Niagara Falls, Ontario, by Margaret Ullrich, part 6, Transplanting

Another hot day.

The neighborhood is pretty quiet.

Some folks have gone away for the holiday weekend.

Others, after doing chores in the morning, are staying indoors, like us.



This has been a strange summer.

Dry Monday to Friday, rain during the weekends.

Not good if you've been looking forward to weekends as a time to relax.



Holiday weekends come with such high expectations.

There

Aurora, New York, by Margaret Ullrich, part 5, Transplanting

Today was a hot, sunny day, as was on June 29, 1972.



Since we're now retired, we're not tied to a 9 to 5 schedule.

During the Summer we're "early to bed and early to rise".

Yes, it's weird to go to bed when it's still bright outside.

It's also weird to have have about 8 hours of light in the winter.

The weirdness and daylight evens out.



During the summer, the best time to take a walk is

Kingston, New York, by Margaret Ullrich, part 4, Transplanting

It's going to be another hot day today.

God bless whoever invented central air conditioning.

Our lilies are starting to bloom.

Our other plants are starting to wilt.

Yes, I watered them.





A week ago a robin was frantically building a nest in the grapevine which shelters our kitchen window. 

After she'd built it, she disappeared.

We were worried she'd had a bad encounter with one of

Trailerites in New York by Margaret Ullrich, part 3, Transplanting

Getting rid of the chives really improved our lives.

This morning we saw a goldfinch in the bird bath.

Never saw one when we had chives.

Who knew they were so picky?





Remember how I said that sometimes it feels like I'm living in an eternal rerun?

Well, this afternoon I watched an old favorite on Turner Classic Movies.

The Long, Long Trailer.



It's a 1954 comedy starring

Albany, New York or Bust by Margaret Ullrich, part 2, Transplanting

It's interesting to see robins searching for worms.

Mama Robin sticks her beak into the dirt and digs.

She really does toss out the dirt.

Our yard's walkway is littered with the dirt from her digging.



Mama is totally giving the cold shoulder to Junior.

He's right behind her, a really noisy fellow.

He can chirp all he wants, as far as Mama is concerned.

He's bigger than she is. 

Time

Transplanting by Margaret Ullrich, part 1

Things have gotten a bit busy.

Nothing major, just stuff.

Stuff like gardening.



We don't have a huge garden.

Food: five rhubarbs, eight tomatoes and two zucchini.

Flowers: irises, lilacs, alyssums, bleeding hearts, lilies and daisies.

A grapevine provides shade over our kitchen window.

The branches from a chokecherry Paul had trained into a tree provides more shade.

Grass and white

Safety Hints for Seniors - Margaret Ullrich

Recently two elderly women were robbed in Winnipeg.  

One was over 90 years old.

A friend reminded me of a piece on Senior Safety I had written in 2005 for the radio show "2000 & Counting".

I'm posting it here and hope it helps keep others safe... 





     One thing I've heard a few seniors say is that they're lonely.  They can't remember the last time the kids called and said, "Let's meet