Day 155-161

Day 155

 Lovely blue hydrangea with water drops.

Day 156

 Winged flutter bug that came to visit on a hot summer night.

Day 157

 Black-eyed Susans at Fleetwood Park.

Day 158

 What I see when I step outside my door . . . heliotrope, heather, geraniums, marigolds, lobelia and much more not showing.

Day 159

 Waiting in a construction line-up on the way to White Rock.

Day 160

 Thistle with red insects . . . no idea what they are.

Day 161

O calla lily . . . thou art fair in thy simplicity.

Days 148-154

Day 148 

 Weeds or not, there is something magical about these feathery "wishing flowers".

Day 149

 Foxglove curving towards the light . . . such beautiful wildflowers.

Day 150

 The last of the tiger lilies . . . standing tall.

Day 151

These lovely "Angel Eyes" pansies are extremely fragrant . . . nature's perfume.

Day 152

Waiting in a construction line-up on my way to White Rock  . . . fireweed wildflowers  capture my attention and my camera captures them.

Day 153

Way back on Day 85, I posted a shot of some onions that had sprouted green shoots like crazy.  I planted them as I had read that they would produce a lovely onion flower in time.  And here it is, just starting to open.

Day 154 

Been taking the time to kick off the sandals, go barefoot and get grounded.

Days 141-147

Day 141

 We have had some very noisy crow conventions around here lately.

Day 142

 Canterbury bells bent low with heavy rains.

Day 143

 Canada Day at Cloverdale Millenium Park

Royal Canadian Mounted Police in their iconic uniforms.

Day 144

 Neighbour kitty comes for a visit every so often . . . such a friendly fella.

Day 145

Another crow shot this week, sitting on a fence post at Evergreen Baptist Senior's Residence.

Day 146

 Now this one just tickles me seeing as I love dragonflies and my favourite colour is green.  The shadows of his wings are so detailed that they look real too.

Day 147

Love this latest gazania flower to open up . . . so vibrant.

Days 134-140

Day 134

 I am just tickled with this shot because I have struggled so much with shooting yellow roses . . . I find it hard to get definition on individual petals but this one turned out nicely.

Day 135

 "Are you sure this is not tuna day?"

Zack and Gracie think every day should be tuna day.

Day 136

 Uprooted all of the tiger lilies from the beds last fall and put them in pots to make way for the tulips, and other spring bulbs.  As you can see they are thriving in their new location.

Day 137

 This is the view from my window while seated at my computer desk.  I have had to pull the sheers over and hook them out of the way as Gracie has taken to reaching up really high with her front paws and swinging like a Cirque de Soleil artist.  Now I get to enjoy the flowers from inside and my curtains are safe from kitty claws.

Day 138

 This basket of tomatoes on the vine will soon be turned into stewed tomatoes.  I like to keep a few tubs of them in the freezer to throw in my soups.

Day 139

The girls and I had quite the adventure trying to see this movie today.  We were all set up to see it at Guildford at 1:15 only to discover that showing was in 3D, which none of us enjoy.  We then went to Strawberry Hill only to find out that the 2 pm matinee didn't start until tomorrow and we would have to wait until 4:40 if we wanted to see it today.  So, very disappointed, we went to Starbucks and Chapters and soon were all cheery again.  By the time we were done at Chapters it was 4:00 and we decided dinner could wait . . . we would see the show.  This girl with the flaming locks (Merida) reminds me so much of my girl . . . Shannon's hair was big and long and all over the place, too and she has never been one to bow to tradition.  I love this photo because the reflection you see is Shannon and Merida's head is perfectly positioned at the top of Shannon's jacket.


Day 140

Garlic scapes . . . I had just discovered these curious curlicues atop my garlic plants and didn't know that they had their own name.  This morning, Amanda from Soule Mama blog had a post devoted to scapes and the ways you can serve them up.  I picked them and had one with my dinner.  Very cool!

Days 127-133

Day 127

Morning sun casts lovely shadows on the wall.

Day 128

Rain strings a beaded necklace on clematis vine.

Day 129

Just how fast is a snail's pace?

Day 130

Spirea in full blooming glory.

Day 131

Hanging basket at Evergreen Baptist Senior's Home . . . such happy colours.

Day 132

The girls and I visited Burnaby Village Museum and my favourite shop was the Chinese Herbalist establishment, Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee. 

 Here are a few of the bottled remedies that were on display.

Day 133

Gazania bud almost open.

Days 120-126

Day 120

Raindrops on roses . . . in black & white.

Day 121

One of three cats in our household . . . Chloe, the grand old dame with the emerald eyes.

Day 122

I found this snail on the rim of a cement and stone table.  Love the colours against the mix of pebbles.

Day 123

This crazy critter had me doing research to identify it.  Turns out it is a brachonid wasp and that long thing that looks like a needle is called an ovipositer by which it deposits its eggs in a favourable location.

Day 124

Love my feathered friends that come to visit.

Day 125

With the allium finished, the lavender is the newest attraction for the bees.

Day 126

My daughter's garage sale find . . . very cool!

Days 113-119

Day 113

 Lovely rhododendrons shot while waiting for the light to turn green.

Day 114

 Such a sweet chickadee  . . . perfect profile shot.

Day 115

 Love the deep purple of this iris . . . it didn`t flower last year and I almost pulled it up.  So glad I gave it another chance.

Day 116

 House sparrow takes a turn in the neighbours Scotch Pine tree.  It sits right up against the fence so I get a great view of all the birdies that stop to sit a spell.

Day 117

 I cross a little bridge over the Serpentine River on the way to the senior`s home . . . it truly is serpentine in its meanderings through Surrey.

Day 118

 The red peonies are opening up much quicker than the white and pink ones this year. 

 So lovely.

Day 119

Zack and Gracie . . . ready to rumble as usual.  And they`re off . . .