Enjoying the Heat

Well, we don't have much choice.  The new air conditioner will be installed on Monday afternoon.  Until then, we're coping by using fans and opening and closing windows when the times are right for cooling down the house.  Last night, the temperature got down to 14 degrees, making sleep quite enjoyable.  I guess you have to expect old appliances to fail when you need them most.

I made a trip to Carman during the week.  I wanted to pick up a special stain for the outdoor, wood furniture and visit some friends, the McClements, at their farm before they move into their new home in Carman.  It's always good visiting them and catching up on the local news from my old hometown.  It was great, too, to see the canola fields starting to come into bloom.  I pulled over at one spot on Highway 3 and took a few shots of a yellow field.  It was very windy, with the plants whipping around and the camera shaking a bit.

I'll have to go back and take better shots with my tripod on a calmer day.  I'm hoping to get a nice shot this summer with a yellow canola field right next to a blue flax field.

Yesterday was Canada Day.  The beginning of a long weekend for most people.  People are fleeing the city for days at the beach or cottage.  My son and daughter headed off to Northern Ontario to open the cottage for the season.  My favorite daughter was busy having her first daughter, Jillian.  Born at 12:14 on Canada Day morning.  Every one is doing well.

Tonight, we're off to attend a show of Buddy Holly music at Celebrations Dinner Theatre with family and friends of Margaret.  It should be fun (and air conditioned!).