Tulip time! My garden in Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2021.
Thousand Word Thursdays #209
Unexpected April snowfall! My gardens in Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2021.
Love of Flowers or Plant Addiction?
Something odd happened last week. As I stepped outside onto the front porch, I spotted a middle-aged woman photographing my forsythia bush. I didn’t think that out of the ordinary as the forsythia is definitely worthy of catching a photographer’s eye. What was unusual was the woman happened to be clutching an armful of forsythia… Continue reading Love of Flowers or Plant Addiction?
Thousand Word Thursdays #207
Yellow, yellow everywhere! Springtime in my garden in Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2021.
Mystery Bell!
I never thought I’d own a yappy dog. But I do. When I encounter other dogs with their owners, I often hear, “That’s the yappy little dog that always barks at you.” Well, to be fair, Sophie rarely barks at them on the street. She prefers to bark safely from the top of the couch,… Continue reading Mystery Bell!
Thousand Word Thursdays #206
Nothing like a crocus to signal spring is here! My garden in Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2021
Thousand Word Thursdays #205
Posting a day early to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Interesting thing about shamrock leaves is that they fold up in low light and the club-like leaves turn to spades. © Rita Jacques 2021 Windsor, Ontario.
Hiding in the Hydrangeas
This is an updated re-blog on my neighbour, Rocco, who passed away last week from a heart attack. I admit it. When I’m overtired, I want be left alone in my garden. I’ve pretended not to notice Rocco (my elderly Italian neighbour) nearby when I’m busy weeding. He gave me several hydrangea plants two summers… Continue reading Hiding in the Hydrangeas
