My step-daughter and 2 year old grandson, Orion, live in Calgary. Unfortunately, Calgary has over 70% of all the Covid cases and deaths in Alberta. So Miss Linda and I figured it would be a lot safer for him to stay with us up in the bush for the duration of the pandemic. We moved him up to Drayton Valley a couple of weeks ago. We're really enjoying having him live with us, but I'm just not sure if this old man will survive having a full-of-piss and vinegar young'un around for a couple of months.
On Monday, I took him out into our front yard to go tobogganing down the pile of snow between the yard and the driveway. No toboggan, so I used the lid off a spare cat litter box. Yep it was thoroughly washed up.
A few time lifting him and his "toboggan" up to the top of the hill was more than enough for me, so after that I just lifted him up and let him slide down on his back. He loved it!!!
Miss Linda took the first 2 picture, and they'll give you an idea of how much snow we still had and just how tall that pile was. The depth of the snow on the lawn was close to 20 inches.
Yesterday, Orion and I were outside playing. I took him back into the front yard and posed him in front of the same snow bank. That's pic #3. I couldn't believe how much that snow bank had shrunk in just 5 days. As you can see, there's no snow left on the lawn either--but there are a couple of small lakes that the ducks swim in every spring.
Quite the difference in just 5 days, huh??
While we were out yesterday, he discovered the joy of splashing through all the new puddles. Really enjoyed watching him--right up to the moment he fell flat on his bum in the deepest puddle in the back yard. Completely soaked him to the skin. Seems this youngest generation ain't very tough. He actually wanted to go inside and get some dry clothes on. Go figure. LOL
Any how, This sudden change in weather sure makes taking him outside and lot more fun (for me).
Thanks for looking.
Gary
On Monday, I took him out into our front yard to go tobogganing down the pile of snow between the yard and the driveway. No toboggan, so I used the lid off a spare cat litter box. Yep it was thoroughly washed up.
A few time lifting him and his "toboggan" up to the top of the hill was more than enough for me, so after that I just lifted him up and let him slide down on his back. He loved it!!!Miss Linda took the first 2 picture, and they'll give you an idea of how much snow we still had and just how tall that pile was. The depth of the snow on the lawn was close to 20 inches.
Yesterday, Orion and I were outside playing. I took him back into the front yard and posed him in front of the same snow bank. That's pic #3. I couldn't believe how much that snow bank had shrunk in just 5 days. As you can see, there's no snow left on the lawn either--but there are a couple of small lakes that the ducks swim in every spring.
Quite the difference in just 5 days, huh??
While we were out yesterday, he discovered the joy of splashing through all the new puddles. Really enjoyed watching him--right up to the moment he fell flat on his bum in the deepest puddle in the back yard. Completely soaked him to the skin. Seems this youngest generation ain't very tough. He actually wanted to go inside and get some dry clothes on. Go figure. LOL
Any how, This sudden change in weather sure makes taking him outside and lot more fun (for me).
Thanks for looking.
Gary
