Way Late Vacation Videos

Ok.  It’s been over a month since I last posted and I have no idea how time has gone by so fast.  It seems like just yesterday I was picking up Kelly in Toronto.  She was quite surprised that I actually arrived at her dorm  at the exact time I said I would, even though it’s four and a half hours from here. It was luck more than anything, although getting up extra early did help. But I let her think it was brilliant planning on my part. Darn, she’s going to read this isn’t she? 🙂

So now here we are. Many wonderful weekends have gone by.  Dozens of delicious meals together. Plenty of involved conversation. Many many giggle fits. And one fantastic vacation. And now, despite all that,  and seemingly just a few days later, it’s time for her to head back to Toronto to finish her TESL course. I’m sure there’ll be a few tears held back when she boards the train tomorow, but I know it won’t be long before I see her again. In fact, only two days, as I will be up in Toronto myself on Wednesday for some routine medical tests.

As most of you probably read Kelly’s blog too, you’ve already seen many of the pictures from our vacation last month. I also captured video of some of the wildlife we were lucky enough to interact with.  Bondi Village, where we stayed, never disappoints and this year was no exception. Deer, red squirrels, chipmunks, blue jays, bats and chickens. These were our daily visitors. And the stars at night! On one particularly clear night, I had to force myself to go back into the cottage. I just wanted to sit and stare at the sky. Simply incredible.

The following are two of the videos I took at Bondi Village during our stay.
This first video is our little friend Chippy. He jumped on me before we were even finished unpacking the van looking for nuts. After that, he came looking for us every single day. I miss him, but he certainly has enough food to last him through the winter. Watch how he stuffs his cheeks until they are absolutely full!

And this second video is a little more of a rare occurrence. Remember this is not a petting zoo. These are wild animals. And yet on one evening, and only on that one evening, this deer came and ate right out of our hands. We had a bag of baby carrots, and she wasn’t about to stop until she had the whole bag.

Sorry for having been away for so long. As the it gets colder outside, I’m sure I’ll find myself at the keyboard more and more often.