This past weekend was the Victoria Day long weekend, and we took the RV to visit our daughter and family for four days. We brought along an RV full of stuff, from one son who is about to move.
There were doll houses and little figures for Emily, from Natalya, who no longer wanted them...
There were doll houses and little figures for Emily, from Natalya, who no longer wanted them...
Elliot 'helped' his Mom make a sock monkey...
When the rain stopped, we all put on our boots to go for a walk...
..into the soggy woods....
....to dig up trilliums to transplant into their own back woods...
A trillium ready to be planted...
...and a little violet...
Saturday afternoon, the sun came out, and we went for a little drive to see the azalea gardens, along the Detroit River in Amherstberg....
Amherstberg is the "Rhododendron Capital" of Southwestern Ontario. Well, it's also in the very southern-most point of Canada, which is why they can be grown there in the first place....
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There were also lots of redbud trees...
Back at the house, we watched the birds come and go. The orioles were especially colourful...
Sunday morning more guests arrived....
Cousins from our neck of the woods, passing through....
It was very hot, so we decided to inflate the water slide. First a few 'dry runs'....
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Then they turned on the water...
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Then it was time to decorate the fort with sidewalk chalk...
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...and a photo with everyone....
Swinging is fun, no matter how old you are....
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After the cousins left, it was time for some spin art.....
Wearing the safety goggles....and applying more paint....
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"I think it needs a little more red..."
Some more bird-watching....
Spotted a baby robin being fed by one of its parents...
...and a tiny finch bringing nesting material into a colourful birdhouse....
Then some more swinging on the tire....
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..and it was dinner time. The pizza place gave them a box, along with the dough and pepperoni, so that after making his own pizza at home, Elliot could 'deliver' it. We lined it with foil to keep it clean inside so he could keep the box for his play kitchen....
After lunch, Grandpa had to help finish the new monkey bar addition to the fort....
And so as not to lose four whole days, I brought along stuff to work on when time permitted. I knit a doll shawl, a pair of fingerless 'gloves', picked out a hem so I could shorten one skirt, finished the embroidery on one jacket, and sewed the inner sleeves into a second. So, got lots done!
Now it's unpack, and clean everything up, and catch up on the stuff needing to be done at home. Plus I took over 250 photos, that need processing....
Now it's unpack, and clean everything up, and catch up on the stuff needing to be done at home. Plus I took over 250 photos, that need processing....
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