Pansies in Pots

My first garden project this year...

The pots are freestanding.  I placed a copper pipe through the holes in the bottom of each pot and tilted each pot off to the side.  Then I planted pansies in each pot.

When the weather gets warmer I'm going to bring this out to the cottage.

This time last year I was in Dalian.  I can't believe that a year has already gone by.  Hope you're all doing well.

Hugs and kisses to you all.

Jo-Anne

Wildlife outside our window.

You'd never believe it but Stephen and I live in the outer fringe of the City of Kingston.  I say you'd never believe it because we have a "forest" in our back yard and many animals wander around our yard.

This week-end we looked out the window and standing right beside our front door was this deer!

I rushed to get my camera and he turned away for my first picture.

The good news is that she stayed there long enough for me to take a few pictures.  She's molting her winter fur so she's not that pretty right yet.

The bad news is that she's EATING MY TULIPS!!!!  Yes - she was bold enough to come right up to the house and eat the plants right out of my newly emerging garden!  She's lucky I'm more thrilled to see her so close than angry at the loss of a couple of flowers... :-)

Take care and I hope your spring is as beautiful as ours.

Miss you all.

Jo-Anne

Ontario Fishing!!!!

I have to tell you all that the fish pictures below are NOT from an Ontario fisherman.  They were sent to me with the stories below, however I came across some research on the Internet and discovered that these were actually taken years ago in the Netherlands (Holland).

Apparently these pictures have been floating around the Internet for years.

I just want you to know that I was not meaning to mislead you.

xo
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Hello everyone!  Hope all is well.  The weather is beautiful and summer is on it's way.  I'm a corporate trainer for our local college (St. Lawrence College) and I'm teaching Supervisor Leadership Skills.  In addition I'm developing a training program for the municipal government (City of Kingston).  I'm able to work at my own schedule so I'm loving it.

I HAD to show you these pictures to brag about fishing in Canada.

This fish (a Pike) was caught in Kirkland Lake in Northern Ontario (about 4 hours north of Kingston).

It's hard to believe but the fishing line caught a 3 foot Pike and as it was being reeled in, a 56 inch, 55 pound Pike used him as bait.








Still thinking of you all!

Take care and be safe.