Awww Monday! May 11, 2020

A Springy Tour of Our Garden!

 

 Our iris from Monet's garden in Giverny, France

They have moved with us 3 times! 
From Lake Oswego OR to Weed CA to Vancouver WA!

And still willingly bloom each year! 

 

We have two pink rose bushes that were here

when we moved in. They are lovely, fragrant

and consistently bloom from Spring til late Fall.

 

Allium. First time I have tried planting them.

Love the color and how they attract pollinators.

Columbine with Bumblebee!

 

Peonies midst Bracken ferns.

 Mollis Azaleas

 And last but certainly not least...
our recycled metal dog sculpture.
Recently purchased from Attic Gallery.
A local art gallery in Camas Washington.
Have a great week and stay happy and healthy! 
Thanks Sandee! 
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Feline Friday! May 8, 2020

 

One of the first photos of Lucy!

Lucy showed up in our lives in December 2010.

She was only 6 months old and in heat!

She was fighting with all the neighborhood cats 

and was very stressed out.

We had been without a kitty for about 2 years

and when she showed up she was so welcomed into

our hearts. Lucy is a lovely cat and we love her so much!   

Thankful Thursday! May 7, 2020

 

While we are spending more time at home

I am noticing beauty in the oddest places.

Perhaps this peaceful and quiet time is

teaching me to be a bit more observant .

Have a lovely day today and every day!

Thanks to Brian for Thankful Thursday!

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Wordless Wednesday May 6, 2020 Mystery Solved!

 

My mystery plant has now been identified!

It is an Arborvitae! I am familiar with this

tree, but never had seen one with these cones.

Hence my calling it a mystery plant!

I mentioned my mystery plant on this week's

Awww Monday post. And you can learn more

about the tree and cone by clicking on the link below! 

https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/arborvitae.html

Have a lovely Wordless Wednesday!

Cheers and be happy and healthy!

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Paint Party Friday May 3, 2020

I am a bit late to the party

but just discovered this fun blog!

So, I'll be playing from here on!

 In November 2018 we were in Zihuatenejo Mexico.

We usually go there every November, but missed going

 this past fall. I always take my watercolor pencils 

with me and make up images as I sit under the palapa.

 You can see my beach towel under the drawing. 

This next week I will pretend I am sitting under

 the palapa and will draw another

 imaginary place perhaps in Mexico.

Thanks Kristin and Eva for the Paint Party Friday!

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Awww Monday! May 4, 2020

 

A few weeks ago we took a long neighborhood

walk and I spotted an evergreen hedge that

had some little round multi-faceted green "nuts/cones" on the ends of some branches.

  I picked 3 and brought them home

to see what would happen if I put them out in the sun.

 The birds, the rabbits and the squirrels ignored them.

Then they began to turn brown and began to open.

I could see little seeds inside them.

One disappeared and I spotted this squirrel eating one.

You can see the last one on the brick in front of the owl.

I should have taken a close up photo but darn I did not.

Now I will have to try and remember where I 

found them on our 90 minute neighborhood wander.   

I want to know what the plant is called.

Tried googling "round multi-faceted nut" .

But got nowhere. Any ideas out there? 

The evergreen bush looked sort of like an Arborvitae.

But the "nuts/cones"on Arborvitae look different.    

Have a lovely day !

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Feline Friday May 1, 2020

 

Introducing Chile our good friend Joe's

newest kitty. She is about 7 months old

She is of the sweetest little cats we've ever met! 

 

 Friendly Fill-ins

Each Thursday Ellen of 15andmeowing 

and Lorianne of Four-Legged Furballs, 

provide Friendly Fill-in questions.

Here are this weeks questions: 1. It is important to learn _________________.
2. When I was ___________, I was obsessed with ___________.
3. I feel _________ about _________.
4. My lucky number is _________.

 Here are my answers:

1. It is important to learn to be polite.
2. When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with being perfect.
3. I feel so blessed about being married

 to such a wonderful man.
4. My lucky number is 14.

Have a great day and thanks Sandee

for all you do! 

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