Monday, September 9, 2024

6 September 2024 Toronto: The Late Bloomers

 


We are leaving Toronto is three days and it is time to organize our stuff.  When we stay for a month or more we unpack all of our clothes, give everything a good airing out and if there is a good washer/dryer in the place we will give everything a wash too.  However that means we have to pack it all up again at the end of the stay.    It is not a pointless activity as our clothes take a beating and not every shirt will make it to the next destination.  Add to this our recent shopping and the need to fit these items into the luggage.  Leslie and I have opposite packing philosophies.  I will pack a bag with two or three days worth of outfits.  My bag would contain a pair of pants, two long sleeve shirts, two short sleeve shirts and two undershirts.  Leslie chooses to pack by categories, a bag will contain all her black shirts and another might contain all her fancy dresses.  For this packing job, I went back to the basics and made four piles of outfits.  Of course socks and skivvy's get  their own bag as well as a bag for jackets and sweaters.  Taking the time to get things squared away is definitely worth it in the long run.


Real and not real


Purple blloms


Very attractive to the monarchs


Chomp chomp chomp


All day ;ong


Stocking up for a Mexican Vacation


The goldenrod buffet is open


Bug eye bee


Black bees


Pigeon poo!


A house of pideons


Hey goldie


Parent and offspring


the blonde sparrow getting lessons from a parent



 It has been 2 years and 92 days since we began our Migration