The dry spell of May has given way to lashings of rain so far in June. In the city, troughs overflow and the animals are lining up two-by-two. I discovered that the laundry room light has been broken for weeks --- how long before the tenants would actually report it?? The annual heart stress test was passed with flying (treading?) colours; let's have some ice cream!
Back at Kemble the blossoming continues with flying colours too. Lupins, poppies and peonies are longtime showoffs. But it's the first major crop of haskap, a bluish berry that tastes somewhere between a blueberry and a cranberry. Like my ancestors, it's from Russia originally but evolved in Saskatchewan!
The pond is healthy again but we are reluctant to put in more fish because of the risky winters. But Pat's siblings have bravely donated 3 distinct fishies. In their honour (the sibs, not the fish!) the finny friends are named Soprano (pinkish), Watchman (bluish), and SewFine (red). Long may they swim.
Full disclosure: the fish were a birthday present. Birthday Girl blew out the candle but had to face a tough choice. She was called to run the PanAm Torch in Owen Sound! Damn --- it was the same hours as her PanAm Training in Toronto. Predictably her sense of duty won out. (Ironically, we passed the Torch Relay on the highway the next morning...) Any wonder why I carry a torch for her?
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