Bagels, brothers, gelato...the Works.

Road trip to Edmonton on June 21. Putting in time until we go to the airport to pick up the rest of the family. Stopped for bagels at Strathcona Farmer's Market. Then down to Stanley A. Milner Library to check out the makerspace. Turns out the big draw was still a comfy chair and Garfield. Checked out the design competition display at "The Works" in Churchill Square. Over to Oliver Square for gelato at Chocolate Exquisite. Then back to Devon to prepare the fire pit. All family members home by midnight on solstice. 

A link to some solstice photos including a Belarussian fire jumping at Ivan Kupala Night:

fire jumping

Zombie Run, Voyager Park, Devon.

Muscle and blood and Zombie racing. What more can I say. A very successful adventure, indeed.

Last night we also had a great time trampolining and playing music at the neighbour's. Willbert, Star of the Northern Aces, down from Grand Prairie and hanging out in Devon. What a treat to play old time music with a Master.

Mosquitos at Ministik Lake

We hunted for Oliver Lake at Miquelon Game Bird Sanctuary. Found frogs,but a few more would have been nice. "As large as a Ministik mosquito," means pretty large, mister. 

Saw a number of Lots for Sale signs. Didn't check my GPS, but I took a picture of what I think was looking west across 113 degrees longitude. We will have to make another trip out there to check my hypothesis. Jim identified the coots as American. I saw more blooming strawberries than I could have imagined. Will was an expert frog spotter.They were hopping all over the trail. What a great place! I think we should move there.  The boys are not so sure.

 
 Book:
Backroad Mapbook: Outdoor Recreation Guide for Central Alberta.

What an inviting forest

The tamarack leaves are just coming out at Wagner Bog, South of Highway 16 on RR 270. It was raining this evening. We were there at 8:30, but the frogs weren't out yet. Spring, so heavy in the air, I just smiled disbelievingly. 

Ellen Munroe taught me to knit a moebius strip scarf and I finished it on the 1/2 hour drive out to the bog because Jim drove. There was a yellow bog flower blooming, a yellow clematis, a tiny pink flower, 2 white flowers, and a flower that looks like it was on a rosemary plant. I'm sure I can do better than that and I will find out their names shortly. 

Son was the only one smart enough to wear his rubber boots. It's quite wet in the bog....as you might expect.

My favourite part of The Wee Free Men is when Tiffany politely tells Rob Anybody when they will marry.

Audio Book:  Terry Pratchett
Title: The Wee Free Men
Published: 2003