Wednesday, September 11th -( a date that will never need any further comment)

It's a mild 15' at 5:00 am and we should reach a high of 23' that will feel more like 29' later - very summer like but nothing like they had in Ontario yesterday - in Guelph it was a high of 32' that felt like 42' - unbelievable for mid September. We may get a few showers this morning but nothing too significant.

Well, today is the day the chickens will meet their doom. I was awakened VERY early by the sounds of much commotion out in the chicken yard. I looked at the clock and it was 3:00 am. My first thought was something was attacking them in their yard and it turns out I was right. It was Lloyd, outside trying to catch them in the dark and put them into the cages. He had woken up early and decided it might be easier to cage them before they got too active. Good thought until the first two or three let everyone else know something was up. Guess I should have closed the bedroom window before going to sleep! I got dressed and went outside to see if he needed any help but he had just finished putting the last cage on the trailer. Now they're all ready for their trip down the road.

Speaking of going down the road, I was on the by-pass yesterday when suddenly there was a burst of sirens and multiple police cars whizzing by. It was the convoy of windmill parts coming down the road and it is quite the sight to see.  I was able to snap a couple of pictures as they passed by.

And off in the distance, here comes another one

I would love  to see how they get these beasts through the round abouts!

Busy couple of days - Raymond came over twice to
a) find out what was wrong with our furnace, that quit working in the spring and
b) to fix it after getting the appropriate parts. 
Thank you Raymond, now we won't freeze this winter. Trouble is it probably seized up from lack of use as it really doesn't get much use in the winter. The wood stove and propane fireplace seem to do a pretty good job.

The garage is finally looking really good now that the door is on. It arrived on Saturday. I'm not sure if it's actually functional as yet but at least it's in place. Still a ton of work to do but at least it's now closed off before winter comes, so work can take place inside all year long now.

It's come a long way from where it was one year ago today - well done Lloyd ( with a little help from some friends)

And one last thing - welcome home, Patti and Brian ! See you on Sunday. Hope you enjoy your time on the island.