Days 99-105

 Day 99

 Pretty pink chives and a little something for the bees.

Day 100

 Some quirky artwork at my "house-sitting" home.

Day 101

One of the many purple varieties of clematis.

Day 102

 Morgan . . . master of the sad puppy-dog eyes.

Day 103

 Adventure day with the girls . . . 6 hours at the Vancouver Aquarium. 

 The "Jellies" exhibits were a major attraction.

Day 104

 Sweet bird feeder from my sister and brother-in-law.  

Happy it (and they) survived the move from Montreal.

Day 105

"Baby" the chatterbox . . . another of my charges while house-sitting.

Days 92-98

Day 92

 Mother's Day dessert . . . Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait.  

So light and berry delicious!

Day 93

 Dandelion seed head after a heavy rain.

Day 94

 My Mother's Day flowers.

Day 95

 Lovely iris.

Day 96

 My sister Kari with her newest grandchild, Jaeden Anne.

Day 97

 A little pot of herbs . . . Greek oregano and rosemary sharing some space.

Day 98

My begonia is looking much better in its new location.

Days 85-91

Day 85

 Ready for take-off.

Day 86

 My dad's new rescue dog, Joey . . . isn't he gorgeous!

Day 87

Chrysanthemums peeking out from the shadows.

Day 88

 I had this lovely painted clay wine cooler that I was using as a planter.  It did not fare well over the winter and shattered into many pieces.  I couldn't bear to part with the remainder and this week I planted this little succulent in it.

Day 89

 My "Killian Donahue" clematis is bigger than my hand.

Day 90

 And on the other side of the yard, the "Montana" clematis with its small white flowers is spreading far and wide and producing hundreds of blooms.

Day 91

The giant alliums are up and bursting out of their tight pods.  

Looks like this bee's bags are full already.

Days 78-84

Day 78

 My girl . . . sunshine and shadow.

Day 79

 Bergenia blossoms.

Day 80

 If only that would work for real with no consequences.

Day 81

 "Hen and Chicks" in the succulent planter I put together.

Day 82

 Happy faces.

Day 83

 The little Chinese girl across the lane helping her mama paint the fence.

Day 84

Finishing this week with my Gracie as well.  

She was just so darn photogenic this week.