Looking Back At 2020

Looking back on last year 2020.

A year the world changed.

Sharing some colour in our 

snow covered surroundings

with flowers.

We had a very dry Summer

last year and my gardens,

especially the vegetable 

 garden, didn't do so well.

Nasturtiums are hardy and 

survive in most types of soil.

I collect the seeds after the flowers finish

blooming, and start them from seed each year.

Coreopsis

Most of my flowers are perennials.

Black Hollyhocks

Hollyhock Bush

Telekia 

a tall exotic plant

Hostas are a low maintenance plant

and grow well in the shade.

Also pretty in Autumn.

 Hosta flowers, a source

of food for Hummingbirds.

Peony Buds

Astilbes

Helenium a favourite flower

My apple trees were attached by sapsuckers.

Wrapped in burlap to deter them,

and removed for the Winter.

Wild Grasses

Wild Roses

Duchess of Portland Roses

An inspector.....before

 my sister Annie stained The Wishing Well.

Autumn colours from the balcony.

We had a lot of tourists in our region

 of Gaspé last Summer because other

 provinces closed their borders due to the Covid.

This photo was taken in the Fall

Sealife enjoying the beach.

I stayed home most of the Summer.

My daughter and family come to visit. 

We did take a day trip to Mount Lyall 

in the Chic-Chock mountains.

We mined on a ancient volcano with an

open mine pit, and brought home

some geodes and thundereggs, etc.

Beach stones for my garden path.

Painted by Sabrina and Matthew

on Canada Day, July lst.

Adding colour and interest to the path.

I hope this blog put some colour in your day.

This week, our Prime Minister announced

new restrictions on non-essential travellers, 

 coming into Canada by air or land.  

A covid test necessary, before entering 

and after arriving, also quarantine for

   14 days required. 

Take care and stay safe.

Thanks for your visit xo

Life In Lockdown ~ Part 2.

I did this blog in Jan. 2021

during the Covid Pandemic. 

We are in lockdown with a curfew. 

It has brought down the

number of covid cases in our 

province, in the last few weeks,

which is a good thing, although,

we still have a long way to go.

We're allowed to go out for walks,

 to get fresh air, and get out of the house.

We must stay in our district, in our bubble,

wear masks in public and keep our distance

from people.  

I am sharing some more photos of

the great outdoors in Winter in our

province of Quebec.

Yesterday, it was -12 C. 

My flowered mask provides

hope, warmth, protection and prevention. 

We take a walk in the woods nearly each day.

The forest gives us a lot to admire,

and is different and beautiful in all Seasons.

Tall, Tall, Trees

The deciduous trees

lose their leaves in Winter.

Sisters Carol and Annie

Some leaves don't want to leave.

Carol

Today it has warmed up

to -5 C. 

I was a beautiful day for a walk.

  Carol and I.

The weight of the snow bends the branches.

Annie

We had a foot of snow last weekend.

It made it all more beautiful

We wear cleats/crampons on our boots

 to avoid slipping and falling.

We are seniors and want to avoid

breaking any bones. 

They are lightweight.

I made a collage of tree trunks

with different patterns and textures. 

The first one is Yellow Birch

The next 2, I'm not sure.

They could be a type of Maple.

Maple syrup is produced in this region.

Oak and ash trees are growing here also. 

There's a few fallen trees from high winds.

The trunk is cut up for firewood.

Most times the base/roots of the

tree will fall back in it's place,

 in the ground.

I also spotted Princess Pine

or Clubmoss.

A cute bush that grows in patches, 

only 4 -6 inches high.

An ancient plant that existed before dinosaurs.

It has been over-harvested in the past,

making it a protected species, in some

parts of the U.S.

In case you've missed it, 

Click here, Life In Lockdown ~ Part 1

for my previous blog.

Congratulations to all my American friends

 and all American citizens, on the inauguration of

their new president, Joe Biden.

And oh yes, we love Bernie and his mittens.

We'd love to have him join us on our walks. 

Thanks for your visit xo

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