Lots and Lots of Rain this week.

Louisiana had lots of flooding so we were lucky with just lots of Rain.  There was some damage around but it could have been worse.  You can see the latest picture of the pool they are building in our subdivision.  They haven't put the cement bottom in it yet but the rain filled it.  Now they are going to have to wait for it to sink into the ground or suck it out.  Another delay. Maybe I will get to swim in it some day.  You can see another picture here of the bridge on the first hole of one of Jim's golf courses that he goes to.  It just washed into the crevice.  The other picture is the building from the club house at the pool. It has a window in it now but don't see much more progress.  Didn't walk over too it since it was too muddy.
I joined Gold Gym this week. The one near here has a pool so I swam laps three mornings, two aqua fitness classes, one Zumba class and one core class.  Just started Wednesday so not too bad for my first week.  It is the one I was afraid to go to because of all the homeless people there but so far so good.  It is on the way to work so that works.  There are two near the office too so I can go for lunch or after work to those as well.  One of the ones near the office is the same level so I am a member at it as well - the other one is a higher level so would have to pay extra so am keeping with the lower one for now.  Whataburger funds it for us so it is a payroll deduction for $5 a week so it works.  I was paying $4 a night at the other pool I was going to so this works much better.

Pool coming along finally

View from the front of club house up the hill - those houses on the right are two doors down from our house so not too far away

Back end of the club house looking from the Baby Pool

Baby pool

My pool - I guess I will let the rest of the neighbourhood in too.  Right end about 5 feet deep and Left end about 3 - half circle in front of Jim is steps going in... rather nice I'd say if they would ever finish it.  It was supposed to be done in July

Front of the club house - has washrooms, showers, Kitchen and Meeting room.

Trip home

Went home to  have an ultrasound and see my doctor.   Got to kayak with friends at night an went down to see Mom a couple of times.  I have to go back for more tests in September.  Hopefully they will finally figure out why I am in pain after eating.

Beautiful night on the water.  This is Judy in her new canoe.

Judy in her canoe and Ruth in her kayak and my paddle. We went from Manotick to Kellys for supper after work and then this was our beautiful trip back up to Manotick watching the sun set.

I wasn't at mom's birthday so wasn't in picture above and Joan wasn't there this time in pictures below so now Gary is going to try and combine the two pictures into one.  Technology is great when you figure it out.

The bedspread made it home.  It took its own suitcase.  James said he liked it since it is very heavy.
On to the next project whatever it will be

DCI = Drum Corp International -South West competition

The show this year didn't seem to be as spectacular as last year.  They did somewhat just as much but I knew what to expect this time.  Not sure why they call it South West Competition since there were corps from all over the US.  None from Holland this year though.    I took a lot of videos so lets see how many of them are small enough to fit on the blog.

Dolphins swimming by on the beach

Another great day on the beach with new first.  Normally we only see the jelly fish washed up on shore. Today we saw both a white one and a blue one swimming by us in the water.  I like them better on shore since they are easier to avoid there.  The best thing was the dolphins swimming by.  There were at least two of them since we could see them coming up for air.  They were really close to shore.  They were not even out past the end of the peer which was weird since the tide was out when they were there so they were really in close.  I took a video in which I am talking and say I saw them while I was taping but I can't see them on the video so who knows where I was pointing the camera.  It was really sunny so it is hard to see what you are taking a picture of.  So I tried to load the large video but it is too large for the blog.  I loaded two of the small ones so you can see a pelican fly by but you have to use your imagination I think to see the dolphins

Beach Camping again and more turtle releases

Jim and I camping on the beach

Sparky found out he could nest in the sand under the trailer and it was cooler

Neighbours had campfire so we could watch it and didn't have one of our own.

Sunset over the dunes behind the RV

Jim Bob enjoying the water

JB cooling off

JB venturing out.  Tide was out so had to go far before it is deep until a wave comes at you

Nice to sit an watch the wildlife

A lot more people doing the horse ride now that it is summer.  Normally there were only a few at a time

Nice set up.  Put up the tarp tent one of the days for shade too. Sparky enjoyed his tent

Sparky and JB just chillin

Sparky looks like he was smiling.  One day pit bull put his nose in Sparky's tent so Sparky chased him up into the Dunes.  Sparky bit him twice on the way up so he wouldn't come down until I took Sparky away.  Its owner couldn't believe that Sparky would take on a Pit Bull and that his dog was afraid of Sparky.  He may be old but he still rules his territory

look at the fly on the bottom of the window

This is a close up of the Fly - BIG

Saturday's release - there were over a thousand people there so we didn't get to see the turtles very close 

Went back on Monday and got close up since there were hardly any people there

Pillow to match

I had some wool leftover so made a pillow to match the bedspread.