I love camping and hiking and portaging - though I don't think I could portage much now. My problem is I have no one to go with and it's been awhile now, wonder if I can still do it. None of my girlfriends are into the outdoors. I always camped by myself with my kids and the dog, and when my parents had a cottage we could borrow that, but again by myself with the kids. My daughters have one child each now, my son lives out west and he loves the wild outdoors - hikes the mountains whenever he can and brings his boys. But as you know I will be taking his children camping in August for a few days with other two families. Nothing too wild and woodsy as my daughters are not into that - more like family camping at a park, which is o.k. maybe that's all I can do this summer anyway. Can't wait for the campfires, my favourite part of the day. Lots of shooting stars in August too, so like to lie in the open just watching for them. Will have to let you know how tired I am when I get back. lol
I still do lots of gardening. Put my back out for the first time in my whole life. Never had a sore back before (not even when I was pregnant) and considered myself very lucky. I moved the cement birdbath when I redid the circular rose garden and I must have turned carrying it. Well, it won't have to be done again for a few years.
I also like reading on the back porch, all screened in and pleasant in the evenings. I can hear the pond spitter spurting water into the little ornamental pond, a nice relaxing sound. I can see the birdbath from there too and I have binoculars to watch them when they bathe. really cute. It's the big birds first, the bluejays, then the robins, then the house sparrows, etc. right after dinner, 6:30ish. They do come for a drink during the day too sometimes. Have never seen the cardinals bathe though. Oh, and there is a hummingbird which comes around. Lots of bees around the flowers - and wasps (?) the skinnier ones. From my house I can see the ships go by and hear their foghorns at night - peaceful to me.
