I painted yesterday for the first time in a long time and found myself singing when I was walking Jasper this morning, a sure sign of it being a very good thing. The song however was the theme to the old tv show The Adams Family. I'm not certain why my brain provided that soundtrack.

I don't really watch late night tv anymore and have maybe seen a handful of Kimmel bits in the past but I watched the YouTube video of Kimmel's monologue last night and had tears in my eyes when he came out to that standing ovation. It was a powerful moment.

It's time to play find the leaf! 🍂

I’m sitting at my very dusty painting table in my studio. I promised myself I would sit down, clear a space and start a painting no matter what the state of things around me. It’s the first time I’ve painted in months. So far just a pencil sketch but it’s a beginning. I’ve broken the spell.

Three garden bouquets. This is the time of year when the more flowers inside the better. Earlier in the season I hesitate to bring too many in. 🌱 #bloomscrolling

It’s happening on the calendar and in the forest! 🍁

Just went out at midnight to cover my zinnias and tomatoes because there’s a risk of frost but no alert on my weather app? Got back in bed a bit annoyed and heard ‘Woo woo woo’. Merlin says it’s a great horned owl. Talk about annoyance dissolving in seconds.

Concentrating on nature helps a bit. The sky brought to you by this evening’s dog walk.

Advice I need to embrace. Have always been an avid reader but more of a doomscroller of late.

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Here is a good boy who isn’t perfect but is doing his best like so many of us right now. 🐕

I went out to the garden this afternoon to quiet my mind and soothe my soul and threw out my back instead. It’s just one of those days, weeks, months. 🙃

The lyrics of this Big Thief song are so lovely. Adrianne Lenker is such a beautiful storyteller.

It’s possible that my phone in my pocket was playing music the whole time I was grocery shopping and I thought it was coming from the store. 🙈

I just unfollowed a dog groomer on IG because she posted a video from a human dentist visit. She might as well have posted a video of a pit of snakes. Same fear. Post dogs. Yes. Dentists. No. Snakes. No.

I’d forgotten how satisfying it is to make and eat a frittata. I won’t wait as long next time.

I finally finished Under the Net by Iris Murdoch. My reading pace lately is like molasses and the tiny, fuzzy typeface didn’t help but I’m glad I read it. She writes so beautifully and vividly. I’ll have to read another of hers.

It’s a sunny day. I’m sitting in the living room and keep hearing horn sounds. I even opened the back door to see if it was coming from outside. I text my husband downstairs to ask him what he’s watching. You’ll never guess. The Fog.

Wordle 1,535 1/6* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Maybe my day will go down from here but it sure started nicely.

The benefit of growing old. We are watching a series on Britbox that we thought we’d never seen before. I realized certain things were familiar. My husband remembers nothing. A second time will still be a surprise. 🙃

If you’re looking for soothing music after the disappointment of you-know-what or just life Itself. Hands raised to both. This album is an all-time panacea.

My bud and some beautiful clouds. 🐕☁️

I just ate three limoncello chocolates from Costco. I hope it wasn’t for nothing.

Meet the giant rain frog! To survive the summer heat, this amphibian burrows underground. At about 1.8 in (4.5cm) long, it’s the largest of all rain frogs. When threatened, it can blow up like a balloon, intimidating foes with sudden roundness. Photo: Marius Burger, CC0 1.0, iNaturalist

I know I’m weirdly old-fashioned but I like when my Sonos speaker says “You’re welcome” after I said “Thank you” when it turned off my music as requested.

I'm not on TikTok as I don't enjoy the constant movement and noise as you move from post to post. I avoid stories on Instagram for the same reason. Now the regular IG feed is pretty much the same. I miss the old, calm scroll through beautiful photos.

My zinnia patch with a dog fence so Jasper doesn't flatten them while chasing chipmunks. I grew them from seed. I keep cutting them for bouquets and they keep blooming. The best flowers. 🌱

I’ve temporarily suspended sales to the US from my art shop because of the uncertain tariff situation. I can’t imagine any customer wanting to pay an extra 35% (current estimate) at the door. I love my US customers and hope things change.

My husband asked if I can hear the crickets outside. The only thing I can currently hear is my tinnitus. 🦗🦻

Jasper doesn’t tell me directly when he has a burr caught in his fur. He just gets quiet and sad until I figure it out. “Is there something wrong?” Deep, soulful look. “Ah, a burr. Let me help you.” 🐕

It always feels strange that we're one of the few provinces without an August long weekend.

A buttery yellow zinnia in my garden. Soft yellows are my favourite. Perfection. 🌱💛

I don’t think my Jasper could ever do this but bravo to Charlotte the goldendoodle for being a first responder. 🐕💛

I accused my husband of putting the ice cube tray somewhere weird (historical precedent). I just found it by my computer. 🙈

Evening walk. Jasper’s wearing a new thundershirt, with the hope it helps him with some of his social anxiety. He got to test it on a real thunderstorm this evening. Seemed to help. 🐕

Tip: you can turn off the annoying, often wrong, and always environmentally destructive Google AI search result by including "-ai" in your search term.

Jasper saw a butterfly on his morning walk today. 🐕🦋

Made a small donation tonight to World Central Kitchen to show support of their work in Gaza because I needed to do something. 💔

This week’s garden joy is poppies especially since I grew them from seed. 🌱

Playing this album on repeat today. Such lovely, breezy music.

When you’re cleaning and don’t believe you own anything related to it anymore but it says ‘DO NOT DISCARD’ and you are really good at following instructions.

Summer bouquet. 🌱 #bloomscrolling

When you know the headline writer definitely lives here too. So tired of heat warnings this summer.

Beautiful evening light on our walk by the little marsh tonight.

I moved a plant yesterday without realizing it had an occupant. I think it’s a wool carder bee. I guess I’m lucky he didn’t protest the move! 🐝🌱

My 11-year-old daughter, unhappy with the snacks and the long lines at camp, decided to start her own business with a couple of her campmates. I found this document on my computer.

Small is beautiful. Butterfly snapdragon bouquet from my garden. 🌱 #bloomscrolling

I’m trying to put drops in Jasper’s ear. Jasper wins this round. 🐕

Seeing hummingbirds and fireflies in my garden recently = joy.