tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18964510700417987282024-03-13T03:56:40.027-07:00It's All About The River At The Duck InnDuck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-26534093195444718962019-08-31T15:01:00.001-07:002019-09-06T20:55:06.257-07:00SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BLUE....All in the garden<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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August and September, we always scramble a bit to find flowers still in
bloom for Duck Inn bouquets. This year, we added a couple of new plants
to fill the gap. If you've stayed here in the summer, you know that we
have an abundance of lilies growing everywhere. This year, our favourite
nursery brought out a set of late blooming Oriental lilies that we
have dubbed "Stargazers(etc) on Steroids" </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;">We have 4 other colours of these Super Lilies, but this is the only one still in bloom.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Another feature of these beautiful flowers is their lack of stamens....no more brown residue on your nose if you lean in for a smell! And the scent wafts far and wide!</span></span></h3>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This blue vase often holds a lily....its shape is perfect for them.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right beside the tub of lilies is this new hydrangea, rapidly becoming a favourite for its lovely scent and ever changing flower heads.</span> </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">They are white and pink right now, but if you look closely, you can still see hints of lime green from earlier in the season. And, apparently, by the end of the season, they will turn a deep burgundy!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not to be outdone, our faithful Blue Lace Cap Hydrangea has been flowering all summer and still has beautiful blooms for bouquets. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> And this heather on the back of our house has also had a growth spurt and makes great background foliage for bouquets!</span></span></h3>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here it is in another blue glass vase </span></span></b></div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-59104057241003167562019-05-14T15:49:00.002-07:002019-05-14T15:49:27.843-07:00SIGNS OF SPRING<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another snowy winter has passed </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> Icicles are rare on the river, but Cora</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>captured these on the office window and</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>turned them into a Greeting Card.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Once the snow has melted,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>the garden comes to life again.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Hammocks go up and guests begin to barbecue.</b></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The seasons
generally treat us kindly here on the river. Summer often lingers
through most of fall and.... assuming that this year would be no different,
Cora began snapping </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">smug “Autumn” post. She got this far….</span></div>
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noticed several changes. First, the powers that be decided that the “ivy
covered staircase” had run its course and that it was time for the
intrusive vine to come down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now the only ivy allowed is this pot that Kelly</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once the stairs were bare, the crew turned their attention to the pergola along the driveway where another ivy epidemic was trying to bring down the corner post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now Rodrigo rules over the corner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And all that remains of that ivy is this trunk which Cora rescued and put back for the bunnies to play on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next we noticed that the Virginia Creeper </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....had lost its leaves!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> And since our Japanese Lanterns were in full fall bloom....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....we decided to put up our token decorations....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....and wish everyone</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This day has been coming for years. Allen started to threaten a moratorium on new colourful plants in the garden a long time ago, but this summer, Kelly, our gardening guru, put her foot down too. Jill, of course, pointed out an open spot </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">beside the driveway hoping for a satisfying trip to the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> half price sales at the local nurseries.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kelly scratched the surface with her hoe </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to prove that there was no root room left!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jill went to the nurseries anyway, but came back </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with this colourful Mexican Rooster instead.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See how well it sets off Allen's eagle. The rabbits love it too!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More colour was needed though, so she went back and picked up these newly caught fish for the other side!</span></b><br />
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-12530513902894385772018-04-02T16:02:00.002-07:002018-04-02T16:09:51.855-07:00DÉJA VU ALL OVER THE LAWN<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you follow this blog, you’ll know that last year, about this time, we gave up on our old lawn and had sod installed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The new lawn had a glorious spring and summer, a so-so fall and a dreadful rainy winter. What we thought would last a lifetime fell victim to the same rain and tide saturation and began to slip into the river….just like the Old Lawn!</span><br />
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flurry of phone calls from Mexico, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">another round of landscapers coming
to assess the scene….</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and here is the tale of what we settled on.<br />The first difference is that this Lawn is rooted </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in a thick layer of gravel for better drainage.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">trimmed some more....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wondering what these nails are for....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and realize that this Lawn is not going anywhere!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....and no one is put off by the fact that it's not really REAL!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In December, we added a couple of new things to the Duck Inn to celebrate the end of another year. Dave (our contractor who has created many parts of the cottages) and his girlfriend Betty (our painter) replaced our old laminated PARKING signs with this lovely new piece of art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dave is quick to point out that he was not aiming for a perfect oval when he cut out the background....he actually wanted a duck egg shape, which we think he achieved!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Duck started as a bit of 3D garden art, propped up in a planter. Betty rescued it and restored its colours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Those of you who have stayed in Willow Cottage have enjoyed building fires in the wood fireplace for years. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In 2017, as we all got older and tired of splitting logs, slicing cedar shakes into shingles, carrying wood up the stairs and ashes down, we made the decision to SWITCH TO GAS</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.....just in time for Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We wanted a new fireplace that resembled the old wood one as much as possible, so it took a long time to find the perfect substitute. We think this one sets just the right tone,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and guests love the comforting heat it radiates. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in 1996, the Willow Cottage balcony looked like this....and we looked a lot younger!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To provide some shade, we went through many umbrellas....some vanished.....blown away in winter storms</span></div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-86844543736157158892017-07-09T13:54:00.000-07:002017-07-09T13:54:26.444-07:00AND WE FINALLY HUNG THEM UP!<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Allen wanted his in a spot where all sides of it could be seen!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <b>It has a fierce end....where the birds are expected to nest.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And a peaceful one, which is my favourite.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">where it is almost dwarfed by all the greenery around it.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But it looks pretty content in these closeups</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The lucky birds that choose to make it home </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> And our new lawn is flourishing, except for this boggy corner</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> where the grass really had no chance.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Allen and Cora decided that it would make a good place </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to display all this driftwood that hasn't been carved yet! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Perhaps someone will turn this piece into a companion for the Big Boned Gal.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Or sculpt a new creature from this one!</span></b><br />
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-85903400298304279102017-05-31T13:36:00.001-07:002017-05-31T14:16:20.645-07:00WE ALWAYS BRING A BIRDHOUSE HOME FROM MEXICO <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>And this year we brought two!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>This one is Allen's birthday present....a bit of Monty Python</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>This sweet one is for Cora, who endured one of the worst winters on the river while we enjoyed the sun in La Paz</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>We don't have hanging spots for these yet,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> but they will join the others in our garden.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>This Painted Lady</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>hangs in a secluded spot next to our driveway.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The birds love her.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>This Hacienda is happy among the wisteria and clematis </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>in the pergola where I park my car. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>I see a nesting pair flit in and out....will there be babies?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The Cheshire Cat loves the Willow Tree</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> This fanciful Duck Inn which Allen hung in the Canoe Shelter</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>has it's own Mexican Palomas on the porch!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The birdhouses are made by our La Paz friends, </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Judy and Alex.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>He builds them, she does the painting....and of course they have dozens in their charming garden. Judy created this collage of some that have birds </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>nesting happily inside</b></span>.</b></span><br />
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-86525949944286780052017-04-25T12:48:00.000-07:002017-05-01T13:24:58.915-07:00APRIL SHOWERS BRING.....A NEW LAWN<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you visited the Duck Inn this winter, you will have </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">seen how the rainiest months on record have turned </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">our once lush lawn into something closer to a swamp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even The Big Boned Gal was </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">not amused by her surroundings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the rain increased, so did </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From Mexico....thank you Telmex for the free long distance calls....we put our heads together with Cora </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and decided that it was time to do something! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Luckily, a small local landscaping company </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">was both recommended and available! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They arrived within a week with a truckload of soil....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They brought another truckload....of sod....a variety which promises to do well in partial shade....all in neat tidy rolls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....quickly surrounding The Gal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next morning, a quick finish and we had a new LAWN.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This shot, taken later in the day, shows why </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One week later, and Cora has already given the lawn </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And now we're ready for some May Flowers.</span></div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-3948205413483273062017-02-20T14:31:00.001-08:002017-02-20T14:31:54.349-08:00IT NEVER SNOWS IN FEBRUARY!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And if you believe that, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">there's a bridge that we could sell you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seriously, the last time it snowed in </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">February was Valentine's Day, 1998!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This year it began with a light dusting </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> And then went on for what seemed like months to Cora. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Even the parrots in the office were not amused.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The view from the other office windows was equally white.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Large snowflakes fell on the river.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> And kept falling until everything was </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the lawn, it covered all the brave little crocuses </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The driveway, walkways and cars were not immune.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but the robins couldn't find them this time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Cora kept the snow shovel at the ready outside the door..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...so that she could keep as much clear as possible</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The snow is gone now, washed away by fierce rains,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but this February certainly broke the records! </span> </div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-42030295790648670922017-01-31T10:35:00.000-08:002017-01-31T10:35:36.246-08:00ICE ON THE RIVER<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What can we say about this winter? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've had more cold weather and snow than normal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But what really stands out is the ICE </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">that appeared on the river!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It gathered around our canoes.... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">....and our neighbour's boats</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The ducks....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">....and the swans</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> were not amused!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now that January is over, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">life on the river has returned to normal. </span></div>
Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-78386456575001982242016-10-20T11:28:00.000-07:002016-10-24T12:07:44.005-07:00OCTOBER STORMS BRING BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">October brings lots of rain</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dark clouds cover the sky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But soon give way to some of the best sunsets of the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It's definitely the month for the</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">...s</span>ometimes stretching from West to East.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> And the clouds add their own intensity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whether it's stormy or calm, we love it when a swan...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....or a pair of ducks </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">swim into the sunset shot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a bit further down the road at Wellington Point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, where they spend the winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ladner Village Market Sunday for this </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20th </span>season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thousands of people come to the village </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to buy from over 160 vendors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and Entertainment</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This is one of our favourite vendors....we have several pieces of his art in our garden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">http://ladnervillagemarket.com/</span></div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-17259754492149410002016-08-30T10:35:00.000-07:002016-08-30T10:37:09.084-07:00LADNER CAR SHOW AND QUILT WALK<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Third Sunday in August sees Ladner Village</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> awash in Cars and Quilts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red cars, like this gorgeous oldie, were popular this year</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....and these</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....this red slopeback </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ...these red flames</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ...and even a red model car!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black and Blue Beauties came out to have their photos taken.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last year, the organizers added a Pin Up Pageant to the event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and several Local Beauties vied to be this year's Miss Ladner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile, people strolled and admired Quilts</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> A few were tastefully displayed with the cars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> And at the end of the day, everyone wished </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's August, and Cora's new deck continues to delight us </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">as more plants come into bloom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This Lace Cap Hydrangea was blooming unseen in a crowded corner until Cora dragged it into its spot as one of the "Anchor Tenants" on this float. Look how happy it is here! And can you spot Kelly, peeping out </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">like a garden gnome as she trims it?</span><br />
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The lilies that Kelly planted under the new herbs </div>
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Stargazers and Casablancas like these....</div>
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....towered over this tub of Parsley.....but I was so busy smelling and picking them, that I forgot to take a picture.</div>
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These Oriental Lilies are happy in the Rosemary bed.</div>
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The Sage and Mint are waiting for a fragrant rose </div>
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And, as promised, Allen created a new perch for the Willow Cottage Barbecue to keep its feet dry in its spot under the Willow Tree....actually, Henk did all the work!</div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-41314923459599615332016-07-05T14:15:00.004-07:002016-07-05T14:18:13.359-07:00HOW CAN IT BE JULY ALREADY?<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We know that it is indeed July when Cora heads to Italy for a well deserved break, and sends us pictures </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">like this one of her view outside Assisi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before she left, she took several pictures of the new </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">while we were still in La Paz. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> One of our favourite creatures is standing guard </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another Mexican garden <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">buddy</span> has been planted up and named Pancho, after one of our real La Paz amigos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To add to the herbal aromas, we have underplanted most of the tubs with fragrant bulbs like this Stargazer Lily. </span></div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-868803958683941112016-04-13T13:57:00.000-07:002016-04-18T13:12:27.438-07:00SPRING AT LAST!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To say that it has been a rainy winter on the river this year, would be dramatically understating the amount of wet stuff that fell. Many records were broken.<br />
While we have been strolling along the Maleçon in sunny</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> La Paz, and enjoying sunsets over the bay like this from the Bougainvillea garden on our balcony…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">….back at the Duck Inn, Cora has been dealing with a lawn that turned into a swamp and almost swallowed the </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kudos to guests who barbecued in the rain!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">High on Allen’s Job List when we return in May will be building a new platform for it under the Willow tree.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We miss many blooming events in our garden while we enjoy the tropical flowers here, so Cora sends us glimpses of what happens when we're not there. We rarely see our Camelias in bloom, so here's one with Saint Francis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The rain dissolved our old chiminea in the wild corner, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so Cora <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">turned it into</span> a rubble platform </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for Mexico's Virgin of Guadalupe</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Fruit trees that were bare in January are now full of blooms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....and appeared often in Cora's flower arrangements. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Strawberries survived the rain and bring </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This Stone Crow, which was in Jill's Christmas stocking, came through the winter and is now part of </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It joins Allen's Eagle, which still guards the crocus bed<span style="font-family: serif;">...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before we left for Mexico, Allen and his crew demolished several old wooden herb beds that were </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....as does faithful Henry, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">one of our favourite garden creatures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even this rooster, who lives in the office, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And sunsets over the river may not be tropical, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but they are beautiful. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">H</span>ere's one of many captured by Cora. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Weather Vane on the Florida Room was made by </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Neil Erickson, the artist who created many of</span><br />
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<br />Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-17929399036381527382016-01-02T12:35:00.001-08:002016-01-02T12:35:35.255-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">starting the Christmas season as they have done</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> for the last 40 years.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whenever we....or our guests....attempt to photograph the parade, we get blurry results like this.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So we rely on the "Official Photos" published </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Their photographer waits at the Government Wharf</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> for the ships to arrive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> and then snaps them with his professional camera.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As always, The Provider, owned by the Botkin Family,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Back at the Duck Inn, the trees go up in the cottages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Snow came lightly this year, and one of our regular guests got this shot of the first dusting on the North Shore Mountains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And captured the snow falling on the river.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> HAPPY NEW YEAR from all of us at the Duck Inn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jill, Allen, Cora and especially Willow the Cat</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">....who will turn 18 soon and is still with us!</span></div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-51619315768804499152015-10-21T06:13:00.000-07:002015-10-21T06:14:18.747-07:00DUCKIES<br />
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the years, many ducks and other birds have flown into the Duck Inn.
Rubber Duckies from all over the world have come with guests. Here is a
charming Swiss one who arrived in a box covered in International Stamps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See how quickly he made friends with some </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Allen loves to carve and several of his winged creations </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These live on top of the kitchen cupboards in </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Willow Cottage, making them great dust catchers and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">causing Cora some frustration! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This Heron sits by the fire, keeping an eye on things.</span></div>
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oldest ducks are these plaques on the Willow Cottage living room wall.
Many years ago, long before this Duck Inn, Allen and I were part of a
Consignment Store on Powell Street also called The Duck Inn. </span></div>
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partners brought in their treasures to sell in the store, and took turns
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many delightful things were bought and sold</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">….a lot to
other partners!<br />No one got rich, but a good time was had by all.
Eventually the store closed and we all brought our unsold treasures
home. When we opened the Duck Inn in 1996, many of the old Duck Inn
partners came to the Inn Warming</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">….bearing gifts like these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Neil Erickson, one of our favourite artists, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">created several water colours for the Duck Inn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mr and Mrs Mallard is an original that he painted for the "Opening Ceremonies". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The same ivy plant growing among the old duck plaques loves to encircle this painting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Great Blue Heron is one of Neil’s best known works. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a print taken from the original, which we feel privileged to own! It hangs in our dining room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Many Duck Inn guests have purchased copies of this print from Neil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Neil and his family now live in Vernon, where he continues to paint. He's on Facebook if you're interesting in seeing some of his other works.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Several rather worn Mallards hold the large bath towels in the bathrooms....we can't bear to part with them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And these geese love to have guests apply their makeup in front of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In La Paz, we have a friend who creates original bird houses. This Duck Inn one hasn’t attracted any nesters yet,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> but it’s happy in its spot above the canoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> When you Check In to the Duck Inn, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">you’ll find more ducks in our house! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here’s our Registration Book with a</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Duckie Welcome Vase behind it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think it's safe to say that there are Ducks everywhere here. Will we ever have too many?? Don't think so! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The ducks in this post are just a small sample of our collection.....I may have to add a few more later!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Several years ago, in one of her downsizing adventures, Cora was seeking a spot for her “Spider Collection”. Coincidentally, we had just taken down a latticework trellis at one end of our garden because it could no longer support the weight of the Wisteria that it was holding up.<br />As Cora and I eyed the twisted trunk, we both had the same thought and the Insect Corner was born.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It began with this beautiful Spider that Cora had </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">....and this smaller one with a precious stone for a body. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once they were in place, it was remarkably easy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some were exotic like this bronze Fly that we picked up at a Marché aux Puces in France in 2011.<br />This is how it looked then….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and here it is now after a few years out in the weather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And as you can see, Ladybugs started to move in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">with us this spring from Mexico</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And now it hovers over its plainer Canadian Cousin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And some Mexican Hummingbirds flew in undetected </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And in July, some favourite Duck Inn guests threw out all the guidelines and added these woodland creatures</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a spot in our garden, just past the cutting beds, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that we have started to call </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's main feature is our old garden swing, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">seen here three years ago when the clematis and other vines were just starting to encroach on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Today it looks like this and we've given up on keeping it clear enough to allow anyone to swing on it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The area has always been home to a small hammock....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Allen tested it a few years ago!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you lie in it now, your feet might be covered by a blanket </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of crocosmia, hostas and other plants that grow in the shadow of the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vine </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">covered </span></span>cherry tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the other cherry tree might drop fruit on your head!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beside the fence, nothing much will grow in the damp soil....but a few giant mushrooms always appear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've started filling the space with things </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that no longer have a home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This chiminea sat on our dining dock for years, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">full of candles for a cheery glow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But this year we replaced it with a gas fireplace, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and it had to move here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">until it sprung a leak. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's happy here being a home for some of Cora's many frogs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kelly is eyeing it as a planter for some shade loving species!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favourite icon in the corner is the "Virgin of Guadalupe" with her colourful robes and kind smile. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We brought her home from Mexico several years ago</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> after seeing her in all the neighbourhood gardens there. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe one day she will grant someone's wish</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and flowers will appear in her vase!</span></div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-54441882702626878292015-06-15T19:40:00.000-07:002015-06-18T12:20:13.219-07:00WE CAME HOME TO ROSES<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We left behind the bougainvillea and palm trees of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first one we smelled </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">was this Lovely Lavendar Lagerfeld </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(named for Karl) by the mailbox</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We bought these Magic Carpet ramblers years ago because they were supposed to be groundcover roses, and we thought it would be lovely to have a carpet of little roses between the other shrubs. Our Magic Carpets didn't obey their instructions and climbed on our pergolas instead! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This one near the mailbox loves the low pergola </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This one, in the main garden, chose to climb to the top of the highest pergola and spread itself out up there. By mid summer it will have spread into our Japanese Apple Pear tree!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And this pink one waited until we pruned an unruly </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Climbing Peace and scrambled up the stalks to replace it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the main cutting garden, these two stalwarts have been blooming since April.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As you walk down to our house, two fragrant Olde English Roses have also reached for the top and put their blooms up on the roof of the canoe shelter and the greenhouse so that you can only appreciate them from the ramp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you reach the house to check in, this prolific red climber, which we planted over 20 years ago, </span></div>
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where you are in our garden, or on our dock, you will find David Austen
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climber is in the planting bed beside the lawn, but we loved it so much
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How many roses do we have? We truly have no idea....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and some of those that welcomed us home looked completely new to us....as if they had been in hiding for years and decided that this spring was warm enough for them </span></div>
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Duck Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414196871939778465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896451070041798728.post-89591820995815296502015-05-18T12:36:00.000-07:002015-05-18T12:36:25.428-07:00NESTING SEASON<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As our time in Mexico comes to an end, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the latest Mother Duck to lay her eggs at the Duck Inn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">gets them down to the river </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">so they can swim away like last year's brood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Allen unscrewed the lightbulbs at the same time.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ever since Willow came into our lives in 1999 </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and enchanted us with her wide blue Himalayan eyes, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">we knew we would love her forever!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When she was a kitten, a neighbourhood cat scared her </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Her outside world is our garden and docks </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and all the creatures she finds there. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> When we see what lies beyond the yard, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">we are grateful that she doesn't wander away. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This coyote, photographed by one of our favourite guests, </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">hiding place....<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and it was easy to choose her name. </span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now that she is in her Golden Years, she spends more time </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">napping....on her favourite cushions</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">....and even on the stairs!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "All Right! Here's some for you!"</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "And for helping Jill and Allen choose my name! </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They are very nice people, but they would never </span></b><br />
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