Owlets

Owlets - that's what they are called right?  This family of owls is living in the trees near our community garden plot.  They are very cute.

Train Pull

Every year the Sunshine Foundation has a CN train pull. Teams of 20 people, from organizations in London, compete to see who can pull the train the furthest. 

Chocolate vine

This is a chocolate vine that we planted in our front yard .... I would guess about 7-8 years ago.  It bloomed for the first time last year .... just a couple of flowers, but this year it has gone crazy!  The flowers are funny - one larger bloom, then behind that a cluster of smaller - I am thinking some sort of hermaphroditic male/female thing? 

Reenactors

Every year on the first weekend in May

there is a reenactment of the Battle of Longwoods near London.  I found it really interesting and I was amazed at the level of authenticity among the participants.