The village has hired two people to help Rob keep up to date with town chores. One of the first things they did was take down the Christmas lights, a job one person cannot manage by himself. Other years he had volunteers from council help him.听
The Memorial Hill in Meota originated in 1920, with a plaque honouring soldiers lost in the First World War. The second plaque was added later with names of those lost in the Second World War. The flower garden there has been taken care of by volunteers through the years with the Meota Lions Club purchasing the flowers. There is an old gun as part of the monument, too. There is a wooden bench to rest on. It is an interesting听place to听visit,听sit for a听bit, watch nature at its best and reminisce. The hold up now is to get the water听turned on so it can be taken care of properly.听
I have seen two 鈥淪old鈥� signs in the village. It seems property is moving.听
There were many folks moving about in the village over the weekend and some fishing was going on, but I didn't see many boats go by here.听
Damage at Fort MacMurray from the flooding, is being cleaned up. My two great-grandchildren have jobs helping clean up one of the golf courses. The swimming pool is closed and there is no work for them there. There are three golf courses there. but only one flooded. The boil water advisory may听last into September as a result of the flooding.
Garden planting in this area is nearing the end, but there's a frost warning for next week yet, so don't get in a hurry or else be organized to cover the more fragile plants.
Since we, as shoppers have started watching what's written on produce and product bar codes, we now are watching for things from China, to avoid buying them. I had made notes that bar听codes from China started with a 6. I checked the mushroom soup and sure enough it starts with a 6. From Google I learned the first three digits do not necessarily signify what country made it, just where their company base is located. A company has to apply for a GSI prefix (an international identification code). This states where their office or headquarters are and they can then choose to manufacture or grow their product anywhere in the world. Other bar codes I have record of are the United Kingdom with 50, Canada and the United States start听from 00 - 09, Japan 49, Taiwan 471 and so on. It does make the whole thing a mystery.
Many parts of Alberta are getting more rain than they need and when they were ready to plant their gardens, it rained again. This will mean later crops and gardens.听
One hair salon in Saskatoon refused service to a caregiver 听nurse because she had been working听in northern Alberta, only telling her that is their policy after she arrived for her appointment. It was not mentioned on their website either.听
A trip to the Crooked Trees last week revealed a different bush from what we saw on several visits 25 or 30 years ago. At that time all the trees had white bark and were so healthy looking. Now the older trees are dying and turning black. They are reaching the end of their life span, as all living things do. The young growth around the outer edges is doing fine but so much of the older growth is spoiling the looks of the bush鈥檚 inner area. When we got home. We played the video I had made.
Closing on a happier note many of us have seen and enjoyed watching the Baltimore orioles that are in the village this summer. They do love to find an orange stuck out where they can enjoy it. We are also enjoying the hummingbirds that are back and thirsty. I read that if your feeder solution gets mouldy from being in the sun, which can happen听in a few days, it will make the tongue of the Hummingbird swell up and the bird will die. So we must be careful to keep them clean and fresh.
