Autumn in the park12.10.08

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A few weeks ago the park we take our dog to for hikes in the woods looked like this.

This was as nice as our fall colors got this year in Toronto.
That’s long gone of course. We’ve had snow a few times, and the leaves have fallen off the trees. Winter is [...]



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My roses don’t know when to quit!11.02.08

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It’s getting colder here in Toronto. Last night it went down to -2 Celsius. That’s below freezing folks … but my roses, some of them anyway, are still trying to bloom!
This is a picture that I took of my Parade Roses last weekend. As you can see they had beautiful rose buds.
Parade is a climbing [...]



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The flowers of summer will soon be gone10.26.08

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Well I guess it’s about time to chop down the sunflowers in the front boulevard. They’re beginning to die off since it’s getting cold here and if we don’t cut them down we’ll have no where to put the snow when we have big storms this winter. Yes … we have a very [...]



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Lovely New York Asters09.28.08

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My perennial New York Asters are in full bloom and they are putting on a spectacular display as usual.

The bee’s can’t help but visit the small purple flowers to collect as much pollen as they can either.

I actually took this photo last year around this time. The weather’s been cool and the skies have [...]



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