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It feels like Spring around here

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This weeks theme is Skinny

The weather’s been fairly nice hear in Toronto over the last week or so. We had a bit of a warm spell. Of course this was right after a major freeze so it was quite welcome!

The weathers been warm enough that on some days it felt downright spring like! So I guess it’s only fitting that I decided to post a photo of a lovely spring flower called Chionodoxa.

You can purchase Chionodoxa in most stores that sell spring bulbs. They come in white, pink and blue. Of course the blue – as seen above – is really more of a pale purple or mauve.

These flowers bloom in the late spring in clusters. I love seeing their masses of skinny petaled blooms each year. I think the flowers last about three weeks before the flowers and the plant begin to die down as the heat of summer begins to arrive.





Delicious Pollen

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This weeks theme is Delicious

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I’m pretty sure this gentle Bumble Bee found the pollen that it was collecting from my New York Asters to be delicious. Actually on the day that I took the photo, October 1st, there were several bumble bees milling around the Asters and other flowering plants. Perhaps dozens!

They didn’t mind me getting close to take some photos. They were set on their business of collecting perhaps some of the last flower pollen of the year before it began to cool down here. Good thing too because winter came early to this part of the world!

I hope that all of my visitors are enjoying the new year and I wish you all health and happiness!

Cat Tails by the Lake

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This weeks theme is LONG

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I’ve always been fascinated by Cat Tails or as some people call them, Bull Rushes. I remember even as a child I couldn’t wait until the cat tails had matured as they’d burst open to spread their fluffy feathery seeds.

Just like a dandelion, blowing on an over mature cat tail produces the same results … a sea of seeds blowing through the air.

I took this photo a few years ago when my husband and I were traveling from Toronto to Ottawa Ontario. The long cat tails were by a lake … Sharbot Lake I believe. So pretty.

Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle

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This weeks theme is RED

Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle bloom

Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle is supposed to be red, as the name implies, but in this photo the flowers seem to be pinkish don’t they?

Other times, when viewed in the garden, the flowers seems to have more orange in them and at other times they seem red. I guess this is one of those plants who’s flowers can change color slightly with the seasons or due to temperatures.

The Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle is a vine and it’s one of the hardiest vines you can purchase. However, having said that, mine didn’t do so well in the garden this year. I don’t know if it’s because we didn’t water as much this past year as we normally do or if something else was wrong.

I didn’t prune it in the spring. Perhaps it needs a pruning each year. I’ll have to look that up and see if I can make this plant do well next year.

I really enjoyed Chicago

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This weeks theme is I loved Chicago

I know I’m just back from Las Vegas, but I was busy and I was sick while I was there so while I enjoyed the city … well the strip I mean, I didn’t get a really good feel for the town. Chicago, on the other hand, which I visited last year, I managed to get a really good feel for and I just loved that city!

I found Chicago to be very much like the city I live in – Toronto. Yes of course there are major differences, but there are also a lot of similarities. I felt very comfortable there as I explored the downtown area. I’d definitely return to Chicago for another visit!

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