Showing posts with label gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardens. Show all posts

Sunday, September 4, 2011

On Being a Grandma - A Series - Sept 4, 2011


"...there is no such thing as a charmed life, not for any of us, no matter where we live or how mindfully we attend to the tasks at hand. But there are charmed moments, all the time, in every life and in every day, if we are only awake enough to experience them when they come and wise enough to appreciate them."
— Katrina Kenison (The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir)



These are a few of my 'ordinary' days from behind the lens of my camera, as a Grandma.



Our oldest grandchild, Brandon, holding our youngest grandchild, and his goddaughter, Bella.


Blake, giving some loving to our old dog, Zazu.


Logan, 'striking a pose', while aunt Karen watches.


Brooke, snuggled in, while aunt Krista reads her a new story.


Cousins, Cole and Barrett, just 6 months apart in age, are becoming great playmates.


Zazu loves chocolate chip cookies. No children or animals were harmed in the taking of this photo.


Baby Bella, getting a hand to practice walking, from her Aunt Kimberley.



This is one of my 'memory' shots, of everyone lost in their own thoughts.




Aunt Kerry taking video of the little ones enjoying Bella's 'First Birthday' cupcakes.


Brother and sister, Barrett and Brooke, clowning around.

Doing a little shopping at 'The Freak Lunchbox', a local candy store.

Catching the daughters, Karen & Kerry, checking in, with the hubbies.

Zazu, being 'motherly', with baby Bella.


Catching all four daughters together without being posed...priceless!!




Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Gardening...love it or hate it!!!


               
                Oak Lawn Images is not just about photography. We like to provide a place for anyone who would like to come and enjoy the peace and serenity of our beautiful scenery. So, we work very hard all Spring, Summer and Autumn on our gardens, to provide a nice spot for folks to sit and relax as they take in the breathtaking view that we  are lucky enough to enjoy. 

We’ve just recently been able to get out and remove some of the fast growing weeds like dandelions, creeping Charlie, trip weed and stray grasses from the gardens. It’s been raining and wet so many days that it’s been hard to even get out. Here in the eastern part of Canada, we’ve had to do what gardening we can between the downpours.  And of course there’s  the high rubber boots and old clothes.

Today, for the first time I was able to do some badly needed edging. I managed to get two gardens, one tiny and one medium one finished. We still have about 15 to go.
We’ve been lucky to have some of the early plants in bloom. We have the grape hyacinth’s, some of the tulips, pansies, daffodils, one of the bleeding hearts and most recently the rose tree of China.

We’re just hoping we have some good days ahead to get out at the gardens, before the black flies and mosquitoes arrive.

I’m wondering how everyone else feels about gardening and how you’re coming along with your own gardening?

Facebook is archiving a lot of the old groups, including Oak Lawn Images This is a link to our Oak Lawn Images – New Page.

Please link over and select the ‘like’ button, so we know you’ve been to visit us.


Looking forward to hearing your comments and your own gardening stories.

Kathy