Reflections from Crumbly Acres: Lunch in Carleton Place

Field trip and lunch in Carleton Place. We wanted to get out of the house and sit beside some water. Joe wore his Strong and Free t-shirt. He has several like this!

It was nice and quiet on the patio at 1:30.

It is a great location, on the water, beside the dam. No sooner had we sat down, than an Osprey landed in the tree. Can you see it?! I might not have noticed it if I hadn't seen the huge thing fly past and land there!

I forgot my 57x zoom camcorder, but snapped a few photos. There is is in the lower left corner, buzzing over the water looking for fishies.

They have a wing span of 180 cm (71"), and are so impressive floating on the wind.

I have lots of Osprey photos, in case you wonder what they actually look like! This one landed on a tree beside our driveway. We have no fish in our frog pond, although they eat snakes, as well. I think it was a young one, spreading its wings.

You can guess what he did here! I like seeing its feathered legs!

Ah, this is the life!

Across the water, a pub. We've been there, as well. It's a little noisier, and primarily bar food. Joe needs food without dairy, yeast or eggs, as well as oily foods. It can be tricky.

The food arrived. I had a salad for dinner, later. No cooking involved for me on Friday. Joe had the pickerel.

This pair were quite something. While they waited, the older man took out cards. He presented a pair of cards, and asked the youngster to pick one. Sometimes he won, sometimes he lost. There were match sticks involved, as well as money. The young man paid for their lunch. After their lunch I saw the older man put a $50 bill down under the container holding the matches. I realized it was a $100 bill. I have no idea what game they were gambling over. The young man had an Aussie accent. I hope he wasn't getting ripped off!