Monday November 23, 2009-Run away.

Hello faithful reader.

Had a chance to get out and do a small photo drive on Sunday. Not
to far from home, but i chanced upon this scene.
I saw the cat in a field of geese and had to stop, it was to good to be true.

Cat saw me, scared the geese and this is the one shot i was able to get. Panned at unknown settings.
Not sure who was more scared of whom.

Thanks for listening

DJB

November 4, 2009- I like fall.

Hello faithful reader.

I'm a big fan of the fall season. I almost started a Face book group, that's how much i like fall.

So Dave, whats with fall, eh.

Well, i like the cooler temp's, so i can breath. I like the crisp mornings and the frost on the windshields(I would have said pumpkins but they did not grow to well this year), and, I like the colours this time of year.The fall colours always make me smile. I love to drive around and see the different shades of yellow, orange and red mixed in with the evergreens and tamaracks.
My birthday shows up(every year can't figure that out) around the time the weather starts to turn rainy and nasty. I get a bit depressed from that, but only for a while. A good photo drive usually does the trick.

The colours are just about gone, but i managed these two shots last week.

Thanks for listening

DJB

August 12, 2009-New family addition.

Hello faithful reader.

Well, after two years plus of hanging around each other, buying a boat and recently a house together, my Nephew on the wife's side, asked his Julie to marry him on August 6th, 2009.

Even having known him for two years plus, she still said yes.

That Simpson charm works again. LOL

Congrats's to both of you from Me, Liz and Erin(oh and the three cats)

Thanks for listening

DJB

July 22, 2009, Thrashing day

Hello faithful reader.

Well, this years annual plowing and thrashing demo took place, once again, at the Lewis farm in Markham Ontario, on July 22. This year one new piece of equipment was added, a horse drawn potato planter.
Oh i forgot to mention, this is a day for display and use of horse drawn farm equipment and early gas powered thrashers and tractors. The equipment has been purchased and repaired over the years and a group of local and not so local farmers put them to use every year.
Small crowds ten years ago, the day attracts people from all over, and now a crowd of 150-200 is the norm.

Pictured is Ted English and his team pulling the wheat cutter.

Thanks for listening

DJB

Sunday July 12, 2009- Procrastionation II

Hello faithful reader.

No amount of free beer will help me to get out of procrastinating, in fact it probably hinders it a lot. However as you may remember from my previous posting, i finally got my ass out of the chair and worked on my kitchen.
Not a lot of work, although it could use a full face lift, but just enough to keep the CFO happy.
Well the final paint went on last Sunday and although it took me a few days to get used to the colour, does not look to bad.

However i did not re read the note i left myself in 1986 when i redid the two bed rooms and bathroom walls. Demolition is my thing, not reconstruction. I said back then, no more joint taping by my self, I MUST HIRE THIS OUT. So i looked at the kitchen walls, not to bad i say, just a few imperfections, not a problem.
Well, all i can say is, my taping looked alright when sanded, primed, but when the real paint went on, several seam's and missed divot's can be seen.

Thankfully i have a lot of photos that can be framed and put on the wall. Now i don't see any imperfections.

Now on to the next chore.

Thanks for listening

DJB

Tuesday June 30, 2009-Procrastionation

Hello faithful reader.

I procrastinate. I really do. To prove it, this is my kitchen story.

About 7 years ago, Odee, our newest cat at the time, found a small bit of loose wall paper and decided that would be a great toy for the day. He managed to pull off a few strips before we noticed it.
The SO then decided, well since Odee started the reno, we would finish it, so Liz started to tear off the paper she could reach with out moving furniture.

The walls stayed like that until just before Christmas 2008. Wanting something to do, we moved the furniture and removed 99% of what was left. Now all we had to do is pick a colour for the paint, she did not want wallpaper any more, and go for it. We have two weeks off at Christmas, perfect timing.

So those two weeks go away and i find my self at March break removing the last 1% of paper and fixing up small holes in the wall. Perfect time to do the kitchen, with a week off at March break.

Last Saturday, she finally picked a colour (and remember all this started back in 2002) and we bought the gallon of paint. We are off for the summer, and what better time to reno the kitchen eh, off for 10 weeks.

Well i finally am motivated and so far have managed to sand the wall, and prime them.

See the picture above for a really bad pano of the part of the kitchen.

I need to have this done by July 11th as we are having an open house and Liz wants it done by then. See, i now have motivation, that's all i need.:-)

So i have gone one better and have said it will be done by July 4th. Talk about pressure. But, all that is left is the final two coats and its done. I think July 4th is not out of the question, but i have said that before.LOL

See this space for the final update.

Thanks for listening.

Dave

May 24, 2009- Five more weeks.

Hello faithful reader.

Well, only five more weeks of school and i can park my bus for another season.

We have been doing a lot of charters for field trips lately, I guess they have run out of things to ~try~ and teach these kids.:-)

Seems the zoo is the place to be, not Beverly as the Jed Clampett would have you believe.

Did several trips to the Toronto zoo, and one to a small refuge zoo north of the city.

One little guy seems to like hanging on things. The other guy things I'm dinner.

Thanks for listening.

DJB