I've been a lazy blogger for the past month, somehow I lost the blogging-get-up-and-go, but here goes with what's been happening around the Rook's Nest.
Fall has been happening. This display of colour just outside the Community Centre windows.
And a Great Blue Heron is checking out the fishing rights at the local reservoir.
End of September always means a visit to Markham Fair to see the prize potatoes and cabbages and livestock displays. And the overgrown giant pumpkins. Check out these veggies.... all from a friend's garden.
Saturday night at Markham Fair is the Demolition Derby, lots of steam and smoke and noise and hot metal crunches. I sat up in the grandstand with Older Son and Oldest grandson. We munched fairground food.... blooming onion (very greasy but delicious) and polished off a couple of bags of those Tiny Tim Donuts.
And now... the big excitement. The only Major League Baseball team in Canada.... the Toronto Blue Jays..... are battling with the Seattle Mariners for the Championship title, and the right to challenge the mighty Dodgers in the World Series. It's a best of 7 games. Blue Jays lost 2 games, then won 2, then lost1, then won 1, so tonight is Game 7.... which is a must-win for both teams.
Older Son managed to get tickets for Game 2 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Even though the team lost, it was a very exciting time to be in the middle of a noisy super-loud crazy crowd of almost 45,000 rabid Jays fans. Younger Son was watching on his TV and saw us in the crowd.... see the red circle!
Let's Go Blue Jays!
Update: The Jays are off to the World Series!
Go Blue Jays Go! I hope they win Game 7 tonight! All of Canada is rooting for them!
ReplyDelete...October is my favorite color.
ReplyDeleteThe color of that tree is spectacular, the blue heron looks grand, and I love all the fall produce. Fall is a special time of the year.
ReplyDeleteI think post-season baseball is exciting...especially when a series comes down to do or die.
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of baseball, but sort of interested in the Blue Jays. I haven't watched a full game though. I was at the game though when Joe Carter scored the big hit in I think it was 1993......missed it though as I was looking at hotel rooms!!!
ReplyDeleteFun times. Lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. Loving all that veg :-D
ReplyDeleteThe colours of all have been muted this year, at least where I live, but enjoyable nonetheless. I am not a huge fan of sports, but my daughter, her husband and two children are daffy over it. Now that the Blue Jays have advanced to the World Series there will be daily ups and downs in their houses as they follow the fortunes of the team. At least with a Canadian team playing the “World” Series does have a little more legitimacy. It always seems ridiculous to have two American teams playing each other and call it the World Series.
ReplyDeleteLegend holds that baseball's championship competition is known as the "World Series" because it was originally sponsored by the New York World newspaper. This may or may not be true.
DeleteThanks for this clarification.
DeleteYay Jays! It will be an interesting World Series!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the Toronto team!
ReplyDeleteAs to its name origin...
ReplyDeleteAI Overview
The World Series gets its name from the "World's Championship Series" proposed in 1903 by Pittsburgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss to promote interest in the championship between the National and American Leagues. The name was intended to sound grand and significant, though the series at the time only involved American teams. Over time, the longer title was shortened to "World Series".
A promotional tactic: The name was an early form of hyperbole to build excitement for the championship game. It was a way to give the series a more significant and prestigious feel than simply calling it the "Championship of the United States".
Disproved theory: A popular but incorrect theory suggests the name came from sponsorship by the New York World newspaper. While the newspaper did report on the games, it was not the reason for the name.
Gradual shortening: The full title evolved over time. It was first known as the "World's Championship Series," and by 1929, scorecards were using "World's Series," which was eventually shortened to the modern "World Series".
Thanks for the update! I wondered about the origin of the name. I admit having been skeptical of the "World" name when I first encountered the N American love of baseball!
DeleteGorgeous fall colors and beautiful veges. It looks like your Blue Jays cheer did the trick!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to the Blue Jays!
ReplyDeleteI wish we had the Expos back. And a Vancouver team
ReplyDeletemaybe one day! meanwhile Lets Go Blue Jays!
DeleteYes, yes, yes to the Blue Jays! Maybe they can achieve what the Edmonton Oilers have struggled to achieve for the last two seasons? Fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteThe vegies look great. I wish I had a place for a garden.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to learn that the Blue Jays fans were rabid. Is rabies a big issue in the Toronto area? Nice to hear that your team made it to The World Series.
ReplyDeleteDon't come too close.... we may bite!
DeleteThat is a fine tree. Yikes, by one run in the final game. Could not have been more of a nailbiter. I hope their luck ... and skill ... hold up for the next round.
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