Dinner out and beach days

We'd had a bit of a day. The doctor has prescribed a new inhaler. It seems to be working. He isn't wheezing as much. I am convinced it is a coronavirus (CoV) giving him bronchitis. It is not COVID–19, nor Omicron. He's had it 6 months now. 

Joseph Brian suggested dinner out. Checking the oncoming storm, with tornado warnings, it looked as if we were good to go.

 

We pulled out of the driveway, and were behind an OPP SUV. This guy decided we were going too slow and passed us. I hope he'd speed up to the cops. I warned the driver that he'd have to stop at the one way traffic at the bridge repairs.  We ended up having to turn left into the parking lot, as he watched us drive by.

Well, favourite table, again. 

Arriving at 4 p.m. for dinner is perfect. There were lots of birds, few tourists. A Vulture, Kingfisher, and an Osprey. The kingfisher zoomed by twice, but I missed it twice. The Osprey circled around behind the tree, and I missed it, too! It was so funny. The vulture cooperated.

This is silly in the water, a DANGER WORK AHEAD sign. It's been there at least a month.

It was hazy, and warm, but there was a breeze. The sailboat was lovely to see.

It seemed to be the day for doggies, happily boating.

Tons of geese:

Canada Geese from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I wonder why these boats need such big motors. They obviously troll in them. It doesn't look like the boat would support them, and I am sure they make smaller-sized motors with as much power. Hmmm.

These are popular in the region. The nearby lakes are terribly shallow, and this is the way to go!

The sailboating done for the day!

Another le boat, sailing into the dock. Well, beside the dock!

On the way home we checked out the beach. Lots of geese. We'll have the girls in August, and I'm sure they'll want to go! The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) have Gary the Gator protecting the beach from the poopy geese. It's been an interesting experiment! They have to move him, and Mackie the Coyote, around to dissuade the geese.

Only a few swimmers. They've wrapped the trees to limit the LDD caterpillars, but they seem to have died off, happily.

Travelers in Chania

While we dined out, Caitlin posted photos of their dining out! They walked along the beach, barefoot, to the restaurant. How cool is that?! The food has been amazing. The REAL Greek salad has been a hit.

They ate lunch on the hotel balcony, just for a break.

There have been wonderful beach days. They wear long-sleeved shirts that block the harmful sun's rays.

They posted a photo of their last sunset in Chania.

Last night, they travelled by plane from Chania to Athens, and are waiting to go back to Istanbul. From there they fly right on to Amsterdam. 

Perth walkies

 We walked around for a bit after visiting the music festival. To answer your question, Elizabeth, the ducks are actually thrown in the river, <= they made the news. You don't keep them, just buy tickets with numbers on them that match the rubber duckies. They earned $5100!  

It is a lovely town.

There are lots of lush gardens, this one designed to attract wildlife. 

We took a walk on the bridge. It is pretty.

Aren't these lovely? 

Well, YAM, this one is for you! 

Kids in Crete

The kids continue being beach bums, in Chania. Pool bunnies, too!

A panoramic shot! 

That was some rain!

We had a dump of rain on Monday. It just kept falling and falling. We had a total of 28 mm. 

The eavestrough overflowed, so I contacted our people again. The video shows it.

 

The goldfish pond has two blooms, which I noticed standing in the rain inspecting the eaves.

I went out back to check on the bench swing. A Great Blue Heron flew over! Honest! I've seen them before.

After my request, I had a couple of suggestions for the swing's roof. Divers&Sundry suggested Scotchgard. How brilliant! Sending my personal assistant in, he brought me two cans. I used up the first, and some of the second. You can see where the water collected on the topper where it bulges. I think this might be the way to go. It just needs tweaking.

The pillows were soaked. I just have to put more on top of where the bar goes over. That's where it seemed to accumulate. OK, plan B.

Clover was in the yard. She decided to help herself to the sumac leaves. 

doe & sumac from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

One more video: Cinnamon and I about to embark on our walkies. You can hear the sparrow chipping at us. Also, the cardinal yipping. Finally, the red squirrel gave us a look. July 15th.

forest walkies from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Our Intrepid Travelers

While Jesse's sister is in Crete, Jess posted photos for us from Vancouver! It is fun to look back at their visit this month. Just scroll on if this is too many photos, but I wanted JB to see them as well! Here they are visiting.

Jesse took his Vancouver girls camping on the weekend! I'll have to be honest, I have never camped. Jesse was employed one year leading canoe camping trips in Algonquin Park. He was a great Boy Scout, too. He loves the outdoors.

Meanwhile in Crete

Driving from Heraklion to Chania, they settled into their hotel.

They had a beach day at Chania. Sunset gave an opportunity for photos! The first beach photo was by Isabelle.

Here they are in the water, Caitlin's photo. 

Today is a beach day. They love swimming! We'll take them swimming when they visit in August.