Fall is in the air

Yesterday we had the last day of 82F (27C), my last chance to give Molly a bath and dry her outside in the sunshine.

 She is not overly enthusiastic about it, but most dogs aren't.  Even the once that like to swim in the ocean.

 As soon as the word "bath" is out they look miserable.

All fluffy and clean

She might look fat, but she actually lost weight. Last year she brought 61 lb (27 kg) on to the scale at the veterinarian's office. This year she is down to 57 lb (25 kg). That's ideal for a dog her size and age (10 1/2).
The rest is all fur.

And right I was. Today the temperature was just above 70 F (21C) in late afternoon. In the night it dipped for the first time under 50F (10C) and the morning with a brisk north-westerly wind felt like "fall was in the air". Soon the trees will start turning red and yellow.

If anyone remembers my garden project from last summer (from square to linear).

It turned out fine and the flowers are profound.

Just the way I had envisioned it. They cover the whole fenced area.

That was about two weeks ago.

And this is today.
Cosmos and Pot Marigolds, corn in the background

And they will bloom until the first frost, and long after the vegetable garden is cleaned out. So beautiful.
I have taken a lot of seeds already, my next years bloom is secured.
Gardening is such a pleasure to me.

Except the couscous, all produce are out of my garden. Tomatoes, beans, parsley, dill and garlic. Dinner for one.

Double-double, not coffee but WORK!

I haven't been blogging lately and there is a reason for it.

I am busy, busy, busy, because I got myself another job. Now, I change between working at the Campobello Whale Watch Motel

This is an old photo, hence the blur.

and at our local grocery store (Campobello Village Mart ), where I try to be useful in the deli department (subs, sandwiches, salads and that kind of stuff).

Right now, while I am blogging, I am on night shift at the Motel. I "baby-sit" the location while the owners are entertaining private guests at their residence.
The good thing with that night shift is that I am allowed to use my laptop to shorten the night hours. Molly didn't have to stay at home alone either, she may keep company with the office dog "Gracie".

 Neither seemed to really be in the mood to be photographed tonight.

Molly isn't used to the faint rumbling noises from the guest on the second floor. That spooks her. Maybe she would rather be at home on her own bed right now. Who knows. You cannot have it all.

The Motel actually hasn't a water view, but they have a "whale" view. Fran and Jim have some cute little whales "splashing" around in the flower beds. Theses toy whales do their job watering the greenery.

 

One of the things I most like with these jobs is the flexibility. Where else would I find that?
We all try to work together and make things go around. Some days when I am needed at the Motel I get off at the Grocery Store and vice versa. In the afternoon I bring Molly over as well. She stays outside on the Motel's porch and watches us at work.
Even when there is a guiding tour coming up I have been lucky so far. I always could get off to do the tour and "go to work" after or before.
The tour around the island is of course pure pleasure time.
Everybody knows how important all our visitors are for this small island community and we all try to be as accommodating as possible.

Boy - where has summer gone?
My garden is a bit neglected, no wonder!

but there are squash, and bell peppers, carrots and peas, green and yellow beans lettuce, tomatoes and all kind of herbs.

I am not starving. Food is plentiful, I even have enough to share with my friends.
This year I am also lucky with the flowering peas.

Maybe because I didn't do anything. Laugh!

Now time is flying by and soon we are in September can you believe it? The fall season will be there. 

A beautiful orb spider web. They crop up everywhere, a sure a sign of autumn to come.

A Norwegian Visitor

It was about fourteen years that we had seen each other last time. 

Last Saturday I picked up my Norwegian friend Gunn 

at the airport in St. John, NB.

Reversing Falls, St. John, NB
On our way back to Campobello, we stopped to see the "Reversing Falls" in St. John. An impressive show of the tidal currents.

Visiting Hubbert Cottage
The four days flew bye. We managed to visit the Roosevelt Park, the Beaches and Harbours of the Island.

Fascinating murals in St. Andrews, NB
We enjoyed an afternoon in St. Andrews-by-the-sea, NB. 

Full moon over the Bay of Fundy

Of course we had to take a look at the full moon 

over the Bay of Fundy

Boats at high tide
Gunn was impressed about the difference in the tide.
Some times the boats are on the bottom of the wharf,
some times they are way up.

My friends Gunn and Rogette
There was the rose garden of my Canadian fiend Rogette to explore.To her delight we found a snake skin (Garder Snake)

Skin of a garder snake

Taking a shot at the sunset
 On the last day we took another tour up to the light house
and got some gorgeous views of the sunset.

Sunset

All in all - we had a great time together.

Thanks for visiting, it was delightful to have you here, Gunn! 

I hope you will come again one day.

I AM NOT PLEASED

That's what happened to me yesterday. 

I was about to call someone when my Skype was terminated. The message said clearly that I had to download a new version because I was using an old one which they don't support anymore.

OK, I trashed all traces of the old version and downloaded the new. 

Upon trying to sign in it stopped up again with the notion: 

We have signed you out because you are using 

an outdated version of skype.

I thought first that I made a mistake and deleted the new download again. Restarted the computer and downloaded the new version

a second time.

Same result.

I found out that many other people have the same problem.

The thing is that my MAC is too old, 

it is not compatible with the new Skype versions. 

A support helper told me to go and get 

an update for my MAC.

Huh!

There are no updates for a 10.5.8 any more.

The end of it is:

If I want Skype I need to buy a new computer.

That's a way of making more profit.

"I am very sorry for the inconvenience this causes for you."

Sorry my foot!

I quote the Queen on that:

I AM NOT PLEASED!

NOT AT ALL!