The Changing Seasons, February 2020
It has been a dreary February. To be fair, February is usually dreary, though it normally gets more snow. We didn’t get any snow in either January or February which is a record for the past 100 years. We did, however, get a lot of rain, so at least we won’t run out of water anytime soon.
An indoor garden
I didn’t get out much. It was dreary, dull, gray, and wet. Inside, I could take pictures of birds and flowers and my brand new quilt cover. I’m pretty sure I took other pictures, too, but I’m not sure what they were.
Macro Orchid
So first, let’s get to the orchids which have been blooming very well and there is suddenly a second branch with a lot more buds. Maybe this will be a long blooming period. Hope so!
Moving along, let’s take a look at the birds. This has been the month of Goldfinches. Red Finches too and the periodic visit by Nuthatches, Chickadees, woodpeckers of three varieties, Doves, Flying Squirrels, regular non-flying squirrels.
Now, a few cactus blooms …
My exciting new bedroom:
The new bedroom
And of course the concert we went to see with Ron and Cherrie, conducted by Dr. Anton Armstrong, Garry’s baby brother. It was a brilliant concert — and Anton was amazing.
And then we were on the road, to and from Ellin and Tom’s place in Connecticut.
Meanwhile, guess what Garry is working on?
What does this mean?
About The Changing Seasons
The Changing Seasons is a monthly challenge where bloggers around the world share what’s been happening in their month.
If you would like to join in, here are the guidelines:
- The Changing Seasons Version One (photographic):
- Each month, post 5-20 photos in a gallery that you feel represent your month
- Don’t use photos from your archive. Only new shots.
- Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons so that others can find them.
The Changing Seasons Version Two (you choose the format):
- Each month, post a photo, recipe, painting, drawing, video, whatever that you feel says something about your month
- Don’t use archive stuff. Only new material!
- Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons so others can find them.
- If you do a ping-back to this post, Su-Leslie can update it with links to the other posts.
Categories: Changing Seasons, indoor garden, Marilyn Armstrong, orchids, Photography, Seasons
A great photographic year in review.
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Love your new bed linen; it is exactly what I’d want to feel cozy at night.
As always your flower and bird photos are stunning; orchids are a real favourite of mine.
So is Gary recording his memoirs? Or doing a podcast series? Reading for the blind?
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Reading for the blind AND looking for some voice-over work. He’s got a lot on his plate right now.
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Hope he will still have time for old movies 🙂
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He stays up very late watching old movies. He can’t live without them. They are his refuge from reality. That and baseball.
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I can understand that (the movies, not the baseball).
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It must have been a wonderful concert.
Leslie
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it really was.
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Is Garry preparing his Great Come Back as so many have asked him to?
Reading about CT made me sit up straight…. we once, for about a month, thought to accept a job offer in CT, looked at houses, and then, thankfully, HH’s contact told him not to accept the offer as the company was nearing its financial ends, so we didn’t. (The company did go belly up only months later – why they would have offered HH a job is still a question I wonder about.)
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I never understood it. I got jobs with a lot of company’s that went bankrupt less than a year after they hired me. Last hired before the end. Why hire me at all?
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It went to a point where I told him that I wouldn’t employ him for fear of going belly up within a short time!
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