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So today was geared to a trip organized for francophone seniors out of our sister building on the south side. Ghislaine drove myself and 2 other ladies to the adjoining church down there and we awaited a bus that was delayed, and could not enter the lot because a moving van had effectively blocked enough of the road.
So the group of about 40 seniors and 4 organizers had to walk over to the other side of the church to board the bus. And there were 3 kitchen carts loaded with food that I helped run over there to load under the bus.
Finally we were underway to a place south of Pigeon Lake called Peaceful Valley, which is 85 acres of land with a clubhouse and nature trails, started by a senior sister and brother to benefit seniors in perpetuity. Volunteer hosts met us and were wonderful guides and cooks who did their best to speak in French. I gave a hand to almost all the seniors getting down from the bus and that was appreciated.
The lovely clubhouse overlooks a large valley with the Battle River meandering through.
The barbeque of hamburgers and chicken patties came just at the right time and the accompaniments and desserts were plentiful.
I did 2 of the nature tours on a golf cart because the first time I was on the back and missed most of the visuals and commentaries. There were many beautiful birds at the several feeders, and I somehow managed to miss the groundhog under the deck... But I did get a glimpse of the mischievous forest fairy.
All in all, it was a very enjoyable, warm day under sunny skies with a delightful group, and I did get to practice improving my forgotten French.
The ladies of the French organization asked if I would be interested in volunteering to take photos at a week of activities July 17-22. I had to consult my busy schedule before saying yes, lol.
I hope you enjoy the pictures. I won't bother with captions.
That was the day’s excitement.
Al
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