Five's a Party

uggh... it started off yesterday just after noon,with the vision going. I can only see half, in a fuzzy way, then the pounding came, behind my left eye. It was the worst it's ever been~ lasting well into today. I am still kind of dizzy and blah from it. I hope this never happens again!

Has someone stolen summer? It's July 28th, and only 22C. This summer has been about 10 degrees cooler than usual and very rainy. After a summer of record rain last year, a long cold snowy winter, and a virtually non-existant spring, I was so looking forward to a beautiful summer! I actually LOVE the temperatures this summer to be honest, but this grey, dull sky and rain every day is REALLY getting to me. I'd like some sunshine! beyond my own want of some sun, the crops are doing rather poorly. They were late getting in, because of the rainy cold spring, and then there have been no really warm days to encourage them along. Sweet corn barely knee high in some places, cattle corn only shoulder height when it should be tall and have cobs already. winter wheat still only just turning brown, instead of already dried and harvested. Hay sitting in fields, too wet to bale.

what a week it was! I had my nephew and niece over for the week, and neighbour kids every day, and we did fun things each day! We went swimming, picnicing, fishing, to a farm, on a wagon ride along the Thames, for a hike across a train bridge, picking raspberries and wild blackberries, had a pizza party, and visited with friends. I had such a great time, and I hope they did as well!

Today started out with the sun brightly shining, a breeze sweetly blowing and the heat bugs buzzing. Everything is lush now, mid- summer green. The three boys and I decided to take a walk down to the bridge (about two kms there) I love to walk with my guys and see the wonders they find along the way~ an orange "fire stone", a tiny white and pink flower, absolutely perfect in it's design. Clusters of snapdragons, their orange tongues just begging to be stuck out! as we walked along, I couldn't get over at the beauty all around me, right here on my road. Brown fields of wheat,the kernels bending the stalks in their plump ripeness. The deep, rustling greens of the cornfield, whispering as we walked by. A hawk wheeled in the sky above, a white butterfly fluttered by, followed by two more, settling on a tangle of purple sweetpea. We reached the bridge, and the three boys and the dog went down to muck about in the river, catching crayfish and cushies. Throwing lots of roc...

Things are starting to really grow now, after a slow start due to a very long chilly spring!

Here's a before, when I had just started to lose weight (you have NO IDEA how ashamed I am of that picture) and another taken in april. I haven't lost any since than, but I haven't gained any either. I still am hoping to drop 15 more lbs.

We went camping at Presqu'ile park, and here are a few snaps from that trip