New Ward

We spoke in our new ward today. We’ve been assigned to attend the Canandaigua Ward. The Bishop of that ward just happens to be one of our bosses at the Facilities Management Office. So, when he learned that we’ve been assigned to that ward, he called us into his office and “changed his hat to Bishop” and asked us to speak in church this week. We were happy to do it and now the ward “knows” us. Seems like a good ward but here we go, learning new faces and names again. I was going to take a picture of the building, but it was raining ‘cats and dogs’ when we left, so I left the camera home. It takes us about 40 minutes to get to church along forest lined country roads which have little towns founded over 200 years ago and homes from the same era. I love looking at every home and wondering what they would say, if they could talk.

We live about 1 mile from the Erie Canal and cross over it at least twice every day. We’ve wanted to do some exploring along the canal, but just have not found the time and the weather right to do it. Yesterday was COLD and today started out raining but when we came out of church it was 70 degrees, weird changes in weather this week. So, after lunch we drove over to a place along the Erie where we thought we could see a lock from where we cross over every day. There was indeed lock #29. We walked along a waterway which is adjacent to the canal and then discovered the lock. It was so interesting and then, as we were taking pictures, along comes a tour boat that needed to get through the lock. YAY! We watched and learned and took pictures. Hope you find this as fun as we did.

 

 

When the water began flooding into the lock, we asked the lock tender how long it would take. His reply was surprising....7 minues. Bill estimates it's about enought water to fill 100 good sized swimming pools. Water is not pumped, but is gravity flow. It flows through pipes on the south side of the lock from the bottom. Bill estimates that it's enough water to fill about 100 good sized swimming pools....WOW