June 21, 2015
Grandpa, Barbara and Grant dropped in to see the Chelsea
boys on their way home from the cottage on Sunday. Ross' dad, Jim, and Ross had
just made a periscope. The boys had fun trying it out. When Jim told us a
phoebe was nesting at his house, they checked out the nest.
Although no phoebe was in sight, a Raven soared overhead.
The boys played outside. Grandpa and Barbara admired the
cherry tree in the backyard - neatly covered in netting to prevent birds from
eating the fruit.
Grandpa opened a gift bag - some "tubing" rope and
a spoon lure from Kirk and Sam. David sat quietly looking at pictures in the
whale book which Grandpa had picked up at the Friends of the Experimental Farm
book sale.
As soon as Maman put out some veggies and hummus David
enjoyed his favourite cucumber slices.
We gathered around the deck table for a delicious steak
dinner. We toasted Pamela as it was her birthday today. Pizza cookie completed
the meal.
After dinner we hiked down to the Gatineau
River, blowing dandelion seeds. A
Cedar Waxwing sang for us. David carried a little bowl of smarties. When Grant
told him Barbara's favourite colour was yellow, David gave her his one yellow
smartie (he ate it later on the way back). We walked along the railway track
and found the path to Sean's dock. Here Sam had fun throwing sticks in the
river for Boots. When Maman joined us she brought some fresh radishes from her
garden.
It was a relaxing end to Father's Day.
