I cherish and think of my Mom every day, but Happy Mother's Day everybody!
Last week you read about our triple whammy of poison ivy, car trouble, and no water in the house. Well, the ivy itch is finally fading out. The car was towed in and the repair quick and reasonable --- a broken ignition coil in cylinder #1. But it's Day 8 with no water and a different type of itch is happening. The diver/plumber is booked opening cottages, so we're trying to solve it ourselves. Down at the shore well the pipes are ancient and rusty. I bail and Pat flails but no luck.
Meantime up the hill it's nearing Peak Spring. Fiery sunrises happen before 6 a.m. Exotics like the Baltimore Oriole are arriving. Hordes of yellows and blues still hoard at the feeders. Cherry trees blossom on cue for the hummingbirds. Tree frogs hop in the grass but those eggs in the pond are from watery leopards!
The grounds crew is outdoors for chores. First lawn mow. First gazebo. First asparagus!
Another itch is to see our Toronto Beach 'hood in May. Twice on the highway we saw families of geese crossing 6 high-speed lanes --- could you make it across?? But on the boardwalk many hundreds of special people made it across the finish line. The recent flooding is obvious with much of the beach still underwater. 200 beach volleyball courts are currently reduced to 2. In the parks are the best display of Canada 150 tulips (red-and-white hybrids, get it?).
But, still itching for water (hot and cold, anything!), where can we get a Niagara-size fix? Hmmmm....
Last week you read about our triple whammy of poison ivy, car trouble, and no water in the house. Well, the ivy itch is finally fading out. The car was towed in and the repair quick and reasonable --- a broken ignition coil in cylinder #1. But it's Day 8 with no water and a different type of itch is happening. The diver/plumber is booked opening cottages, so we're trying to solve it ourselves. Down at the shore well the pipes are ancient and rusty. I bail and Pat flails but no luck.
Meantime up the hill it's nearing Peak Spring. Fiery sunrises happen before 6 a.m. Exotics like the Baltimore Oriole are arriving. Hordes of yellows and blues still hoard at the feeders. Cherry trees blossom on cue for the hummingbirds. Tree frogs hop in the grass but those eggs in the pond are from watery leopards!
The grounds crew is outdoors for chores. First lawn mow. First gazebo. First asparagus!
Another itch is to see our Toronto Beach 'hood in May. Twice on the highway we saw families of geese crossing 6 high-speed lanes --- could you make it across?? But on the boardwalk many hundreds of special people made it across the finish line. The recent flooding is obvious with much of the beach still underwater. 200 beach volleyball courts are currently reduced to 2. In the parks are the best display of Canada 150 tulips (red-and-white hybrids, get it?).
But, still itching for water (hot and cold, anything!), where can we get a Niagara-size fix? Hmmmm....
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