Sweet Squirrel.

The cutest little squirrel entertained us

in the park the other day when we met

a friend and sat on the bench in front

of the pond. So sweet and fun to watch!

 ~ Chy

Budding May.

Happy May 1st! I'm getting so excited that our Earth, our landscape is starting to green up. But it's so dry that it's taking a bit for the buds to open. We need some really good rain. It did rain a bit here and there yesterday and even some the day before. But nothing that even Gary the Gnome was able to capture in his little measuring vessel. I can see rain in the forecast for next week. We'll see if it comes true. For now, the trees are budded and ready to go, and we are seeing life in the gardens. Small but there. I am so excited.

Today is going to be a tough work day. Typically I have our kids grief program on Saturday mornings and counselling in the afternoon. But I worked yesterday at hospice, and today i was just going to do the kids program in the morning and take the afternoon off. We now have a resident who will die this afternoon so once the kids program is done, I'll drive in to the big city and be at hospice for the family and the staff as this loved one transitions from life to death. A sad day but for this resident and his family, the ending they hoped for. Once everything is done there, I'll come home and do some notes, and then close my book for a few days. 

We bought the wood to make the decking for our shed, and we're hoping to get that sorted tomorrow with the final decision of where it will sit and then getting that spot ready for the build. I'm not working out on the treadmill today as my legs are very achy but I am going to stretch this morning before my shower and then do my weights later today. It's a blue sky day at the moment, so I'm sure a bit of time in the sun on the deck will occur as well. 

Hold your loved ones tight. Give them some extra love today. Life is short. Embrace it all right to the very last breath.

Namaste my blogging buddies.

~ Chy

Snow Bunny.

I'm sure you don't want to see one more picture of

all our new snow AGAIN! So I'll just let you know

that it did snow AGAIN but instead of showing all

the new snow AGAIN, I'll just post this sweet little

bunny in the snow. Susan Wheeler is the artist and

I hope you find this picture nicer than a reality pic!

~ Chy

Tie Dyed Trees.

We're under a Winter Storm Warning,

with heavy snow and freezing rain

predicted. So I thought you'd love to

see this sweet picture before I start

posting a million pictures of the big

snow that will soon arrive. Stay tuned!

~ Chy

Noisy Birds.

 

We came home on Friday to a cluster of

birds up in a tree screeching at us. By the

time I got my camera going, this was only

a few of the crowd as many had flown

away. It was so noisy, it was like a scene

out of the movie "The Birds" ~ impressive.

Breathe September #10: Nature.

Surrounded by nature in our new home.

I can never get enough of the nature vistas

around us. Every day, there is something

new to look at. And appreciate our sweet Earth.

Neighbor Visit ....

 .... can you spot him/her in clearing, in 

front of the trees and beside the woodpile?

Our sweet deer neighbors are back!

Wonder if they'll have babies soon.

Loved how our grandson was whispering

out the window to say "hello" to our visitors.

Do you have any woodland creatures in your garden?

Do you live close to nature and any wildlife?

A Walk In The Woods!

We had a photo shoot

last weekend.

 

 

The photographer took us for

a walk in the woods.

 

Warm day, bright sun,

crisp snow.

 

 

This week has been

bitterly cold.

 

 

But the weekend promises to

be uncharacteristically warm.

 

 

Like t-shirt warm.

Maybe even bikini warm!

 

 

We might just have to go back

for another walk in the woods

in such a beautiful setting.

 

Happy Friday!

Sunday Night Chit Chat!

 

Untouched photo I took yesterday,

during our professional photo shoot.

 

Reading:

A friend gave me "Company's Coming: Making Cards". I'd like to start using all the scrapbooking materials I've been collecting for years and card making for Valentine's Day looks like a good place to begin my venture. 

Watching:

Hitchcock's "Sabotage" from 1936. Dh has found a channel that plays old movies on Sunday nights. It's become our routine to snuggle in bed, read, write and watch old movies for a bit before our busy week begins.

Listening To:

The dialogue on the tv and the wind that is starting to pick up outside. Snow is forecast for this week. The last few days we were able to have lighter coats on and the snow was melting in the sun. We even had a professional photo shoot outside yesterday, unheard of in January! Temps this week are going to range from -30 up to +5. Crazy!

Baking/Cooking:

Dh made yummy ham with creamed corn for dinner. I put together French Vanilla yogurt with organic sliced fresh strawberries for dessert. And Lavendar cookies for a night time snack.

Happy I accomplished this week:

We moved 3 large cabinets from the basement of our partner next door, a partner that is struggling financially and made the move to an upper floor to save on rent. They had no more room for our cabinets, so we spent almost 8 hours today, taking them apart, moving them upstairs and to our building next door, putting them back together, cleaning out our teacher's office, moving the cabinets in, organizing all the art materials, all the literacy materials, moving a smaller cabinet into the washroom to store the paper products, moved the change table out to be taken home by the family that let us borrow it for now, and finally, do a quick clean of the centre. So tired now but soooooo happy this big task is done. The best part? Our teacher has no idea we did this and she will be so excited tomorrow to see the new clutter-free environment that we set up today.
Looking forward to:

Day off tomorrow, board meeting in the evening, performance review with my boss on Tuesday morning, teaching childbirth classes to my son and daughter-in-law, painting real canvases with the preschoolers for the art show next weekend and do some shopping at Ikea. Except for the weather, promises to be a nice week.

Thankful for today:

A chance to sleep this morning, a fun photo shoot yesterday with great preview pictures that were sent to us, sunshiny day with melting snow, yummy breakfast in bed and scrumptious dinner tonight.

 

*BONUS QUESTION* What chore around the house do I dread doing the most? Cleaning the bathrooms. Thankfully, my girls each now have to do one and dh does ours. I use wipes to keep ours under control but he does the deep clean.

Linking up to Carla's "Sunday Night Chit Chat" over at My 1/2 Dozen Daily: http://halfdozendaily.typepad.com/my-half-dozen-daily/2013/01/sunday-night-chit-chat-3.html

Moss.

This island is covered in moss.

 

 

It makes even a bleak day look colorful!