I can now identify when a flower will open, and through observation, I know the flowers will open around noon. This has given me time to set up the camera. The actual opening only takes a few minutes, but it's a magnificent few minutes!
Is it possible for your passion flower to bloom in its first year?
I spent a lot of time Googling this question without getting a straight answer. Why did I want to know? I ordered some American Passion Flower seeds from Richters in January, after realizing that the previous year I had grown Passion Fruit (seeds also from Richters) with the hopes of having passion flowers, but ended ...
Impressive watering gadget
This is a photo of my original Kangaroo Paw fern. I bought it last summer. When I first saw it, I was impressed because the one I saw was massive, but I knew it was way too big for my space. When I say massive, I can honestly say that it was about the size ...
Knitting project: Elderberry Road Cardigan
This post reminds me that I haven't finished writing about our amazing trip early this year to France and Iceland. I need to get on that, but it is always a challenge to put those memories on 'paper' after so much time has passed (it's been four months). I will try to make time for ...
Forget the tin or diamonds, hubs went ultra-modern!
Nelson Ho and Jaime Wu share a laugh in the Wedding Chapel of City Hall as the ring is too tight to fit. Officiant Mike Welland shares in the humour as he weds the couple with family standing by. Rene Johnston/Toronto Star (Photo by Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Ten years ago, hubs and ...
Cycling through Provence – Day 3
It was a tough day today because of the heat, but the vistas were wonderful! Our day started with a shuttle ride to Robion, where we discussed today's ride at a small cafe. The sun was already quite hot and we were rolling out the patio umbrellas. The first four kilometers were ok with a ...
Caterpillars, butterflies, oh my!
An awesome camper brought in a cutting of milkweed last week, and on it were three monarch butterfly caterpillars, busily munching on the leaves. The camper also brought in a chrysalis, which was really cool. I have never seen one before, nor have I ever witnessed the emergence of a butterfly from the chrysalis. The ...
The biggest caterpillar I’ve seen!
Isn't this wild?! The campers found this in the park and I've learned that this beautiful caterpillar is going to turn into a stunning cecropia moth, North America's largest native moth. Wingspan can reach over six inches! When I first saw it, I was freaked out in a fascinated way. My boss told me she's seen ...
Unwanted visitor!
Unlike bees, I am terribly afraid of wasps. Don't you agree that they have a very menacing look, like they are deliberately out to taunt and terrify? That's what I see. Wasps keep me out of my own garden, and I notice them in the mid-late afternoons when the sun is out and my garden ...
Mystery of the hole punched leaves solved
My no longer fruit producing Alpine strawberry plant remains on the potting table. The leaves have been yellowing, so I fertilized it a few weeks ago, and the leaf colour is slowly improving. What remained a big mystery for many weeks, maybe even over a month, has been the hole-punched leaves. I had posted a ...