Summer 2017

We had many lakeside bonfires this summer and they were all great. Some had guitars and singing, some had meteor showers, some had camp coffee; they all had good company.

 

Some more about July here and here.

Having fun with shapes:

I volunteered at the fair gates one night to help get a donation to the Girl Guides. Kevin watched the tractor pull, Darcy slept over at Nannas's and Cam had some freedom to roam around the fair grounds.

The view from the Boathouse Inn

Mom made this delicious pie when Pat came to visit.

Some of my feathered friends. Hummingbird, Goldfinches, Red-breasted nuthatch, Hairy woodpecker, grosbeak and a chickadee.

Great Blue Heron

I also spent the summer doing three gardening contracts and coaching Darcy's baseball team.

 GEN!!! OMG!!! It had been at least 10 years since we last saw each other in person. It was like time never passed. I don't have a lot of pictures, but I will have wonderful memories. I wish the day could have stretched on much longer, but alas Gen is popular woman and had other visits to make on her short stay in Canada. 

Our daughters hit it off immediately. Darcy still talks about her and has become pen pals with her. Genevieve and her family live in Burkina Faso.

WOW! Those eyes!

Sometimes it looks like a marina here!

We all participated in the regatta.

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Kevin and I have been helping his mom redo her patio. She had the backyard sodded and all the patio stones were removed and left in stacks in her driveway.

Of course, we can't work on the patio when it's wet and when we are available to go work on it, it has to be one of the hottest days of the summer.

Almost done.

Evidence of fun!

Kevin saw the Snowbirds fly by when he was working on a rooftop one day.

How many men does it take to beach a boat?

Closing the cottage Fall 2016

Starting to put things away for the winter (Sept 25)

Just a wee bit of laundry to do:

This is the second load like this and there's still about one more load up there to go get.

The wharf is secured for the winter, the chairs, kayaks and BBQ's are all stored and the water is drained and closed...sad time of year despite the beauty.

Fall Foliage

My handrangea

The colors are stunning this year.

Putting away Mom's Tiki Bar, too.

Opening the cottage 2016

 April 25, 2016: First time in the cottage this year. Ice still on lake. 

Dead mouse in the toilet...2 dead mice, actually!

May 9, 2016: Made the beds.

Master bedroom

Lakeside stairs...some damage from shifting posts under the house.

You can see the slant to the posts. Hhmmm...no wonder we call the cottage the Slanty Shanty.

The floating wharf is not in yet. The solid wharf is looking a little wonky.

The bunk house all set up for Cam (or guests)

July 3, 2013 & some random pics.

Beautiful, hot day (30 C). 

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Tigger :-)

Hand fed the chipmunks.
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A Great Blue Heron landed on our wharf tonight.

Swimming with Darcy.
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Baseball for Darcy tonight.

 

Kevin and Cameron

Sept 7-10, 2012 and Sept 13-17, 2012

We went to the cottage for the weekend. Darcy and I went up early Friday. I got the last coat of paint done on the decks near the driveway while Mom and Darcy primed the stairs.

While I was BBQ'ing supper the 2 loons were swimming near the wharf.

Ominous looking clouds.

 

Thunderstorms all night last night...ON MY PAINT!!!

Kevin had to work today, so Darcy and I cleaned up under the cottage. When we were done that we tidied up outside at Nanna's, too. We even cleaned up the rocks lying around and used them to outline a path beside her house.

We saw the loon and the merganser today.

On Monday Darcy and I headed back to Nanna's to do some more painting.

Thurs Sept 13: 
28 degrees C, sunny - wow!
Darcy had school today and after school we went up to the cottage.
More painting at my mom's.
Darcy went for a swim, but I declined her invitation to join her...the water is getting cold!

Fri Sept 14:
We started the day with a bang...right on Darcy's head! She fell off her bed, but she was fine!!
Saw a flock of geese this morning.
More painting at Mom's.
Darcy helped me do some gardening, too.
Pat arrived around 3:00.
Darcy and I went for a swim - brrrr.
Kevin and Cameron came up at supper time.

Sat. Sept 16:
11 degrees C this morning in the porch - BBRRRR!!!
 Despite the very heavy rain last night, it is a beautiful clear morning.
Saw another flock of geese and the loon.
Kevin and I cut down some cedars that have been bugging my mom (and us) all summer.
We had a great bonfire, burning all the branched we cut today. Uncle Bum, Mom and Pat joined us.
I saw a shooting star!!!
5 degrees C outside tonight, so we were really glad for the fire!

Mon Sept 17:
Darcy and I were back at my mom's again for guess what? More painting! It's almost done :-D
27 degrees C and sunny.
I saw The Lone Goose actually flying today, so I am hoping he'll join a flock this fall.