Thursday, 18 June 2020
It’s 10 pm…the sunset is lingering…it’s 24°C… fireflies are zipping around… bullfrogs are croaking…ahhhh, summer!
The morning light, as it shines on the flowers is stunning…
Is this the grackle equivalent to hanging around the water cooler?
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
My first time shopping in a store in months! I wore a mask, followed the arrows, went at opening so there were less people…all in all it was pretty good.
I went to Walmart and Canadian Tire, then popped over to Maxi&Cie as it was the only garden centre left open that had annuals. They were in rough shape but at a discount, I knew I could breathe life into them.
Mom has been decluttering the veranda and setting up sitting areas for us. I just love what she’s done so far!
The north end of the veranda is a great spot for catching a breeze and to watch the summer sunsets that go on forever. This spot will also be my outdoor working space…just imagine a monitor and laptop on that little table. It worked well this morning and was the coolest spot on the veranda!
Last evening, a flock of black birds flew into our backyard. I found it unusual as we don’t usually have so many visiting this time of the year. They were quite noisy today and while mom and I had our dinner on the veranda, I watched them closely, noticing an adult grackle feeding a young grackle, both on the lawn.
This is a strange year…not just for Covid-19 but I’ve been noticing the birds and how different they are than normal. We usually see one, maybe two robins. This summer we have many. I’ve witnessed an adult Robin feed a worm to a juvenile Robin, on the lawn. Something I’ve never seen before. In all my years, I haven’t seen young robins before.
Seagulls are dancing around the river, I’m presuming eating bugs. It’s the strangest but most beautiful sight. Then the blackbirds…mostly grackles…it’s strange. Noticeably different. Not bad, just different.
Tonight’s sunset was stunning…as usual!
Monday, 15 June 2020
All day I watched seagulls flying around the river, diving, dipping, flying, over and over. It looked like they were dancing. It was mesmerizing, meditative, and beautiful. This evening, they were still at it so I went to watch by the river bank with camera in hand.
Also saw my first daisy of the summer and a buttercup too!
I moved my office to the veranda for the day. This was my morning view, under the umbrella, followed by my afternoon view.
Thursday, 11 June 2020
A short and sweet post today… Some of my cute bird friends popped in for a feed and to pose for a picture:
