July, 2021
July was mostly about staying at, or close to, home. Covid restrictions and health were the primary reasons for that.
Even so, there were several notable moments. In no particular order:
- Alfred returned his new Z50 camera, and instead pre-ordered the just announced Nikon Zfc - mostly the same features and functionality as the Z50, but with a retro look and feel. Just before the end of the month the camera arrived - ice cream and Leaf pictures were taken with that camera.
- Several walks through the neighbourhood, plus my back- and front yard provided picture opportunities of the fauna and flora around. Note though that the high heat and the drought continued ( July turned out to be the driest month on record with only 8mm of rain recored). The result of that is a completely dormant ( read brown ) lawn, and a 75% leaf loss on my trees. Hope it all survives. Also the numerous forest fires in the province resulted in very smokey conditions throughout the entire month.
- Alfred finished one of his treatments and the grandkids celebrated that by showering him in flowers.
- Almost overnight the wasps build a nest underneath our back stairs. And off course Theresa got stung several times when she walked down them. Not good as she is allergic to insect bites. Son-in-law (Hero Drew) got rid of the nest for us.
- Got a nice sail in with Alicia and the boys, Main purpose was teaching Alicia to sail "Zeelandia" by herself, as she will be the designated owner. She did well.
- We ended the month with an ice cream trip to downtown Transcona, and a visit to the newly created Gardens at the Leaf in the Assiniboine Park.
Pictures of all of this can be viewed here....
