I’m starting to run out of excuses to walk past my neighbour’s yard. Her peonies are in bloom and I just can’t get enough of their sweet, beautiful smell.
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From rq: (It’s also known as the kingcup, so I thought it appropriate.) I didn’t realize the spider was looking back at me in that last photo. It’s a bit unsettling! Click for full size!
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These 2 small ponds belong to a sand and gravel company who have dug down far enough to hit the water table. The front pond’s been around for many years and has naturalized into the landscape. As well, the owners have stocked it with fish. The rear pond is only a few years old and is oddly lighter in colour than the one in front. I suspect this is because it doesn’t have either plants or fish yet.
Many years ago people used to bring their dogs to swim in the front pond. The water was always clean, fresh and cold and it was one of Jack’s favourite places. Then the owners began excavating here again and the gates were locked. Poor Jack lost the one swimming hole that always had good water quality. The caution sign is new this year and whether it’s true or not, it seems pretty effective.
This grows wild all over our property, no idea what it is, click for full size.
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We’ve had quite a few sunny days lately, but today it’s overcast and humid with rain on the way. That’s a perfect recipe of weather for growing things.
Many of the buildings had the beams carved. Some had decorated just one or two beams on the edges, some went completely nuts. There is not much more to say, really. Enjoy.
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Sweetbriar, click for full size.
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People have started mowing their lawns and for the most part the dandelions will be kept cut down. Still, some dandelions will find places to live and thrive and secretly that pleases me. Mr. Voyager and I often wish that we could let our grass grown long and wild and full of colourful weeds, but that’s frowned upon when you live in the city so we comply and cut. Maybe someday people will realize that all that mowing and watering and tending to grass is unnatural and bad for us and the environment.