This past week didn't go at all the way I planned it. Lots went wrong, including my weekly photo challenge. My colour, as you probably guessed from the title of this post, was lilac. I figured that would be fairly easy for me; purple is one of my favourite colours, so there are a lot... Continue Reading →
Ready for spring
Oh, spring. You could arrive any day now. Really. I'm ready for warmer days, consistent sunshine, grass, rain, flowers.... I'll even take the slush as the snow begins to melt, and the dirt and mud that covers everything in that transition period. All of that is better than the bitter cold we've had the past... Continue Reading →
A cup of flower
I love seeing my orchid plant in bloom. Like I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, though, I thought I'd lost the opportunity to see that again. Last weekend, one little flower appeared. I caught it in its early stage, when the outer petals were still cupping the inner, colourful ones. I loved the look... Continue Reading →
Budding
It's been a while since I've shared pictures of my little orchid plant, hasn't it? To be honest, it's because I haven't really had any new pictures to share. The last bunch of flowers all fell off, and then... nothing. It was like the plant had started to die. Then, suddenly, there was new growth.... Continue Reading →
Paper flowers
It got really cold here this week. Well, fine, it didn't get as cold as it could have. It didn't hit -40 C, like it probably will later this winter. But it did drop below zero, even reaching -20 C one morning. The cold had me craving signs of something warmer, which is probably why... Continue Reading →
