Where has the summer gone

We wait so long for summer here in Canada and then it is here and gone so quickly. Once summer started here in Halifax it was hot and sticky. Lots of fog and rain and humidity. Add hot flashes and a sore hip and sciatica on top of that and poor Ralph has had to put up with a cranky wife :-)

Speaking of Ralph, he has only two weeks left in Debert. He has enjoyed working with the Cadets I do believe as it put him back working in Finance. It has been a little rough having him gone every week but we have managed. I have put up some pictures of Ralph in his fishing kyack that was part of his retirement gift. He loves it.

My baby girl and her husband left yesterday to go home to Toronto. We wait so long for their two week vacation and it comes and goes so fast. I have posted pictures of her baby shower that we had while she was here. I know it is early but it is the last time she will be home before the baby comes, which is December 18th by the way. It is still so hard to believe especially because Trish isn't really showing yet. Ralph and I are going up to see her in October and at that time she will be seven months so maybe it will look more real then.

The humidity has lifted here and it is quite comfortable outside. Funny story....I was out on the front doorstep yesterday looking at the two dead plants hanging on either side of the front door. I couldn't believe that I had killed two more hanging plants. This makes six this year :-) Anyways, I reached up to stick my finger in the pot (trying to ascertain that the reason they died was that the soil was not draining properly from all the rain) and when to my surprise and I am sure to her's too, a small swallow flew up out of the planter. She then sat in the nearest tree in the front yard and started scolding me. Ralph came out, lifted the plant down and lo and behold there was a nest with four eggs in it. We gently put it back, and went in and closed the door. After about five minutes Mom came back, perched on the railing for a minute (to make sure that human was gone), and then flew back in the nest. I guess that we will be using the garage door for the next while.

Guess that is all for now. Hope everyone is having a great summer. Will check in again soon.