April was all about camp time! We managed multiple weekend trips, under wide ranging weather conditions, to our little haven in remote Guysborough County. I’m finding more now than ever that it brings us an inner peace that rejuvenates. It matters not if one is at the saw horse processing wood, winding through one of the narrow woodland paths or casting into the wind from a chilly shoreline, our time there brings balance to life. We know how fortunate we are to be able to have and utilize such a space at a moments notice! Sunrise, sunset, weekday or weekend, it’s a bright spot and always something to look forward to.
So let’s see… for starters April brought a Solar Eclipse. We enjoyed that with company (thanks Eileen) from the backyard… pretty cool! Another amazing bobcat Trail Cam hit at the camp was a huge hit on Instagram. A remarkable little “Show of Force” in our new garlic plot at camp as plants shot upwards toward the heat & light of warmer days. A steady run of chores (Waterline/Wood/Trail Maintenance/Spring Set-up @ Camp and Yard/Winter Clean-Up/Eaves trough/Propane Stove/Taxes @ Home) filled evenings and weekends.
We don’t seem to go too far, since Covid ending, without some trip planning / destination research on the docket as well. We actually have two significant trips on the horizon. Firstly, off to London & Berlin on a bit of an expedition at academic year end. This is a trial balloon, as we’re escorting two students on an “IB History Experience” abroad (our term). In essence, Tours of London and Berlin with a heavy focus on WWII and Cold War themes. We’ll dabble in marquis attractions as well, but the needle is directly pointed at items highlighted in the IB curriculum. A second more selfish excursion is being parceled together to run north/south through the eastern US with the destination being South Carolina, and an exhibition Premier League Football match. We’ll see that combined with several American Civil War sites that really need to be added to my collection (hoping for Manassas / Fredericksburg). Stay tuned on these as I expect both will meet the blog by mid summer. Happy to add, this was all done to the soundtrack of “Hopefully“, Pete’s new single recorded last fall in Antigonish. By all standards… a lot goin’ on!