mp5jq2ewGAiidk7cry35EQDqqF6hFFiDM1agLajUhBOjy3c2e6-TwMZ7nVtM4F2qtMO2wJ5bjlSezApUlFDfKlEJupvqG1sh27y9dhzMl1/s640/DSC03220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWH_IYbmVVuWHb6hy518Jzm4RhpIl6RB5K8mp5jq2ewGAiidk7cry35EQDqqF6hFFiDM1agLajUhBOjy3c2e6-TwMZ7nVtM4F2qtMO2wJ5bjlSezApUlFDfKlEJupvqG1sh27y9dhzMl1/s320/DSC03220.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>be kind,</div><div>Deb<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-66554232524748560512020-11-01T16:07:00.000-05:002020-11-01T16:07:05.673-05:00Welcome November<p> Fall has come and near gone and we are still working away on the house. We have some siding (board and batten) to finish and a porch to build before the snow falls. Luckily, we are to have milder weather next week and no snow in the forecast yet. We have gravel to spread, too, and I say "Hallelujah" No.more.mud.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NDJzZZUa_3paKFW7g0ERcbfkIPNxlJBZyrEA28Ge3csABfK0Gtk20qavzDXNsAN1NLA9esCzRxDj7Fedol0vMuQuHxepaZ93T-7ZAfGHnxVDPBga-z1qxsLaoDEg-HvRX2gbtcuj_VpW/s640/DSC03091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NDJzZZUa_3paKFW7g0ERcbfkIPNxlJBZyrEA28Ge3csABfK0Gtk20qavzDXNsAN1NLA9esCzRxDj7Fedol0vMuQuHxepaZ93T-7ZAfGHnxVDPBga-z1qxsLaoDEg-HvRX2gbtcuj_VpW/s320/DSC03091.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I have lots of visiting to do on the blogs I follow as my time has been taken up with outdoor work and little Cora and her skin issues.</p><p>She has been diagnosed with miliary dermatitis and the cause is yet to be found.</p><p>But we trudge ahead, keeping her comfortable and trying different medications and creams.</p><p>And her side-kick, Wilson, is always by her side.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh952bLfIfC0f2fy19j_eW4AK5ZCeXZwO3vHk_pllFQyg08cuTTWPIYcWaYtTcx6Z_MN0s9QGpsmmtoMT6mPIiLxeCmm2lnAC_bmlp4nKWyAAccFb-6RIxmoV2wjt4kuIDbJ-aUcw03_MmN/s640/DSC03084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh952bLfIfC0f2fy19j_eW4AK5ZCeXZwO3vHk_pllFQyg08cuTTWPIYcWaYtTcx6Z_MN0s9QGpsmmtoMT6mPIiLxeCmm2lnAC_bmlp4nKWyAAccFb-6RIxmoV2wjt4kuIDbJ-aUcw03_MmN/s320/DSC03084.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>And when he's not by her side he is tracking the crow family that have adopted us.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi040xsF_VmF_rprKfm6wjk2CbfpGYEYRihGdrKhKYRKxIvrDz-ST6NOU6NXrWljKxtC4EkLgxyy8ViS0bKjBgzhSEbjzGIb377HHFYZKLcSIYedvWgXU0ZCiQr9qjgzmFz4YTJZO9UxrmH/s640/DSC02964+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi040xsF_VmF_rprKfm6wjk2CbfpGYEYRihGdrKhKYRKxIvrDz-ST6NOU6NXrWljKxtC4EkLgxyy8ViS0bKjBgzhSEbjzGIb377HHFYZKLcSIYedvWgXU0ZCiQr9qjgzmFz4YTJZO9UxrmH/s320/DSC02964+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vHJ9AagCoNXO0oZb9V6CXEfkvh_js_SPfgygM6AANidvIPdMiTfJgdK3bUGwYNK-bKAuMiVskeYH1oVCK2zSLgxHV2loOMm5KsIvGcvbWf8XOzBy4yGjvSSmvUeU4cmFyZfoQY19b-n6/s640/DSC02963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vHJ9AagCoNXO0oZb9V6CXEfkvh_js_SPfgygM6AANidvIPdMiTfJgdK3bUGwYNK-bKAuMiVskeYH1oVCK2zSLgxHV2loOMm5KsIvGcvbWf8XOzBy4yGjvSSmvUeU4cmFyZfoQY19b-n6/s320/DSC02963.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh...almost got that one. lol</div><br /><p>Did everyone enjoy Halloween this year?</p><p>We got to see all our grands at their homes, outside and social-distancing. And it didn't rain. :-)</p><p>Of course it's not the same but I was content just to see them in costume and get to enjoy the excitement on their faces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what I am reading at the moment.</p><p>It's a good book and I recommend it for a Christmas gift.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCbyoBRPooiNOUfgXZqVWJEU8AxnvMeXUiYXC-z_xjT1P-HReIcdMsUUoxJy1s7cdXS-pCpQhQ698vkXc2KZQl_KuAtoSAvYshTMOnjhBxuDdM70gRXsth9KARS-I-jkdk-Fp5rTJu41r/s640/DSC03106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCbyoBRPooiNOUfgXZqVWJEU8AxnvMeXUiYXC-z_xjT1P-HReIcdMsUUoxJy1s7cdXS-pCpQhQ698vkXc2KZQl_KuAtoSAvYshTMOnjhBxuDdM70gRXsth9KARS-I-jkdk-Fp5rTJu41r/s320/DSC03106.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Maybe, just, maybe, if we all behave ourselves we can be together at Christmas. Right now it's looking a bit iffy.</p><p>I walked the property and made a fall bouquet for the table.</p><p>Pretty and inexpensive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmSTuuscJV5DGf9oA9BnAEWrs4u_6lQalFcbVByW-WJ6qmlzLoBEqH7W5yYl7RR-JoXr2JLoZNtGp7bckqaRk3akCISFbOrBEFPlG7kEp2eZr7YfAjDuNZUj1Ecra9BEFMbxYcufPrwL8/s640/DSC03072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmSTuuscJV5DGf9oA9BnAEWrs4u_6lQalFcbVByW-WJ6qmlzLoBEqH7W5yYl7RR-JoXr2JLoZNtGp7bckqaRk3akCISFbOrBEFPlG7kEp2eZr7YfAjDuNZUj1Ecra9BEFMbxYcufPrwL8/s320/DSC03072.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>My favorite neighbour has arrived and at first sight of me he drops and rolls. haha</p><p>I wish I could do that but I'd never get up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdKoSePHTzhO6gCEWAGSykLns0lSG-hM8DydYzzPkP-rWdoGFDMmphLn3RiDDISv8CvGzHlWKTIL1HrEYPstZ8lQwaZGV0_b7DSTDG9jpF9AZ_RpwHdgNm9w-bsRXvZqX-kzH-kMt13KZ/s640/DSC03094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdKoSePHTzhO6gCEWAGSykLns0lSG-hM8DydYzzPkP-rWdoGFDMmphLn3RiDDISv8CvGzHlWKTIL1HrEYPstZ8lQwaZGV0_b7DSTDG9jpF9AZ_RpwHdgNm9w-bsRXvZqX-kzH-kMt13KZ/s320/DSC03094.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Big Fierce Tabby Boy</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was International Cat Day so David got a special treat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbMP7P0U7t0gGOGnDBt5sPCoxlURy_Wg93vaIxq9952zzsa2Nl0YpTkJ6f85yChwzzyuienDBPfVKa9DV0f0_V8acN8bY2rcXaYfayPu_h9GnGcBsfzA86KiJxFVYhFJWVuWWJ5t-Hsi4/s640/DSC03101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbMP7P0U7t0gGOGnDBt5sPCoxlURy_Wg93vaIxq9952zzsa2Nl0YpTkJ6f85yChwzzyuienDBPfVKa9DV0f0_V8acN8bY2rcXaYfayPu_h9GnGcBsfzA86KiJxFVYhFJWVuWWJ5t-Hsi4/s320/DSC03101.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>David is the King of the Wild Frontier around here. He is out and about all day every day and visits us daily for a hug and a tummy rub.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm thinking Christmas now that our Thanksgiving is behind us.</p><p>I'll be putting the tree up early this year just to fuel me on. It's a little hard to get in the Christmas spirit when we don't know what lays ahead. Plus if Cora and Wilson bring it down I'll have time to put it up again. ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm heading over to say hi and enjoy your blogs.</p><p>I wish you all a great start to a new month and let's hope there are better days ahead in many ways.</p><p>I need to get used to this new format.</p><p>be kind and stay safe,</p><p>Deb</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-44439538709938710442020-07-11T17:41:00.000-04:002020-07-11T17:53:08.033-04:00A hot and humid summer.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">This may be the hottest summer I can remember.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's no shock to reach +40C and the humidity is through the roof.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We used to get a day or two of this weather and then cool relief. But of late, it's one day after the next.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's very hard to have gardens. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But you know who does love this weather...why, the good old Canadian mosquito. :-(</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a garden shed. :-)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We built it from a kit from Cosco. It said if you are old like us (lol) it should take four days. Well, they don't know the retired-guy. He had to change this and add that and of course that all took more time.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The best part was he added a sink so I can wash up veggies and dirty hands.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm pretty happy with my new get-away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've already added two chairs and a table for tea, of course. ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All done. Now I can play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our veggie garden is surviving this heat spell but only because we are watering it daily.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And our neighbour's well has run dry so it can worry you somewhat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The poor birds are still making nests and some are choosing our houses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have had six houses used over the spring and summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's been wonderful watching the birds grow and fledge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have seen our immediate family lately but mostly we just stay home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I'm so thankful for our cats, birds, flowers and Ernie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's <span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">daisy time</span> here at Fox Grove.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Never have I thought of them as a weed, though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are my favorite June flower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My mom loved them, too and called them the '<span style="color: #38761d;">happy flower</span>'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have been very lucky here this spring </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with nesting birds. Tree swallows, wrens and phoebes have </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">all raised their young on our property inside the houses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the phoebe shown below sitting</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had a birthday this month and decided it was high-time I bought myself a garden shed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought it big enough to be a garden/potting shed that will hold a small sink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't wait to get the shelves up and start decorating but right now it is being stained</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe another day or two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He is always waiting for me in the woodlot to rub his belly</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and tell him to be careful and stay out of trouble.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He is much like our old </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Simon</span><span style="font-size: large;"> who lived here for four years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is well. We have had a warm and sunny June and expect a few more days of high temps before the rain comes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cats are well although we are still struggling a bit with Cora's skin issues.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She has been to the vet and is now on a new food in case she has an allergy to something in her diet. And Wilson waits patiently for her to want to play again as he misses her game of running the stairs in the evening. We hope she is back to her old self soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll be back to show you around Fox Grove again soon.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Be well,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The beautiful <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Tree Swallow</b></span> has arrived to nest once again in our bluebird houses.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It was so exciting to watch them fly in; six at once, and flit from house to house to finally decide on the same ones they chose last spring.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It was like welcoming back friends. And especially at the time when that is impossible in the human world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spring flowers are up and blooming; dandelions are even pretty at this point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The veggie garden has been plowed and tilled. I so look forward to getting the seeds in and the tomatoes and peppers planted. The carrots were planted yesterday as they can get a head start.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've named him Ernie after my uncle who lived on this patch of land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cora loves when I do dishes by hand as there is nothing more fine than splashing her big floppy paws under the tap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She loves it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And today she is social-distancing in her new tunnel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She's a happy little cat and we love her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And don't she know it. lol</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And don't even ask what she might be thinking here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, it's been raining all day. I've been watching the starlings, robins and tree swallows building their nests and our one lone wild turkey came by for a visit. But, other than that, it's been a quiet day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I did bake some blueberry muffins so...it's time for tea. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is well.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Stay home and stay safe.</span><br />
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hugs, Deb</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No wonder I love these birds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are friendly and trusting</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and keep me company while I clean up the property.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been raking near our house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But these leaves will stay in the woodlot</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and be a soft carpet all summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have a few feeders to renovate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this chippy lives under our old pump that at one time was the only source</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of water for my grandmother when she lived here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This must be top real-estate for these critters because this is where Simon lived for four years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of you might remember him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved that little guy. I kept him fed and protected him</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He went into his den one cold winter day to hibernate</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and we never saw him again. Perhaps he passed away in his sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's what I'm going to believe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps this little one is an off-spring because Simon was quite the ladies man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It will be awhile before we start to plant here but the veggie garden will be prepared next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are adding two more rows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It will be bigger and hopefully better than last year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The planting starts late May.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bird-watching from the windows and snooping on the neighbours.</span></div>
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<b>Starlings are building nests just outside the window.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is no having to look for these two anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, the sun is still out and I should make use of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you are all keeping well and staying healthy.</span></div>
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305853571849549221.post-21234429514201584432020-04-10T17:48:00.000-04:002020-04-10T17:56:35.405-04:00Happy Easter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">I just wanted to pop in to wish everyone a Happy Easter.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I know...it's one we won't soon forget.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We will miss our family and there will be no Easter egg hunt in the woodlot (even though the day will be perfect for it weather-wise) but it is important to stay home and stop the spread of this virus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sending love to everyone and please stay healthy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried to create an <span style="color: #38761d;">Easter </span>tree. Yep...what was I thinking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And we are back to bare branches again. ;-) Maybe when she's a little older. </span><br />
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"<span style="font-size: large;">Hello" from our home to yours.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I know you're there. lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have been keeping busy, the retired-guy in the garage cleaning up and I'm just keeping the home-fires burning and spending as much time outside as I can. Cleaning up the wood-lot has been a good therapy for the soul. I could spend another day just picking up sticks and branches that fell over the long winter.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And I am checking all the bird houses to be sure they are ready and safe for our spring birds arriving. I have hung a cage of cat hair from my cats grooming sessions. Their hair is free of all products including flea treatment and they are indoor cats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have had red-winged blackbirds here for a quick lunch and also the white-winged blackbird popped by one day. Many robins are staying and looking for worms on the brown grass that now peeks through the snow. Yes, we still have snow. Today the sun will get rid of much of it. Chippies are out and about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">House wren nest found in the woodlot.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There is a carpet of moss covering many stones along the old stone wall. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's beautiful and a comfort to see such vibrant green.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have not seen our fox for days now. She has either moved on or is only coming out of her den at night. It's hard to know.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The snow is almost gone so tracks are not visible anymore.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I place food not far from the den in case she is with her kits. It is eaten every night but that could be raccoons, too.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Time to put a camera out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is my home-made bird suet for Cheryl...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 cup organic peanut butter</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 cup lard</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 cups corn meal</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1/4 cup flour</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 cup rolled oats</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Enough seed mix to make thick</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Pieces of apple or cranberries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Melt lard and add peanut butter.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Cool</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Add rest of ingredients</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Line cookie sheet with parchment paper</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Pop in freezer</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Break off pieces for your suet cage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is keeping busy in their homes. I'll bet their is a lot of baking going on. :-) I've had to stop for awhile or I'll be the size of a bus soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have books galore to keep me occupied and four cats to pamper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take care everyone. I'll be by for a visit. xo</span></div>
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