Flowers of Summer

Summertime, and the living is easy……

Sea Gulls

As the fog lifts
I begin to see,
all the lies
that have been told to me.

The little gull
up on the post,
she knows the one
who told the most.

T-Bears Maple Syrup Party

The sugar shack….where friends and nieghbours meet.

If you ask any of our children to give an example of a favourite childhood memory, all three of them will tell you about Brown’s annual Sugarbush party. It’s always been near or at the top of their list.

The stream which left our kids soaked but happy. I was often barefoot in my boots, having given one of my children my dry socks.

Celebrating springs arrival with snow, rain, and sleet, and sometimes lots of mud brought with it the freedom to run through the forests and the streams.

They will share how they trampled through the snow with golf clubs in hopes of winning the coveted T-Bear trophy for snow golf.

The warmth of an open fire. These open flames dried many pairs of mittens, socks and snowpants.

Added to the experience were the hotdogs and marshmallows roasted over an open fire.

Our host, being an avid hunter, allowed our children and us to experience the culinary delights of bear, venison, and moose sausage.

Sampling maple sap and maple syrup, sometimes with a spoon, sometimes with a dip in the bucket.

Not everyone wanted to use it, but it was there!

There is store bought maple syrup, and then, there is the real thing.

Can’t wait to bring the grandkids.

A Silly Spring Poem

I love this rock,

With it's wood and rock.

The ice that clings

Like a woolen sock.

It'll stay there 

Til the weather is fair,

When it will melt away 

Like a frilly frock.

It is so much fun

To see the slush

Form

Beneath your shoe.

It will make you wet,

But what they heck.

A tasty treat, 

For those fast red feet.

Of the elusive red squirrel 

If it comes near the house,

It will be treated like a mouse

AND!!!!!

Happy Spring Everyone !!!!!