Back to school for some of us!

He's a good sport!

such a range!

It was a lovely day, Tuesday: 30 C., although it wasn't always so across weather history!

Tuesday was back-to-school for many. Not for me! It's
bitter sweet. I still have nightmares about teaching.

Hubby delivered Meals on Wheels, both Monday and Tuesday (his regular day). I have my client on Tuesday afternoons. So it was a normal day for us. The kids had been over and Josee brought her glitter tattoo kit. Grampa was proud to go and deliver meals wearing his tattoos! I visited my client with tattoos on my face and arm. She was impressed!

It's that time of year when the gardens are at their peak. We are still in a drought, so I water sparsely. Happily, we had 1 mm of rain Thursday. It helps, but won't fill the aquifer. We had 2 cords of wood delivered, and it got damp, but will dry. The goldfish pond was filled, and snakey was back.

I am keeping the bird bath and fountains going for the birds and critters. Daisy was helping herself.

Thirsty Daisy

The hibiscus is blooming

The other morning, having my coffee on the back deck, I counted 13 bird species. There was a loon, then a vulture flying overhead.
Also, several American Robins, including some late season juveniles, a red-eyed Vireo, Blue jays, Goldfinches, female Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Nuthatch, Red-tailed hawk squawking, Eastern Phoebe, female Yellowthroat, Swainson's Thrush, and a yet-to-be-ID'd birds chirping at one another in the trees.

We had a Swainson's Thrush at the fountain. Much fun!

Swainson's Thrush

She is, apparently, quite thirsty!

After our working day, hubby suggested we go out to dinner on the patio, since there may be only a few summer-like days left. Fall approaches. There was much traffic on the water.

This guy kept circling Tuesday morning. Drove me nuts. (Not a long drive!) He circled three times, then I was at my client's house, and they were circling there, too. sigh. I looked up the plane ownership and emailed the club. (It belongs to the Brockville Flying Club.) There is no need to circle like this, so low, over and over again. I got a response back, and they apologised. They asked where I live and said they'd tell people to avoid hovering over our house.


GQCS has its 'home' airport in Brockville and is currently registered with a status of active. The owner is the Brockville Flying Club.

Forest walkies with grampa

Grampa walkies from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Grampa and Isabelle did walkies, Sadie went, too. Isabelle led the way, marching along tough cookie she is, until Grampa suggested he could lad and get rid of the spider webs for her. They went down to the point, around the meadow and down to the frog pond, where she played with a stick in the water. She chatted the whole way, as is her way, about grass, leaves, moss, leaves, paths, mushrooms, and all the things they spotted along the way.