Happy Easter Everyone!

I wasn't able to get a picture of the skating rink with the children on it before it melted....here is the rink anyways. You can tell that it's in the morning, as kids here can't be seen until after 11 am. Many of them are up quite late, and hence the absenteeism problem on school mornings.

Last week we had another round of teacher interviews in Toronto, so I was able to see Alex, Gloria, Thomas and Jason. I also acted as tour guide/driver as I had one of the Education Board Members, Sharon with me. We drove to Niagara Falls, zoomed by Niagara on the Lake, and enjoyed a live band with Alex and a friend the previous night downtown Toronto. A great dinner at a restaurant by Queen's Quay (poor Alex froze at the temperatures had dipped....).

Three days ago, at lunch time we suddenly heard a big bang....a bolt of lightning hit close by. It didn't rain, but made for a good picture composition with the black sky, white lake and green trees....

Today it was snowing again, but the temperatures are too warm for it to stay on the ground, so back to the slushy, sandy grounds again. Yesterday I got stuck in the middle of the road, the back wheels of the F250 I drive got buried in the sand, as the road was too soft. Fortunately Ricardo came to the rescue and was able to engage the 4x4.
As you can see, I'm in my shirt ouside at noon so the temperatures are climbing. The patches in the lake are the areas that are getting thinner, still snowmobiles venture out...