Sunflowers & Squash Flowers....and a few critters...

Hope you are all having a great weekend...

Hot and steamy here...

Take a stroll...

Admire these beautiful sunflowers...

And the Squash flowers are incredible...

I have a few squash growing...

Hope they make it 'til Fall...

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday...

                              Cheers!  :o)
                               linda

July 31st.....A Day To Remember♥️

Remember my happy wee sunflower that grew in my planter?

Well look at him today!

He is looking so bright and happy...

It made me smile...

Inspite of my heavy heart today...

My dear brother Tom...

Passed away 17 years ago today...

He was only 39 years old...

Broke a lot of people's hearts when he died...

I miss him endlessly...

Speak of his crazy antics often...

My kids adored him, 'cause he was silly...not afraid to have fun...always a smile on his face...

So...

This bright sunny flower...

Makes me think of Tom...

We miss you...

Love you...

Forever...♥️

 He was 7 years my junior, so I had a lot of babysitting chores!...Mom and Dad were very busy socially, and my older brother Bill and I were often left to take care of Tom and my younger sister...never a dull moment I'll tell 'ya!
He was an avid Fisherman, and we would rent a cottage with him in the summer...the kids had a ball with him...always into something...
My boyfriend tells hilarious stories of fishing trips with him...
He died one month before we got our cottage...but I had shown him pictures, and he couldn't be happier for us...
He also inherited my parents love of cooking...as we all did...and we would always spend the holidays together...Turkey was always delicious!
Nice 80's hairdo on me, eh???

 Rest in peace Tommy...

Oh how he would loved loved this wee one! And she would have had so much fun with him♥️

We will raise a glass of cheer to you this evening Tom....

Love 'ya...

He always used to phone me...and say "Hi Honey"...still brings tears to me eyes...


                                             Cheers!  :o)
                                             linda

Friday At the Cottage.....

 We arrived at the cottage late   
 Thursday evening...

Just enough time to check things out...before the Sun set...

Friday morning brought coffee and English Muffins...with my own peach jam...to the beach deck for breakfast with the early sun...

Saw the Bunny on my way down, and went back for my camera...

He was in no hurry to leave his munching spot!!

 My large fluffy Sunflower, has sprouted a few friends alongside...

Hope they wait til next weekend to open up!!

 

 
My beautiful Begonias were loving the morning sun...still wet from the night before...

I stole out, and put the sprinkler on for a while!!

They needed a drink♥️
 

Hydrangeas looking real good...

Cut a few for a vase...

Wonder where the pinkish hue came from??

Perhaps my shirt!!

I was wearing a bright pink t-shirt...

Very strange......

Friday was spent tending to the garden...

Cleaning inside...

Sprucing things up...

For our guests on Saturday... 

Love this Coleus with the ruffly pink edges...

This Fountain Grass continues to put a smile on my face.......every time!!


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Hope you all had a great weekend...

That was some storm yesterday,eh??

Hope you are all safe and sound...

               Enjoy your evening....

                    Cheers!   :o)
                     linda

Poolside.......

We are so lucky to also have a beautiful place to sit and muse...here at home.
Our backyard is like a tiny oasis...full of beautiful lush plants...wildlife...and sunshine.
Take a stroll with me...and see how it is...poolside.

I believe my wee friend Red, planted this sunflower seed for me in my planter...

It is getting so tall...

Can hardly wait for it to bloom!!! 

The Daylilies are nearly finished their blooming...

Perhaps next week, all the stalks will have to be chopped off...

And the leaves cut back....not my favorite gardening task...but very necessary... 

The Purple Coneflowers are opening up....love these flowers...so pretty!
 

The Balloon flowers are really good this year...

Lots more buds to open....

See how they look like Balloons? 

Such a gorgeous deep bluey-mauve...

Goose Neck Loosestrife coming into full bloom...

These last for weeks, and the leaves in Fall are a beautiful yellow colour...

Hope I got the name right....anyone??

Lilies have not opened yet....but look at all the seeds!!!

Strawberry plant has revived, and looks like some new foliage...

Wonder if I will get anymore berries??

My grasses are getting big!!!

This is Oat Grass...

And it is getting its tiny stalks of Oat like plumes... 

This guy has attached himself to one of the garden mirrors...

Guess he wanted to get a look at himself!!

 Finally had the new decking and new wall painted...

Picked the same blue as the cottage...we liked it so much!!

Ivy looking good in my Frog planter...

The Ivy growing all around the fence, is actually starting to put out berries....

Thought this was a wee bit early....
 

 As the sun sets on another day...in our backyard oasis...

Thanks for stopping by!

Miss V is due up from her nap...glad I got this post done...

We will be taking her out to the backyard...to enjoy all that it has to offer...

She can play with her boats and beachball!!

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Hope you are all having a great day....

Bit cooler today....windy...some cloud...I'll take it!!!

It is fish night here....picked up some Perch...it is soaking in buttermilk...amazing what the buttermilk does...plumps up the fish, and makes it so flaky...I have fried rice cooking...and I think some bok choy on the side....nice and healthy!!


Enjoy the rest of your day...

Thanks for all your lovely comments on the b'day party...still smiling about that one!!


                        Cheers!    :o)
                          linda