Jane Ann's garden...

Well it's been a busy summer so far and I'm trying to catch up on my tales of adventure.

First of all, for all of you wanting to know about Miss Georgia, that story will be 

coming soon but suffice it to say she is THRIVING and crazy and healthy!

My sisters youngest girl came to stay for 2 weeks and now that she's left

to go to my folks house, things around here are SO quiet.

She is a child of genuine happiness even though she has been through so much in her 

12 years on earth. Her sing-songy chatter is missed dearly in the rooms

of this house now that she's gone but I'm looking forward to her return visit in August.

One thing on her bucket list for this summer was to go camping.

So we loaded up the van and hit the road!

One of our treasured visits was with my friend Jane Ann who lives

on a little Gulf Island about a 3 hour drive and a 20 minute ferry ride away.

Jane Ann is a constant gardener.

Every room in her beautiful wooden house has a view of some part of her lovely property...

Even though there has been no rain for almost 3 months, her garden is thriving...

 Love the colour of these alstromeria!

 The roses smell divine

And the bees are working steadily...

A few more snippets of some of her gorgeous flowers...

 It's a photographers dream here...

This copper beach in the evening sun's glow cemented my feelings 

of it being my favourite species of trees...

The weather has been so warm that we took a rare evening swim in the lake.

Stephanie absolutely loved that!

In the morning we took a stroll down to the marsh which lies along Jane Ann's property...

 Because of forest fires in the area the sky had a constant glow of golden hues.

It was very surreal and unnerving but beautiful at the same time...

Do you see the bald eagle preening in the tree?

Jane Ann has many tales to tell of her 30 plus years watching life on this marsh...

After breakfast we went for a ramble on 'moonrock' beach with Dez and Beau in tow...

This is a type of conglomerate cold water sandstone when exposed to wind and water

 leaves the holes from the tiny pebbles once embed ed within...

 Once again...time to get the camera out!

I love this type of rock...reminds me of another planet from another time...

Such an awesome place to explore!

So there you go.

Some of our adventure to share with you.

We were treated to amazing sunsets that would begin hours before the sun actually went down

thanks to the Sproat Lake fire.

 A silver lining of sorts.

Till next time!

A lion in kitten's clothing...

This was the face of a poor, scruffy, very ill kitten found behind our barn about 4 weeks ago...

 Abandoned by her stray mother, we took her in and went through much healing together.

Her recovery helped distract us from the very large hole that was our beloved dog Griffin.

With one eye ruptured and the other without sight her future was very precarious...

But in time and with so much help from friends, family and some people whom I've never met, 

Sweet Georgia has come a long way indeed!!

 The removal of one eye was scary but probably more for us than her.

It never stopped her from being a regular kitten who plays, eats, poops, sleeps 

and repeats these actions as if nothing ever happened.

 Her 'Curious Georgesness' has kept us both entertained and alert...

 Baby animals, I'm reminded, are a lot of work!!

 But this baby animal is special. 

After the removal of one eye it was 'iffy' to know if the sight in the remaining eye would ever return.

 It was a cloudy mess but with antibiotics, lots of rest, good food and loads of love, I had big hopes!

I tried to remain optimistic and believed in the healing power of positive thinking...

It started to look a little better day by day and I knew she was beginning to see light and movement.

Sometimes it was sound that attracted her until one day she was sitting on the floor and jumped

up on the back of the couch to directly in front of this picture and took a swipe at it!

I knew then that it wasn't just light, or sound but a thing she could SEE!

 As the days rolled by, her vision became better and better...

 She stopped having kitten nightmares. 

She used to wake up in the middle of a deep sleep, 

literally crying until I would call to her and pat her and she would fall right back asleep.

No doubt having traumatic, horrible thoughts of her life in the wilds of

 our property with no mom and no sight.

 Like all cats, she LOVES the sun...

 ...and curtains are the best place to play hide and seek...

 ...not to mention the perfect spot for a nap.

 In fact there's many great spots for a nap!

 We've been slowly introducing her to the outside world again and our upper deck is 

perfect for that. Tom enclosed it to keep her safe...

 Rueben is warming up to her, although Georgia is very ballsy and Rueben 

has to remind her of who's boss around this kingdom...C'mon Rueben, Chillax... she's just a kid from the rough side of town, she'll get better, just have some patience!

 Her world is an adventure playground...

 Her mantra is Queen of the Jungle...

 So now the stitches have finally come out and

 even though she is a bit lopsided looking, she has no idea!

 Her tiny kitten body is squeezed into a lion sized attitude.

 You have no idea how much joy I feel when I see her watching the world around her...

 To think she could have died out there or lost both eyes.

So thanks to Tom for finding her again, thanks to all of you out there who have contributed

to the recovery of this little angel devil miracle...

And thank you Sweet Georgia for finding us at just the right time.