BlogHide Resteemsitallstarted (44)in newnotnew • 3 years agoStarting over?I've gotten quite rusty at this blogging thing so we shall see how this goes. In the time I was gone I see all my followers have left the site which is distressing. I harbor no illusions it was from…itallstarted (44)in iamback • 3 years agoIt's been 2 yearsIt has been 2 years since my last post here. Long story short I misplaced my login info. Too much has happened in that time to adequately share it all in one post. It has been the time of covid. I…itallstarted (44)in gardening • 6 years agoBye bye ParsleyPlanted this spring with hopes of a bountiful crop. Two days ago I noticed a visitor to my parsley. It is the caterpillar of the black swallowtail butterfly. And this is what is left after…itallstarted (44)in dragonfly • 6 years agoDragonfly vs DamselflyDragonflies have been around for 325 million years. They are characterized by two sets of wings which lay perpendicular to the body of the insect. They are powerful fliers and voracious carnivores…itallstarted (44)in ihavereturned • 6 years agoPneumoniaI have been quite ill these last two weeks but am now on the mend. I realized things were improving about a week into taking medication when I no longer curled into a fetal ball and held my ribs to…itallstarted (44)in halloween • 6 years agoA horror storyMy neighbor is into halloween big time and this was several days before the event, he added much more. I thought I would add a "scary" picture for my story but it's just to distract you. I've had a…itallstarted (44)in historyphotography • 6 years agoThrowback memoryNot even my memory or even my mother's but that of my grandparents. Yeah, I'm old too. They were excited for the royal visit if only to see the train they rode in pass by. A historical picture if…itallstarted (44)in gardening • 6 years agoPerilous PlantsWild parsnip grows abundantly along many of the ditches and also around the storm water pond which I like to visit. In the photo it is the plant with the umbrella like head with yellow flowers. It…itallstarted (44)in gardening • 6 years agoStargazer LilyMy stargazer lily is showing off it's lovely flowers right on time. They tend to bloom later than the Asiatic lilies but early for the Oriental type. Most years it produces a solitary flower but…itallstarted (44)in art • 6 years agoLost ArtI did this drawing three years ago and never had the opportunity to finish it. It was lost in the fire that gutted my house. Seeing it makes me want to recreate it and bring it to life again this…itallstarted (44)in photography • 6 years agoThe hundred years schoolA picture of the school my grandmother attended as a child. I don't really know much about the school but apparently it is still in operation after the passage of years. It is Selsted Church of…itallstarted (44)in exercise • 6 years agoA new achievementThis is only since I started using my fitness tracker. I bought it in March of 2016 and slacked off a great deal last winter. I'm back into getting my exercise again. Now if I walk another 23,301.55…resteemedrachelsvparry (67)in art • 6 years agoOpening Night at Artusiasm!Last night was the opening of 'Back to Reality' at Artusiasm Gallery, at 1648 St. Clair West in Toronto. This is me being unphotogenic in front of my work. The Artusiasm family is my favourite art…itallstarted (44)in exercise • 6 years agoWhen it's too hot to walk outsideAfter being spoiled with pleasant weather and long walks outdoors Mother Nature has decided to play with the thermostat again. It is just too hot to walk outside. Rather than miss out on my exercise…itallstarted (44)in plants • 6 years agoStaghorn SumacWhile on my walk yesterday I came across this shrub that I have passed oh so many times without it registering on my conscious mind. I stopped and realized that I did not know what it was. The…itallstarted (44)in dogsofsteemit • 6 years agoMax: my walking buddyMax is my walking buddy. He's currently out of commission for long walks as he sprained the ligaments in his right shoulder. The most we do is a half mile a day at a slow pace. Ligaments take a long…itallstarted (44)in trees • 6 years agoA lilac's final tributeThe lilac tree has been unhealthy and declining for several years now and these were it's final flowers. I posted earlier about this tree and my plan to tend to it this year. Sadly it turns out…itallstarted (44)in night • 6 years agoHiding things from yourselfIn a previous post I mentioned my sleep walking proclivities. Last night I walked again. My fitness tracker tells me I did a full half mile sometime in the wee hours. If only I did not have a…itallstarted (44)in dogs • 6 years agoLadyLady was a spaniel mix my father got as a pup with the intention that she should be my oldest brother's dog. My brother was only 8 or 10 at the time and so the majority of the caring and training…itallstarted (44)in art • 6 years agoIdiomsPig in a poke. Maybe not the greatest drawing of a pig but I think you can tell it's supposed to be a pig. Buying something without knowing or finding out it's true value. The expression came…
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