A misty #Sky in Paris #BlueskyArtShow

After countless hours (and an absurd amount of beads and sequins), the tree topper is complete The light dances off it nearly as much as I'd hoped it would #star #sparkle #handmade #Christmasdecor

We'll soon find out if my 4 yo son thinks it's a gift or a curse that I have both the materials on hand and the know-how to make him an elf hat the night before a Christmassy spirit day #crochet #handmade

Twinkle, twinkle #wip #handmade #christmasstar

This is a far more ambitious project than I realized Though I'd probably get done faster if I stopped twisting it around in the light every 10-20 minutes or so #wip #handmade #christmasdecor

My tabby had such pretty eyes #cats #caturday

Hope #seeds #flowers #nativeplants

A little bit of sunshine in the shade #plantSky #yellowThursday

The closest thing I have to #redWed is this blanket flower but it looks more like Jack Nicholson at the end of The Shining #frost #nativeplants

I asked my friend to send me a picture of her cat because I want to make her a Christmas ornament based on him On the left is the picture she sent On the right is the almost finished ornament I mean, it's almost uncanny, right? 😹 #wip #cats

The last few days have been gray, wet and cold Then while walking past a green space yesterday, I saw bold colour peeking out from the bare branches and browning grasses One way #nativeplants are amazing: we've had snow, frost and freezing temperatures in recent weeks, yet some flowers persist

It's taken almost three years but today I was able to go through pictures of my late cats Since one of the best parts of Bsky are all the cat accounts, I'm sharing some with the cat fans This is Rogue 🌈, a sweet and quirky tortie, who had the soul of a corgi in a cat's body #cats #CatBoxSunday

Crisp frost yesterday Thunderous drab clouds today Fall in Canada #greenSat #nomowlawn #Canadiangardening

Frosty floral Friday #flowers #bloomscrolling #flowersonFriday

The snow is gone (for now), but here's a #tbt to last weekend, when the colours refused to be stifled by the falling snowflakes #trees #plantSky #yellowThursday

I'm not mentally or emotionally ready for all that winter brings but I can't deny that it's pretty #trees #clouds #landscape

My tiny shrub looks more like a prisoner than something under protection But, despite three days of intermittent snowfall, it seems to be doing ok (With no signs of squirrel sabotage as yet 🤞) #nativeplants #Canadiangardening

It's Remembrance Day My partner and I went to Vimy Ridge in 2018 I knew its monument was massive but in person the absolute magnitude of it was just heartbreaking Yet it doesn't seem big enough to truly represent the depth of sacrifice or the immensity of loss and devastation that comes with war

(Snow) powder pink for #pinkMon #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

Since none of my native grasses amounted to much this year, I put out a few long bamboo skewers to create some additional landing spots in my pollinator garden Uhhhhhh, success? #nativeplants #Canadiangarden

Not sure which one was more excited, the husky X or the toddler, to see the wintery white stuff this morning Both wanted to "say hi to the snow" (that's a direct quote from the human child) Meanwhile I'm grimacing on behalf of the #nativeplants I've put in the ground the past few days

The glowing colours and the deep shadows of a late summer's evening #BlueskyArtShow #landscape #evening

I can't tell in the dusk if the, uh, fortification of my New Jersey tea shrub is overkill or not But bunnies are always lurking And I've made enemies out of the backyard squirrels this past week...I wouldn't put it past them to be petty #nativeplants #Canadiangardening

#Canadiangardening this year has been fun: I've removed - 4 rose of Sharons - 6 walnut saplings - dozens of invasive/unwanted plants (periwinkle and lilies of the valley are truly horrid) I've found - 5 railway spikes (I live by a railway) - soooo many shells (I don't live near water) #plantSky

I miss the bees It's a Thursday So here's a throwback #bees #flowers #Canadiangardening

The last tree in the neighbourhood to have brightly coloured leaves is almost bare The ground below is now a beautiful collage of warm jewel tones #trees #autumn #redWed #plantSky

The remaining blooms in my front yard are not just surviving these cooler wet days, they're thriving #flowers #nomowlawn #bloomscrolling #tinyflowerTuesday

I played in the rain yesterday Actually, I'm demo-ed an overgrown garden, to make way for as many #nativeplants as possible, in the pouring rain But my boots are now basically giant mud-and-leaf pies #Canadiangardening

Contrasting Colours #Autumn #BlueskyArtShow

🕷️🎃👻 Happy Halloween 👻🎃🕷️ "During the day, I don't believe in ghosts. At night, I'm a little more open-minded" -- Unknown #ghosts #spooky #pumpkins #halloween #blackandwhite

I finally did it!!! I took a reciprocating saw to the Rose of Sharon and the butterfly bush in the front garden I'm trying occultation as I can't dig, so fortunately the (approximately) human-sized rectangle of tarp and piled rocks will fit right in with Halloween this week #nativeplants

Who's having more fun than Joe Carter so far?! What an absolute legend Let's go, #BlueJays #WorldSeries

Somehow today is the last Saturday in October Since we're well into fall now, I know it's unlikely that I'll see many more garden visitors this year And so, here's a visual ode to some of the lovely critters I've seen this month Until next spring, friends 👋 #flowers #nativeplants #SixonSaturday

The Jays game starts soon I'm excited, still a little shocked this is the World Series, but also a little sad My late brother was a huge Jays fan. When he lived in TO, he's go as often as he could, preferring the "party deck" over other seats The last game we went to together was 12 years ago

We've had rain for at least part of the day everyday since last Friday, with plenty of wind And it's been getting progressively colder All that to say, I'm not sure how many #yellowThursday opportunities are left this year Going big this week, just in case #fall #trees #nativeplants

I took a picture on Saturday of what I thought was my last cardinal flower for the year Then I checked the plant for damage today (as there's been wind and rain almost daily since Friday), and I found a new bud It's October 22 and feels like 3°C #redWed #nativeplants #fallgardening

When you're little, you don't always need big piles of leaves so that you can jump Little patches of leaves of the sidewalk will do, too #redWed #leaves #trees #fall

My kids are now better than me at spotting insects when we go out for walks Several woolly bears were cleared off the trail to save them from the bikes speeding past They even found a few ladybugs crawling in the wild grapes Fostering a love of nature = a parenting win #bugsky #blueTue #plantsky

The last flower on my blue lobelia held on until this past weekend (and the #BlueJays held on last night, winning the AL pennant) What a #blueTue! #nativeplants

It's been a few minutes but I'm still internally screaming and jumping up and down in excitement (the children are sleeping, hence the restraint) The #TorontoBlueJays are going to the World Series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #WantItAll #LetsGoJays

Windy and wispy #nativeplants

Before the game, I asked the 2yo if he wanted to help me cheer on the #Jays He yelled "go, Blue Jays, go," followed up with a high five, then a fist bump Did this in anyway help them win? No, of course not Will I repeat this tomorrow anyway? Yes, of course I will Game 7, babies!!! #LetsGoJays

I made the mistake of thinking I could finish my new garden plan with a raging sinus headache. I could not I forgot the one shrub I ordered for this project: a) it's a host plant and b) it's the bridge between a pollinator and a tea garden Tomorrow is another day #nativeplants #feedthepollinators

It's wet, gray, and windy today So for #Stunday, here's a picture from yesterday I was squinting from the sun, even with sunglasses on 🌱😎 #trees #naturewalks

There's a stretch of trees outside of Woodstock, ON that always looks magical in the fall For five years I've been trying to capture the full range of colour before the trees go bare The other day I got my best shot Even on a gray day, these colours seem to glow #trees #forest #landscape

Some pretty asters, just because #nativeplants

Peek-a-boo #trees #nature #redWed

I found a place that I just have to visit next summer This creek must be a pollinator's haven when it's in its full glory #nativeplants #thicktrunkTuesday #feedthepollinators

A clouded sulphur plopped down on the aster that was blowing in the wind right in front of me I've decided that a blurry picture is better than none at all #insects #butterflies #nativeplants

Look at how much life swarms a single goldenrod It's an excellent reminder that we plant as much for fall as we do for spring and summer #nativeplants