Showing posts with label bees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bees. Show all posts

Thursday, 26 October 2017

Unicorns...Butterflies...Bees & Flowers...Oh My!!!










 Continuing along with our cottage stay last weekend...

Friday was very blustery and very high waves...

But...as always...we manage to find a sheltered spot to relax, and enjoy the day.

I even got a cotton dishcloth made, while soaking up some late Fall sunshine and warmth.


 We had stopped on the way to the cottage, to drop off some donations to one of our favorite thrift shops...I was fortunate enough, to grab this Milk Glass tray for the crazy price of $1!!!! I think it looks perfect with a few pieces of my other Milk Glass resting on it!!!  Thanksgiving Roses are still hanging in there!!!

Now...just for you...

Enjoy a few blooms still going strong...

The Bees 🐝 and the Monarchs and Orange Sulphur Butterlies 😊 are very happy indeed!!!


Can you see the Bee inside this Geranium???













The Native Milkweed is starting to do it's "thing"....

Spreading it's beautiful fluffy seeds for next years crop...

I love the Milkweed...

Food for so many sweet things... 

Monarchs...

Hummingbirds...

Fantastic!!







Again my Blue Morning Glories made me smile...

So sad they only bloom for me in the late Fall...

It has been considerably colder this week, so I don't think any beautiful Blue faces will greet me on Friday...:o(


You can see the Bees loved them too...and...of course...a few Ants! 

And just look at those Monarchs!!











One of the tiny Oak tress that the squirrels planted for us, is turning a gorgeous Red!!

As you can see...everything else is still green! 

except for Mr Blue Jay!







Saturday turned into a gorgeous day...

My son and SIL helped my boyfriend put up the winter shutters on the sunporch...

And...as I said before...me and my daughters sat around looking glamorous! 

Once Miss V arrived...things got into high gear!!







She ran right to her old Nana to give me a big hug and a kiss...♥️


She also wanted to hug her Uncle Ryan...

And of course Papa...Uncle Jeff and Auntie Lissa 💕

Mother-to-be Auntie Anna stayed home this day...

Only 2 months 'til we meet our newest Granddaughter !











Oh yes...

And now for the Unicorn part...

No Unicorn emoji on my big computer...:o(


Check out these Unicorn Vans...

Her Mommy spoils her!!

And her Unicorn sweatshirt!

Guess what she is going to be for Halloween???

3 guesses...

Hahaha!!

 

She brought me tons of small shells and some beach glass that she found...

We put it all into a cute little jar...to keep...forever ♥️

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Hope you are all well...looks like rain moving in for Saturday...so perhaps just one night at the cottage...we will get some more work done, to prepare the cottage for the Winter....never a happy time for me...but it must be done.

So that's me up to the minute...

thanks for all your lovely comments...

See you soon...

                        Cheers!  :o)

                               linda  ♥️

 

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

It Was A Very Nice Week...Hope Yours Was Too!!



 This past weekend at the cottage was stellar...

Calm water...plenty of sunshine...and of course storm clouds that just drift down to the US on the south side of the lake...

The Hollyhocks are incredible this time of year...I think they like the cooler temps...and the bees were plentiful...thank goodness for that!!!

I hope my Obedient Plants are blooming this weekend...the Hummingbirds and the Bees love them!!





The Canada Geese are planning their strategies over the Lake...

They gather in huge numbers...and practise their flight path!!!

We love when they fly right overhead....honking and flapping...

Nothing like it!!

Even the Sea-doo doesn't phase them...

The Monarchs are still loving the Milkweed plants...

We are lucky enough to be on their migration path down at the cottage...

I laid out 3 more driftwood hangers, and got them put together... 

I have another basket collected for my boyfriend to drill for me...

Wish I could convince him to try drilling the beach glass we find...would love to make something with them!!

 





We eat pretty darn well when we are at the cottage too!!

This was chicken Ceasar salad...with added corn from the night before...

It was delicious!!!

And...breakfast on the sunporch is the best!!

 




Back here at home...the burgers were excellent...and more corn!!!

The Grasses are putting out their Fall plumes...

And the best little swimmer came for a sleepover...and swam ALL DAY LONG!!

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Hope you are all well...and enjoying these last few days of August...

Thinking of the people in Texas...such a horrible thing... 

I follow a lovely blog from Texas...hope all is ok with her lovely family...

Sending good wishes to you Tanna...


            We are off to the cottage in the morning...

                Chili all made...ready for all the kids on Saturday...

                     Have a great long weekend everyone... 

                          Stay safe...

                                 Cheers!  :o)

                                       linda ♥️
 

Thursday, 6 July 2017

Bits & Bobs of Here & There.......

















 Hope you are all well...

Looks like Summer has arrived for sure!

Heading back to the cottage in the morning...spent 2 days there earlier in the week...gorgeous weather!!

Will be back on Sunday, as our sweet Miss V will be hanging around with us for a  few days...before she heads off to FLORIDA with her Mommy...to celebrate her 5th birthday at Disney!!!!!

I must say...I am already starting to worry...2 gals off on their own...in another country...but...that is just me...a worrier thru and thru...♥️

       Have a wonderful weekend...

                See you all soon.....


                              Cheers!  :o)

                                     linda ♥️