Not quite a full second week, but so much happened it feels like it. The weather unfortunately turned a bit cold and rainy, so we couldn't do too many outdoorsy things. We walked, however, to the Danforth and did some shopping one day and followed it up with some more shopping the second day. We bought a travelling cot for Callum and ordered a stroller (pushchair come pram for you Britishers) on the Internet and generally played a lot with the munchkin whenever we could.
Heather and Lyle arrived on Thursday and we all celebrated Alex's 35th birthday at a greasy spoon type cafe which resembled Gutbusters in Brighton for those of you who hail from that neck of the woods. Alex bought himself a beautiful telescope with the money we gave him, which pleased me no end.
Then on Friday we departed to St. Catharines to stay with Heather and Lyle for a couple of days. Callum made a fantastic leap in development right on the first day: he noticeably became more aware, focusing for longer times, following us with his eyes, talking to us and able to hold his head up better. He suddenly became a lot older right in front of our eyes. A true dialectical turn of quantity to quality that was.
I managed to photograph some of the fantastic fall colours on the Sunday on our walks as the weather cheered up by then. On our way back to Toronto we passed through Niagara on the Lake where some beautiful vistas proved to be quite photogenic.
We are now staying at Alex's until we depart on Saturday. Hopefully the weather stays good and a few outings can be arranged. Next post probably later on the week either still from here or from England.
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