Well, 2020 was definitely not the year anyone had envisioned. Shortly after we arrived back home from our Japan ski and snowboard trip, the world went sideways. We found ourselves hunkering down in Dunsborough, and at one point were unable to travel outside of our region. We were allowed to exercise with members of our…
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We are back in Japan on a ski holiday again. It is as good as we remembered! Back in Nozawa Onsen. These are the Dosojin, a folk deity believed to ward off danger near villages and crossroads. They are also worshipped for bringing fertility and the growth of children. There is a fire festival dedicated…
Our Panier nest has been a pretty good location, except for our constant coming and going out to the ute, into the shed, and around the garden.
So I hung up my bike paniers in our carport a while ago because they had got a bit damp in the basement. Recently, Paul noticed a little critter making a nest in one of them. A New Holland Honeyeater. Today there are two marvelous little eggs with little birds growing inside.
So beautiful! Native orchids in Western Australia.
If you are looking for a 3-4 hour hike with some good elevation gain in the Kananaskis Country to the east of Banff and the west of Calgary, then Prairie Mountain is a good choice.
Calgary is my home town. I took a walk down to the Bow River that revealed a few unexpected surprises, including a black, furry one.
Rock climbing, hiking and mountain biking are exceptional in Vancouver and Squamish. If you haven’t had a chance to get here, put it on your to-do list!
So here we are cruising rather quickly through January! I hope that everyone had a wonderful end to 2014 and start to 2015! It feels like it was just the beginning of November and I had all of this time up my sleeve to get ready for the holidays. Now that they’ve come and gone, I…
Looks like winter is in full swing in North America. Hopefully a few photos will help to brighten your day… Stay safe.
I was out wandering around the garden this afternoon when I happened across this mother and her little joey–who is a bit small yet to come out of the pouch, but is seriously thinking about it! Another older joey was close by with its mum–having lots of exploratory jumps to try out those new, gangly legs. The garden…
I was looking through my gallery for inspiration for a new post, and I thought, why not post my favourites from the past year? Do you have favourite photos you’ve taken? What makes them special to you?
Surprisingly, I’ve come full circle on this blog. I started with August flowers and now nearly a year has (suddenly) passed and as I look around the garden I see loads of changes from one year ago. Plants we’ve added, plants we’ve pulled out, plants that have given up the ghost, but mostly plants that have grown!…
It has turned cold, windy and rainy today after a lovely sunny day yesterday. The morning bike ride was a soggy and windy one! But it’s good news for flowers in the garden (and for me because I no longer have to water anything for several more months). Most of the non-natives have hunkered down…
