morning

The bus ride to Owen Sound on Saturday morning seemed longer than I expected. I think my tolerance for long bus rides has decreased over the years. Everything irritated me during the nearly 4-hour bus ride: the chattering of my neighbours, the annoying squeaking of the chair plastic against the side of the vehicle, the broken seat reclining handle, the way the bus seemed to stop every few miles for some passengers. I tried to sleep but was too uncomfortable.

When did I become such a whiner? Compared to sitting in a canoe in the rain in wet clothes all day (like on our Nahanni trip), the bus ride was luxury! Reminds me of a Monty Python sketch that I have still yet to see but have already memorized because of how often I've heard Jeff and some other friends recite it, where some old geezers escalate in their stories of childhood hardship.

I think I'd far rather spend all day cold and wet in a canoe on the Nahanni River, though, than four hours on the highway in a squeaky bus.

Anyway, it was good to finally get to Craig's parents' place near Port Elgin. Activities consisted of reading, napping, grazing, nature walks, beachcombing, ooblek experiments, sitting around and talking.

Jeff and I have been going up to Craig's Port Elgin gatherings for years now. The group changes each time (we haven't been able to attend every year, either), but the essentials remain the same...no specific agenda, just lounge about and relax.

I love these type of gatherings, where everyone is basically free to do their own thing, but we all keep congregating in the same place for meals and games and re-hashings of the days' events.





Yesterday morning, I woke up at about 7 a.m., around my usual time. I don't sleep in very well, even on weekends. One of the curses of being a Morning Person, I suppose.

As quietly as I could, I slipped outside and went for a walk. The morning sunlight was just beginning to burn off the mist, slanting down through the branches of the trees. I startled a rabbit on the front lawn, or rather we startled each other. Spent a little while wandering along the rocky shore along the water, listening to the birds.

On the way back to the house, I ran into Parki, also out for a stroll. Yay for morning people. :-)

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Today's Blatherpics:

	Interesting-looking moth on the house where we stayed this weekend.
	Roasting marshmallows in the backyard.
	Christine and Elspeth.
	Parki.