Post Covid: Three Family Reunions in 2022 PART TWO

                     Winter and Spring gave us beautiful views of the woods, lake, gardens, birds

                         and bunnies.  Before long, the daffodils and tulips changed places with early

                         summer flowers.  We readied the guestroom and put up shades for the kids

                         in my studio so the late setting summer sun could be blocked at bedtime. Toys, 

                         books and meal preps were stocked up as we looked forward to the family's 

                         visit to Canada in July.




                                                                 Bayfield Harbour

                                                                    Inside and out

  
 

 Bayfield Pines pond

 
     Lake Huron's frozen waves
 
Welcome Spring's warmth!


  Goderich fisherfolk

 cold cellar veggies know it's Spring

 
 


                                                               annual pollen drop

  
fish wait for their pond cleaning
 
fun google image- walking into Spring....

    Classic views in Algonquin Park with friend Constance
 


 
   Huh? Appropriate pet to bring to the wilderness, Not!
 

we saw 6 moose




 
 
 
  
meanwhile back at home, the bunnies continue their routines
 
 
  
Bayfield is famous for its sunsets 


 
Great post-Covid visit to Midland to visit bestie Wend!  
            

David Dietlein's sculpture of the iconic Canada Goose 
 
 
         
                                                       Midland harbour is a great stroll

                                               


 
 
Wend & I pose in a garden mirror ball

                                             cool roadside siting while homeward bound

                                         

                                                   photo stop Lutheran Cemetery est.1859

                                            

 
 
  
  Woodsy walk with Linda to take a break from packing home to move.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   friends Wendy & Mike host Hugo Gernsback party
 
 
 
    Sad goodbye to friends Patricia and Magoo, moving from Udora to Williamsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
  
 

 
Off to Sunderland to visit Carmel...
We had a fun dinner on a patio overlooking Lake Simcoe then 
went back to Lynda's farm for a schmooze with all her great animals.

                                           I saved a painted turtle who was crossing the road

                                         

                                      





Visited Steve in Uxbridge where folks were busy cleaning up broken trees
and debris from a tornado that had touched down days before.


July 1 arrived with Canada Day celebrations across our nation.
The excitement in our hearts was great as we waited to hear that our 
Australian family had landed safely at Toronto's Pearson Airport.
A month of fun filled activities unfolded.
 
Finn and Flora head to the airport in Sydney



 
A stay in Uxbridge with Francis and Jody came first.
 


always time for strawberry picking
 
first thing the kids found was the window sticker on the dining room window
Ontario backyard pools are a lot cooler than those in Australia

Finn and Flora met the yard rabbits and started the calls out "Bunny Alert!"
these little bundles of energy do sit and draw and read books now and then
fixer-upper for Finn
pink patrol
Finn had me shoot this photo for his preschool class to see his giant feather
new splash pad in Bayfield's Clan Gregor Square
 

I ordered a brick for the kids 



 
 
Dani and Al headed to London for a shopping spree while Grandy
and Grammy headed to Cambridge Lion Safari with Finn and Flora
one gorgeous, hot summer day
 
very hot day but great animal sightings 








 








Lots of driving, siting, excitement and laughing, picnic lunch, 
strolling the park and enjoying ice cream; we were safaried out!



Days were filled with backyard adventures, pre-breakfast hikes
with berry picking, trips to Bayfield and Goderich beaches and 
playgrounds, reading books, dress-up, doing crafts and happy times 
around the dining table.
 


early summer season, very cold Lake Huron




 
great views over the Maitland River, Lake Huron

Goderich beach has 3 playgrounds!


 

a smattering of meltdowns here and there


salad making
 


 
                                                                lots of ripe raspberries

                                                         Finn performs his drone show   

 
party prep
 
  
 living room decorated with balloons and hand cut paper decorations
  

                                                     cupcakes decorated for "disco party"




                                                Glad "the kids" enjoyed dress-up so much!


                                                      Finn's collection to show his friends     

                                   we painted a large pine needle to look like a spine from "Sonic"

                                        Finn and Flora kept a wee toad in the terrarium for a 

                                                     few days and took him for daily rides

                                                                        look closely!


 

                                                    Grandy and Finn built a a Lego dragon

                                                
 

beloved "Kippy" was never out of sight from Flora


                                              Dani visited Toronto friends for a couple of days



                                                                Goderich beach fun






                                                        "Auntie" Trish came for a visit

                                                                     Bayfield beach

 



                                                                    Bayfield harbour








                                                      spray chalk was a popular activity



                                                          Clan Gregor square playground

                                                     Finn checks out Bayfield war memorial


                             Flora fed the rabbits one last time before the family headed to Uxbridge

I spent 3 days at Dani's cousin Janet's Rice Lake cottage
  
 

Finn almost "lived" at the water's edge searching for fish and frogs 






                                                               swimming was a blast

                                                      Flora bundles up after a cool swim

                                  Trish visits from Toronto, and her Mom Nancy from Ottawa

 
                                                                                      Trish revisits her childhood
                                      Al's sister Liz, Curt and Genevieve fly up from Boston

cool stone collection beside the cottage dock

cousins always love a reunion 


                                                        "turtle" on the deck eats cheesies
                                                     girls apply orange-cheesie lipstick

 
family pics courtesy of Liz who is a professional photographer
 
                                                               


                                                     sunsets make saying goodbye easier

                                              we met again at hedgerow farm in Sunderland
                                    Summer of Love Bash celebrated Carolyn and Neil's 50th

                                    folks strolled the beautiful grounds, swam and made merry


                                                          Finn preferred to hunt for frogs

                                                           Flora and Grandy flew kites

                                   daughter Emma lead bead and bubble crafts with the kids


 
                                      

                              Finn and Flora both added their hand prints to Emma's bedroom wall

                                           the gallery and groaning board looked gorgeous

                                                        Neil's arrangements were stunning
 
 
 
                                       daughter Sammy and Adam were married here last summer

                                   These two were part of the 3 "couples" celebrating LOVE
                                  The wonderful Carolyn and Neil perform their favourite song.

                                detail from the card I made with dried peony petals from their fields

                                       

                                                All great vacations must come to an end.....


 


 


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