The Birds

Every Spring and Fall, we are visited by hundreds of seagulls enroute to somewhere. They gather on the rocks and ice in the river and kaw. They circle in the lights thrown up by the city and we can hear them through our double glazing.


Remember the Hitchcock movie - The Birds??

Has Spring come early?

The Canada geese are back, the river is breaking, the snow is melting and the trees are budding. Spring is on its way and a whole 6 weeks earlier than last year.

Coming to Canada...eh?

We celebrated my permanent resident status with a rip snorter of a party - the revelling , to an All Canadian soundtrack, went onto 3am. The guests included my very own Mountie and a Beaver (the pre-Cub Scout troupe). I was flooded with many a wonderful gift to welcome me to Canada. These included:

• A 6-pack of Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale
• Back Bacon and maple syrup for the true Canadian breakfast
• Canadian Tyre money
• Canadian Rockies themed note paper
• Canadian Whiskey and Maple Syrup Liqueur, Canadian motif-ed packing tape and postage stamps so I can post things home and a bottle of Australian wine so I do not forget my roots - all packaged in the Canada Post bag
• A 10-pack of Tim Bits, a lumberjack shirt and a Raccoon tail hat!

Thanks Sean!!

Northern Lights

Dancing greens and whites across the sky forming stripes and swirls and spirals. Dipping in and out of the trees hiding behind the house - a light show worthy of a 40th birthday.

Happy Birthday Kate! We trust you liked the treat we arranged.

Sounding like Spring

The Canada geese are back, happily honking overhead. The sun is shining, the snow is melting - does this mean Spring is here? Despite all indications to the contrary, we know that we cannot call Winter over until after the May Day holiday.