Gorgeous Day and Special Birthday!

The Ridge

On Saturday, Sept. 30^th we end the month with another family birthday. This one special because it is Bill who slips into the ‘uphill?’ or ‘downhill?’ slide of a decade. 😊 We are positive people and believe that every day is a blessing and each year forward is a gift no matter what it brings.

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!

The birthday boy started his morning doing what he loves, almost most of all. Of course, spending time with Gibbs and I are number 1. Ha ha, those are my words. ♥ I left to go clean the Mat and Bill left soon after to go to the flying field. This would be the last weekend that his Saugeen Flyer friends will be going as they camp at a park nearby and pack things up on Thanksgiving. It’s an end to this year’s flying for this group.

This was Friday night's moon in the east,
shining bright and beautiful over the Ridge

However, a new season of flying will start up come November in Arizona so he isn’t too disheartened. I had a good morning as well. The Mat took an hour and a half after doing the lint in the big dryers and doing our 2 loads of laundry. I stopped at the Water Store to fill a jug and then at a garage sale in a storage unit. That was different and challenging, as things were piled up all over.

Helping but security duty was in the
shade of our clothing.

Gibbs hitailed it across our front field
on the return from our walk and found shade.
He was hot, to say the least!

Not only was it cool, but it was wet
with freshly cut grass.
He ran up to the Suite and luckily
it all fell off.

The lady was our age and alone so quite difficult for her to pull stuff all out for better advertising. I found a few things and Donna also stopped later and found a few things so hopefully she had good enough sales to make it worth it for her. Too bad she didn’t have family to help.

It’s a beautiful sunny day so I brought the clothes home to hang, although there wasn’t a titch of breeze that would make the flying great for Bill but not so much for clothes drying! 😊 When Bill got home before 1, we had lunch and then hopped on Jazz for what will possibly be our last ride together. I didn’t get out much with Bill this summer but each one is a treat and today was perfect for that too.

The birthday boy

I've been meaning to get a picture of this
tree with it's bright red jacket
I have a few favourite trees along my route
as you can tell. 😀

Just a small bag today so it will
fit in the bike bag

Fueling up, a whole $14!

Not knowing our destination other than a Pet Valu stop for Gibbs’ food, we just rode. In Walkerton, Bill suggested going as far as WhiteChurch to stop in on Gayle and John but since it was intended as a surprise, we were the ones surprised to find them not home. Oh well, now we know where it is and will get back to see the new home before we leave for the south.

I was going to move something on their
porch but didn't want to freak them out!

No mistake whether we had the right house!

We were home by 5:30 and after 3 hours on that seat, my butt was sure numb! Even with the fluffy seat cover! But(t) I enjoyed the ride very much. Different roads and views. We had a simple birthday supper, grilled cheese sandwiches, and then popped over to share in Donna and Gerry’s campfire. Maybe the last one of those too. Next weekend will be cooler and pack up time for them too. ☹

Bill's supper.
Only the dessert was special but
he was quite happy with the simplicity of it all!

The first picture I took of the
Harvest Moon coming up was
very eerie.

Then once it rose, the reflection in
the pond looked very Octoberish. 😃

It was 10 when we returned home and we stayed up for half hour before we were falling asleep. All that fresh air! Gibbs was a good boy all day. We did our normal walking and playing outside and of course, cuddling in my chair. Bill had a great day too and thanks everyone for the birthday wishes on Facebook, texts, phone calls and in person. We had a very warm day, reaching a summery high of 25C/77F. Perfect!

The card Gibbs made for his Daddy

Talented little guy, huh? 💖
Good night!

Thank you for the visit!