Tuesday 1 July 2014

365 - July 2014

Happy Canada Day - be safe and stay hydrated

Things to look forward to in July:
Canada Day celebrations
A visit with James (and others)
Spending a week away at a cottage
Getting another chance to cover the Cannonball Rush and the Sunset ceremonies at Fort Henry
Kingston Buskers
Playing fastball
Taking in a movie in market square and the drive in
. . . just to name a few

July 1, 2014 - eating my cherry iceberg (that tasted like a creamicle) and Brad's waffle cone in City Park on Canada Day
*EXTRA* July 1, 2014 - Sir John walking tour with puppets
*EXTRA* July 1, 2014 - Families playing on the splash pad in City Park on Canada Day
*EXTRA* July 1, 2014 - Canada Day fireworks at Confederation Park
July 2, 2014 - she was playing with her bag of dope but stopped the minute she realized I was watching
*EXTRA* July 2, 2014 - relaxing under the back patio umbrella
July 3, 2014 - Maybe I should have called her shadow because she follows me everywhere
July 4, 2014 - post-storm present
July 5, 2014 - Ambassadors Cup Girls U9 game
*EXTRA* July 5, 2014 - Art Battle
*EXTRA* July 5, 2014 - more Art Battle
*EXTRA* July 5, 2014 - more Art Battle
July 6, 2014 - Sunlight and crystal
July 7, 2014 - Tasty flowers, especially when they're put 'out of reach'
*EXTRA* July 7, 2014 - Mom's cherry tomatoes
July 8, 2014 - Waiting out the storm
July 9, 2014 - Lunch time view
July 10, 2014 - Math Quest summer program for girls
*EXTRA* July 10, 2014 - Early to bed because tomorrow is an early riser
July 11, 2014 - Purple Martin at a colony on Amherst Island
*EXTRA* July 11, 2014 - Purple Martin colony on Amherst Island
July 12, 2014 - Cannonball Rush
*EXTRA* July 12, 2014 - Sailboats seen from Fort Henry
*EXTRA* July 12, 2014 - Kingston Grenadiers junior varsity Jeff Hill eludes a tackle and sends Oshawa Hawkeyes Ross Williams flying in the third quarter of Saturday's home game at Loyalist Collegiate.
July 13, 2014 - Buskers grand finale
*EXTRA* July 13, 2014 - Buskers grand finale
July 14, 2014 - A hosta in mom's front garden
*EXTRA* July 14, 2014 - Stella D'Oro daylily in mom's back garden
July 15, 2014 - Saved my old iPod cord with a little help from some colour mixed Sugru
*EXTRA* July 15, 2014 - MacBook charger and extra iPod cord saved. Thank you #sugru
July 16, 2014 - Piper the sugar glider (from the Zoo Crew) made an appearance at the Isabel Turner branch for Live at the Library kids entertainment.
*EXTRA* July 16, 2014 - Olivia Brown, left, and Kennedy Smith wait their turn to pet Ron the bearded lizard from the Zoo Crew during the afternoon Live at the Library event at the Isabel Turner branch on Wednesday July 16, 2014
July 17, 2014 - a literal bowl full of cherries
July 18, 2014 - I treated mom to a nice dinner out
July 19, 2014 - Edmonton Oilers Taylor Hall signed posters, jerseys and even four-month-old Taylor Hogan's shirt, to his parents delight, at the Brass Pub Charity Ball Hockey Tournament on Saturday July 19, 2014 in the Metro parking lot at Princess and Barrie.
*EXTRA* July 19, 2014 - Kingston Frontenacs Darcy Greenaway,left, on team The Keg, battles for the ball with Greg Trichilo, on team Stages, in front of local Kingston Ice Wolves goalie Jensen Murphy during the Brass Pub Charity Ball Hockey Tournament on Saturday.
*EXTRA* July 19, 2014 - Cataraqui Clippers Peyton Walsh, blue, kicks the ball hard upfield past Quinte West Wolverines Nate Jamieson during their U10 match during the Ambassadors Cup Boys Festival on Saturday
July 20, 2014 - Sadies Clydesdales won team spirit and faster time at the 2nd annual Pull Together for Epilepsy fire truck pull on Sunday.
*EXTRA* July 20, 2014 - Kingston Fire and Rescue team Jack'd and Stack'd 1, who won the fire truck trophy for overall event winner last year, repeated overall this year as well as winning the award for most funds raised with $1,766 at the 2nd annual Pull Together for Epilepsy fire truck pull on Sunday.
*EXTRA* July 20, 2014 - The clouds broke just in time for a beautiful sunset for our first night at the cottage. (no filter)
July 21, 2014 - Vivid dancer dragonfly
July 21, 2014 - Neighbourhood blue heron
July 22, 2014 - Mourning Cloak
*EXTRA* July 22, 2014 - Red Admiral
July 23, 2014 - Windy day, starry night
*EXTRA* July 23, 2014 - Cattail in the wind
July 24, 2014 - Lunch on the fly
*EXTRA* July 24, 2014 - Taking off with lunch
*EXTRA* July 24, 2014 - Perfect embers
July 25, 2014 - Smore than Brad could handle
*EXTRA* July 25, 2014 - Micro shot of a firefly
July 26, 2014 - Final fire at the cottage
*EXTRA* July 26, 2014 - Bubbles on the breeze
*EXTRA* July 26, 2014 - View from the couch
July 27, 2014 - morning fog over the River Stix
*EXTRA* July 27, 2014 - making blueberry freezer jam
*EXTRA* July 27, 2014 - making blueberry freezer jam
July 28, 2014 - bright small leaf in a puddle
July 29, 2014 - Bella with her new Eek! cat nip toy
July 30, 2014 - Genevieve Landis, owner and performer with Mr Spot Mysteries, is looking forward to her new show - Sir John A. Mega Park Murder Mystery, which runs each weekend in August. Landis, seen here at Aunt Lucy's Dinner House on Wednesday July 30, 2014, said she strives to make each show relevant to Kingston
July 31, 2014 - Volunteer colony caretakers with Spay Neuter Kingston Initiative (SNKI) help take care of more than 25 feral cat colonies in the Kingston Area. Through the SNKI's Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Return program they have been able to neuter more than 450 cats since 2009
*EXTRA* July 31, 2014 - Feral cats are born and raised in the wild and while they fear humans, with a lot of patience and care they can be socialize as pets.
*EXTRA* July 31, 2014 - I just like how s/he's looking at me like "what do you think you're doing?".  The next photo I took had five heads up and all looking at me.
*EXTRA* July 31, 2014 - Feral cats are born and raised in the wild and while they fear humans, with a lot of patience and care they can be socialize as pets. This is Grouchy, who is very friendly but not quite ready to be someone pet. She's been fixed, which you can tell because her left ear has been 'tipped'

to be continued in 365 - August 2014

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