Category: Flowers

Always Something to see at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, balcony, birds, bison, Blue Jay, canada, catbird, cormorant, crow, dragonflies, duck, Eagle, Flowers, Fort Whyte Alive, goose, life, Manitoba, Nature, phoebe, pictures, trees, turtle, walking, wild flowers, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

I’ll start with my “before leaving home” shots. My Sunflower plant still has flowers but much smaller than the first ones and just at the bottom of the plant – and a Blue Jay on the tree just off my balcony. Then I headed over to Fort Whyte Alive to see what I could find.… Continue reading Always Something to see at Fort Whyte Alive

A Late Summer Visit to the Gardens at the Leaf

Posted in Activities, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, birds, butterfly, canada, dragonflies, duck, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

The building (The Leaf) is still under construction, but is moving along. I thought it would be nice to visit the gardens after they have had the summer to grow and mature. Obviously, many of them will continue to grow over the years, so it will be constantly changing. I parked in the zoo parking… Continue reading A Late Summer Visit to the Gardens at the Leaf

An Unplanned Stop at Captain Kennedy’s House and Gardens on River Road

Posted in Activities, canada, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, pictures, Red River, trees, walking5 Comments

As I was driving along River Road, I passed Captain Kennedy’s House and Gardens and I decided to park and walk around there. One more stop on the way home and that will be posted tomorrow.

Diversity Gardens at The Leaf

Posted in Activities, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, Flowers, gardens, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, tree, Turkey, walking, Winnipeg

This morning I wandered around the Diversity Gardens at the Leaf in Assiniboine Park. I had been there the day before it opened to the public and took several photos. Unfortunately I was not at home and was using my little laptop. The laptop updated several times over a few days and is now messed… Continue reading Diversity Gardens at The Leaf

Assiniboine Park after a Temperature Drop

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, duck, Flowers, gardens, goose, Hawk, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, sparrow, trees, Warbler, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Luckily we did not get the extreme & dangerously high temperatures that the west coast of Canada had a few days ago, but we had temperatures in the high 30C range – up to 38C. Parts of British Columbia were in the high 40C range almost 50C. Currently a large number of wildfires are burning… Continue reading Assiniboine Park after a Temperature Drop

On My Balcony

Posted in Activities, apartment, balcony, birds, Blue Jay, canada, Flowers, life, Manitoba, Nature, pets, pictures, trees, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

First thing this morning, I made a cup of coffee and then sat out on my balcony to drink it. Of course, I had my camera with me, just in case any critters showed themselves. The one Petunia planter could use another plant or 2, so I decided to head over to the Superstore gardening… Continue reading On My Balcony

A Day in the Life

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, Coconut, critters, dog, duck, ducks, Flowers, gardens, life, Manitoba, Nature, pet, pictures, robin, sparrow, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg3 Comments

Today I got to spend a few hours with my little buddy – Coconut! His family was going to be away for much of the day and as he is aging, he has developed problems with his eyes. He needs regular drops in each eye a few times a day. Of course, I was willing… Continue reading A Day in the Life

Sturgeon Creek and Assiniboine Park

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, Assiniboine River, birds, canada, critters, flight, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, swallows, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

This morning I decided to make a return trip to Sturgeon Creek. I could hear lots of birds singing, but was unable to get any photos of any of them – other than some swallows who I am guessing are Bank Swallows that nest along the bank. The photos of the swallows are not great,… Continue reading Sturgeon Creek and Assiniboine Park

A Couple of Walks in Assiniboine Park

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, critters, duck, Flowers, gardens, goose, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

A few days ago, I went to Assiniboine Park for a mid morning walk and this morning I made a return trip for an early morning walk. There wasn’t a huge difference in what I saw on the walks, but there were a lot less people around for the early one. There was also a… Continue reading A Couple of Walks in Assiniboine Park

Hanging around the Apartment

Posted in Activities, apartment, birds, Blue Jay, Flowers, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, tree, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg6 Comments

I have been spending time getting things together for planting some flowers on my balcony. I picked up 3 railing planters and have them set up and filled with fresh dirt. Then I picked up some impatience to plant in the 2 square planters that I used at my last apartment and some petunias for… Continue reading Hanging around the Apartment