First Cut

 This is the kind of weather we've had
sun and wet
sometimes you get really nice shots like this double rainbow

on Monday Rien decided to start 1st cut

with lots of rain in the forecast, 

hoping that most showers would miss us

Marc cut the whole day

the first field accompanied by a Coyote 

and a turkey

it may be looking for it's nest

Dark clouds came and went

short bursts of rain even accompanied by hail

Not the kind of sky you want to see above your hayfield

all in all we had 4 showers with a grand total of about 6mm

today Marc started merging

with the hope that it would dry out a bit more

Early evening we started to fill the first bunk

Sherman Falls

The last Falls we saw

privately owned

up on the right you see a private viewing deck

so many waterfalls almost make you think 

oh another one, nice!

So much to see

It changes my perception of Hamilton as a dirty steel town

walking away

to the parking lot, going home

Tiffany Falls

crossing over to see Tiffany Falls

fast running water

2 bridges

so so pretty

viewing platform

 the coop student taking the pictures

even the rocks around it look great

back on the other side of the busy road

on the way to the next falls

sometimes I am to lazy, 

this picture would have been great without the powerlines

First 3 Falls

It's a good idea to see falls after we had lots of rain

first we hiked a part of the Bruce trail that was re-routed

a very popular part of the trail is closed now

 due to private owner closing it

This Hermitage Cascade left side is privately owned too

The plan was to have a longer stop at the first waterfall 

it took a while to get there

so we had a short break 

lots of "forget-me not" blooming

this used to be the trail, very pretty

Canterbury Falls, now a side trail

Marian is taking a picture of me

this one

these falls had a well placed bench so we enjoyed 

a lunch break

The old mill has falls at their property

a very nice place to sit outside with a beverage, maybe next time

we also appreciated some smaller falls

Around the house

the lawn gets cut

the onions are growing well

we have had lots of rain

a good year for tulips

cleaning the eaves troughs 

Days For Girls

a kit

containing underwear and reusable pads

8 thin squares folded in 4 so it doesn't leak

but thin enough it dries in a reasonable time

so girls in third world countries don't have to miss school

2 of our group shared their enthusiasm 

One is a wiz with a sewing machine

she made over 2200 inserts already

the reusable pads