I GOT SUNSHINE ON A CLOUDY DAY

I wish. Raining here again but I need to post something sunny to keep my spirits up so I am going with these pictures from nicer days.

I am joining in with Mosaic Monday over at Little Red House.

MOSAIC MONDAY TOTEM COLLAGE

I am joining in with Mosaic Monday over at Little Red House this Monday. I have put together mosaics from my trip to Duncan B.C. a couple weekends ago when I went to visit my sister and brother in law. You can see them separately in my previous post.

 

I like the one in the middle the best. She is named Wild Woman. 

  See the details about these totems in my previous post and then make sure you head over to Little Red House to see the other mosaics.

IT CAN'T BE NOVEMBER

I live in British Columbia, Canada. We don't usually have the best weather in the month of November. Well with that in mind I went through my yard today and took picture of what is still blooming out there.

There was lavender, hydrangea, bellflowers, sedum, the same yellow roses that are posted on my sidebar, fuchsias.

There were impatiens, asters, begonias, snapdragons, millet, more fuchsias and potato vine.

This is really quite surprising for us. I don't ever remember having this much still flowering this time of year. I guess this is what it is like in California right? Okay maybe it is a little warmer there.

I am joining in with Mosaic Monday. Head on over to Little Red House to see what is going on over there.

I am also joining Tootsie for Fertilizer Friday (no fertilizer required) Boy can this woman grow flowers. Go by for a peek.

I JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME

 I have done several cross stitch projects over the years and they have all been old fashioned Santas. I have also collected a bunch that I haven't started work on yet. Some of these are kits and some are pattern books. 

Note that all of these are not finished projects and these are just photos of the packages or books they come in.

Now I know it is not Christmas time yet but these are long term projects. If I started one today I probably couldn't finish by Christmas. Oh well maybe next year.

Now if I live another 50 years I might get them done...that is if I let my blog go. I just need a little more time.  

I am joining in with Little Red House for Mosaic Monday. It is such a treat to see the mosaics out there. Everyone is so creative. 

A LITTLE LAND AND A LITTLE WATER

While sitting on the deck the other evening waiting for dinner to cook on the barbecue I noticed the sun shining on my bronze fennel. This sucker is about 6 feet tall and perennial.

The one below is more from the trip to Vancouver Island and the Wooden Boat Museum.

I am joining in with Mosaic Monday and Outdoor Wednesday. Thanks to these lovely ladies for always hosting us. Stop by to see them.



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BLOSSOMS AND BLOOMS

More from my front garden. Click on the mosaic to make the picture bigger.

From the top L-R

1. peony
2. next to my front porch
3. peony
4. Martha Washington geranium
5. perennial geranium
6. wild poppy
7. Martha Washington geranium 
8. peony
9. bellflower and lavender
10. wild foxglove
11. rose

 I am joining in with Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday. Even when not hosting our mosaics her site is full of beautiful things.

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MOSAIC MONDAY - IT IS EASY BEING GREEN AFTER ALL

 Mosaic Monday is hosted by Mary at A Little Red House. Have a look at the most amazing, creative mosaics.Tell Mary "hey" from me.

These are shots of the same moth. He was on my front door. I have some every year in this colour though most are brown or grayish. Some days the door has 20 or more brown/gray moths on it. They like the porch light. I played around with the colour saturation but the moth is actually quite a vibrant lime green.

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FATHER'S DAY

For this Father's Day I am going to show you a man who is a great man and a great father. My Big Burly Guy (BB Guy to those who haven't read about him here before) He has been a father for 27 years and a damned good one at that. He is a great example for his sons on what it is to be a good man and a good father. 

He is a reliable man. An even tempered man. A very smart man (married me didn't he) He worked hard through the years sometimes missing out so that I could be a stay at home Mom and care for our precious boys. 
He is very respectful of people, especially women. He is honest. He is kind. His sense of humour is quick and sharp. 
He loves his boys with all his heart and they mean more to him than anything in the whole world.
Happy Father's Day to my B B Guy. I love you.

I am joining in for Mosaic Monday hosted by Mary at Little Red House

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MOSAIC MONDAY - SOME FRONT YARD FLOWERS

Mary at A Little Red House hosts Mosaic Monday for us. It is one of my favorite memes because the mosaics are such works of art. Creative and so pretty.

These pictures are all from my front yard. It has been raining here for weeks and finally this weekend we had some sunshine. The snails and slugs have been eating all my annuals right down to the stems. I killed 17 snails on my front steps the other morning. That was in an area of about 3 feet by four feet. Can you imagine how much beer I would have to put out there to drown them?

COLOR IN MY APRIL GARDEN

Two of my favorite days of the week are Mosaic Monday and Outdoor Wednesday. They are perfect for each other. I am joining in with Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday and with Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.
Both of these memes are so popular and you will struggle to find the time to visit even one quarter of the participants. I am glad you visited me.

These photos are all from my garden today, April 11th, 2010. It has warm and sunny and I love it.

From left to right we have a rhododendron, corydalis, forget me not, red tulip, purple tulip, white tulip, muscari, snow in summer, euonymous, euphorbia, ajuga, yellow alyssum, a different euonymous, euphorbia and two repeats. Doh! Thanks to Michele from We're All Relative for noticing my mix up with my euphorbia. She is a landscape designer and as she puts it "a genealogy sleuth".

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