This Must Be the Tropics

because every afternoon we get a really brisk shower

and then the sun comes back out. . .it’s weird!

our very nice next door neighbors invited us for an outing

to one of the community parks on Lake Erie,

so we sneaked out to Arcola Creek Estuary

with Loie and Paul between rain showers. . .

the folks you meet along the way are so great. . .

Paul and Loie ran their own electrical company,

so Paul has been able to give Dave numerous electrical tips

concerning the inverter, and running the generator. . .

tips from a pro are so much easier than reading the manual. . .right?

Dave and I sneaked in one more quick pic with Lake Erie in the background. . .

it was so overcast, you can hardly tell where the lake ends and the sky begins. . .

nevertheless. . .still a beautiful place to be.

I took this pic at the same park. . .and was so befuddled as to what type of bird it might be,

I was forced to contact an expert. . .Judy who writes the blog Travels With Emma

was able to tell me right away that it was a female Red Winged Blackbird. . .

now that she told me. . .it makes perfect sense. . .

I had been photographing Male Red Winged Blackbirds all afternoon. . .

just didn’t make the connection. . .duh!

That’s about all the excitement we’ve had this week. . .

didn’t try to go and see the fireworks. . .I guess we’re just getting old. . .

fighting the crowds and the traffic just doesn’t seem all that wonderful anymore. . .

about 9 o’clock on Fourth of July, I posted this to my FaceBook Page. . .

wished everyone Happy 4th Fireworks and a wonderful Good Night!

We’ve gotten lots of little projects done while we’ve been here for three weeks. . .

door latches changed. . .maybe they’ll stay closed now as we rattle down the highway. . .

other miscellaneous, non essential little naggy things done. . .nice to have them out of the way!

Sunday, we head to Niagara Falls where I am excited to say my brother and sis in law

will meet us. . .so he and I can discover Niagara Falls together. . .I am beyond thrilled!

Til next time,

Janice and Dave

Playing Tourist at Geneva on the Lake

hmmm. . .Geneva on the Lake. . .what to say. . .what to say? ? ?

well. . .the brochure is great. . .much better in fact than the actual place. . .

but. . .

it is a Summer Seaside Village. . .and I could definitely see the appeal of

getting away from the city and spending the summer here in one of the cute little cottages. . .

we didn't really try to get any pics ourselves. . .

but if you want to see how the town looks

you can click here. . .

about four miles inland. . .the little town of Geneva was much more appealing to us. . .

however. . .not really being crafty, boutique, tourist shop type shoppers

we only spent a little time in the downtown area and moved on to other things. . .

like a much better photo op of Lake Erie. . .

and again. . .I love the water. . .

Nothing really scheduled for the next few days. . .so,

until next time,

Janice and Dave