Last Of The Irises....And A Small Project....

This gorgeous Iris..

Stands alone...

No friends...

No "like" Irises...

Just...

One...

Alone...

In her beauty...

Not sure where she came from...

But...

She was here last year...

Alone...

Full of pride...

Stately...

Happy to be content...

With herself....In all her glory...awesome!

Perhaps the Bees have influenced her...she also blooms later than all the others...she truly is One -of-a-kind...

Last weekend...

I tackled...

A...

Long overdue job...

The walkway from the cottage to the beach...needed to be edged...

While my boyfriend was in town...

I got to work...

My handy-dandy whipper has a great edger as well...

But it seems to me....that it worked better the last time I did this hideous job...

I ended up using my edger shovel for most of the work....

But the end results were well worth the effort....

I even went out onto the scary balcony again to get this shot...

Shows off my work to perfection!!!

And I even found a fluffy feather...

Love when that happens!!

And take a silly picture of myself in the mirror on the side of the shed!!!

Looks very tropical out at the old cottage, eh???








Hope you all had a great day...as you can see I am home...

The weather just isn't co-operating lately, and we had to wait for the pool guy as we have just experienced a LEAK!!!

Seems our second step has a crack in it...so he "gave" us some caulking to apply to the crack...if he was to "fix" the leak...it would require a new liner {current one is only about 6 years old} and new steps...to the tune of $6500!!!

NO THANK YOU!!!!

The caulking will be just fine!!  Thanks! See 'ya!! Don't let the gate hit you on the way out!!! hahaha!

We hung out with Vivian today, as her Mom is under the weather...

We had no problems at all....loved having her...:o)

Aren't my 3 girls beautiful???

Hope to get to the cottage tomorrow...weather supposed to clear...a wee bit!

On the menu tonight...

           Succulent roasted Ribs...Onion soup potatoes...fresh asparagus


Enjoy your weekend...and the rest of your day...

How do you like the new header????




                         Cheers!  :o)
                            linda

Cottage Colours...

On this dull,damp,humid day...

Lets...

Have...

Some...

More...

COLOUR!!!!! 

This time from the cottage...

Do we feel a wee bit happier???

What is it with this weather???

DO SOMETHING!!

We have not had 1 drop of rain here all week...

Yet...

Everyday they tell us it is going to!!!

Keep watering!!







Hope you all had a good day...anything exciting?   Do tell!!


On the menu tonight...

            Baked Sole Filets...Wild Rice...Coleslaw...


Enjoy your evening..


                           Cheers!  :o)
                             linda

 

Colourful Backyard....

Late yesterday afternoon...

We were sitting by the pool...enjoying the HEAT...

And I noticed quite a lot of colour popping around my yard...

I have 2 different Evening Primrose...

One on a tall stalk...

And the other a short bushy one...

Both beautiful...

I actually prefer the buttery colour of the smaller one...

But I like the height of the taller one...

Also sporting a few sweet tiny yellow blossoms....is my Patio Tomato Plant...

It already has some fruit on it!

My perennial Hens & Chicks has sprouted a long "thingie"...

Kinda cool, eh?

It will obviously be flowering pretty soon...

I'll be watching this guy...

I think the flowers will be on the pinkish side...

Any ideas???

I have had this climbing rose bush for probably 20 years...

Never fails to bloom every year...

It is getting kind of scraggly...so...I think I will trim her down after the blooms are finished...Is this advisable for a climber???

My Rose Campion is looking great....quite a few blooms...but...with the wind, it was hard to get a clear shot...

This Pink Begonia is so beautiful...I think that Begonias are right up there at the top of my favorites list....They always perform for me...and I try to bring them inside over the winter...

I bought a few "ready made" planters for the backyard...

One with hot pink and white petunias...

One with multi-colored small petunias...are they called "million bells"?

And one with multi-colored Lobelia...this one is a knock-out!!

Bought 3 different Coleus...took 2 to the cottage...

This one is pretty spectacular, eh?

Check out my Blue Delphinium...

It has 5 flower stalks this year!!!

Again...with the wind...hard to get a close shot...

But...

I think this one will do....very nicely!! 




















Got another Rex Begonia...my other one withered last winter...

Hopefully this one will get just as juicy as my last one!!!

Wonder if it will produce pink or white flowers?...hmmmmm...

So....

I think we have covered quite a few colours...

And...oh yes...the beautiful blue of our backyard pool...

With my boyfriend taking a refreshing dip...

While I scouted around for colours in my backyard...

Although I edited these, to add my initials...

I did NOT alter the colours at all!!

Honest!!!

Hope you all had a great day...

I finally spent some quality time with my Ironing Board...ha!

Ironed 17 golf shirts!!! Perhaps I shouldn't let it turn into a mountain!




On the menu tonight....

  Skinless Chicken Breasts..bathed in Buttermilk...then...

                       Rolled in Panko crumbs...dusted with cajun seasoning...

                        Crispy coated Fries...Greek salad...and as an added bonus...

                               Swiss Chalet dipping sauce!!  YUMMY!!!


Enjoy the rest of your day...

Still hot and humid...no rain today...who knows anymore!!!

They don't seem to be able to get the forecast right!!




                            Cheers!  :o)
                               linda

 

Yikes!!!!.....Yucca Spikes.....Yahoo!!!

Noticed these on the weekend...

I have 5 Yucca plants at the cottage...

Last year I had some beautiful blooms on 1....

And...

I...

Can't believe it...

But ALL 5 have flower spikes on them!!!

If you scroll down...

You will see what the flower spikes look like....

For some reason...

I could not find my photos from last year...

This particular photo { of the white flower spikes} is perhaps 6 years old...

They really are a spectacular plant!!!

And they stay green all Winter...another bonus... 

And....

They look like Asparagus!!!.....mmmmm...asparagus....

Only much fatter!!!

 

Does anyone grow Yuccas???

Do you have success with the blooming???

                                              ~

Hope you all had a great day...

Still hot and humid here....wee bit of rain overnite...

Pretty windy as well...wish this storm would blow thru...

We have our Canada Day long weekend this weekend...

Looks like RAIN from Thursday to Monday...:o(


                                             ~


On the menu tonight...

   Freshly made {today} spaghetti and meat sauce...

     Small baguette...Ceasar Salad...


Enjoy the rest of your day...

                            Cheers!  :o)
                              linda