A cosmic family coincidence this weekend. Yesterday was 35 years since my mom had her fatal stroke. And today is Father's Day. What a pair, how lucky I am to be them. Nine months after this picture was taken, I was born. Hmmm...
What about The Tree, you ask? The area around the stump had to be cleared for the grinder to move in. The noisy, vicious teeth chewed away for hours. But it's dense hard maple so despite a mound of shavings the job wasn't finished in a day. Another trip for us to the city, coming soon I hope.
Back at Kemble the fog was thick. Then it was obvious that high winds had huffed and puffed. The deck tent had a twisted frame and a popped-off top. Destroyed. A little umbrella isn't going to do much good ---- heavy duty replacement, where are you?
Spring is late and wet. Indoors the Baker made family recipe date squares. Outdoors, the Gardener added to the pond jungle and scattered grass seed to the wind. And why weren't there any wrens in their box this year? A family of red squirrels have taken over the lease!
We had to experience famous Jurassic Park for ourselves, joining the tens of thousands in the rain for Game 5. People in the front section had been there for days to get a spot. We wound up in Section 6, 200 meters back near the CN Tower! A warm and fuzzy shiver as the multicultural crowd broke into Oh! Canada.
As basketball fans all over the world know, the NBA Championship was won outside of the US for the first time. (Like the first international World Series, also in you-know-where.) We climbed on the Raptors bandwagon late, but we've always celebrated the diversity of Toronto. It's the world, it's the world we revel in. The town (and country!) has gone delirious sharing this win --- look for us at the parade on Monday! We The North.
What about The Tree, you ask? The area around the stump had to be cleared for the grinder to move in. The noisy, vicious teeth chewed away for hours. But it's dense hard maple so despite a mound of shavings the job wasn't finished in a day. Another trip for us to the city, coming soon I hope.
Back at Kemble the fog was thick. Then it was obvious that high winds had huffed and puffed. The deck tent had a twisted frame and a popped-off top. Destroyed. A little umbrella isn't going to do much good ---- heavy duty replacement, where are you?
Spring is late and wet. Indoors the Baker made family recipe date squares. Outdoors, the Gardener added to the pond jungle and scattered grass seed to the wind. And why weren't there any wrens in their box this year? A family of red squirrels have taken over the lease!
We had to experience famous Jurassic Park for ourselves, joining the tens of thousands in the rain for Game 5. People in the front section had been there for days to get a spot. We wound up in Section 6, 200 meters back near the CN Tower! A warm and fuzzy shiver as the multicultural crowd broke into Oh! Canada.
As basketball fans all over the world know, the NBA Championship was won outside of the US for the first time. (Like the first international World Series, also in you-know-where.) We climbed on the Raptors bandwagon late, but we've always celebrated the diversity of Toronto. It's the world, it's the world we revel in. The town (and country!) has gone delirious sharing this win --- look for us at the parade on Monday! We The North.
No comments:
Post a Comment