Turkey time

Tailcam tails!

Off I went to fetch the trailcam videos. I have extra SD Cards and I just switch them out, then bring them back to the house to process. This is what I found! The chicks have all grown. The original 13 have reduced in number... I think to 11.

Tailcam from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

As I approached the trailcam, I could see the birds off at the edge of the wetland, running from me. See if you can spot them.

turkeys from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

It appears as if they crossed the wetland, which is pretty wet with our recent rains. Sadly, I think I heard one caught by a coyote. I could hear screeching noises off in the distance. The cycle of life, and all. They are interesting birds.



Saturday's Critters with Eileen, #203!

Autumn Colours

Oct. – the colours just kept getting better and better! Then they were gone! Farewell!

Sept. 21st, the first day of fall. There was snow in Edmonton, out west. We had temperatures that were much like August, plus no rain for two weeks. 

Now, in October, the sumac is at its best. 

What a week!

October ended with an horrific crash between Barrie and Toronto, on highway 400. Another incident with a tanker truck, which involved another tanker, 14 vehicles total. They are bringing cadaver dogs to search for bodies in the debris. This is becoming common.

Back to nature... last night we were treated to coyotes howling in the back 40. They must have caught something.
The week began with 3 days of rain over the weekend (100+ mm/4").
The goldfish pond is green and full beside the house. I have to drain the water barrel, which drains into it. It'll freeze soon.
 The frog pond, down beyond the meadow, is full of lovely water for the critters. The swamp grass is green!

Tuesday, Oct. 31st

I visited with my client, on the way home I had to stop, climb the bridge, and photograph the clouds and the rainbow. By the time I climbed up to the top of the bridge, the rainbow was much less visible.


I left hubby waiting for Scott, who does trees for us. This one had fallen over the house. By the time I returned home, they'd done the deed. It was quite a production, they covered the windows, and the air conditioner. JB put towels on the windows, just in case, and they covered the old air conditioner.



All went well. I have more clean-up to do except it's pouring rain today.

Book Review: JOURNEY FROM INVISIBILITY TO VISIBILITY

Sometimes, just in the nick of time, I'm sent a book that hits home. I've found, having achieved age 60, that things change. We have more role models for being age 60 than our mother's had, however. With people living until their 80s, we face retirement for far longer.

There is a dilemma, when society does not keep up to reality.
I'm tired of the phrase, 'Not your gramma's____' (insert a modern-day technology). Other ageist articles tell us how to force our mothers give up driving, or move to a senior's residence.

Life has changed for those of us who wear Arctic White hair. No longer do I have a work cadre of people who, even if they didn't socialize with me, we still talked every day. I've lost that. I've found purpose, in volunteering. I gave up being on volunteer committees, as they didn't possess my beliefs, want me, or my skills. There is too much politics in this.

In previous eras, grandmothers were the matriarch, at the centre of the family. More often than not, adult children must move for work, or involve step-families, which change the dynamics of a tribe. While some of us face loneliness at this stage of our lives, others can find opportunities for philanthropy and/or volunteerism. If you have health and wealth, you are really way ahead. Those with money can take grandkids traveling, or travel to see them. We can take trips for fun, with peers. It is a new age of growing old.

 This is a helpful book. It is a perfect book for a women's book club, or for those seeking to work through their thinking, attitudes, and their beliefs. There are strong opportunities for self-analysis, with historical context, real-life personal stories, and thoughtful end-of-chapters questions for reflection. There are reminders to take time for ourselves, but also others. To socialize, have fun, and enjoy life.

Authors Cindy Soloway,
Gail Harris and Marilyn Lesser

  In JOURNEY FROM INVISIBILITY TO VISIBILITY authors Gail Harris, Marilyn Lesser and Cynthia Soloway bring together a chorus of women who have, without any connection to each other, shared their stories about their dreams and disappointments. But the book is not merely a collection of stories; it is also a guide with information and strategies on how to incorporate the past into the picture of our present lives.

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