Feeling restless while stuck inside under a poor air quality advisory...so much smoke and particulate in the air...ash falling from the sky.
The fires to the south of us continue to burn...devastation to homes, businesses and wildlife. It is difficult imagining losing eveything one owns. People have had to evacuate and leave behind many treasures and family heirlooms. It is heart breaking to see this in the news.
In the meantime, I am needing a diversion...there is only so much news that i can absorb without going down that rabbit hole! Let's start off with some roses, books, cooking and later some retail therapy!
Jude the Obscure on a sunnier smoke free day in The Humble Bungalow Garden.
HOORAY!
The local library has re-opened.
We are encouraged to put holds on the books that we want to read.
Several stands are placed near the self check out with assorted random books.
I returned a book and grabbed these 3 as I was leaving...
Everybody Rise was a fun read and I have started reading Montauk.
Dinner prepared and served to our son and the 3 grandchildren.
Heirloom Tomatoes
Salmon, heirloom tomatoes, red cabbage slaw, twice baked potatoes.
Rosemarie a long time reader from Vancouver sent me the seeds.
(Thank you!)
Here is one of the sunflowers.
Standing about 12 feet tall.
Under sunnier skies...
Rudbeckia
a giant variety
from the plant sale at Government House many years ago.
My neighbour is painting rocks during Covid.
She has a "take one leave one" area in her front garden.
I left a plain unpainted rock...
(what a trade)
I think I got the better deal though...
You never know what you might find on the boulevard in our neighbourhood.
Painted it black
that is the colour of all our outdoor wicker and metal French bistro tables.
The garden is fading as the summer season comes to a close.
There is always something to see on the street.
The deer seem to be very comfortable here.
They saunter along the sidewalk
dine in our gardens.
They sometimes even sleep in our front yard!
My husband is building a fence...he started with the front gate.
He still needs to install the latch.
Hubby had to reinforce the pergola and straighten it with beams...
he has temporary bracing on the sides as he needs to install two more hefty beams.
While hubby was busy sawing and building
I took the grandchildren back~to~school shopping.
Grammy got a couple of tops too...
a white shirt to wear with my pearls, black pants and red ballet flats.
Red lippy of course,
just not when I am wearing my mask!
The striped top will pair well with my black Yoga pants.
So this short diversion has helped me get out of my afternoon funk.
Not being able to get out and walk in the "fresh" air
has been a frustration, which leads to grumpiness.
(and baking!)
I cannot wait until the smoke dissipates...
hope those wildfires are contained and extinguished.
I'll close with another image of Jude the Obscure.
How are you doing?
What are you reading?
Have you been shopping at all during Covid?
What new purchases have you bought or are considering for Fall?
~ Be Well and Be Kind ~
