Thompson Family Farm

Recently, Lee-Anne's grandmother's property was sold. She had lived here until her late nineties, with support from family and neighbours. Before the land was exchanged, there was a small family reunion on the premises. I took some photos:

 

No one knew this dog at first. After some speculation, we arrived at "Scotty", belonging to one of the neighbours.

This is the only photo that I'm including here that was taken by a professional photographer. I remembered to keep my thumb out and fingers in-pocket from when we had engagement photos done.

disAbility Art Gallery

Throughout June, the central Kitchener Public Library hosted a collection of art by people diagnosed with disabilities. Lee-Anne and I went to it. Here are some pictures

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Walk to Ottawa Street in Four Seasons

Sometimes me and Lee-Anne walk to the end of the Iron Horse Trail furthest from us. There and back is, in total about eight kilometres. A pretty hefty hike for us. I decided to take pictures of the sign and trail over four seasons to kind of mark the accomplishment.

 April 12, 2025

 

August 3rd, 2025

 

October 26, 2025

 

February 1, Winter

 

Also, last time we walked it we saw a red tailed hawk and I got a pretty good pic of it. Pretty blurry due to zoom but I was happy to get one at all.

  

Penny, Blackavar, Luna, and Thor

 

This is Penny. So named because she had penny-sized spots when we got her as a kitten. As she grew, it was a bit of a joke that she should be called Loony. For anyone unaware, a penny was the coin for 0.01 cents, eventually discontinued because the material cost more than the value. The Loony is worth $1, and lorger than the penny, implying that she grew larger and with greater value over time

We thought all photos of her were lost. However, a cousin resurrected some old family pics and this was on them. She was one of our two original cats in Guelph. Unfortunately, I don't know of any of Booshy, the other one of this era.

After Booshy passed, we got Blackavar from a neighbour to keep her company. 

 

This is Blackavar. He had something of the composure of a dragon. He was born from barn cats and made his way to us through a friend. He is the most travelled cat on this list, as he lived at our place on Westwood, then Dawson, then Grange. He knew Penny, Luna, and Thor. 

 

This is Luna. Tragically, she passed a bit before her time at the age of ten. The picture of me and her was my most effective image on dating websites. She was a quirky girl. One of her favourite things was broccoli, and when given it, she would carry it over to the pet rabbit to share.

 

We got Thor at the same time as Luna, from a family over Kijiji. He was the elder, and I got the impression that Luna was acquired to be his companion. The family had recently had a baby and I think they thought he'd need more attention than they could provide. However, the introduction was understandably rough, as you would expect if you've ever gone through the process of integrating cats. As it turned out, they were a little quick to decide if it was working, as Thor and Luna eventually managed to become friends.

Thor was six years old when we got him but had good longevity, living to be over twenty. He got to know Blackavar, Penny, Castor, and Pollux,