I think I've calmed down some from our big meeting Tuesday. I had a massage yesterday, and came home a little more relaxed. I only managed to sleep in until 4:45 this morning. Ah well.
There was a buzz about, as we geared up for this meeting. There were about 90 people there, and with about 3285 households in DNE Township (Statcan, 2021), that is a huge attendance for such a meeting. We don't feel alone anymore. We don't expect anything to happen for a couple of months. I am encouraged by my faithful readers' comments, yet Patio Postcards 's story about her horse makes me sad. My friend, whose family worked at the palace with the Queen's horses, suggested that one of Ian Millar's internationally acclaimed horses is worth $1 million and a foal around $50K. His daughter, Amy Millar, spoke to the difficulties of working near the gunfire.
I was amazed, too, to see so many 'neighbours' we'd never met! Most of whom were wearing masks. Our homes are scattered, but a lot of us are united in opposing this gun club. A lot of people depend of happy tourists for their income here in cottage country. Guests aren't happy hearing gun fire.
😷Josephine has recovered from COVID. We skipped Thanksgiving for safety. It's heartwarming to get a photo and text from a grandie, asking me to help ID a snake she found! Ain't technology grand?! A northern red belly. I've caught a few here. Dorah brought one into the house once (2016). She tended to do that, bring her friends in to play!
When our young people have a love of nature, you know they are on the right track. They respect wetlands, and ecosystems.
🍁 We continue to embrace the season. Saying goodbye to our summer critters as they prepare for winter is poignant. Maybe not so much for the hornets.
🐝 Hornets 2022
The hornet nest bears watching, but they have slowed down quite a bit. Soon they'll regroup, the old ones dying off and the new ones hibernating under the ground. I've complained about the crazy invasive lady beetles, but look what they did. What else but these aggressive biting bugs would have the nerve to land on the opening of the hornet's nest?!
This is a photo from Aug. 6th, when I first noticed it.
🦌A rainy, cloudy day Wednesday, I've had some critters on trailcams.
I think this is a deer, and a rabbit on the driveway. One posts one's successful trailcam captures, but the failures are a hoot.
