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| Charlie the local pig |
I can’t tell you where we are but I can share why we are
here. Today, at our house sitting location it starts with a pig roaming around
in the back yard. Frank was outside working on the Ural motorbike and I was
removing the breakfast dishes from the homeowner’s very large dining table. It
has become common for us to watch deer of various colours and sizes saunter
through this property from the paved road to the treed landscape behind the
ranch-style house. What a surprise to see a pig in the yard. I called Frank
over and we both had a chance to pet her before she trotted away. We learnt
later from a neighbour her name is ‘Charlie’. How cute.
Later that day, I took my camera and went for a walk in the
neighbourhood. There are many fun things to photograph and each item has a
story. For example, Chuck, the local lawnmower repairman has a funky bicycle in
his front yard. I asked him what it represents and he told me it’s his Newfie lawn mower.
He has a very infectious laugh.
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| Chuck's Newfie lawn mower |
Just around the corner I spotted a woman figure
with an alien helmet sporting an iron dress. I stood staring at it for quite a
while before I strolled down the hill.
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| Alien lady figure |
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| Stone wall |
A fabulous stone wall caught my eye and I
snapped a photo. Frank and I have become fascinated with rock walls mainly
because his family home in Saskatchewan was made of stones.
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| Tree sculpture |
Just beyond was a tree sculpture. It appears that a couple
of trees locked their trunks in an embrace. I am impressed that the property
owner has left the beautiful structure to be.
The history of the area is fascinating as well. A few days
before, while retrieving the home owner’s mail from the mail boxes, a friendly
man told us that sitting just behind are three large boulders indicating the
burial sites of three First Nations persons. A couple of cedar trees have been
planted there to memorialize the site.
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| Three rocks two cedar trees |
