Just Munching on Dandelions

We were driving along the TransCanada Highway and we spotted this little critter just munching away on dandelions at the side of the road.  He was about 15 feet away from us down a hill so it was somewhat safe to snap a few picks.

He really is a big guy and I am glad he was not up close and personal!!!

We are on a road trip just wandering around British Columbia, Southern Alberta, Montana, Idaho and Washington..  It has been a spectacular trip so far.  Only one day left to dawdle along before heading north to home.

Serenity

Cruising through my son-in-law's garden the other day, I snapped this picture of serenity.  One of my favourite places to just sit and meditate.

Pot-filler spiggit

We toured some very large homes in Punta Mita while in Bucerias and in one of the kitchens, I noticed this funny tap. It is a pot filler. You put your pot on the stove and then just fill from this faucet rather than lugging your full pot across the kitchen. My question: How does one empty the pot after use????????????? You would still have to cart a large pot across the floor to the sink to empty it! Unless of course, you have staff!

It is sort of in the middle of the photo.

Garage Door in Kitchener On

When I saw this garage, I just had to take many pictures.  I love the colours and different levels of texture.  To me, the bonus is a bit of rust on the latch.   I forgot to take a picture of the whole garage and only have close ups of various parts of it.

HERITAGE tower in the middle

 

of a brand new subdivision of Toronto.  The plaque on the side of the tower says: 

We knew where it was on the map but finally finding the tower and being able to walk around it took tenacity and determination on the part of the driver (that would be me!!)  After driving around, trying to follow the map when not all the streets were listed, it was an accident that I spotted the roof of the tower through an opening between several streets of houses.  From seeing it to actually finding it was then a matter of zigzagging in and out of cul de sacs, streets and finally being on the right road and driving to the end. 

An exquisite flower.  I love to see the perfect design that Mother Nature has put into the hated dandelion.  This picture taken just before my grandson in Kitchener kicked the crap out of it......

OUR LIVES AS AIRLINE PASSENGERS

Here we are once again, off on another adventure. I haven't blogged about our trips so far in 2010. A quick recap. During the last days of the Olympics we received a phone call from April's daughter asking us to come to Halifax asap. It seems April's grandson - Zac, 19 yrs - was in Halifax hospital and was only given a 20% chance of surviving. Apparently he was sitting on the family couch with his little sister - Payton, 13yrs - when he coughed and started bleeding profusely. Payton took one look at him, got up and called 911. This probably saved Zac's life. The doctors tried to stop the bleeding from his lung but they were not able to do so. Zac was whisked off to Halifax (he lives in Fredericton NB) because they have the best thorasic doctors.

To make a long story short, we could not get a plane out on the last day of the Olympics and had to be satisfied with the red-eye arriving in Halifax at 7 am. When we arrived at the hospital, Zac had been in a coma for 5 days and not getting any better or worse. On Thursday he finally started fussing and it seemed he was trying to come out of it and finally on Friday morning, he opened his eyes, spotted his grandmother (April) and he said "Well look who it is!". From then on he has been getting stronger every day. He got out of hospital and was home on Mar 8th. More testing has been done since then but there is still no reason found for the bleeding and the doctors do not know what caused it.

We did get to play for one day and took a trip to Peggy's Cove. It was bloody cold and as windy as I have ever seen but beautiful, clear day. We enjoyed the break.