Sun shining / in the bush

Not a bad day for weather today, so it was into the bush to dig up wild leeks. I don't know if I have ever told you about these spring time treks before, but it is really something. I do not like wild leeks but I go to help dig and carry the bags out of the bush - read "bush /muck/ dense branches, fallen trees and signs of wildlife having been very close recently". Today there were very few grown enough to dig but Harry got himself one good feed which was consumed when we got home. Usually there are enough to fill about 6 to 8 baggies with some given to the neighbour who also likes them. This means of course that I can look forward to another trek in about two weeks. Yesterday we headed up to the rural outskirts of Powassan to dig some perennials from a yard whose owner put an ad on kijiji to come help yourself as she just moved in and has no intention of gardening. The previous owner had rock gardens all over and in looking at the spoils, I could see how beautiful it once was. There was a big Gun Show at the Sundridge Arena today and although we did not attend we drove around the parking lot because Mike and his friend were driving down from North Bay to have a look and we wondered if he might have been there. But we missed him apparently becasue he came early when we were at Sprucedale checking the house. His comment on the phone this afternoon was "what a waste of time" From the number of cars in the lot though, I am sure the organizers were not disappointed at $6.00 a head. Harry spoke with Aunt Evelyn today and apparently we will be picking her up one day next week to drive her to Sudbury and back. Her sons own a Market and they just opened a new and second store in Sudbury which she is dying to see. The sons are so busy that they could not come up with a workable plan to transport her there and back in order for her to see the new store. So here we come to the rescue haha and another road trip to look forward to. Anyway, time to fire up the greenhouses and go to bed. No hockey tonight so I shall read a bit of the novel I have going right now - another Jonathon Kellerman one.  Take care