By the pond

Some visitors came

trying to stop the reeds from invading the beach

It was cool but some kids were still swimming 

And playing with sand

Out of the wind you could use shade

make your own pizza

yummy

close to the fire

 

Camp at the pond

The plan is to camp at the pond 

But the weather was not cooperating 

We did have a campfire 

And the kids had fun

 

 

Coming down

moving on to the bigger saw

first run the line up in the tree

make the wedge

time to come down

this is sad, we liked this tree

it went as planned

there's evidence the tree was tapped

that's interesting to see this low

previous owners of this farm may have 

put soil higher around this tree

that would kill it

 

Our tree goes down piece by piece

Isaac is in the tree

he keeps looking at it to see how and where to cut

the tree has a split and the back section comes down first

piece by piece

He wrappes the long branches before cutting

so the fall close to the tree

heavy gear

 

Sealer

Yesterday I bought sealer in Kitchener

Today I cleaned the cement 

And put the sealer on

Glad it’s done

 

Friends

 Just a picture for fun

Grandkids

Went to swimming lessons 

All 3 are close together

They love it

I took them home and they were here for the day

 

65

So blessed 

A beautiful evening to celebrate 

65 years

Lots of people came out 

Still 22C at midnight 

And rain overnight, an extra blessing 

 

High pressure canning

I borrowed a canner, it’s super noisy 

 

Canning beans

Mostly slicing beans this time

18 jars fit in it at one time

 We will have to taste them to see if it’s worthwhile 

Gym

If I miss lift in the evening I try to go

To a workout in the morning 

We were with 10 and everyone was

Working with a partner at 5 different 

Stations