I spotted this "baby" Robin and one of his parents. I love how they are so darn big!!! With their black fluffy heads!! He/She got a lesson in bathing...so cute to watch!
He certainly got the hang of it quite quickly!
Guess it is now time for Him/Her to be on their own!
Miss V's Sunflowers have a big huge bloom!
Found this yesterday, after returning from the cottage...
She will be thrilled!!
I got my toes painted last week, and thought this made a nice photo! Hahaha!
My Daisies are almost done...so sad that they are so short-lived...
The pink Phlox will go to first frost...
We see this cool polka dotted Horse every week on our drive to the cottage...
Isn't he/she a beauty??
This Conch on one of the very old Maples appeared about 10 days ago...I know it is a bad sign...but I love the way they change shape and develop...
Can you believe this is my first harvest of green beans at the cottage!!!! I was so excited to pick these...had them on Saturday night with dinner...delish!! I am growing them in a pot...they are doing fantastic! Lots more developing...ahhhhh Nature!!
I have two containers of Tomatoes...they are LOADED with fruit...hopefully something ripens soon!! I did a lot of re-inforcing this past weekend..added a few wooden stakes to the pots,
Tied them up with strips of cloth...to keep the plants more stable...the wind was really having a go at them!!
Did I mention the wind this past weekend?????
UN BE LIEVABLE
I guess it was gusting to 100 km/hr at some points...plenty of storm clouds again...but...no rain for the dear cottage!!
The flower lady {aka Erika}has been especially kind to me this summer...I keep forgetting to show you!! She brought me these Lilies on Wednesday...I took 1/2 of them to the cottage.... and still had enough to build 2 bouquets here at home...just beautiful!!
Speaking of home...my Balloon flowers are bursting open...love the Mauvey Bluey shade...
I always find time to put my feet up...
Listen to the birds...the waves...the flag flapping!! hahaha!
Man oh man...it was windy!!
My hair was a furball all weekend.....:o/
Hope you all had a great weekend...
Still very hot here...supposed to reach the 40*c mark with the humidity...
Geesh...ok...ok....not complaining! BUT.....we still need rain!!
How is your weather???
I bamboozled the boyfriend into taking me out for PIZZA tonight!
YAY!!!!
Enjoy your evening...
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
I took a few of my Peonies from home...and a few Calla Lilies that Erika had brought me...made a lovely arrangement for the living room at the cottage...
Got a few more baskets done....loving these!!
My boyfriend moved my baskets up on the deck, as we were supposed to get a rain and wind storm over Saturday night...
We didn't even get a drop of rain...which I kinda hoped we would...
I got some green beans planted...and the sunflower seeds that Miss V planted out there the weekend before, are all coming up!!
This is my flowering Diablo Nine Bark shrub....nice,eh??
Even the sunset co-operated...and the 1/2 Moon was out there too!
Another perfectly perfect weekend in the books...
I love when we get a head start on the weekend, by going down on Thursday...
Just seems like you get so much more done...
I even got all the sunporch screens, taken out and washed down...a big job...but I loved the results!!
Even though it was pretty darn hot on Saturday, the Lake breezes kept us cool...absolutely delightful!!
Hope you all had a great weekend....
Thanks for all your lovely comments on my last post...
You guys are THE best....♥️
Today has been a funny weather day...
Started out sunny...but a very thick cloud has settled over us...
Actually making it feel kinda chilly!
I have dinner all ready to go...
Homemade Potato Salad...sauteed veggies...and lean beef patties...
I tried a new combo for the beef patties...
Grated onion...egg...few bread crumbs...milk...worcheshire...dijon mustard...
Lots of freshly grated pepper and sea salt...
No buns with these...just grilled..... to perfection! hahaha!
Enjoy the rest of your Monday...
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
As you can see...it was a fabulous weekend, weather-wise!!
The lake was like glass...clear and blue...just the way we like it!!
My boyfriend cleaned up the pedal boat...and off we went...
See our cottage from the water??? Picture 12 and 14...
I love the way it looks from way out there...
The wind fluctuated a wee bit...from the North mostly...
This makes the lake calm...:o)
This last photo is at sunset...2 ships travelling to the Erie Canal...
Reflecting in the sunlight...
Hope you all had just as beautiful a weekend...
All the celebrations taking place...
There are a lot of American cottagers on the Canadian side of the Lake...
We get to enjoy their fireworks!!
Visited with Miss V today...first dip in the pool...it was warm and toasty!!
I cleaned the sides around the coping...looks beautiful now!!
An easy night on the old chef here...
Cold salads and some sliced turkey...yum!!
Enjoy your evening...
I have a lot of visiting to do!!
Cheers! :o)
linda
We headed for the cottage on Thursday morning, as the weather people, said it would be a great day out on Lake Erie...
We arrived to a soggy, steamy, messy cottage...lots of dirt washed up from the rains and winds...and the KEYS from the Maple trees...don't get me started on that!!
We had some lunch, and got started on our various tasks...
Boyfriend blew,raked and swept keys..
Then he tried to murder them with the lawnmower...but every attempt failed...miserably!!
And....every time the wind picked up...they would come twirling down!!
I chose the sunporch and kitchen porch as my projects...cleaned, wiped, swept, polished from top to bottom...lovely and clean...after we had both finished, we were sweaty and dirty...We decided we should have at least one cold beer before our showers...well...perhaps 2...hahaha!
After all of that...feeling refreshed and clean...we settled back on the beach deck, to watch the goings on...birds, squirrels, chipmunks...you get the idea...
Well...the skies darkened....and the fog started to drift in..and I mean pea soup fog!!! In we went, as a sort of misty rain, accompanied the fog!!
We decided to watch the news, and see if we could get a weather report...
We ate dinner, and then was when I got the bird shots...thru the window!!
Around 8pm...the sky cleared...and the wind died down...too wet to sit outside, so our beloved screened sunporch was clean as a whistle, and whistling our names!!
I enjoyed my flower pots that I had planted out there...my son and Anna gave me those for my birthday!! Nice, eh??
SO.............that was our Thursday...
I wonder what Friday will have in store for us??? hmmmmm....
Hope you all had a great weekend...
Got around to a few of you...not all...will get there...promise!!
We had Miss V today...gosh it was hot at the park!!
She dangled her toe toes in the pool to cool off!!
Enjoy the rest of your day...
Cheers! :o)
linda
