Plants – Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie

Day 16 – Now and Then

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 by annemariedemyen, posted in Accentuate the Positive - June 2021

It is day sixteen of my June ‘Accentuate the Positive’ challenge! Today’s post is all about growing and thriving. That is pretty positive!

Cason hardly recognizes himself two years later!

The little Mother’s Day plant that has a life of its own 🤗

Day sixteen done and fourteen more to go!

I sincerely hope that you and yours are well and thriving💞 Have a nice day!

Taking Over

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 by annemariedemyen, posted in nature

With our recent rains and a couple of days of sunshine, our plant life seems to be taking over.

Our little cat is still holding his ground but Grandpa’s Bleeding Heart has obscured the bike riding frog.

Wild flowers trying to take over the birdbath. Yertle the Turtle is looking a bit nervous.

The chives are done sharing their pot with our metal mushrooms.

A couple of weeks and the rocks will be struggling to peak out through the ground cedar.

Even our houseplants are starting to go after our elephants. 😯

Take care and enjoy your Sunday! 🌤️

Summertime Gratitude

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by annemariedemyen, posted in nature

There is so much to appreciate about summer in Canada. Sunshine, rain, trees, green grass and flowers – summer is nature’s most glorious season. I just love a Canadian summer!

I love being able to walk out the door in the clothes I am in. No jacket, scarf, snow boots or gloves. I can just walk out the door. When I have young children in my care, it is even more of a blessing as I do not have to wrestle them into winter outdoor wear.

I love summer clothes in general – shorts, t-shirts and sandals versus bulky sweaters, heavy pants, socks and solid footwear. Life is so much easier.

I love being able to jump in a vehicle and go wherever I want to be, whenever I want to go there. No heating the Jeep for fifteen minutes, no scraping the windows, no climbing over snowbanks to get into the Jeep and NO icy roads.

I love the hours and hours of daylight. I get up in the sunlight and it is practically light until I go to bed. Darkness is highly over rated in my mind. A bit of time to admire the stars and the moon is fine – but I do not need to see them at nine o’clock in the morning or five o’clock in the afternoon.

I love the wildlife. I love watching and hearing the birds and the bees, the squirrels and the occasional moose or deer by the side of the highway. There is very little wildlife to be seen in Saskatchewan during the winter months.

Everything is easier in the summer. Our cost of living is lower. Our meals are simpler. Recreation and exercise, as basic as taking a walk, is easier. Living is just easier!

I wouldn’t want to live in any country other than Canada, but summer is definitely the best season to be Canadian.

Random Moments

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 by annemariedemyen, posted in life

Dan had the day off to celebrate Canada Day yesterday. We did not do anything too earth shaking but we (mostly he) got a few things accomplished and we got caught up on a few holidays.

Dan got the water pump/fountain on the pond so the birds could drink safely.

We popped the cork on our New Year’s champagne and toasted my retirement at the beginning of June

And we feasted on Dan’s Father’s Day supper of steak, shrimp, corn, mushrooms and baked potato.

Wishing everyone a particularly special day today🌞

Monday!

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by annemariedemyen, posted in nature

Monday is here and the sun has finally returned. Other years, I would be at work glancing out the front windows of the office, to see the sun across the street. The office faced straight north so the sun was never on our side of the street. Now I am retired and the sun is mine to enjoy every day that it shines.

I was just out watering the plants. Being out in our yard is so relaxing. I love nature. I love all forms of life – except for a few people. For the most part, I ignore people I do not care for but I do struggle with those who are arrogant or cruel.

I prefer to focus on the people and other life forms that I love.

I am not sure if rocks are considered a form of life but I love them. We have several rocks around our yard and Dan is supposed to be getting a BIG one from one of his friends shortly.

We have our first tomato! It is a beefsteak, so hopefully it grows a bit before it ripens or it will be Kat’s first tomato of the year.

A couple of these blossom have finally opened all the way. They have the strangest texture. They feel like tissue paper.

I bought this Hosta for Dan years ago. We have probably moved it four times but it has finally found its happy place. It is huge and getting bigger every year.

Dan is refinishing a couple of our frogs. He still has to paint the horns gold. I don’t know when I became a hoarder but I hate sending anything to the landfill – even rusty old frogs. 🙄

Have a good week, all! Hopefully I will have pictures of peppers and cucumbers to share soon.

Friday Flowers

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 by annemariedemyen, posted in nature

It has been cold and rainy all week but we are turning a corner today. It is still overcast but at least I have a few more flowers to share. Next week, with sunshine and warm weather, our yard should be blooming beautiful. With luck it will be nice enough on Dan’s next days off to get the monster pool up for the summer.

The petunias are starting to come around.

The zucchinis are blooming – in the cucumber planter 🤦

My coral geranium is recovering nicely since I moved it to a better location in the yard.

Both of my Mother’s Day hanging planters continue to thrive. It must be the love that brought them🤗

The flowers in my front yard planter are starting to bloom

Probably my oldest perennial. I moved it this year to make room for Dan’s new Bleeding Heart. I am so glad it survived!

Wishing you all a beautiful weekend! 💐

More Spring Memories

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 by annemariedemyen, posted in life

I was out and about for a bit this morning. Went face to face with a bank machine. Went to buy bread but promised my husband I would not go to a big supermarket. I tried our Petrocan convenience store. They do not sell bread.🤷. The Dollar Store looked quiet so I went there. They do not sell bread 🤷. I should have gone to Cobb’s Bakery but that would have meant a fairly lengthy drive so I came home and had salmon salad with potato chips and Cheezies.

Our snow is pretty much gone but our scenery is still pretty drab so decided to share more photos of spring days gone by.