Park Meetup with Heather, 2022

It was our day to meet Heather in Tweed, the halfway point between our two distant abodes. It takes both of us more than 90 minutes to get there — close to 105 in our case. If you've been visiting me here for any length of time, you have read at least 3 other posts of similar meetings. It all; began with COVID in 2020 when it only seemed safe to meet outdoors, and it continued on though 2021, and now into 2022. I know it seems weird to travel all that way for a little three-hour visit, but the drive is pleasant, and it is a way for the sisters to keep in touch.

There is a pretty park in Tweed on Stoco Lake which is part of the Moira River. And there is also a good chip truck there. It was nice to see it still open for business almost 2 weeks after TG, when most food trucks shut down for the winter.

Stoco Lake

Duffers Chip Truck

The trip there was a bit odd. We were going to stop for coffee, but the line was very long, so we just kept driving, Then, it began to rain, very gently, but still not appealing for a long visit in the great outdoors. Sue called Heather, wondering if we should continue, but Heather didn't answer, so we just kept driving. It would be a heckuva long drive just for a quick coffee inside, but it seemed like the thing to do. Happily, although it rained lightly for most of the way, we did pass some beautiful stands of tamarack (or larch) trees, so that was pleasing, even though the clouds diminished their full splendor a little.

Photographed from a speeding car, tamaracks are one conifer that changes colour in autumn.

Thankfully, the rain stopped, and the clouds lifted as we neared our destination. When we met Heather, she reported that her drive from the west was sunny all of the way. We never figured out how she missed the phone call though.

Meanwhile, Callie, the exuberant kisser, was happy to see us. .

We sat happily on a carpet of leaves.

Heather opened an early birthday gift.

A new shawl from sister Sue.

I also took a couple of photos of the ladies together, with Callie of course. Sue's hair in the first picture and 2 earlier ones reveal that it was a breezy day.

After three hours, it was time for all of us to take the long drive home. Who can tell when we three shall meet again — hopefully not "in thunder, lighting or in rain" (The Bard)..

While it had been sunny, albeit windy, for our meeting, the sky clouded over once again for the drive home. The tamaracks were still showing well, however.

Perhaps, we will do this again in six when the sun returned from the south.