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By: Wanda July 16, 2020 366, flowers, gardening, Nature, photography, signsfeature, fuchsia, gardening, hexagenia limbata, may fly, shad fly, vegetables2 Comments

A wet blanket

Thursday, 16 July 2020 Stepping outside today felt like being wrapped in a wet blanket. That’s how humid it was. All day we were surrounded by dark, overcast skies. But no rain came. Neither did the thunderstorms. It looked promising for a while, but as per usual, the big blob on the radar veered away…

By: Wanda July 13, 2020July 15, 2020 366, flowers, gardening, Nature, photography366 Creativity Project 2020, feature, flowers, Nature, nature photography, photo of the day, summer nights, sunsetLeave a Comment

Quiet summer nights

Monday, 13 July 2020 I’m sitting on the veranda, drinking herbal tea I harvested from my garden this evening. The sun is going down. The traffic is getting lighter. The birds are singing their good night song. It’s so beautiful and peaceful. With the hot humid and rainy weekend we had, I didn’t get out…

By: Wanda July 9, 2020July 15, 2020 366, gardening, Nature, photography366 Creativity Project 2020, blue hour, comet, feature, harvest, photo of the day2 Comments

4 am wake up

Thursday, 9 July 2020 My Google assistant woke me up at 4 am so I could see the comet. I hesitated, almost turned over but gave in and got up. Mom was up too and off we trudged down to the river to get a good view. It took a little while to find it,…

By: Wanda July 5, 2020July 15, 2020 Nature, photography366 Creativity Project 2020, feature, hummingbird, nature photography, photo of the day, summer, sunrise, sunsetLeave a Comment

Red Sky Morning

Sunday, 5 July 2020 I was up late, sitting on the river bank, watching the moon, listening to the bull frogs and really soaking in the beautiful summer night. I had a realistic dream that it started raining and I jumped up and out of the tent to put the rain fly on. It was…

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Sunflowers 30×40, acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Heavy Duty canvas. Can be viewed at Max’s Bistro in the Midway Family Funpark located at 2477 Kaladar Ave, Ottawa. These sunflowers can stand alone or, when hung side by side, form a complete sunflower. Into the Forest Abstract, 16×20, acrylic on stretched canvas. The painting extends to the sides of the canvas…

Garden update and taking a break from electronics.

By: Wanda May 20, 2021May 20, 2021

2021, coronavirus, flowers, gardening, Happiness, mental health, Nature, photography, Wellnessgardening, nature is healing, shingles, taking a breakLeave a Comment

Thursday, 20 May 2021 Happy early birthday Joe! I’ll start with some happy news: I’ve finished the shingles acupuncture/chiro treatment! I’m symptom free and feeling good. There is still a small rash on my back that is quickly fading, but no pain, no itching anywhere! I feel so good that I’ve rebooked my Covid vaccine…

Let the planting begin!

By: Wanda May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

2021, birds, flowers, gardening, Happiness, mental health, Nature, photography, Wellnessdandelion and lemon balm tea, gardening, geese, goslings, raised garden bedLeave a Comment

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 Momma and poppa goose dropped by for a visit with their babies. So much cuteness! This evening found me building a raised garden bed. The first of many to come. I could hear my dear cousin’s voice in my head while I filled the wheelbarrow with earth…take it easy cuz…it helped…

A beautiful Tuesday

By: Wanda May 18, 2021

2021, birds, Happiness, Nature, photographycanada geese, sunset, wild turkeyLeave a Comment

Tuesday, 18 May 2021 A beautiful day, warm and sunny, just how I like it. Some geese came up for a visit. They seemed to enjoy the dandelions. I caught one goose nibbling on one of my tulips. It stopped when I stepped outside with my camera to capture the moment. And that sunset! Wow,…

Easing into Monday

By: Wanda May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

2021, flowers, gardening, Happiness, mental health, Nature, photography, Wellnessbaby steps, Balance, Canterbury bells, creative zone, seedlingsLeave a Comment

Monday, 17 May 2021 (Cover photo – Dukes: do I smell ice cream? Me: slurp…no.) Spring is a busy time at work. I have a big project coming my way this week which will keep me occupied until the end of the month. All my current projects will be put on hold until this one…