But recently my photo app brought back this memory. Seven or eight years ago... (though it seems like yesterday)...
An age when everything - even housework - was a game. It was all pure fun! (And getting that spray bottle to work was a challenge!)
Nature is not deterred!
Spring is here!
We hadn't been there for a while... (Or, as kids apparently now say: we haven't been there "in a minute"...)
The river was running high...
With a brisk wind, the park felt "wilder" than usual.
We saw ducks, seagulls and Canada Geese.
Why are the rocks here so orange? I've never noticed that before.
Had the rocks absorbed the colour of the dead leaves and pine needles?!
No frogs, turtles or otters in the creek this time. I always come to check.
Chilly, but still a lovely, refreshing walk.
Glad Terry suggested we head over!
I'm aiming to rake all of our flower beds once this spring - early, before the bugs arrive.
Just to tidy things up.
I'm not the only one tidying up at this time of year.
A group of tree-trimmers arrived at the college a few days ago.
Their task? To clear branches that were encroaching on power lines.
It took them all day. They trimmed and shredded lots of branches.
Everything looks so different now!
In our neighbourhood, the college's winter sports dome came down a few days ago... to make way for outdoor summer athletics.
College students help fold up the white plastic dome.
It takes a full day to do it!
Before long, they'll be out on the field playing soccer...
A sure sign that spring has arrived!
Thanks to my neighbour Earl - for these sharper close-ups!
Preparing the field - the unseen side of college athletics!
My son recently introduced me to a great bagel shop... across the street from the Canadian Museum of History.
You can watch the bakers at work.
A cheerful place!
Indoor and outdoor seating.
I expect to be back!
