Garden Work

🚚 But first: people asked about the name 'Freedimmers' and I realized it confused people. The Truck Convoy freedom fighters, and QAnon gang are up to their old tricks and acting really weird. Which smacks of a certain amount of freedom, to me! Some very angry Ottawa citizens, victims of the convoy, were calling them the Freedumbers. I prefer the Freedim term. On my Twitter feed a personal concerned with disability issues wrote that 'dumb' is a pejorative term. Someone else came up with the new moniker.

😷 In COVID/Omicron news, Ontario has opened up to the new bivalent innoculation. They restrict it to healthcare workers, people in long-term care, and those over 70. JB's is this week. This is great, since he has a cancer treatment next month, and they should not overlap. Mine is later this month when they open it up to everyone. 

🥀Gardening!

 Before I pulled weeds, and cleaned up, it was quite green. Everywhere I walk leopard frogs jump out of my way. I greet them all. Often I apologize for scaring them! 

The phlox is falling over and gone to seed. I had to clean up all the stems. Then, I had to pull the weeds from between the stone path. Much better!

The Rose Mallow hibiscus is falling over with blossoms.

Having transplanted 3 Hibiscus, which were not doing well in the backyard garden (too hot/dry?), I had to water them. We were supposed to have rain, but I knew that is not exactly certain. I watered them well.

I transplanted one Hibiscus here, where the cherry tree used to be. I shall cross my fingers for next year.

These are hibiscus plants that have since died. They were pretty. There were about a dozen. I killed most of them off! I so sad!

After my long post yesterday, a tribute to my little tree frog friends, I spotted a spring peeper on the back deck! You can spot them by their X on their backs. 

🌲Out in the forest, the critters pass by.

 

Buck Sept. 3 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Butch raccoon, with the 4 kits, has been doing well. They aren't as large as some of the young 'uns about, but there are still four of them, which is a good sign.

 

Butch + 4 kits from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Cement and lunch!

We had a mission.
This is what it looked like! Sadly, I'd moved it to another spot. Then, at 2 a.m., Hooper ran in to snuggle with JB. He was soaked. We think he landed on it and toppled the bird bath over.


It was a lovely birdbath. As Jean suggested, it could be transformed into some garden ornament. The birds miss it! I like the deep bowl in winter with the heater going.



The topper and the top bowl on the fountain are broken, too. I figured I could replace these, as well as the broken bird bath bowl.


Off we went to Hansen's to get replacements. I checked the website, and it said it was open Sunday. They have some fun pieces. This is from seven years ago! That's when I bought the fountain for JB for our tenth wedding anniversary. [Shopping for a statue for the meadow]


Off we went to Kemptville.
Annabelle might have liked this movie at the drive-in! "Annabelle Comes Home!"


These trike motorcycles seem popular! I saw several on the road that day.


I should have phoned first. There was a paper stuck to the green sign stating its hours, saying that it was closed today. Just our luck. We turned around, after our 50-minute drive, to head back. By now it was two o'clock.


This is the old Hershey plant, now Tweed and weed! We must go and see if we can see the mural sometime.

How Smiths Falls turned a chocolate factory
 into a marijuana plant

We'd planned to eat in Kemptville, and instead went back to Smiths Falls. It was now 3 o'clock, and I was hungry. I had an eggplant lasagna with a lovely caesar salad, bread with balsamic drizzle. JB had the jambalaya.


Architecture - I'm sure the Hotel Rideau has some stories! It has been refurbished since 2017 and the condos are not yet ready. It was built in 1901.

An archival photo!

Built in 1901, former Hotel Rideau 
 could reopen as mixed-use condo next year

Yesterday I tried to place the pedestal, the base for the bird bath, this time on top of bricks. I think I'd best do some more work on it. Back to square one. I cannot get it even.

The hanging and ledge flower baskets are looking wonderful. It's a shame that they'll soon be gone.

Happy Jenny, a glass of wine, barefoot in the sunshine on the deck.

BTW
This is my client's cat. I've been visiting my client regularly, weekly at first and now twice a week, and September began my 4th year doing so. The cat still doesn't like me! See his ears are down. He was a barn cat that they brought in years ago. He jumped down shortly thereafter.