patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026My little buddy in his rainbow sunbeam. #catsofbluesky #blackcats 280
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Outside my window on this rainy Saturday, a young buck eats the freshly sprouted mushrooms growing from the rotting roots of the old tree, encouraged by the fresh moisture. #wildlife #whitetail 2101
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I just finished Snow Falling on Cedars. I don't know why I waited so long to read this book. The writing is beautiful. The story is thought inducing. I love how the snowstorm becomes a character, as well developed as all the others. It is so good. #booksky #literaryfiction 1928724
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I sewed a binding onto a quilt this morning, ready for hand stitching to the front. Summer's over, time to get back to work! Shadow is very happy with the idea. #quiltsky #catsandquilts #blackcats #slowstitching 1211
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Late summer rose in my garden. 🩷 #rosebush #fallblooms #prairiegarden 1101
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 08/09/2026There's been a lot of Monarch butterflies feeding on my zinnias the last few days. They're gearing up to fly south! #monarchs #migration #butterfly #manitobamonarchs 082
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Finished 'The Poppy War'. Very good book although I am not into fantasy. The beginning was better than the ending. I'm reading the second in the series now and 20% in it is still very dark and kinda hopeless. Hoping it gets better as it is not comfortable nighttime reading. 😲😶 #booksky #fantasy 0110
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Triumph over adversity. #prairiegarden #gardensky #petunia #volunteer 050
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I missed Caturday but here's Shadow appreciating a squirrel outside the window. #caturday #blackcat 080
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 24/08/2026No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll. 350
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Some zinnias I brought in from my garden. ❤️ #zinnia #gardens #prairiegarden #flowergarden 040
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I'm not home right now but our yard camera caught this sweet sight overnight. ❤️ #whitetaileddeer #manitobawildlife #fawn #fawnlife 050
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Shadow is seriously doing his best to be a cat today. He's chasing a big ugly fly in the window. You go, mighty hunter! #catsofbluesky #blackcats 061
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Fancy daylily season is starting! #daylily #gardening #prairiegarden 050
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 17/07/20263/3 Such a tenacious little plant. Today I found a volunteer growing in the winter killed grass along the sidewalk. There's several more around the yard as well. Tickled Pink forever! #petunias #gardening #prairiegarden #freeplants 140
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Do balck cats even have faces? #blackcats #caturday 240
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We were away for a bit and it rained all the time we were gone. The weeds!!! in my gardens. I pulled some today. Those thistles have to be dug out, there is no just pulling them. I got a full bin of weeds from two beds! It looks better now but I'm sure I didn't get them all. #garden #weedcity 110
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 27/06/2026My daughter's garden. With dog. ❤️ #toronto #garden #beagle 130
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 24/06/2026A front view of my girl, Luna, showing her sweet little face. We are babysitting the granddog while mom and dad are travelling in Iceland. #beagle #goodmorning #toronto 060
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 24/06/2026My granddog humphing it down the stairs. The little tippy taps! #beagle #socute #goodmorning 050
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I was in the garden a couple days ago and smashed several no see ums that were biting me on various body parts. This is what I have today on my legs and arms, incredibly itchy, burning, blistering spots. Apparently I am allergic to something I can't avoid and can't really see! #allergies #noseeums 220
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The goose daycare babies are growing up! #canadagoose #assiniboinepark 070
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Happy #caturday! It's a hide your face in the blanket kind of day. #safetyfirst #blanketfort 0110
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I finally got the binding finished on this quilt. It took a long time because there was always a cat cuddled up in it! This one is destined for a cancer patient according to the wishes of the fabric provider. ❤️ #quiltsky #cancerquilt 31295
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Just finished The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. It took me a bit to get into the author's rhythm of present and past but once I did I could not stop reading. The writing is just so beautiful and simple, the descriptions make so much sense but are fresh and touching. Great read! 📚🖋 #booksky 040
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 10/06/2026We had the weather last night! My rain guage said five inches. FIVE INCHES in twelve hours! Took a walk to the park to see what's up. There's some trees down and lots of leaves on the ground, but the frogs are okay. Grateful for no water in the basement! #thunderstorm #prairiestorm #assiniboinepark 130
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Constant thunder in a nice big storm! We are enjoying the show in our screenroom. #thunderstorm #weather 030
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 08/06/2026First Monarch of the year! She flew around for awhile and LAID SOME EGGS!!!! #manitobamonarchs #monarchbutterfly 140
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 08/06/2026My alpine clematis is almost finished blooming. One of my all time favourite plants. 😪 #alpineclematis #prairiegarden #garden #clematis 170
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Why do manufacturers think that because you choose sugar free in an effort to avoid the ridiculous amounts of sugar in your mix with your rye whisky, that you would rather have such a disgustingly sweet alternative that it makes your taste buds curl up and die? Why?? #sugarfreetoosweet #sugarfree 010
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 03/06/2026YOU are touching me! You ARE touching me! You are TOUCHING me! You are touching ME! #catsofbluesky #blackcats #meanface #backoff 170
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 31/05/2026The spring garden is my favourite. Although its not really spring anymore with temps in the 30 degrees Celsius this week. #spring #garden #shadegarden 040
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The spring garden is out in full force! #prairiegarden #springgarden #iris #trollius #anemone #bleedingheart 250
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 25/05/2026A bunch of years ago when I started the back garden I planted around 100 tulip bulbs in peach, orange and yellow. This is one of the only ones left, still blooming after all this time. I'm not sure why they just gave up over time. 💔 #tulip #prairiegarden 080
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 24/05/2026This is a nice surprise! Are these not Cosmo seedlings amongst the Creeping Jenny and various weeds? I grew some last year and made the rookie mistake of fertilizing them. They were taller than me and out of control. Annuals don't often self seed here, this is lovely! #cosmos #gardening #plantgift 250
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I think this is a pine warbler. If I'm wrong please let me know! In my front yard this morning. #songbirds #prairiebirds 120
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 19/05/2026My husband saw this squad at the park on his morning walk. He thought it must be a daycare. 😄 #canadageese #assiniboinepark #goosebabies #spring 2425
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Trying to get my phone to focus on how dirty the windows are after the dust, windstorm, and spotty rain today was an exercise.This is the best I got. All day the sky has been a weird colour and the rain that fell was full of dirt, not enough to clean the air it fell through. #climatechange #weather 130
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 13/05/2026It's happening! It's actually happening! Spring!!!! #spring #assiniboinepark #thereishopeafterall 1100
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I had never seen a Northern flicker before irl! This morning I had TWO PAIRS in my front yard, snacking on the grass seed my husband threw out there. 😉 if I have any better pics on my good camera I will post those once I do the thing with the download and the cropping, etc. #birds #northernflicker 150
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Frog Day at the park! Sounds on. #assiniboinepark #frogs #spring 140
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 16/04/20261/3 As we know, we can't share news items in Canada. This man, Douglas Dixon, was held captive in Alligator Alcatraz since February. He was on probation because he couldn't pay his taxes, had settled and was making payments. He lived in the US for 20 years and was there legally. #dumptrump #iceout 100
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Planted up some of my seedlings today and this year's crop is a bit of a bust. I mistakenly bought nine pak cells instead of six so the zinnias are already crowded. The petunias are sad, even my specialty ones that I paid money for have poor germination. Oh woe. #gardens #seedlings 030
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 06/04/2026This deer had no trouble climbing into my flower bed to graze on the remains of the fall garden. I'll be getting out the deer repellent this spring! Where is the guard cat when you need him? #wildlife #doeadear 260
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Back at the embroidery. I got a couple tshirts in colours I don't really like but were the best of bad options. So I dressed them up a bit. Tshirts stretch a lot and don't really lend themselves to loose stitches or dense designs. Oh well, it's all a learning experience! #embroidery #slowstitching 150
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This is why I like to plant zinnias. I seeded these on Sunday and here we are four days later! I also see some teensy petunia seedlings emerging today! #seedstarting #zinnias #gardens 060
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 30/03/2026It's been snowing all afternoon. I know that's not unusual but I'm finding it hard to accept. I'm trying to feel grateful for the farmers but all I want is bare streets and no ice anywhere. #spring #goodbyesnow 080
patriceskov @patriceskov.bsky.social · 26/03/2026ALL the toe beans hanging out of the quilt cave. And the snoring...! #catsofbluesky #blackcats #toebeans 0170
