SPRING NEWS

It has been awhile since my last post mainly because I have not been home much.  We arrived back to our summer home on Easter Sunday.  I left again April 25th to work in Iqaluit and returned  May 12th.  I was able to enjoy some lovely spring weather and some time with hubby then I headed back north again May 24th to return June 10th.  On my first trip up I was welcomed by a fresh layer of snow. Very pretty and clean.  That was followed by daytime melting and nightime freezing.  Everything became very messy and I wished that I had taken some rubber boots!  By the time I left, most of the snow was gone.  Second trip up was mostly dry and mostly daytime.  Not easy to sleep when you could read a book outdoors at 3am!  I was able to get out and do more walking this time and take some pictures.  Glad I got out when I could as the last two days I was there there was snow again!

I am attaching a few pictures that I took one Sunday when I was out for a long hike.  They give you a bit of a view of the town from the hill.

The yellow building is the airport terminal

 

Here is a pic of the hospital. It was actually taken on my first trip up last September.

  

Thought I should include at least one pic of me just to prove I was really there! 

I arrived home to some very hot weather.  Took a but to become adjusted after the cold weather!  

Since then we have been to Woodbine to the races for a couple of days.  We had perfect weather, enjoyed the races but came home without any big winnings.

I have tried several times over the years to grow Clematis without much success.  Finally this year I have a lovely Jackmani Clematis growing.  Thought I would share a pic with you. 

July 8th we will be leaving for our trip to Europe.  First we spend several days with friends in Amsterdam then on to a 14 day river cruise to Budapest where we will spend 3 days and fly home August 1st.  Oh I can hardly wait!

I will try to send a post while we are away and include some pics.  I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!