Day 14 with no water in the house. The plumber who has experience in shore wells just isn't showing up...More below.
Last Sunday we were still on the road, avoiding the waterless house and driving around the Niagara peninsula. Very scenic with the Spanish Gondola over the rapids, the Floral Clock, and trees bursting into their annual colourfest.
We finally (it's nearby and garden-related, so why did it take all these years??) got to the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), Canada's oldest, biggest and most famous public gardens. 2,700 acres, 3 zones, uncountable plants, impressive themed artwork, and a major component of educating kids and other visitors about amazing botanical diversity. A must-see...
Including great timing on blossoms...
...especially the Garden Girl's favourites --- magnolias --- and 60+ varieties of lilac!
The Car Guy was active too, sort of. the VW Eos is a keeper so a layer of paint protector was applied to the door sills and trunk edge. The BMW Z3 was finally taken out of winter storage but it's now for sale. The DNA of a rocket ship in a unique colour-and-feature combo!
Gotta mention the birds. Huge waves of goldfinches and whole teams of Blue Jays. Exotic visitors like this redhead. And many more...
It's a long holiday weekend in Canada. Ontario's official flower, the trillium, is right on cue. Long lines of feral flowering tree overwhelm local fields --- are they wild apple? hawthorne? Or??
But overriding all this good stuff is the problem of no water in the house. We've been going to local Y's and campgrounds for showers. And OMG, it's raining again this morning, so roll out the barrels...
Last Sunday we were still on the road, avoiding the waterless house and driving around the Niagara peninsula. Very scenic with the Spanish Gondola over the rapids, the Floral Clock, and trees bursting into their annual colourfest.
We finally (it's nearby and garden-related, so why did it take all these years??) got to the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), Canada's oldest, biggest and most famous public gardens. 2,700 acres, 3 zones, uncountable plants, impressive themed artwork, and a major component of educating kids and other visitors about amazing botanical diversity. A must-see...
Including great timing on blossoms...
The Car Guy was active too, sort of. the VW Eos is a keeper so a layer of paint protector was applied to the door sills and trunk edge. The BMW Z3 was finally taken out of winter storage but it's now for sale. The DNA of a rocket ship in a unique colour-and-feature combo!
Gotta mention the birds. Huge waves of goldfinches and whole teams of Blue Jays. Exotic visitors like this redhead. And many more...
It's a long holiday weekend in Canada. Ontario's official flower, the trillium, is right on cue. Long lines of feral flowering tree overwhelm local fields --- are they wild apple? hawthorne? Or??
But overriding all this good stuff is the problem of no water in the house. We've been going to local Y's and campgrounds for showers. And OMG, it's raining again this morning, so roll out the barrels...
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