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Olen harjoitellut uuden kamerani kayttoa. Tassa kuva kukasta jonka sain Jayn aidilta aitienpaivana - Canna "orange punch". Tuolla se on nyt kukkapenkissa jo. Toivottavasti ei kuole sentaan kun meidan kevat on edelleen melko kylmaa. Surkea kesanalku tana vuonna. Piiiitka talvi ei meinaa millaan paastaa saata kynsistaan. Yleensa tahan mennessa on jo tosi lampimat ilmat.
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Toissa paivana kaytiin Siennan kanssa Robinin paivaohjelma paikassa jossa on isot kasvihuoneet ja myyvat kukkia. Robin joskus myos auttaa kasvihuoneissa mutta yleensa tekee muuta. Kovasti kehui puutarhuri siella kylla Robinia ja miten auttaa mullan laitossa aina.

Mutta oli ihana kavella siella kasvihuoneissa ja ihastella upeita kukkia. Kokeilin jos uudella kamerallani onnistuu nyt lahikuvat kukista. Vanhalla ei koskaan onnistuneet.

All these pictures are my own this time. I've been practising with my new camera. We visited Robin's dayprogram and they have greenhouses there too. Most Edmontonians don't seem to know of these greenhouses even though they sell really good quality plants and flowers. It's called ARCH Enterprises and it's located just south of 34 Avenue on 97th Street (turn south on 97 street when you're on 34th). Go check it out. At Christmas time, they sell the most beautiful Poinsettias.

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I bought this huge hanging flowering plant - Callie Calibrachoa. It's great because you don't even need to deadhead it. Loves a sunny location which our front yard is as it faces south. When I got home and tried to hang it up near our front door, I realized the plant was too big and wouldn't fit. So I had to be creative and this is where the plant ended up at (for now at least). I'd prefer it hanging. Next time I know to get a smaller one. I also got blue pansies - Viola Sorbet Black Duet. If they don't get killed by the cold nights we're still having, they should fill the big pot nicely eventually.
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Eilen Jay ja mina paastiin iltapaiva leffaan. Mutta talla kertaa leffateatteri oli melkeen taynna silla mentiin myohempaan naytokseen. Tallainen on meidan leffateatteri. Tosi iso. Oliko siella nyt 16 eri leffateatteria. Super isot leffajulisteet aina leffoista. Tosi ihanat pehmeat tuolit jotka menee vahan taaksepain kun istuu.
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We saw the latest Star Trek movie. When we first got married, we used to watch Star Trek on tv. So watching the movie made me feel all sentimental. I admit it, I'm a Star Trek geek. :)
I didn't care for the "macho image of a cool guy" that the movie represented. You know - drinking, fist fighting, living dangerously. Men don't need to be macho to be "real men" in my book. Good morals kind of men are the "real men" in my book.
But other than that, I enjoyed the movie.
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