Mike, me and a slew of other people decided to take advantage of the perfect weather this morning and go for a flight. Perfect day for students due to the lack of wind:
When I fly by myself, I always like a nice windy, bumpy ride, but I prefer it as calm as possible when I have passengers.
We traveled along the Welland Canal as we headed south to Lake Erie:
The beaches were quite active along the Lake Erie shoreline. Buffalo, NY was straight ahead of us, before we made a 90 degree turn to the north. It’s still so weird to see the almost empty bridges between Canada and the US. Here is customs at the Peace Bridge:
We did a low and over at my aviation mechanic’s private grass strip:
The Niagara Outlet Mall was fairly busy. I won’t be going to a mall until everything is back to “normal” and I’m not sure what the rules are around them:
No aerobatics today. As we were coming back to the Niagara District Airport (CYSN), I questioned Mike if I should land shiny side up or down?
Fortunately, I figured it out by the time I was on final. Once landed, we gracefully taxied back to the apron to park.
Back home, I decided to do some gardening. I met this little fella, whom I named Murray the Mantis:
Isn’t he cute?
I wanted to keep him as a pet, but decided he would be happier in his natural habitat.
I’m sure the kitties would have had no issue with him. They are all so gentle with their little brother, Peanut:
They’re more interested in their treat dispensing mouse:
Today’s symptoms: I felt quite good. I did too much gardening last weekend (in the heat, too) and paid the price for three days. More fatigued, bad headaches and all the other MS symptoms were worse. This typically happens when I push myself too much physically, but sometimes it’s worth it. When I’m feeling good, I want to take advantage of every second, even if that means I’ll feel cruddy for the following few days. This disease is so unpredictable – I can totally relax all day then have a good night but still wake up feeling horrible. That’s why I’m so grateful for my decent days and try to utilize every drop of energy I have.
Stay safe and positive!
Lizzy McFly 