Mrs. F.G.'s Recent Photos

Mrs. F.G. has recently been saying 'give me your camera', and heading out to get particular pictures she has spotted.  She is now definitely a better photographer than am I!  I think some of these are just stunning!

Last year she bought 5 new Allium bulbs.  They're now in bloom, very tall and beautiful.

Two are a slightly different shade than the others.

These two close-ups provide a great look at the stamens and pistils of all the tiny flowers.

Last year was the first year for this beautiful red Clematis, and it only had one or two blooms.  But this year it is flourishing and has over a dozen blooms already.

The blooms look interesting at every stage of opening up.

Great photos, don't you think!  She really does have a good eye for photography.  And our garden is looking great at the moment.

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For-profit Companies and Long Term Care - Last night we read an article about one of the big long term care corporations involved in owning and operating such facilities in Canada.  I've concluded that private corporations have no business being in the long term care field.

This company does not just own a few long term care homes, it owns 69 I think, and operates 60 or more too.  These include the homes where the greatest number of Covid19 deaths have occurred.  Last year they made over $1 billion profit, and in the first quarter of this year they turned over $268 million, on track to exceed $1 billion again.  At the same time they just spent $300,00.00 extra of their own funds (and $400,000.00 in government subsidies) extra during the pandemic.

 these numbers are simply obscene, and they've announced a $10 million payout to shareholders.  Need I say more.  All on the back of the elderly residents and grossly underpaid staff!