Hello June!

Happy Sunday everyone! Here we are at the start of a brand new month. Next month will bring the arrival of Merlot and Sherlock! 

This past week was good. Russell took advantage of the nice weather to fly his new DJI drone. He sold the old one and replaced it with a much lighter version, weighs only 249 grams, below the limit for requiring a licence to fly it. He's been practicing in our backyard and will take it to the waterfront soon. It takes beautiful photos. 

We went to the old Montreal on Friday for a little overnight getaway. We stayed at the William Gray Hotel. It did not disappoint. Perfectly located, with great views. We had a long leisurely lunch at the roof top restaurant followed by a walk in the Old Port. We then hopped on La Grande Roue for a 30 minute ride and enjoyed the views of the city from 60 meters in the air. It was spectacular! We ended our day by dining at the Modavie restaurant and enjoyed a night of live music. It was a nice getaway and it was fun to play tourists in our own city. We returned home yesterday morning and spent the rest of the day recovering. The joys of getting old 😏

Another busy week on the way. We are going to Montebello later this week to have lunch with Russell's cousin. He hasn't seen her in at least 40 years. It promises to be a fun reunion. We will be staying overnight at the Chateau Montebello and take in the sights of this lovely area of our province. 

That's my blog for today. I leave you with some drone and Montreal photos, and of course, a few throwback pics of Cooper and Spicy 💕

Have a great week everyone!

View from our room on the 8th floor of the 
William Gray Hotel - photo taken by me at
4:30 AM...I'm an early riser 

View from our room, photo taken at 10:30 PM.

Street scene on Rue St. Paul in the 
Old Port of Montreal.

La Grande Roue de Montreal, the 
tallest ferris wheel in Canada opened
September 2017.

A selfie on top of the ferris wheel.

DJI drone first flight.

...looks like a flying bug, with 360 degree
collision avoidance.

Our backyard, drone view from 40 meters
up looking straight down. 

Spicy and Cooper loved to sit on the bench
in the backyard, photo from July 4, 2017.

Russell, Cooper and me as I volunteered
with flower planting in Huntsville,
photo taken June 2, 2015.

The Duo always available as BBQ
taste testers, June 29th, 2019