Sunny summer days

The humidity is a totally different kind of heat. It was 28 degrees yesterday - hot and sunny and so sticky. I am so not used to it. The girls and I made our way down to the beach, Justin had to finish work and then he would join us. It was a perfect beach day - HOT and sunny. The water was nothing short of magical and we all had a swim... even Ruby.

We spent our day swimming, playing I the sand, visiting with family as a lot of them came, one by one, to cool off in the water. It was nice to see so many friendly faces and for them to meet Ruby and see Sally again. We had hotdogs and snacks on the beach, it seems everyone brings something and it's like a bit of a potluck, but with snacks. We all had drinks and everyone went in the water... even those of us that are a bit on the chicken side. Sally had a blast playing with her cousin Brooklyn and swimming with cousin Logan. It's nice for her to have some kids that she can play with.

The day concluded with us seeing a dolphin and seal out in the distance (but not so far we couldnt get it with a paddleboard). It's days like this we moved here for.

Today it was 33 degrees with 100% humidity. We went to a small farm stand up the road- the lady bakes and grows all sorts of food. We got some delicious baking as she didn't have many veggies left. We stayed inside for most the remainder of the day until the early afternoon as we were invited to a birthday party of one of Justins school chums (Juliette) moms 70th birthday. Juliette lives on a beautiful farm and we got a small quick tour of her garden and some of her property. Sally and Brooklyn had a fun time wandering the property, following the ducks, visiting the cows and eating berries off the bush. It was just too darned hot so we headed home early to cool off and spend an evening relaxing. All the sunshine wears you out!

Visiting these farms makes me long for our property and excited to get to work on it. Tomorrow, I think, Justin is going to do some preliminary work and start figuring out what needs to come out of the Bush first. Big plans are being made........... its so exciting.

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