The picture above was taken in 2004 at the Sky Dome for a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game. We were high in the nosebleeds then (I think that's why Kevin looks :( sad) and tomorrow we return to the 500 level of the Rogers Centre for another game. While we have gone to many games since then I don't think we have been up so high since that time. The tickets are free, received as thanks for being a subscriber to the Inside Pitch (newsletters and alerts) on BlueJays.com. Okay, Blue Jays, let's play ball!

Well we made it to the Rogers Centre a little late - Erin had a soccer tournament that she had to play in the rain and the traffic was bad coming into Toronto. We parked close to the ballpark since we were late and paid the price in parking (it was the most I have spent for a few hours parking in my life) and we grabbed a hot dog before we went into the Centre. Click here to see a larger blowup of the autostitch panorama of the stadium. The Devil Rays gather at the pitcher's mound to discuss their progress against the Jays - it wasn't looking good!

There were 39,800 fans in the place and we missed out on the Joe Carter bobble head figurines (for the first 10,000) so we climbed high (it would be hard to get much higher) to find our seats which provided a surprisingly good view. The Blue Jays continued their winning streak, now at 8 games, as they beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays one to nothing. After the game ends we wait for the crowds to filter out before we strike out ourselves. Thanks BlueJays.com.

After the baseball game we met with Brian and Shawnessy and had a great dinner with Jim Harris who on this day confirmed to us that Canada is now in a Federal Election. This is important as Jim is the Green Party Campaign Manager and former leader of the party.

The Canadian Parliament was dissolved today by the Governor General at the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper thus taking his minority government into an election one year ahead of the four year term law he instituted. Get ready to vote Canada - October 14, 2008.

It was great talking to Jim as he discussed what originally led him into politics - his desire to help the environment and all the species that were being driven into extinction at an alarming rate. He also noted that the Green Party is fiscally responsible so keep them in mind during the election. You can view his thoughts during the campaign by checking out his blog at www.greenparty.ca/blogs/358.

It looks like we are at the starting gate of a major horse race but it is only the carousel horses arranged and stored for transportation. The big rigs and carny trailers have started to show up at Prospect Park as they get ready to start the hard work of setting up the midway for the upcoming Acton Fall Fair. The Fair starts this Friday and hopefully the weather will cooperate.

Meanwhile Falll continues it's steady progression as isolated groups of leaves, branches and whole trees are now changing from green into their vibrant colour schemes.