Today was a good day for both May and me. I bought an inflatable kayak as a 70th birthday present to myself; it arrived from Abbotsford by bus last Thursday. Jay helped me inflate it in the back yard on Sunday. Finally, today I "screwed my courage to the sticking point" and took it out on the water alone on Swan Lake. It worked really well; I had a wonderful long paddle, saw birds and jumping fish, deflated it in a flash and returned home exuberant. As I stepped onto the back porch, I remembered that May had gone to try her driving test again. Had she passed? I opened the door and called out "Hi," as usual. After a moment there was a weak response. May came into view, looking less than jubilant. My heart sank. For once, I couldn't think of a word to say. Then she shrieked, "I passed!" I grabbed her hands, and we did our celebratory dance. Wow! Jay brought home a bottle of wine and some soda, and we celebrated our successes at dinner with a spritzer. May had not only passed her written driver's test but also got revenge on me for my April Fool joke on them. Two with one blow is not bad.
My new inflatable kayak on Swan Lake
An osprey near the heron rookery at the south end of Swan Lake
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