The Ridge
On Saturday, July 30th we were full into our long weekend. I know my Sweetie was enjoying the time off work to the max and off he went for his 3rd day of flying at the local field. He was having a great time whether he was alone or if his flying buddies met him there. 😊 It was a quiet morning for me around here with Gibbs and other than dust mopping the floors, I didn’t do much productive to start.
One of my purchases at the garage sale
Bill has often said 'we need a live animal trap'
For $10, we got a steal
It was
later in the morning that the clouds started to clear and Gibbs and I went
outside. He ran crazy for his ‘freedom’ spurt around the close area. I’m so
proud of him and my ♥ does not go crazy when he disappears
for a couple or three minutes. I know he hears me call or clap my hands and
soon comes running back into my line of vision. It’s like ‘here I am, Mama!’ and
he gets a head rub for obeying.
Gibbs and I walked to the front field and down
the road to visit the new neighbours
What is it with rolling around over another
critters feces?
It was mostly dried so didn't get on him
but it sure looks like he's in heaven!😂
I decided
to take my long-handled clippers and go down to the back field and trim the 5
or 6 trees that Bill has to drive around when cutting the grass. This is usually
done at the very least, once every 2 summers, so he doesn’t poke his eyes out
if he should forget to duck under the low-hanging branches. I actually enjoy
doing this and I find that I take off more than is really necessary, once I get
started. My clippers can only clip a certain diameter so Bill will take his saw
down for some.
From the front field, I caught a large
and small turtle on camera
I was going to zoom in but I like the picture as it is
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| Tree trimming Bill should get under these easily now |
When Bill
returned from flying around noon, he let Gibbs off his leash and walked down to
meet me. We walked into the area that I have admonished him for cutting (&
getting stuck, as you may have read in his latest post). You can read about his
‘oopsie’ (oft repeated, I might add) here at On Our Way. I hadn’t eaten more
than a bit of cereal so we came in for lunch. I think we had toasted tomato
sandwiches. Geesh! That’s what happens when I don’t write daily!
Those will be my last two to trim
After he
had a snooze and a shower, we all packed Ptooties and drove over to the Acreage
for the rest of the day and evening. I didn’t take many pictures at all so will
just talk about the day. We sat for a while with Donna, Gerry, Harvey, Uncle
Jerry, John, Gayle, Ted, Joanne and Mike. Within 10 minutes, my ♥ Bridgette and her spouse, Chris, arrived. I’m always thrilled when our
family gatherings bring my children to our neck of the woods, well my daughter usually each time.
An easy supper on the bbq
We sat for a while and once I suggested our Bocce Ball game, Bridgette glanced at Chris and smiled. I think he’d been forewarned and he was delighted. 😊 They formed a team and Gayle and I played the opposing team. It was a lot of fun; I’d much rather do that or something active than sitting all afternoon. It killed a nice chunk of time with Gayle and I coming out the victors by a single point! Yay! Close game and a lot of laughs. ♥
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| Gibbs took the opportunity while we ate to rest his busy little bones He hardly stopped the whole time |
A bit
more sitting around and then most of the gang disappeared to the back to cook
their meals. That left Bridgette, Chris, Bill and I at the front so we had two
tables all to ourselves. 😊 Bill cooked the cheeseburgers and reheated the corn I’d
cooked at home. It was a nice meal. Gibbs got tethered while we ate so we could
enjoy our meal without watching where he went. He’s even pretty good over at
the Acreage now, he’s been there enough.
The pond reflections are always so pretty
Bill
started a campfire when we were all cleaned up from the meal and the rest soon
meandered back up. Lots of chatter and at Mike’s request, Chris got his guitar
out and the ‘crowd’ strong-armed Bridgette into singing a few of our favourites.
Gayle and John didn’t bring their trailer this year so they left first for
Chatsworth and we left shortly after. It was 10:30 when Gibbs and I crawled
into bed.
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| Settling in for the evening Gibbs found a piece of wood - of course |
It was a lovely day and evening. The weather co-operated just like we requested it to so Donna and Gerry were pleased. What a great Saturday! ♥
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| A few campfire tunes 💖 Good night! |
Thank you
for stopping around.
