While in Ottawa, we spotted this giant spider near the National Art Gallery. No one seemed to be very shook about the spider - panhandlers are harder to handle, actually - so Evita and Leo posed with it.

We also visited Cathy and Leo VanArragon just before school started. Here we are in a park behind the parliament buildings. We had super weather and a really good visit together and shared dinner together at a Vietnamese restaurant (a first for us), which had very interesting cuisine!

Dave's sister Jane visited during August. We went to the Gut, which is a waterfall through a rocky gorge near Coe Hill (close to Bancroft). We had a lot of fun checking it out! Jane makes an effort to visit every summer, and we always appreciate that. Dave and Jane went for their traditional breakfast at Cora's before she headed home to Detroit.