Paddington And The Queen

 The world is in mourning with 

the passing of our Queen,  

her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

A remarkable lady who gave

her life of service to the people.

May she rest in peace, eternally reunited 

with her husband, Prince Philip.

You have probably seen the comical skit with 

Paddington Bear and the Queen Elizabeth

 having tea, during celebrations,

 for her 70 yrs of service.

My black china collection.

I'm sharing my little story,

hope you enjoy it.

When visiting London during 2018,

we used the underground/metro a lot,

passing Paddington Station.

I had never heard of

 Paddington Bear.

On our flight home, the Paddington 

movies were playing on the airplane.

My daughter encouraged me

to watch them. 

That same year before Christmas;

I usually mail across Canada to my

Grandsons, their Christmas gifts and

include a stuffed animal with it.

I searched for Paddington Bears 

and couldn't find any.

We were deep in the Pandemic,

the world had shut-down and 

 we were limited to services.

 So I send substitute bears.

In the mail, Christmas Eve, 

I receive this adorable bear from   

my niece, Linda in Mississauga.

Such a delight and surprise,

 that I could blog about him,

Although I wish it were in happier

times and not the passing of

Her Majesty, our Queen.  

A gift from my niece, Linda

Paddington is a live action

animated film. (fairy tale)

The story of a Peruvian bear

who  arrived in London on

a cargo ship and finds himself

 lost in Paddington Station and the

bear is taken home by a British family

and given the name Paddington Bear,

after the Paddington Station.

He experiences a lot of misadventures,

trying to avoid a museum taxidermist.

A movie enjoyed by children and adults.

*******

With a heavy heart we say our

final farewell and thank you to

our Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

I also want to wish our new king,

  King Charles III

best wishes as starts his reign.

Long live the King.

Thanks for your visit.

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Sunflowers And More ~ 2022

Summer is coming to an end,

as flowers are fading away.

Fall is in the air and

around the corner.

Autumn with cooler temperatures

and beautiful colours.

I have never planted annual

sunflowers before this year.

A little Sunflower Garden

that I planted late in June.

I started them from seed and

 have a few flowers so far blooming.

They are an easy flower to grow.

Germinating fast and they tolerate

poor soil. 

I have approx, 7 types of 

Sunflowers planted.

I'm anxious to see more blossom.

 

The next 2 photos is an update ,

15 days later after I made this blog post.

Sunflowers

symbolize signs of peace and contentment.

I'm happy to see 

birds are feeding here.

and bees, wasps and other insects.

Gaillardia (blanketflower)

A perennial.

A smaller bright one at the right 

bottom of the garden photo.

Teddy Bear Sunflowers

( A photo taken later)

In the back of the Sunflower garden

grows a Rudbeckia which I didn't plant. 

A perennial flower 

that will return, next year. 

From the same family (Asteraceae)

as the Sunflower.

I do have some perennial sunflowers

that have been here for many years.

Below are False Sunflowers with

Gooseneck Loosestrife.

Some other flowers

blooming at this time.

Gooseneck Loosestrife,

with its graceful arching flower.

Black-Eyed Susan

with Pearly Everlasting.

Black-Eyed Susans

can be biennial

A wild flower - Pearly Everlasting

made great dried flowers,

and look nice in a bouquet.

False Sunflowers

An invasive 

perennial plant

Scented phlox

with Sunflowers

Helenium

a perennial flower,

from the same family 

as the Sunflower.

Different shades, shapes 

and bright colours.

One of my favourite.

They make beautiful cut flowers

and are long lasting in a vase.

Ligularia a huge plant

from the Sunflower family also.

While walking on the beach last week,

I found this rusty horseshoe, lucky!!

Last year I collected rusty

thing that I found around the property

and made a A Rusty Corner

I added more since then.

Sunflowers, the national

flower of Ukraine.

Check out my blog on

 HARVESTING SUNFLOWRS

by clicking here

Here in Canada, 2022 is 

"Year Of The Garden".

I received a certificate after 

submitting my Sunflower Garden.

Thanks for your visit

Enjoy the rest of Summer.

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