Weekend adventures

Saturday morning we had an early start to Cape Breton Island my favorite place to be on the planet . Our granddaughters took part in Kids of Steel , a triathlon for kids in the town of Port Hood . I was simply blown away at the event , there were over 50 children of various ages taking part and they divided them by ages and the amount of swimming, biking and running was according to their age . We arrived just as the youngest were entering the water , it made me shiver as the air was chilly that early in the am and there is a breeze too . This youngest group did not have to swim , they ran through the shallow water then ran up the steep hill to retrieve their bikes , helmets and proper foot wear before tackling the bike event , then off the bikes and onto the running . Elise was in this youngest group and Nila was in the older group and was required to do much longer stretches of each part of the event .  They both enjoyed taking part and as Nila stressed it was not a race just a challenge and they both met that challenge head on and completed the triathlon , yeah to them !!

Here are the children waiting to be told to start their swimming The beach at Port Hood is amazing . 

Nila on the right with her best friend Hayley crossing the finish line .

Nila and Elise with their medals for taking part , they each were given the tee shirts to wear as well .  They were a little tired and ate a huge breakfast at a near by cafe .

A photo of the wharf and across the water is Port Hood Island , I would love to go visit there someday .

The town of Mabou had a parade as well as other events on Saturday so of course who doesn't love  parade  . Nila was on one of the floats .

What parade would be complete without horses , love to see the horses . The brown horses you can just barely see were used for rides for the children later on and Elise sure loved that , she had several rides , a girl of my own heart ;-)

I zoomed as much as my small camera would allow to capture this magnificent eagle perched high on a tree . Bill tried to get closer but it started to make some warning calls and finally decided he best leave his perch .

A new project I have started , this is a kit I bought many years ago but never got around to making , there are more borders to add plus some applique . The pattern is by Thimbleberries and is called Garden Vine .That last border I added just barely shows up against the floor .

A pear pincushion I just finished , this was a free pattern from Kaaren at the Painted Quilt . Here is the link to her pdf     Thanks so much Kaaren , it was sure fun to stitch , I used an old scarf for the body of the pear , worked wonderfully :-) Oh and while you are stopping by to visit Kaaren take note of the mystery quilt she is just starting . I will be joining in , will you , oh come on I need some buddies to sew along with .

My blogging may be sporadic as I am trying to enjoy the summer while it lasts therefore my visits to other blogs may not be as often as I would like either . Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a terrific day .

 Hugs Sheila