Birthday Fun

Saturday, 10 August, was Don's birthday. There was something wrong with this picture, Don made us a fantastic breakfast of waffles and bacon and then the ladies left us with Max, Connor and the dogs. Undaunted we left the dogs the run of the house, loaded the boys into Don's new pickup truck and headed to Blackberry to visit the antique tractor show. I was transported back to memories of my youth growing up in Floodwood (my home town). The old tractors, the binders, the threshing machines and the old saw mill all brought back memories of the work I did as I was growing up.

McCormick Thresher

Binder

Case Thresher

Hart Parr Tractor

John Deere Planer

Even the steam tractor brought back memories of firing up the one at my friend Ken's farm back in the 1950s. 

 Avery Steam Tractor

Avery Steam Tractor

Avery Steam Tractor

Max and Connor enjoyed sitting on the old tractors.

Connor & Max with Deere

Max & Connor on Tractor

Max on Tractor

Connor on Tractor with Don

I got to drive Nate's new ATV, but only on the road. No chance to head for the woods. Connor also got a ride with Nate on the ATV.

Connor & Nate on ATV

Cocktail hour turned into a comedy with all of us donning fake moustaches and candy cigarettes provided by Rachel. I was definitely the scariest and Max the most debonair.

Jack w Moustache

Max with Moustache

We had one last sundown cruise on the lake, Farkel game and sauna before our departure on Sunday morning.

Playing Farkel