Beneath the Wraps

As with Lockport, the visitor’s center at the falls was also closed.   There were a few gift shops as well as eating places that were open.   No tours.   No boat rides.   No crossing the Canadian border – because even if the border was open, we don’t have passports. There was a time that one could travel to Canada from the states (and vice-versa) without a passport if one had another form of ID.   Apparently that is not the case anymore – though I don’t know when the change occurred.   I would guess in 2016 when Trump became president.   What a jerk!   What is wrong with people to have elected and voted for him!   I hope that citizens in other countries are aware that Donald Trump does not represent me nor most of those I associate with. Not much to say.   Enjoy the photos. closeed Hard Rock Cafe bordered up; closed gift shop open taken from visitor center visitor center: closed buildings on Canadian side of falls Niagra river Jenn...

The first picture that I took as we made our to the locks Behind the gate is the first lock which would  raise or lower level for each boat  Jenna impersonating a game show model Randy told us that the boats would line up and spend three days waiting for transfer He said that is when the town started to build up as those transporting would have a three day wait notice the height of the stairs.  I had to bend my knee with each step the jackhammer crew that Randy kept on apologizing for.  They  are working on another set of stairs so they're not so steep newest lock is on the left opposite of the red platform I think this was a gift shop that was closed Jenna liked the optical illusion of being a wall goat. Randy, Jenna and Roland pay attention I took this from the railing of that bridge This is the bridge from picture prior.  Ends at the church. This was taken from the church end of the bridge In addition to the locks we were introduced to downtown lock...

                I don’t know which is worse, the coronavirus or the stupidity of some individuals who seem to make it hard for everybody else.  I heard on the news that Paris and Spain (wasn’t France and Spain or Paris and Madrid.  Two different sources – one using the capital and the other mentioned by country) have just barely gone into phase one.  Now these are other countries that had the virus before the US did.  Why did the United States feel superior to open in phases long before countries who were hit before?  Too many believing the numbers given are a hoax.  There is no way that US would have more cases than China.  I don’t know how accurate the numbers are in China, but it doesn’t surprise me that we have more cases.  It has always been my opinion that we opened too soon, and now cases are skyrocketing because some citizens couldn’t wait.          ...

As I was busying myself with posting my pictures to facebook, I was notified to view my memories.   It’s funny how so many of my memory posts have triggered thoughts for things that are happening this year.   On June 19 th it was the memory of four different albums I had posted from a trip we had taken back to Salt Lake in 2017.   We were staying at the house where we had once lived.   By then Randy and Carrie had moved in and made the house their own.   We were staying with them three years ago. no family members currently reside or have anything to do with this house A year and a half later we went for Christmas.   By then Randy and Carrie had moved to Eagle Mountain to a house larger than I thought was necessary.   I don’t guess they were planning on moving again so soon.   Randy had wanted us to stay with them, but it wasn’t a practical location for all of the family to meet – not that the hotel was.   That was probably more inconvenie...

            Jenna received a text from Evelyn yesterday afternoon.   She had picked blueberries for her last summer and we said we would be available again this year.   I don’t normally take Jenna to the farm on Sundays, but as time has been really an odd thing this year and we’ve lost track of days and haven’t been to a real church meeting for over three months, I decided it would be okay to go out there.   Father’s Day was just another day and Roland didn’t seem to care if we left him.                I don’t know how long we were out.   The bushes are definitely a lot taller and loaded with blueberries.   They don’t all turn at the same time as with cherries in which there is only two to three week window.   Blueberries ripen at different times.   Among the fat blue blueberries were several with purple bottoms and several more that were very small and gre...

  In November Randy had mentioned that he would like to fly us out for Thanksgiving.   Didn’t happen.   I wasn’t surprised.   I was surprised when he sent ticket information to Roland in January to print up and fly out in June.   The tickets Randy had purchased were just one way and Roland paid for one way tickets from Buffalo to Medford after he received the agenda from Randy from Medford to Buffalo. And then COVID happened.   Well I suppose it was already taking place in China.   None of us knew that our lives would be disrupted just a couple of months later and plans would change. Roland’s brother and sister-in-law had also made arrangements to send Roland’s mom out to Oregon for a visit in May.   The plans were cancelled in April.   We never saw her.   Roland asked if we should cancel our flight.   I thought we should weigh it out and make a decision and pray about it.   Truth is it is hard to get through to any busines...

           I am so amazed by the ignorance and the gullibility of some people.   Just after we started phase one (which by the way did not nor does not apply to the entire state as there are currently seven counties still on lockdown.   Since the protests started there has been an increase in numbers with those counties entering phase two come Monday.   Really?   We are still going forward opening the essentials such as bowling alleys and movie cinemas.   Really?             Shortly after Nevada started phase one Corey had sent a text out to all family members that three of Joh’s family had tested positive for COVID.   That has snowballed into five.   Normally I don’t comment on facebook posts when my opinion differs with that which is posted, but I was saddened and not excited by the opening of phase 1.   An acquaintance had posted about the opening of different res...