Sunny But Very Windy

Yesterday we had Clair, the landscaper, over to discuss our landscaping plans. We chatted about a number of topics. He owns land just down the road from Brigitte’s parents, so of course he knows them, and we talked about them. As we are retired he told us that the local colloquial expression for that is “I threw my lunch pail in the canal”. I thought that was a great turn of phrase.

As today is Tuesday we started our day at the fish truck in the NSLC parking lot. The truck driver/salesman was still setting-up. We chatted with the middle-aged couple in line in front of us and at the head of the line. They asked where we lived and when we told them, asked did we know this person and that person. We told them whom we knew, three people. Clearly this was the wrong answer, as the next question was, “How long have you lived there?” “About a month” I had to admit.

They explained that their daughter-in-law was here picking up her three children who had been staying with them since mid-May when the family was forced from their home by the fire in Fort McMurray. They were buying fish to send back with her. More chatting and I was asked what I did for a living. I said, with great pride, “I threw my lunch pail in the canal”. That got a big laugh.

After about 45 minutes the fish truck opened for business. There were about 20 people lined up. There is only room for three or four people on the customer side of the counter, so Brigitte went in with the couple we had been chatting with. They spent $381 on fish to send to Fort McMurray!

Paul

This and That

Although we have only been here for a month, already a tradition has been established of Paul and I taking up a nice meal to my parents on Sunday.  My mom got an actifry machine recently and we wanted to try French fries made in it so we brought up some hamburgers.  We barbecued them at home first as they don't have a BBQ.  We had cheese and salad as well and for dessert I made a strawberry mousse cake (my own creation).  It needs a little tweaking so recipe will follow soon but this is what it looked like and it was delicious as is.


A couple of weeks ago, I ordered a small bookshelf from Wayfair.ca to put at the end of the kitchen island to hold cookbooks and other reference books we like to have close at hand.  I was pleased with the quality of the wood.  I sealed the wood with some polyurethane and that was a bit of a mistake.  The polyurethane changed the color of the wood somewhat; I would have been better just using a wax to protect the wood but its done now.    I will be ordering again from Wayfair. This is the second item I have ordered.  I had a bit of an issue on the first order but their customer service is topnotch and the issue was resolved immediately.   And I now have a place to display my big piggy bank; if you come for a visit you will have to feed it.

Although my new sewing room is much, much smaller than the space I had in Puslinch, this is the view I have out my window and quite regularly a heron comes to visit.

 And to finish off this post, a dramatic evening sky.

Foggy to start, then sunny, warm and breezy

This morning Brigitte and I drove 45 kilometers to Port Hawkesbury and officially became Bluenosers again, but this time, more specifically, Capers. We spent about an hour, and $650 to get NS driver’s licenses and license plates for the vehicles. While this does seem like a lot by Ontario prices, the plates are good for two years and the licenses for five. 

We did some errands then met up with Brigitte’s brother, Philippe and his wife Donna for lunch. We had a pleasant lunch and discussed some family matters.

Next stop was Central Supplies, a large home improvement and hardware store. Outside I looked at the lawn tractors. The midsized Troy-Bilt is a possibility. It has a hydrostatic transmission (like automatic in cars), but I still would prefer a diesel engine. We went inside to look for a specific type of weed eater. Strategically placed by the front entrance were barbeques. As we left our 20-year-old BBQ in Puslinch, we are in the market for a new one. We have very specific wants—a small grill area with a rotisserie—very hard to find. The salesman overheard us say that the small size was desirable and came over to offer some suggestions. He ordered the one we wanted and it should be in next week. We also talked about wood stoves and while the store didn’t carry the one we wanted, he assured us he could order it in. As wood stoves weigh at least 500 pounds with all the fire brick, I asked, “And will it be delivered to St Peter’s”.  He said, “Where do you live?” I said “Corbetts Cove Road”. He said, “You must have bought the white house on the left just past Errol’s house.”  “Yes”.

Where ever we go and tell people where we live they know the home. Anyway, Barry, who sold us the BBQ, grew up in St. Peter’s and knows Brigitte’s two brothers. He is also a WETT certified technician and next time he is in St. Peter’s; he will stop by to give us some ideas as to where we can install a stove in the lower floor.

Heartworm and Lungworm

I was really happy to move out here for various reasons, one of which is there are no skunks and no porcupines.  The westies have had encounters with both these animals and its not fun.  If you have dogs, I'm sure you know what I mean.  The other thing they don't have in Cape Breton is heartworm.  I was really happy to learn that as I don't like giving them poison.  However, it turns out they have lungworm which is transmitted by foxes and the dogs get it by eating grass.  What dog doesn't eat grass during the summer.  A study conducted in Cape Breton by the Charlottetown Veterinary College showed that 75% of dogs were infected.  And guess what, we have a resident fox.  He is not shy at all and the barking westies have no effect on him whatsoever.  So we are doing lungworm protection as well as tick protection.

Lupins grow wild all over Cape Breton, especially on hillsides and the sides of ditches, usually facing south.  We have one lupin plant.  Clearly we will have to plant some more.  We cannot have a blog called Lupins and Roses and have only one plant in our yard.


A few days ago I spotted a very interesting piece of driftwood at the beach.  It would not fit in the car so we went back today with the pickup truck.  It will eventually be integrated into the landscaping

Warm and Breezy

Yesterday the dogs were out, Pearl has to be on leash as she is an elopement risk, but Ralph just lies around in the sun.  While I was preparing lunch they started barking. I looked out the door and a young white-tailed doe was half way down the driveway. She just stood there looking at the dogs as if to say, “Are you kidding me?” Two < 20 pound dogs trying to frighten a 140 pound deer that had to be close to five feet tall. She ran off down the driveway with Ralph in hot pursuit. She went into the woods on the other side of the road and Ralph came back when I showed him the bag of treats. She came back again today and we named her ‘Maggie’.

Earlier this week we all went to Sydney. The primary purpose of the trip was to get a new vet for Ralph. Ralph has haemophilia.  When Brigitte took him to the vet in Port Hawkesbury, the vet was clearly uncomfortable with treating him. He said, “I’m just a country vet. I can’t deal with this”. The vet in Sydney was fine in dealing with Ralph. They have staff with dogs to provide transfusions. I pointed out that in an emergency the cryoprecipitate (blood clotting agent) can be shipped from Winnipeg overnight. The vet said, “Nothing comes to Cape Breton overnight”--clearly a realist. Brigitte is having his medical records forwarded to her.

The next order of business was to visit the Kubota dealer. I had a Kubota lawn tractor for the 22 years we were in Puslinch and have been very pleased with it. Unfortunately a comparable model is quite expensive, so I will keep shopping around. The next stop was the Napoleon dealer and they can order the model of woodstove we want. The last stop was to be a marina to look at boats. However, when we got to the address it was in a subdivision with a boat for sale in the driveway. Oh crap!

Today is Father’s day. Brigitte prepared a nice meal and we took it up to the folks. We have a small garden plot by the trailer. While Brigitte was cooking I turned over the soil and pulled the weeds. It was 30 degrees and the black flies were merciless. There were also deer flies. When we got back down to sea level it was 21 degrees—what a relief. 

Paul

June17, Cool and Windy

We are really enjoying living so close to town. It is four kilometers to St Peter's, so it takes about five minutes to get there--depending on the light.

The first step in getting NS license plates is to get your vehicle checked at an authorized inspection garage. Brigitte had the Escape checked this week and I wanted to get my Ranger done as well. I asked her for the bill so that I could get phone number and call them for an appointment, but she had already thrown the bill out. As we needed a box of wine anyway, I drove into town, made the appointment and got the wine. We could never justify such a trip into Guelph when we lived in Puslinch. On the way home I had to stop at the new bridge construction site. It was a long wait of about 15 minutes. All the vehicles turned their engines off and had the windows open. A woman came across the road towards me and as she passed my open window she said, "Buddy up there in the truck with the light on top is playing the spoons". I looked up and saw that the driver of the truck two vehicles up was indeed playing the spoons and with my attention focused, I could hear it. In Atlantic Canada the spoons are a musical instrument. You put a spoon handle on either side of the middle finger and tap them together by slapping them on the thigh or the other hand. Perhaps comparable to castanets. "Buddy" was putting on quite a concert. After the long wait it occurred to me that when you live in city you sometimes live on the wrong side of the tracks--clearly, in St Peter's we live on the wrong side of the canal.

Today, Brigitte was busy all day volunteering with the Lobsterfest event of the day, so I took the dogs for a walk at the Grande Greve beach, about 10 minutes away on the ocean side. Just before we got there I saw a car stuck in a driveway and a middle aged couple were trying to push it out. I stopped and told them my truck was a 4X4 and that I had a chain. They said they didn't need help, but thanked me for stopping.

We had our walk and on the way back the car was still stuck. I got out to help. I assesed the situation and saw that the car could not be pulled out, it had to go up the hill of the driveway, then back down. In the interim, they had jacked up the front tires and put boards under the tires so that they wouldn't spin on the loose gravel. Alex asked Cassie to drive, but she said he was a better driver. He got in. Cassie and I went to the back to push. In a low voice she said to me, "I'm a better pusher than he is, but he gets angry if I tell him that". Maybe this wasn't the first time they were stuck. We pushed and Alex hit the gas--all the way. He got past the boards then the car started digging into the gravel and throwing it at us. However, he got far enough to be able to back out of the driveway. With the emergency over we had a chance to chat. They asked where I lived and I told them Corbetts Cove Road, clearly they hadn't noticed the Ontario plates. Alex told me that he used to go fishing there all the time. They asked did I know this person and this other person. I had to admit that I had only lived there for three weeks and had only met Errol and Gloria and that I knew where Larry Boudreau lived. They asked where I had come from and I told them, but explained that we had been coming here every summer for at least 40 years and that now we were here to help my wife's aging parents. That seemed to satisfy them. But in most 'Caper's' eyes we will always be labeled 'Come from away'.

I am now observing the local custom of giving a small wave to on coming vehicles on gravel roads, as they are likely locals, but not on paved roads.

Paul

Seaside Lobsterfest Continues

On Tuesday, was the Fisherman's Lunch and Learn with music provided by Dennis & Buddy. They were very good.  Lunch was lobster sandwiches and freshly baked cinnamon rolls accompanied by a shot of rum cause that's what fisherman do.

The learning part of the event was provided by Michelle T., Director of the local Marine Research Center.  She gave a very interesting talk on lobsters.  Who knew lobsters could be so fascinating?  We learned facts such as lobsters have 3 teeth but they are in their stomach, the females can lay tens of thousands of eggs and then they carry them around under their tails for pretty much one full year.  Of the fifty thousand + eggs, she may lay, one may make it to maturity.  We learned how to tell the males and females apart.  Richmond County, which is where we are, has the best lobsters in the world and the lobster industry brings in millions of dollars into the county each year.







After this event, I packed up Pearl and Ralph and we went for a walk on Grand Greve beach, which is about ten minutes from the house.  I find this beach quite interesting as there are boulders against which the waves come crashing, a grassy knoll and lots to explore.

Seaside Lobsterfest

Today was the opening of Seaside Lobsterfest. This is a new festival in St. Peters, one that the organizers hope will continue to grow over the years to come.  The day started with the Opening Ceremonies which had to be moved from the Canal location to the Lions Hall due to the very rainy weather.  To start off the event, there was a piper, native drummers and the Island Steppers. This was followed by a short speech by the main sponsor, Lobsters R Us.

Following the Opening Ceremonies was a Bistro Afternoon featuring Cyril MacPhee, a local and much loved performer.  The event which was held at Louie's Cozy Corner sold out. Many more activities are planned for the week. See the website and schedule here: Lobsterfest

We are volunteering at several of the events, its a great way to meet people and help out our new community. And here are the great "crew" t-shirts we got for helping out.

June 11, Sunny and Warm

Yesterday we took the dogs to the canal for a walk. In the lock was a large sailboat. It had two masts and a lot of rope. We chatted with a young woman who seemed to have an Australian accent. They were heading next to Newfoundland, than Labrador, then on to Greenland, Iceland and then on to Europe. We saw the lock open and the boat go through. As the boat went up the canal the swing bridge opened to let the boat through. It took only about a half an hour for the transition. We have been coming here for over 45 years and this is the first time we have seen this.  I chatted with the lockmaster and was surprised to learn that there is no charge to go through the lock.

The St Peters lock is the only one of its kind in Canada. Most locks are on rivers and have an up stream and a down stream, so the lock only goes one way. This lock has to adjust to different levels of water in both directions. The ocean rises and falls with the tide, so for half the day it is higher than the the lake, then for the other half  it is lower. For this reason the lock has two sets of gates at each end, one set at each end opens depending on which end the water is higher.

More about the swing bridge over the canal. It was originally a railroad bridge in Ontario and was transported here. It is a one lane bridge. A red and green light controls the traffic across the bridge. We can see the light from our living room. It is the only traffic light between Port Hawksbury and Sydney-a distance of about 125 km, we are quite pleased to be able to see it.

However, a new, two lane bridge is being built to replace it. I find it amazing that a new swing bridge can be built next to the old swing bridge without a significant disruption in traffic flow.

Here is a link to further information on the bridge:  St. Peters Canal & Bridge

Paul

From This to This

Quite some time ago, I purchased this very plain and ugly dresser from a thrift store.  I was going to use it in my sewing studio to hold various supplies and I wasn't too concerned about how it looked. But then the more I looked at it, the more I liked it.  The many drawers are a good size without being too big.  I thought with a coat of paint and some new hardware, I could give it a whole new look.

The color palette for the new house is aquas and teals and bluey greens so I painted it with some chalk paint, color Provence.   I ordered some new drawer pulls from a listing on Ebay and I am very pleased with them.  There are bubbles in the glass which gives them an interesting look.  I am pleased with how the ugly white dresser turned out.

A couple of weeks ago, I bought some bedside lamps at Walmart.  They were quite inexpensive and the right color.  When I got them home, I realized the lamp finials weren't included which may be why they were so inexpensive.  So I went on Etsy and found these lovely vintage glass finials.  The glass also has bubbles in it and a slight aquamarine tone to the glass.  A perfect addition to our new bedroom decor.

June 8: Cold and Rainy Again!

Yesterday while Brigitte was out for most of the day, I cleaned out the garage. I found lots of stuff I hadn't remembered bringing-which was good. The garage is in the basement and on the other side of the house from the driveway. That is because it is not a car garage, it is a boat garage.

On the six o'clock news it was predicted that Cape Breton would suffer the after effects of tropical storm Colin. There would be strong winds and much rain starting around midnight. By the morning it wasn't raining so we took the dogs for a walk by the canal. The wind was calm and it had just started drizzling.   After about 45 minutes it was solid rain. The high for the day was 13 c.

We decided to make onion soup for lunch to drive out the chill, so we went to Foodland for the ingredients. We started with a small glass of amareto and that helped with the chill. While we were having the soup a white tailed doe arrived on the lawn. She stayed for about a half an hour-eating all the time. As we have much overgrown brush I encouraged her to eat as much as she could. Since she didn't have a fawn with her I concluded she was a yearling.

Yesterday I noticed that there was much activity going on at Joyce's motel and cottages. There was heavy equipment-a steam shovel and a backhoe-with lots of piles of dirt and gravel. Brigitte suggested that as there was a steam shovel it wasn't landscaping being done and that they may be replacing the septic tank. It is right across the bay and I have included a photograph . The buildings are more yellow than the photo shows.

Tonight we oven baked the fresh salmon fillets that Brigitte got at the fish truck yesterday (remember Tuesday is fish truck day). I have had "fresh" salmon and frozen salmon, but the fresh scallops yesterday and the fresh salmon today were so much more flavourful than other fresh or frozen fish that we will never have them again. We will have fresh from the truck or nothing.

An Uneventful Day

I planned to visit my parents today but first I took a water sample to the hospital to be tested.   On my way back I went to the fish truck and bought fresh scallops, salmon and haddock. After a visit and lunch with my parents, I headed back home to get the westies and Paul and we went for a long walk on the beach.   We found lots of beach glass, although all of it was green, some neat stones and shells and some chunks of marble. Marble is only found on Cape Breton Island. There is no marble on the Nova Scotia mainland, and surprise, surprise it comes from Marble Mountain.

While we were out walking on the beach, I got a phone call from my brother saying the alarm company had called him and they had an alarm report.  I didn't know this at the time but Paul had set off the alarm before we went for our walk. So I called the monitoring company when we got home and had the strangest conversation with them.  They claimed that we did not have an active account with them.  So my question was well you called us, so we must have an active account.  They had no explanation for this and suggested I call the security company.  I will do this tomorrow.

We had simple pan fried scallops tonight with a salad and they were delicious. Salmon tomorrow night for supper.

St. Peters, Cape Breton Island

I thought I should tell you a little bit about the lovely village of St. Peters.  It is located on the east coast of the island, "where the ocean meets the inland sea" (the inland sea being Bras D'Or Lake).  In 2001, the population was approximately 2600.  I'm not sure if it has grown or shrunk since then or stayed pretty much the same.

St. Peters has everything you need for daily living:  a grocery store, pharmacies, hardware store, liquor store, banks, restaurants, hotels, a marina and even a Tim Horton's.

The people of St. Peter's are warm and friendly and welcoming.  They are passionate about their village.  Because my parents have been living here for 45 years, we are more easily accepted than total strangers.  And we have jumped right in volunteering to help out at events which is very much appreciated.

Nearby is a world class beach:  Pointe Michaud.  The beach is used by families, surfers, dog walkers. You can take surfing lessons and participate in a sand castle art contest.   There are numerous summer festivals and events in St. Peters and the surrounding communities.  Visit this website for more info on the village: Visit St. Peters and this youtube video for an overview of the village: St. Peters: An Overview

Lazy Sunday

We started the day by exploring our property and the adjoining property.  We took the westies for a big walk.  They came back quite muddy so into the bath they went.  Its not often that we can catch Pearl and Ralph sitting together.  Pearl doesn't like Ralph at all but I think this is a really cute picture of them.  Pearl stayed up there for all of one minute before she jumped down. Fortunately I had my camera at hand and was able to snap this picture.

Big Musical Event in St. Peters

We started out the day by taking a meal up to my parents.  We had made a nice stew.  We picked up some strawberries and whipping cream for desert.  Once we got there we made up mashed potatoes (I make really good mashed potatoes).  They really enjoyed that and so did we.  My mom really doesn't like cooking anymore and we did all the clean up as well.

We came home and had a little nap in preparation for a concert in the evening.  Every year, there is an event in St. Peters called "Music Camp on the Canal".  Their website http://www.kitchenrackets.org/. Cape Bretoners love their music. This camp consists of some well known musicians coming for the weekend to put on workshops.  On the Saturday evening, the instructors put on a concert for the community.   There were some really amazing performers including a music instructor from Princeton University, a fiddler who performs around the world and can play the fiddle and step dance at the same time; a lovely young woman who played the fiddle, sang and step-danced.  

The Music Camp on the Canal also organizes an Artisans Market in the afternoon.  We saw so much talent and creativity at the market.  There was a jewelry maker who makes all her jewelry out of used guitar strings and picks, another person made very interesting  "whymzes" made of pebbles, beach glass and driftwood.   There was a sculptor who makes beautiful carvings out of Cape Breton marble. We were amazed at all the talent in the room.

We tried to take a shot of the night-time view from our house.  It isn't very good but it gives you the idea that our night view is almost as nice as our day time view.

We have been so busy

Thursday I took my parents to the local hospital to get blood tests and xrays.  Getting my dad out of the house and into the car is quite the ordeal as he can barely walk so has to be taken out in a wheelchair and there isn't a ramp.  My brother Philippe was on hand to help and I said they need a ramp here.  So he got right on it and started getting some lumber to put it together.  We made it to the hospital and back home without any incident.  Now we have to go to the doctor's office next week to get the results.

Friday we had a stay at home day and puttered around unpacking some more boxes until we got some really good news.  Our house was sold.  It was a really good offer with no conditions and we got our price so really there was no decision to be made other than to accept the offer.  So we just had to get another bottle of champagne.

We had decided to barbecue chicken wings for supper that night.  However we don't have a gas barbecue here so we got out our old Happy Cooker.  Its been a long time since we barbecued with charcoal so it took a little while before we remembered that we needed to cook with the lid off to get the coals really good and hot.  So it took a long time for those chicken wings to get cooked. Fortunately we had started barbecuing very early and we were excited about the offer so didn't mind waiting for the wings to be cooked.

June 2: Sunny but Cool

Back tracking a few days, the first box we opened just happened to have the champagne flutes and we just happened to have a bottle of champagne.  So we cracked it open to celebrate arriving in our new home and the start of the next chapter of our lives.  We haven't posted pictures of our new house so here are a few.



I wanted to wash my truck, so I connected up the hose to the faucet coming out near the garage in the basement. However, that was leaking in all directions. The faucet adjacent to the driveway was still turned off from inside for the winter. The shut off is in the ceiling of the garage so I hunted all over for our step stool. I couldn't find it so used a chair. Now my Ranger is almost spotless.

June 1: Cold and Windy

Yesterday we set off early to go to Port Hawkesbury. We first stopped at Brigitte's parents to pick up their dog Keisha. We then stopped at the Strait Richmond hospital to get our water sample tested--as every new homeowner should do. The instructions said that it must be dropped of between 9 and 12 Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. We were there at 11:45, only to discover that now the latest time for drop off was 11:00.

We continued on. In Cape Breton you don't actually just go out and buy what you need, as we Ontarioans do, you actually go out and shop. You have your list of what you need. Then you start shopping at the Dollarama. You then continue on to the Walmart. If there are still items on the list you go to Canadian Tire for hardware and the Atlantic Superstore for food. I even got caught up with all the bargain hunting. I wanted to get Highliner fish fillets that I like. When I found them they were $14.99. I exclaimed to Brigitte, "These were only $13.99 in St Peters and $10.99 at Zehrs". Food is significantly more expensive here and the fresh vegetables are often of dubious quality.

Next stop was the NSLC. I said to Brigitte, "I'll just pop in and get a box of wine." She replied with, "You better get two, we have to start cutting back". I looked back at her and we both laughed.

Next stop was to see the vet. Pearl and Ralph like to go to the vet as they always get lots of attention and plenty of treats. Keisha made it quite clear she didn't want to go in to the clinic. When we got into the exam room she saw the metal table and tried to go back out the door. She got a clean bill of health. Our Westies got their nails trimmed without issue.

When we left home at Corbetts Cove it was 15 degrees. In Port Hawkesbury it was 11, windy as hell. While I don't like to shop at Walmart because of their strong anti-union policy, I had to go in and buy a light windbreaker jacket for $7.00. There are not a lot of department store options in Port Hawkesbury.

Overnight the temperature went down to 1 degree and there was a heavy frost.

Sorry no pictures, more tomorrow.

Paul

May 31, Hot, Hot, Hot

Today's post is written by my husband, Paul.

Yesterday was rainy and foggy pretty much all day, with a high of 9. Today it was hot and humid with a high of 25. That is Cape Breton weather for you.

We started the day in the parking lot of the NSLC-not buying liquor-but buying fish. Every Tuesday a fish vendor comes to St Peters. He has an F150 truck with a generator in the back with about an 18 foot trailer behind, full of fish. On Monday he fills the trailer with locally caught and frozen fish in Louisbourg, then for the next five days he drives around to different communities on the island. Fortunately, St Peters gets the freshest fish of the week. For the last two weeks we have been getting haddock fillets and Brigitte has developed an excellent recipe for frying them.

When we got home my brother-in-law, Phillippe was waiting for us. At this point I must backtrack. Two years ago we bought a fifth wheel trailer and set it up on Brigitte's parent's farm. They are getting on in years and her father is quite frail. She has been going to stay there for the summers to help them. When we bought this house last fall we took the furniture from the trailer to put in the house. As my truck was delivered yesterday Phillippe was here to help me move the furniture back to the trailer. Last fall we had a bitch of a time getting the couch out of the RV and managed to do so by damaging the door frame and the couch-and anticipated more problems getting it back in. Today we were in no rush and worked out a plan and it went smoothly, with no damage!

Back home I had a quick lunch, then started mowing the grass for the first time. The house was used as a cottage and landscaping and lawn maintenance were not a priority. The lawn area has to be close to an acre and there is not one dandelion in it, the soil is so poor it can't even grow dandelions. There is much moss, some tufts of grass, lots of little alders coming up and wild roses encroaching. Again I must digress. I have a Lawn Boy hand mower that I have had for at least 32 years. In that time I have never had it in for repairs. That said, it hasn't been used very much in the last 22 years as I had a ride on mower to use for most of the acre of lawn. When I bought the Lawn Boy it was an expensive high end mower. But, she is starting to show her age so recently I went to the dealer to get some green touch-up paint. I was horrified to see that a Lawn Boys now sells for half the price I paid over 30 years ago! The dealer explained to me that the brand was bought out by Toro and is now an entry level mower. Such a dissappiontment.

The heron seems to come back pretty much every evening at about twilight. We see it in other places during the day, so maybe he has a route he follows daily as our fish vendor follows weekly.

Paul