Yearly Archives: 2017

Foto Friday

by Leslie Cox; Friday; November 3, 2017

Sunrise at Amphitrite Point in Ucluelet, BC. A beautiful morning indeed for a day in late October on the West Coast. Well worth visiting at any time of the year.

Sunrise at Amphitrite Point in Ucluelet, BC

Quote of the Week

by Leslie Cox; Sunday; October 29, 2017

I was truly blessed with wonderful parents. So much so, I miss them each and every day. That is why I always carry them in my heart to keep them close to me.

Mom & Dad on their 50th anniversary

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad, on what would have been your 68th year of wedded bliss.

Teaser Tuesday

by Leslie Cox; Tuesday; October 24, 2017

And more flowers for the last week of October! These Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’, or azure monkshood, are standing up tall…easily visible from the kitchen window. Don’t have to get wet to enjoy them!

Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii'

This week in the garden…

by Leslie Cox; Sunday; October 22, 2017

Caliroa cerasi - pear slugAarrrggghhh! Pear slugs in the pear tree! Don’t know how I missed them…except there are a lot of leaves on this tree and it is rather tall. Also…it is amazing how well these little slithery-looking pests blend into the tree canopy even though they are black in colour. My eyes have passed over them on a first pass, general look-for search…only to pinpoint some of the varmints on a second scan.

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Quote of the Week

by Leslie Cox; Sunday; October 22, 2017

Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.

 ~ Jim Bishop

Back garden - October 2017

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