Ontario

As I sit here listening to one of my favourite Canadian bands, Blue Rodeo. I think back to my cottage days in Ontario. Oh how I miss those days, I miss listening to the loons on the water, I miss listening to the crickets buzz all night, I miss being able to sit outside and watch the sunset in that breathtaking orange sky! I miss the humidity, I miss the lakes, so deep, so refreshing, so clear. I miss the fishing, b/c honestly how many times can a person go fishing for pike?? I mean really people?? I miss my dad's farm, I miss my grandparent's farm, I miss my grandparents! I miss how I felt no aches or pains, I miss the wildlife...I miss going camping the May 2-4 weekend and going swimming no matter how cold the water is. I miss people knowing what I mean when I say 2-4. I miss the fun times that I had there with so many people whether they were locals or not. I miss the quaintness of the town, I miss the population of only 3400 (it's gone up a whole 1000 people since I was last there!) I miss the maple syrup gathering, I miss the pony pulls that we use to go and watch my grandfather at, I miss the 4 wheeling, I miss the ski-dooing, I miss the dirt biking. I miss knowing the cops and having them let you off because you play ball with them. I miss the hellos from everybody you passed in town because chances are you were either related or they were friends of the family. I miss how people use to call me by my last name, I miss how people use to refer to me as Tanya Parks. I especially miss playing ball, the people, the games, the commroderity. I miss it all.

But I will tell ya something I don't miss...the Blackflies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!