The Official Beginning..

 

The first long weekend of the camping season for 2013 is now done.

It is the official beginning of reserving campsites, packing up and hitting the road to a great camping destination.

Yes, we are what is deemed campers. Escaping the confines of our home, our jobs, and the ‘rat race’ known as life in the big city.

A few days spent with the ‘big white box’ is good for what ‘ails you’. A weekend filled with campfires..

quiet time..

and enjoying all that mother nature has to offer..

..does wonders for those of us who have to ‘head back to work’ after some time away.

…some ‘s’mores’ were made..

..and some ‘sandal’s were burned..a ‘Doug and Toni’  yearly ritual..

….a bed was shared with the ‘four-legged’ boy..sorry Carlie..

..we even had some time for a ‘four-wheeling’ adventure…

a narrow ‘goat trail’ ..destination?..

..the lake wasn’t really blue..more green?..

..but Tucker went swimming anyway..he doesn’t care about the colour of the water..

he just cares about swimming..

..and chewing the bark off the trees..

..so as this first official long weekend comes to a close..we can say we are ‘happy campers’..

..even though this was our third trip so far this year, it was nice to pack up and ‘pop down’ a dry trailer..one can only hope that is the beginning of the better ‘camping weather’..

thanks for the hospitality, Doug and Toni..it was much appreciated!!

May..

Day 121: 'spring cleaning' taken to a whole new level?

Day 122: Newspaper delivery directly to your front door-how many people still do this?

Day 123: We have been together since August 1979 so this is the 33rd time we have celebrated Doug's birthday..Happy 54th!!..where has the time gone?

Day 124: 'Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see..
a beautiful Saturday..spent doing the usual stuff but at least the sun was shining!

Day 125: ..okay I know it's a stretch, and imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but this is my 'rendition of 'Cinco de Mayo.
'Cinco de Mayo—or the fifth of May—commemorates the Mexican army's 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867).

A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations.

Cinco de Mayo traditions include parades, mariachi music performances and street festivals in cities and towns across Mexico and the United States.'

Day 126: we have been having a 'spring heat wave' how about a nice cool 'shower?'

Day 127: 'fuzzy and white'

Day 128: our tree lined street creating a 'green canopy'

Day 129: Wisteria..

Day 130: 'all dried up?' the maintenance crew are 'washing the lagoons?'..so the water is drained and the fountains turned off..time to break out the 'scrub brushes'?

Day 131: 'sometimes it is just the colour that makes you look twice'..now wouldn't this be a nice 'accessory' for tailgating?

Day 132: Happy Mother's day!

Day 133: some days it is 'reel-y' difficult to find something to take a photograph of...

Day 134: 'time for a change?'

Day 135: on the way home from work today I noticed the license plate of the car in front me and wondered..oh a red plate, wonder where they are from? upon getting closer I noticed the plate said it was a BC plate?
I have never seen one of these before..fast forward to the wonders of 'google' and I found out it is a 'Honorary Consular Officer'...learn something new everyday!

and April continues..

Day 106: How about this 'beauty'? a step back in time to the 60's..the words peace, love and 'flower power' come to mind?

Day 107: 'Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the birdies is?' there was a wood pecker in the tree just beside our sundeck but he was being very 'bashful'..so instead we have 'blooms' for day 107!

Day 108: 'LOST'..
the realization of what you would have to deal with to replace all the items inside..and then there is the the ‘relief’ when it is ‘FOUND’!…yes it is well worn but such a ‘welcome sight!’

Day 109: something to 'ALEVE-I-ATE' the aches and pains..

Day 110: The ‘trademark’ mittens..

Day 111: the ‘eagle has landed?’

Day 112: 'A creature of habit?'..for the last 7 years this was the 'holder of the blueberry juice' every day that Doug went to work..and then tonight it met it's demise..fresh from the dishwasher..nicely 'cracked'..no long will it be the 'holder of the juice'..a sad day, as it is the end of an era!

Day 113: every day we pass by this 'standpipe' in the stairwell when we take Tucker out to do his 'business'..never really thought about it but it's nice to know it is so close, just in case there is a fire!

Day 114: The 'rhodies' are bloomin'

Day 115: 'Vintage'..does that just mean 'old'?..this 8mm movie camera belonged to Doug's dad..in perfect condition and may not be worth much in dollars but sometimes it is not about the money!

Day 116: The rule at our house is that the last one out of bed has the 'duty to make the bed'..this morning the last one up has 'four paws'..what do YOU think the chances are he will abide by this 'rule?'

Day 117: a nice way to start the weekend..one steamed milk with two shots of vanilla and caramel drizzle!..thanks to my favourite 'barista'!!

Day 118: a Sunday morning walk on the dyke in Pitt Meadows..it was 'dandi-lion' heaven for the golden boy..his ball, water to swim in and no leash!!

Day 119: 'coloured glass'

Day 120: the trees are filling in and soon we won't be able to see 'the forest for the trees?'

….and so ends yet another month..Spring is here and soon Summer will not be too far behind..

this ‘daily photo’ project has taken on a ‘life of it’s own’ and can be difficult some days to find something to photograph..but the ‘perseverance’ to complete the task continues..120 down..only 245 more to go..