WHAT SNOW BIRDS??????

THIS IS THEIR STORY

Canadian Armed Forces Snow Birds

are a 9 plane formation team

Once their manoeuvers are mastered

and the team is comfortable

with the routine

the Snow Birds deploy to

CFB Comox

for special training

After approvals are obtained

an 'acceptance show' is performed at Moose Jaw Saskatchewan

The team goes on to perform shows throughout North America

from May until October

LAST EVENING THEY WERE IN SARNIA

We left the cottage at 4:20 in the afternoon in order to be

at our friend's home
in Bright's Grove

in lots of time to see the

Snow Birds fly

out over Lake Huron

While waiting for the planes

I was intrigued by children

playing in the waters of

LAKE HURON

I could tell from their screams that the water was cold

Ah to be young again!

My son Curtis called me a wimp

the other day when I told him

I had not been in the river yet

Even at my age I don't like

to be called a

WIMP

Maybe I will get up enough nerve

this weekend and get in the river

Will have to show Curt I can do it

After all

tomorrow is the beginning of July

The dog's owner was throwing a stick in the lake

The bigger dog went for the stick

Little guy waited on shore

A good water shake

Here he comes again

with stick in mouth

I was definitely being entertained

while waiting for the

'birds'

This fellow would rather sit with his master

I HEAR THE ROAR OF THE JET ENGINES

Over the lake they go

WE WAITED FOR THEM TO COME BACK INTO SIGHT

The Snow Birds put on a display

at Canatara Park which is on the shore of Lake Huron

We were in Bright's Grove which is about

a 15 to 20 minute drive

SO.................

They were far away!!!

What was I thinking?????

I thought

 they would fly back and forth out into the lake

I thought

 the planes would fly closer to us while performing their routine

IT DIDN'T HAPPEN

Next time maybe we'll go to Canatara

HOWEVER

we had great burgers

and even better company

it really doesn't get any better than that!

I took 150 pictures

many many seagull pictures

thought this one was different

It looks like the bird is suspended in space

Even had a few turkey vultures fly over

The four of us sat around a bonfire and watched the sun go down

Cute eh!!

Sun is down

We're ready to head down river

SUPER GREAT EVENING