Category: Nelson, BC

Having a look around…

Posted on by lindaskelton

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Around about the house, spring is well underway…

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These oak leaves grow bigger by the day, framing the view from my window.

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While we were away packing up our old home, the forest floor below the house here laid down a carpet of green.

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I went down to have a closer look and glory be! These wild things bloom!

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The Indian Paintbrush adds a splash of color to the hillside as we make our way down Jim’s new trail to the weir…

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And a pair of lilies dance along the path…. enjoying the cool misty shade of the ravine.

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–LS
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace:
the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Is.55:12

 

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Feathering our Nest…

Posted on by lindaskelton

For now nature pictures are on hold as I’ve been pre-occupied this week settling into our new nest.  Seems we are feathering it with boxes!

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How did we need all that stuff in order to live anyway?!  I’ve unpacked the things that make a house feel like home, a few things.

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The view from my writing desk couldn’t be more serene…

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Maps charting the far-flung locations of our children line the opposite wall,

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It’s not a home décor idea you’re likely to find on Pinterest, but it works for us, and is perhaps appropriate for this migratory phase of our lives.

But even a migrant grandma needs a little corner of earth to tend. This is mine…P1170366

And I have brought along a lilac bush and some oregano, for their familiar beloved scents.P1170355

For color there will be moss rose just outside my window…P1170357

And there are always the living room walls!

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So here we are, all ready for company  [really! ]

Will you be the first?

–LS

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