🚁It's been a sad week for our armed forces. A CH-147F Chinook helicopter went down near the Garrison Petawawa base during a training exercise. just after midnight. Two soldiers were taken to hospital, but two are missing. There were military members, OPP, and local firefighters looking for survivors.
They took the two survivors to hospital by air ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.
They were worried about pollution in the water, and the town of Petawawa has stopped taking water from the river, while they are taking water from Pembroke.
It is peony season. I cut some and decided, with the ants on them, I'd keep them on the back deck. The bugs have lessened enough to sit out here. Sadly, we've blackflies, mosquitoes, and now: deerflies. They are early.
The durn orchid kept falling over. It has grown over a few years. From Jan., 2020, I repotted it.
I am doing something right! So many flowers. Basically, I use goldfish tank water to water them, and it sits under a plant light. You can see the burned leaf from last year out on the back deck. Me bad.
My orchid stand arrived. It is a simple design, but flexible. There are two sets of cross bars, I only used one set. It is brilliant.
It is back indoors, now. The sun is too much for it. It is much less tipsy!
The first milkweed plant to bloom.
We are watching: Striking Out, about Dublin lawyers, after our day is done. I quite like it.
VIMEO is having issues with their pages. I hope they fix it soon. I've a bear video, as well. I hope this is the goldfinch. Let me know if you can view it. UPDATE: it is still broken, so I removed it. Thanks for letting me know. How disappointing.
This morning's sunrise.
17 comments:
...I love to see the milkweed, ours is flowering now too.
Love the peonies.
So sorry about the helicopter. Hope everyone is found safe. Peonies are to die for! But you are so smart about your orchid. Mine are languishing just as my health has. Poor little guys. We shall survive.
Beautiful plants and flowers. That orchid is huge! I was not able to watch the video. I got an error message.
The Goldfinch didn't play, all I saw was a beautiful wee golden bird. Peonies, your blooms are gorgeous.
It's always a lot of fun and wonder at your house!
Thanks for the feedback, Jean. What a pain. They promised to fix it.
So much beauty. I really like your orchid stand and may have to investigate.
Even training exercises are dangerous.
You are doing things right for the orchid. Sorry that I didn't visit the blog for a few days. Missing a lot. Going to read the missing posts soon.
Sorry to read about the Chinook helicopter.
The one sad milkweed I purchased on Herb Day is just barely hanging on. No flowers, but at least it's still alive.
Beautiful peonies. I miss mine that my neighbor to the north chopped down because they were planted close to the line and he wanted to put his fence there. Nice orchid, too.
I am interested that you have wild strawberries and Milkweeds in bloom while here, much further south near lakes Ontario and Erie, we have neither.
we are up in New Hampshire and i am dying to get to Canada but can't do it ...we let our passports expire and i am so sad. we will get up there again soon ...one day God willing ... i pray it so ... we will see??! you make me smile with your comment ...i live through you as well ...i miss my Canadian buddies ...they miss us as well. i think it was 2019 the last time we were there?? i think??! hugs. ( ;
Lovely orchid mine is dying
Lovely orchid mine is dying
Lots of blooming going on. Happy SUmmer!
Sorry to read about the Chinook helicopter.
Nice to see the various blooms on this post.
All the best Jan
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