Chris got his camera too and when the mantis saw its reflection in the screen it attacked it.

Fascinating creature.

Come and join us for a day of fun and pampering at Capers Brasserie Banquet Rooms, Downtown Belleville
Saturday November 14th  11:00 – 4:00

★ Mini-treatments ★ Demonstrations ★ Shopping ★ Guest Speakers ★ Lunch ★ Goodie Bag ★ Free Parking★ and lots more ★

Exhibitors include: Live, Love & Laugh, The Leading Lady, Original Creations, Leading Edge Dental Hygiene, La Maison D’Eve, Tom Boy Tools, Edible Arrangements, Aren’t We Naughty, Raymond James, Isagenix, Juice Plus, The Natural Choice, Personal Empath, Shaklee and more

Speakers & demonstrations include: Mini manicures, Colour draping, Teeth Whitening, Make-up application, Tarot card readings and more

Guest ticket are just $45 and you can buy online at www.quintewomensshow.com

The event is sponsored by Polish Day Spa and Salon

The event is organized by Muchmor Photography and Interiors by Cindy

At first we thought it might be a frog or toad as we have lots of them about, but after sitting at the computer for a while listening to examples of toad calls across Ontario it became apparent we either had a very rare one or it was not a toad. Next I looked for birds, but as it was late at night and very dark we could not see the bird, so only had the sound to go by.

More time on the internet came up with nothing, then I had a brainwave and searched for nocturnal birds in Ontario. One of the first I found was something called the Whip-Poor-Will and when I found an example of its call, that was it. So, we have a Whip-poor-Will nearby. Apparently they are nocturnal and eat insects and moths on the wing. They nest on the ground in woodland, so hopefully we have a pair and will continue to hear this strange bird call which sounds just like the name suggests.

If you go to this webpage you can click on the link to hear the sound – really unusual!

http://www.kwic.com/~pagodavista/schoolhouse/species/birds/wiporwil.htm

Well the other day we came across the most we had ever seen in one place. The tree was positively full of them. Remember they are full of caterpillar larvae.

You can see the scale of them from the people walking under the tree.

And here is a close up – yuk!

The business plan is coming on and background work being done in readiness for our fact finding trip next month. We plan to visit small business centers and get as much info as possible about setting up a business in Ontario.

We have gathered lots of info already, but to actually sit with someone and go through everything such as tax issues, regulations etc will be very helpful.

I have already been in contact with several people over there, so just a case of setting a date for a meeting.

Everything we do now just makes it seem a bit more tangible.

Still looking through MLS, the housing site and imagining which house we can buy. Found a company called The Brick which sells lots of furniture and electrical stuff, so we could get a good idea of costs.

Also found out that there is a home & garden show in London the weekend we get there, so guess where we will be!

Only six weeks to our next visit! Still counting!