Our Day At Orchalaw Farms Picking Apples

 This afternoon we took a drive to Orchalaw Farms to pick apples.  We've been here before but the farm looks very different.  The government came in and expropriated the land to put in a pipeline of all things.  It's criminal to take away a farmer's field for some stupid pipeline. 

 We like it here because they grow dwarf apple trees.  They are at a great height to pick the apples without the need for a ladder.  This year was a great growing season and there were lots of different varieties of apples.  We got McIntosh, Courtland and some new variety.

 At this farm you park your car in the lot and a tractor ride takes you to the apples.  This was good as we had a heavy rain yesterday so that the car didn't get stuck in the mud.

 Here a shot of the pumpkins still growing in the field. 

All in all we had a great day.  Go out and enjoy your local farms.  Support our farmers and buy local produce right from the farms and roadside stands.  Farms are slowly disappearing.

Corus Day 2015

 Today at Neal's work we went down for the Corus BBQ.  It was a lot of fun with lots of BBQ food (hamburgers, hot dogs and corn), ice cream, cupcakes to decorate. 

I found this prop box that looked cool that was filled with a ton of fluffy pillows.

 Neal's parent and me with the Corus sign.

 Oh yes, I happened to meet the Queen while strolling through an office area.  Ha ha not really, she was a cardboard cutout.  But she looked real.

 Here's Neal in his work environment.

 This is one of my favourite views.  On the left you can see the living wall.  Those plants are all real.  The chairs overlook Lake Ontario.  There you can watch over the harbour.  Today we were watching a nasty storm blow in.

 Here everyone is relaxing in the lounge.  What you can't see is the slide to the ground floor.  Yes his office has a slide.  Very cool!

Me relaxing watching the storm roll in.

All in all we had a great time this afternoon, despite the bad weather.