When The Red Red Robin...Comes Bob Bob Bobbing Along....

While sitting on the beach deck, at the cottage on Saturday...

Enjoying the late afternoon sun...

After a splendid day of raking...clipping...raking...carrying...walking...

This most handsome specimen, put on a lovely show for us...

He was closer to the cottage, so I zoomed in...

He was posing on the platform feeder...

Ever vigilant of his/her surroundings...

Listening...watching...

Suddenly...he/she jumped down...bob bob bobbed across the lawn...

Came to rest in this position...

Aren't Robins just an incredible resilient Bird??

I never tire of their arrivals in the late Winter and early Spring...

Their beautiful songs as they grab the last nibble late into the evening...

I must get the BIG birdbath out this weekend at the cottage...

Because the second favorite thing that a Robin loves to do...

Is...

Take a bath.....♥️ 

                                          ~~~~~~~~~~~

The beautiful weather continues here this Tuesday...

Thank you all for all your kind comments about Miss V and her seeds...

She brings joy everytime she is here...we are so grateful to be able to share our lives with her...♥️♥️♥️

Hope you are all haveing a great day...and enjoying the weather...

I am almost finished the "Beachy Afghan" for my daughter Lissa's b'day...

Good thing...'cause it is in 1 week! 

It looks pretty nice...working on a border edge right now...

Will show you all...once I have given it to her!!

Tomorrow is Wednesday...and you know what that means!

I think some baking is in order...although, it will be another great day...

Perhaps we will think of an outing with Miss V...that would be nice!!


                    Enjoy your evening...

                          Cheers!   :o)

                              linda ♥️
 

I Spy....WIth My Little Eye....

Wednesday morning...
As I putzed around the living room...
Cleaning up my Geraniums on my living room window shelf...
I noticed a lot of action in the front garden!
There were about 5 Robins...bobbing about! 
One in particular...was really enjoying the bird bath...
I ran to get my camera...as soon as I opened it...the battery died!!
Back to the kitchen...and grabbed my smaller camera from my purse...
Tried to zoom in, but it is not as powerful as the big one...
No time to go upstairs and get another battery...
SO...I went with the smaller one...
The pics aren't too bad...
It was still rather foggy and dull that morning...
the sun was taking its time to shine...
All in all...
I think he had a grand time...
Any Robins still hanging around in your yard?? 

 

Later that afternoon...

After a bike ride...

And a trip to the park...

I spied another visitor to my "forest"...

I spy Miss V!!

Hiding behind the golden Miscanthus grasses...

How cute is that?? 










Hope you are all having a great day....
Clouds are coming in...rain overnight...
Boyfriend home tonight...just in time for the rain!! :o( 

What a week this has been weather wise...I wish it would never end...
Enjoy your evening...

                         Cheers!  :o)
                            linda
 

Today.....

I have been on an unexpected leave of absence...
Last we spoke...
I was heading to our friends home on Clear Lake in Lakefield Ontario...
That went very well...had a lovely relaxing time...
Sat by the Lake...laughed...ate...drank...ate and laughed some more!
Their home is gorgeous...they tore down their summer home...
And built a year round home...all their design...beautiful!
I had prepared a post about our trip...but Thursday got in the way...
Miss V was here early...as she had been nursing a fever for almost a week...
She had been having diarrhea, and it was a school trip that day...
Better idea to stay with us...
All went well...shopping...lunch...nap...
After the nap, she began getting a wee bit on the warm side...
And then the vomiting started...YIKES!!! She was not well...at all...
After a few hours, things calmed down...she and her Mom went home after 6...
The Friday prior, she had been at emergency, with severe stomach pain...
Apparently your lymph nodes can become enlarged...
The Dr's thought this was what has happening...
I did not know there were lymph nodes in the tummy!!
If they become infected...they swell...and cause pain...
With the vomiting etc...they felt this may have been the lymph nodes again...
She was ok Thursday night...but Friday morning the fever was back...
Her Mom took her to a Childrens Hospital in Hamilton...
The Dr there felt, that this was a good thing...
And the infection...which may have been strep...would now subside...
After we heard the news...we felt it safe to go to the cottage...
SO...off we went Friday morning...
Several texts later...Miss V was just fine...phew...albeit, tired!!

The weather this weekend was incredible!!!
HOT***HOT***HOT***...did I mention Humid???
Unfortunately Saturday brought me the same symptons as our Miss V...
The day was up and down for me...I was fine on Sunday...so...
We stayed another night...and enjoyed a very relaxing day...
And a beautiful pink sky with a 3/4 Moon shining down on us...
We arrived home before noon...very HOT here again...so...
My boyfriend put our sprinkler out in the front garden...
I happened to look out the window...and...caught this baby Robin...
Enjoying a nice full bird bath...
Made my day!!

I took hundreds of photos on the weekend...
And I still have the pics of our trip to our friends home...
I am full of things to post about...and...it is going to be HOT all week...
Very high humidity...and humidex in the upper 30's!!

Hope you are all fine and dandy...
Betsy and Eddie were so nice to write and ask me where I was...
Thanks guys...I appreciate that...truly...♥️
You both give blogging a very good name... 

So...tonights dinner will be...grilled pork tenderloin medallions...
Toasty crispy grilled potatoes...and a side of...
Fresh peppers...all colours...mushrooms and onion...
                 Sound good??? I think so...

Enjoy the rest of your day...
Hot where you are?? Or rainy???
Have a great week...
    
                Cheers!  :o)
                  linda 
 

Can You Believe It!!!

So...

When I arrived at the cottage on Friday noon...

When taking my stuff in from the car...

I asked my boyfriend...

"Did you already bring in my bag with my camera, and my crochet?"

He said "No"..."I have not seen it"...

WHAT???

"Did you put it in the car?"

"I thought I did"...

OMG!!!

I felt sick to my stomach...then I worried if I had left it in the driveway!!

I called my SIL...who stopped by the house on his way home from work...

There it was....in the foyer...just waiting to be picked up and packed...

GEESH!!!

So...my friends...no pictures from the weekend!!!

Which...for the most part...was lovely...except for a chilly breeze off the water...

When we left yesterday...it was 15*c...by the time we got home...29*c!!!

SO...my Robin friends can tell you a short story...

Do you think it is a Parent and baby....or a couple???

Teaching the ins and outs of taking a bath!!

 
Hope you all had a great weekend...

Lots of pretty Daffodil at the cottage...I made a beautiful bouquet to bring home...

BUT....surprise...surprise....I forgot them! hahaha!

Will be picking up Miss V for the day...gonna hit the park before the rain...

WITH MY CAMERA!!!

Isn't this weather fabulous...my Bamboo has grown 6 inches over the weekend...

Perhaps I should get a picture of that!!! hahaha!!

Have a great day!!

How is your weather???

                        Cheers!  :o)
                           linda

  

Saturday thru Sunday.....

By Saturday afternoon...

The sun was shining...

The wind shifted to the NE...

The ice flows started to melt...

It was a gorgeous day...

Made chili...

Sat and watched the world go by!! 

By Sunday...all the ice flows were gone...bright blue skies...fabulous!

When we left the cottage at 3pm, it was 17*c...

As we got closer to home...

The temps dropped to 8*c...quite chilly and windy at home...

My boyfriend was quite the beach glass collector this weekend...

All 5 pieces!!!

When he moved that huge staircase off the beach...

Good job!!

And the Swallows have returned...

Checking out a few of my birdhouses...

Not sure if we will put the Purple Martin House up this year...

Residency has been on the decline...and a lot of work to install...

We will see...

My boyfriend took this shot of me...

I was a happy camper...

In my flipflops...

Sitting on the beach deck...

Doesn't get much better...

Oh..except...it could get a wee bit warmer! Hahahaha!

Hope you are all having a great day...

I was going to go out...but right now it is pouring rain and gusting very high winds...

Think I'll stay toasty and warm inside...

Curl up with some crochet...and a cup of tea..

I have 2 birthdays coming up...daughter and son...

Some of you might remember the longest afghan in the world???

Well...my son really likes it...they are his living room colours...so...I am going to get busy with that, and bring it to an end...and give it to him! I have already made his cat...Buddy...a cat bed, from the same colours...so, that will make a great gift for the man who has everything !

Grilled pork tenderloin medallions...
mashed potatoes...
gravy...
sauteed peppers...

How does that sound for dinner...on this cold damp windy rainy day in April!!

Hoping for better weather....soon!! 

Enjoy the rest of your day...

                    Cheers!   :o)
                         linda

Happy Sunday!

  This Handsome fella was visiting last week...

Eating the berries off my Juniper bush...

Wonder if he is staying all Winter?

I do hope so!

               Hoping you are all having a great weekend...

          The weather could be better...but at least it stopped snowing!!

                    High today of 10*c....rain later on...

         We have done some yard work...and went for a nice refreshing walk...

                  Lunch was delicious...We had Western Sandwiches...

              And...of course...some of my Italian Chicken Soup! hahaha! 


                  Dinner will be Summer Pasta...just because!...

                       Crusty fragrant garlic bread...Greek Salad...

                                 Miss V and her Mom will be joining us♥️


       I must get back down to the kitchen...I am making some cabbage rolls...

           Rice is cooking....ground beef browning...I make the "lazy" kind

          HUGE cabbage was $1.50!  Think I might try some cabbage soup too...

                          Anyone got a good recipe for that???

                            Enjoy your day...

                                  Cheers!
                                     Linda :o)

Welcoming Miss September....

This past weekend brought many different things...

Will tell you all....in due time....

This was something I wanted to share....

This old birdbath at the cottage, has hosted many many bath times!

I am writing this from my IPad...so excuse the odd layout....

Captured this guy thru the window on Sunday morning.....

Just after this.....Mum and baby Grackle came in for a dip....

Very busy indeed!

The big finale!

How cute is that!

All clean...

All ready....

Bring it on!

Welcome Miss September...

Please be kind....more sun....more warmth....more summer♥️

Hope you are all having a great long weekend....

Kooky weather again!

Cloudy and humid today at home, we returned late yesterday afternoon....

The rumblings of thunder at the cottage were pretty scary.....and VERY high winds...

Enjoy your day...

            Cheers!

               linda :o)

A Wee Glimpse Into My Weekend..........

   

              Hoping you all had a wonderful warm sunny weekend...

                      We sure did!!!!

                          Thanks for all your lovely comments on my last post...

                               And welcome to a few new followers...much appreciated!

                                      Back tomorrow with a few more pics!!


                                       Enjoy your evening...

                                             Cheers!   :o)
                                                  linda