If You Could Box Warm Weather, This is What it Would Look Like.

Yes, I name my plants. Don't judge me.

When I spotted this pot of succulents (my favourite type of exotics, maybe tied with orchids) I knew I had to have them. They will live on my deck in the summer and move with me to rez in the fall.

1) Isabelle

2) Charlie (he's a jade plant, one of my favs!)

3) Thibeau

4) Igor

5) Sophie

6) Bjorn

I am slightly disappointed that it contained nary a barrel cactus or aloe plant, but such is life. Now if we could just get some sun more than once every two weeks. . .

Forget-Me-Nots :)

My favourite childhood flower. And clearly Winnie is fairly fond of them as well! ;)

This last one is her shaking off after wading in her water-filled fish bucket (aka "pool") which can be seen in the background.

Love It.

NOTE: Sorry this re-posted. I am a chronic editor, and APPARENTLY if you change a post title it gets moved to the top of your feed. So yes. This properly belongs in May.



Finally, my three years slaving away over a hot pizza oven at Sobeys have paid off. In a big way.

Are you curious? You should be.

I bought a sailboat this week. I'm only so excited I can barely tear myself away from it. It was $650 on Kijiji, and it's the best purchase I have ever made, hands down. I responded 11 hours after it was posted aha.

Here are some pictures of my precious. It's name is Ginger, for obvious reasons. I don't even mind that black flies and incessant rain have been holding it hostage ever since I brought it home! :)

The day before my boat and I found each other, I was out walking Winnie. At one point she stopped to sniff a post and when I looked down at my feet I happened to find a four leaf clover. At the time I thought it was kind of neat, and pressed it in one of my heavy sailing books.

I am now a believer. All hail the four leaf clover. You will find me this weekend scouring my lawn for more and sticking them in books where people win the lottery or find buried treasure. Wish me luck! ;)

P.S: Thanks to the old-ish army dude who sold it to me. Hope Hamilton works out for you.

Stay With The Hippo.

I know, I know. I'm late. But Thursday is almost like Wednesday...right?

MC and I have discovered a new species.

I am proud to present the Sand Hippo:

And again, devoid of camouflage:

The Sand Hippo is less shy than its better known cousin, the North American House Hippo. It is also amphibious, seemingly disappearing into the sea at high tide only to resurface days later elsewhere on land.

 It can be found on early spring afternoons on beaches in Nova Scotia like this one here: 

(That is, grey and drizzly. Not diagonal. In case there was some confusion.)

When approached by humans, Sand Hippos will play dead, even when poked with a stick. Predators include the Tiger Shark and the Sea Lion.

Clearly a fascinating species requiring further study. ;)