Thursday, July 9, 2009

A couple of crows

Here is a shot of some of the infamous cherries




People here are complaining about the weather because their air conditioning has not really had to come on yet. In July, we're supposed to be in heat wave mode. Also, it's rained enough that I haven't once pulled out the water hose. Some nights you have to be outside in a sweatshirt. But the days are nice and sunny and 23C (near 80's F)...so I'm happy and comfortable!

Out on my walk today, a lady stopped me for directions, she had become lost in the neighbourhood!

I took K for his orthodontist checkup today only to find out that he has to have his wisdom teeth removed asap. It seems they've been waiting for a molar to come up so they can finish his braces work but the x-rays show that his wisdom teeth are preventing it from surfacing. It also means an extra year of braces as the molar will come in crooked anyway. Sigh. He's not thrilled at the prospect of getting his wisdom teeth out but at least we have an idea of what to expect since his sister just had hers done. He's only 14.

M says he saw a couple of crows thrashing around in one of the cherry trees, scaring all the smaller birds away and eating the cherries themselves.

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4 comments:

Joanna Jenkins said...

Ouch on the wisdom teeth :-( Stock up on Jello and ice cream-- That's all I ate for a week, but then again I'm a big baby when it comes to the dentist.

I hope it goes well.

Kay said...

Those are beautiful cherries. I miss my tree in Illinois. The birds used to constantly eat our cherries, too.

TBM said...

Oh no, poor K. I hope his wisdom teeth surgery goes as well as his sister's.

Beautiful cherries! Did you plant that tree?

Christine said...

Joanna, that sounds like exactly what K would eat, thanks.

Kay, thanks.

Japra, thanks, I hope it goes well. I did ask the landscaper to plant those cherries more than 10 years ago. I asked him for japanese cherries, but I think he just put whatever he could find, but it worked out fine.