Friday, December 31, 2021

Happy New Year 2022

 Hello dear reader,

I want to wish everyone a healthy, magical, brilliantly splendiferous 2022.  We are doing well and staying out of trouble (so far). 

Here's what our backyard looks like this week...


Lots of snow and very cold, much colder than normal for the coast.  It really tires me and I find myself tucked up under the comforter, dreaming of warmer days.  I miss the rain!

Otherwise, life is good.  I hope you are doing well and enjoying each moment, dear reader.  Take care and see you later, gator!


'Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.'

Friday, October 01, 2021

October...

September has seen a lot of rain here on the coast...

but we've had lovely sunshine in between the raindrops...

and the plants are happy...

especially this gorgeous, shiny shrub with a bazillion red berries (it's outside our living room window and I have no idea what it's official name is, but I love it)...

Our orchid  is still in full bloom.  I say hello every morning and give it a gentle pat...

My bucket of colours for the many cloths I am crocheting.  It's so much fun to choose combinations.  I'm mostly always pleasantly surprised at the outcome...


So, dear reader, I hope you are keeping well in these challenging times.  Take care and enjoy your autumn (or spring if you are living in the southern hemisphere).

:The world reveals itself in its true dimensions in the autumn."

~ Hal Borland

Friday, August 13, 2021

A hint of autumn...

 It's only August but already there are signs of autumn with the flowers starting to fade and leaves falling from the trees.  Mind you, it's been a very dry, hot summer so it's not too surprising that trees are already shedding.  There are still some summer colours around.

Goldenrod blooms along the river's shoreline...

We sit and admire the bright colours as seaplanes zoom back and forth...

The crows enjoy a cool breeze and a bit of rain...

The scene at London Landing (with Shady Island in the distance) was incredibly beautiful during the rainfall...

I'm a rainy-day person, so lots of photos are taken when it rains, especially during a dry summer...

I thought my orchid had died but I kept watering and fertilizing, hoping for the best.  Two weeks ago the buds suddenly appeared and now we have gorgeous blooms again.  Nature is amazing...

I hope everyone is keeping well and coping through these crazy, stressful days.  We are both doing well and managing to enjoy every single day; nothing exciting, just small everyday stuff that gives a sense of continuity and purpose and joy.  

Take care, dear reader.

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."
~ Herm Albright

Friday, June 11, 2021

Almost summer...

 We're getting close to the Summer Solstice here in the northern hemisphere.  Were you able to see the annular solar eclipse?  We couldn't but there are amazing photos online.  

All we saw was a seaplane being pulled across the road in front of us...


also a gorgeous rainbow over the boat basin...


and flowers everywhere...


All is good here.  We're managing to stay out of trouble and enjoy life even with the restrictions.  I hope all is well with you, dear reader.  Stay well.

"Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight:
always try to be a little kinder than is necessary?"
~ J.M. Barrie

Friday, March 12, 2021

Flowers Everywhere...

 Spring is in the air and there are flowers everywhere...

I brought this geranium plant indoors last autumn and over the last two weeks it sprouted a tiny flower...
which grew and grew...
into this gorgeous blossom...
Our Christmas Cactus has bloomed again (twice this year already)...
Mr. Bunny is back...

It's such a hopeful time of year.  
I wish all good things for you, dear reader.  
Take care.

"It's spring fever.  That is what the name of it is.  And when you've got it, you want...oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!"
~ Mark Twain




Friday, February 05, 2021

2021

hello dear reader.  I'm sorry to be away for such a long time.  There is no really good excuse either.  We are both keeping well and safe and staying out of trouble, mostly.  Our morning rides to River Road are still an item, thankfully.  It gives us our daily treat with a warm drink and a beautiful view...


There are buds on the black currant bushes and our small daffodils are already pushing through the soil...

My cloths are still flying off my crochet hook in many different colour combinations.  It's a joy to create each one...


I hope you are keeping well, dear reader.  I wish you all the best.  Take care.


"Spring...thaws the frozen fears,
mends the wounded heart
that Winter has broken."
~ Aarno Davidson




Friday, October 09, 2020

Autumn colours...

 hello dear reader,

I hope you have been keeping well during this wild year.  We have been nesting at home, except for our early morning tea and biscuit hour at our favourite spot along the river.  The weather has been up and down and all around, with fog, sunshine, rain, wind, back and forth.  Here are a few of the scenes from those days....



We spotted this patch of Autumn Crocus hiding in the grass...
Our Douglas Fir has produced masses of these beautiful cones...
and the hydrangeas are dressed in their autumn colours...
We had a visit a few weeks ago...
One small sample of my cloths from the dozens and dozens I crochet every month. They bring me so much joy in the making...

I wish all of you peaceful days.  Take care.

"There is a harmony
in autumn and a lustre in its sky."
~ Percy Bysshe Shelley

Friday, August 14, 2020

We Carry On - Part Two...

This pigeon has not learned about physical distancing...

A morning ride to River Road, where we drink our tea and munch on biscuits...

whilst watching log barges and other river traffic meander by...
 
The hydrangeas are flourishing in this not-so-warm weather...

My crochet hook is still busy making cloths for the community project.  I do enjoy mixing (and not always matching) colours...

So, dear reader, I do hope you are ok and coping as best you can through these unsettling times.  Take care and stay well.


Be kind whenever possible.  It is always possible.
~ Dalai Lama