Got back to Calgary (for one night at Aimee's) to snow. Not JUST snow, but LOTS of snow. And so many broken trees! All the deciduous trees were still loaded with green leaves, so the weight of the heavy snow was snapping branches everywhere. You couldn't drive down any street without seeing tree carnage. If there's hadn't been snow, you'd have thought a tornado would have ripped through. Having left Windsor at 80 degrees, it was a shock to the system for everyone getting off that plane!
First night back to work, camp had a special visitor. Matt Minglewood and band. I'd never heard of him, but he's popular with the East Coasters. They play bluesy-folksy-east coast type music :)
The band played for an hour and a half in the evening and attracted quite a crowd! Of course, I was working, so could only hear the music from the front desk, but it was a nice distraction. Oh, by the way, there was no snow here, just in the south, in Calgary.
I was able to move right into a fire warden room inside, which was nice. It's in SQ, so almost as far as being outside, but I won't complain! There is only one dorm farther away than this one.
Camp is full to the rafters these days. Even the outside rooms. We had a big check in last night, and had exactly enough rooms inside and 3 rooms extra outside. Luckily there were a few no shows, so that gave some breathing room.
Haven't seen any mice since I've been back. Before I left, there were a few running around behind the desk. More than once I'd have someone standing at the desk talking to me and all of a sudden point out that a mouse was running around behind me. Good thing I'm not skittish. At least when it comes to mice running amok.
A couple of nights ago a gentleman who had been growing his hair long had the head shaving ceremony in the front lobby. He was raising money for a group of single parents in Alberta dealing with cancer themselves or had kids with cancer. We wondered what the heck he was doing earlier in the day with his hair in about 10 ponytails. Looked like a little child was playing hairdresser on him. It was to make it easier on the hairdresser cutting it all off and then shaving his head. Since nobody had informed us front desk staff that it was happening, it was a bit shocking to see a couple people spreading out a large plastic sheet on the lobby floor. My first thought was that it must be for easy cleanup and body removal after somebody gets shot. Guess I've watched too many action flicks haha.
Days are getting shorter fast!
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