Forest Path

"Nothing is worth more than this day."
~ Goethe

Zygocactus Blossoms

One of my houseplants has begun to flower. Cooler nighttime temperatures and shorter daylight hours with very little artificial lighting provides the perfect environment for setting buds. These lovely tropical cacti are native to southeast Brazil, and similar to many orchids, are epiphytes, tree dwelling plants.

Flowers to brighten the day

Garden Poppies
(from the archives June '09)

It has been cloudy and wet today.

Today's Flowers is a weekly meme
created by Luiz Santilli Jr.

Riverside

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Sometimes you go to the river, and there's not a single bird in sight. On a cold, windy and gray day last week though I saw a few birds searching for food.

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Our friend, the ever-entertaining Crow, was very interested in what was in the water, so much so that he was willing to get his feet and beak quite wet.

In the same vicinity, a Ring-billed Gull idly took a stroll, no doubt looking for a morsel somewhere.

Also nearby, an oh so busy Merganser cruised back and forth in this narrow strip of water by the shore and frequently dipped below the surface.

Later, as I walked on the nature trail, I spied through some branches six Mallard Ducks in the middle of the river.

Does it looks as if they're walking here? The river is at a low level right now, and they must have reached a gravelly ridge.

Pink

health * happiness * warmth * compassion * gentleness * femininity * calmness * contentment * universal love * harmony *

Pink combines white with red ~ white for wholeness or completeness and red for vigor.

Flowers of Summer ~ Painted Daisy (garden), Wintergreen (woodland), Wild Rose (roadside), Sweet Pea (garden)

True Colours Many thanks to Blue for hosting this wonderful meme.

Today's Flowers

I brought the two potted geraniums inside on Thursday night as the forecast was calling for freezing temperatures. It was a chilly -4C on Friday morning. Saturday morning was colder still (-9C). Today we woke up to a balmy -10C!! Remarkably, there is no snow. It's supposed to be a sunny day, and I can see the sun streaming through the window now.

Wishing Canadians everywhere,
whether at home or abroad,
a Happy Thanksgiving!

Frosted trees on a cold October morning

Today's Flowers Thank you to our very kind hosts.

In My Garden

I am slowly putting the garden to bed. I've planted crocus bulbs for the spring and dug up the rest of the potatoes and carrots. There are still a few flowers, and I'll leave these as long as I can. The weather is rapidly changing but we have had no hard frost or snow as yet.

Bee Balm

Sweet William

Mint

October arrived with a mix of sun, rain and hail!

sunshine, then hail

Sunday, October 4th - A frosty morning

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