This post will appear as I make my way to grandson number two’s home. I decided to make the effort to have this post for you as I am hoping to become more regular in posting. As I mentioned in the last post, It is hotter, the hottest day of the year so far in my prairie town. A brisk breeze is making it bearable, good enough for us to go for a six-kilometre walk in the morning. Since we…
Yesterday and today had temperatures exceed 30° Celsius in the shade. That’s hot no matter how you look at it. Admittedly, it isn’t anywhere near record-breaking, but after a cool and wet spring and early summer, it comes as a surprise. The heat isn’t the only surprise. Yesterday saw the biggest number of visitors to this site since the first week in June. Thank you for coming and reading. I assumed that you came to read, not just look at…
I was sitting on my deck drinking coffee, enjoying birds while mosquito coils were burning to keep mosquitoes a suitable distance away. A lack of clothing is too inviting for the nasty little critters. Wrens, Robins, Finches, and Eastern King birds kept my wife and I entertained while we felt at peace with the world. And then, I heard the neighbour’s twins crying next door as their mother was preparing to take them to daycare. The twins are about a…
I woke up later than usual this morning, at six-thirty. Somehow, I continue to be an early riser. It is a sunny morning with warm temperatures. I didn’t bother putting on anything as I put out the cushions for our deck rocking chairs and citronella mosquito coils. By seven, we were on the deck enjoying coffee. The idea of heading out for a golf game was quickly trashed as the forecast is for very hot. What is hot? Well, yesterday…
Well, Yesterday afternoon, I went to dispose of the tree branches as planned. And, I went to check out a dirt road towards the prairie hills. As soon as I got out of the truck, I was swarmed by mosquitoes who were desperate for blood. I didn’t spend much time outside, just enough to see if it would be sensible to go for a naturist hike. The definitive response was no! I didn’t have any bug spray to put on…
It’s Friday and we are at the beginning of what is promised to be a two-week long heat wave. Clothing will be worn only when absolutely necessary. This morning, I used my extension pruner to take down branches that either were pressing down on a power line, or the clothes line. This afternoon, I will be taking the branches to our landfill which is about five kilometres from town. When that is done, I will be checking out the road…
We have waited a long time for summer to arrive. May and June were windy, cool/cold, and wet with ten inches of rain – much more than the normal rainfall amounts. There hasn’t been any nude country walks or free-hikes because the dirt roads are still muddy. The forecast for today was for heat and sunshine. Here it is at noon and it is overcast and cool and very windy. I got this photo a few days ago while I…
I have been preoccupied with restoring as many posts from the past as I could find. There are more than 500 recovered posts. In the process, I have ensured that the photo record is authentic even though cropped. What I noticed in the process, especially for the past three years, is the presence of large gaps, especially of our time spent in Mexico. It only dawned on my in the past few days that I had put my blog posts…
We had ninety young folk come to the door last night. I was satisfied with the number, a number that reflected the decent weather. It wasn’t that cold in comparison to a number of previous years when thirty plus trick-or-treaters were the norm when snow was on the ground and parkas were needed to be worn. When it was time for game six of the World Series, I turned on my phone to watch in between giving out the treats…
I got to sleep in this morning, all the way to six-thirty. At my age, waking up early is my normal, usually between five and six o’clock. I am a morning person. When the sun eventually makes it into the living room, I take the opportunity to relax and dream of being warm in Mexico. In four weeks time, I will be in Sayulita, Mexico where my lodgings are nude friendly – aka no clothes except for chilly mornings when…