Today is 51 years since the first man on the moon. The night before in 1969, I had been sleeping in the courtyard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In the morning I realized my pack and other stuff had been robbed! I arrived in Rome with mobs celebrating but in no mood to kiss an Italian...Where were you??
Mostly its been hot and muggy. We have an awesome view of the sky in all its changes, and sunrises have varied from gauzy to rings of fire. Its so hot even the chipmunks are digging in. And the black cherries are ripening too fast for me to eat them all!
Indoors, the ceiling repair finally got painted. Pat stretched for the edges. I was bribed with a pan of perogies and then reached for the top. (After all that, the colour didn't match...stay tuned.)
We had to get away, even for a short staycation taking Sunny out for its first road trip. Down to quaint Niagara On The Lake for a picnic lunch. The USA is just across the river and Canada wants it to stay there these days. We revisited the sights like the awesome gorge, floral clock, historic Spanish aerocar, and the original POW Hotel (as in, Prince of Wales!).
But the main attraction is The Falls itself. Heat wave in the 40's C meant the top only went down early in the day or late. Much fewer crowds as tourism has been hit hard by the virus ---- 99.9% Canadians on the streets, but in as many colours as the rainbow in the mist.
Took the lonnnnng way home for a look at backroads southern Ontario. Huge acreage of corn and more soy bean than ever. Remnants of big tobacco fields and backbreaking kilns that my dad once toiled in. Fruit trees, asparagus, blueberries under cover, even swaths of swaying lavender. Truly Canada's garden.
This morning the sky is darkening again. C'mon thunderstorm!!
Mostly its been hot and muggy. We have an awesome view of the sky in all its changes, and sunrises have varied from gauzy to rings of fire. Its so hot even the chipmunks are digging in. And the black cherries are ripening too fast for me to eat them all!
Indoors, the ceiling repair finally got painted. Pat stretched for the edges. I was bribed with a pan of perogies and then reached for the top. (After all that, the colour didn't match...stay tuned.)
We had to get away, even for a short staycation taking Sunny out for its first road trip. Down to quaint Niagara On The Lake for a picnic lunch. The USA is just across the river and Canada wants it to stay there these days. We revisited the sights like the awesome gorge, floral clock, historic Spanish aerocar, and the original POW Hotel (as in, Prince of Wales!).
But the main attraction is The Falls itself. Heat wave in the 40's C meant the top only went down early in the day or late. Much fewer crowds as tourism has been hit hard by the virus ---- 99.9% Canadians on the streets, but in as many colours as the rainbow in the mist.
Took the lonnnnng way home for a look at backroads southern Ontario. Huge acreage of corn and more soy bean than ever. Remnants of big tobacco fields and backbreaking kilns that my dad once toiled in. Fruit trees, asparagus, blueberries under cover, even swaths of swaying lavender. Truly Canada's garden.
This morning the sky is darkening again. C'mon thunderstorm!!
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