We haven't been blogging since returning to Alberta. One reason is that living out at the farm means no internet or phone. The chance to live simply (conserving water as we have to haul drinking water from the city, doing simple farm chores, and being 'unplugged') is a natural fit with homeschooling. The kids and I have days where we follow our own rhythms and move from reading to birdwatching to chores to games to reading! Chris bought me a hammock at Granville Island in Vancouver and so swinging in the hammock with a good book is a favourite activity for all of us. Life is sweet. We are enjoying looking for the Great Grey owls that come and hunt in our pasture each evening. The small song-birds are amazing this year too. We've spotted white-crowned sparrows, wrens, phoebes, warblers and even hummingbirds. There are also lots of woodpeckers (mostly hairy), some flickers, and many tree swallows around and about. Late spring in Alberta is a wonderful time for listening to birds as they mate, build nests and defend territory.
We've had to do a lot of driving since coming home. Chris' commute from the farm to the office is LONG - he drives the truck to the Dalhousie C-train (40 min on a good morning), then takes the train downtown (20-20min). Often he doesn't arrive back at the cabin until 7pm. It's worse than the Maple Ridge to Vancouver commute! Which is why we are now enjoying spending weeknights at my Dad's house in the city. Dad is at his cabin in Saskatchewan and we are enjoying having a home with laundry, showers, internet and proximity to friends and errand locations!
I'll leave it at that and let the kids say a bit more about the special things we've done since coming home.
Juleta
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