Some rain last night, at least enough to bother Pax, and a few claps of thunder (even more bothersome). But overall a wimpy storm, which is all we've had this year. Ten years ago last week we experienced the infamous Manitoulin micro-burst which knocked out power for, what, a week, and leveled hundreds of old white pines on the Benjamins. Plenty of wind today, though, ripping over the bluff and racing across the bay. Nearly lost my hat when Pax and I went to the marina to check the boat and buy ice. And before I could do that I had to remove a sizable dead balsam that had fallen across the driveway. (It's not easy being a tree around here.)

Otherwise, the weather delightful and perfect for puttering.