On Shore Once More

Back in Kagawong, with dinner at Pinebox.  

For some reason, silly verses show up on long drives. (Would a drive to California produce something worth while?)  Anyway...

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Line Drawing

When drawing on paper with pencils and pens,
The picture you make often depends...
...on the colors you choose as you draw in each line,
And they just reflect what you see in your mind.

So when muses come running and tickle your fancy
A whole lot depends on the way that you see,
Look long and look hard with your eyes and your heart,
Because that way your scribbles turn out to be art.

Boomerangs

Halfway back after busy morning and a stop at Bywater Lane. 

Dinner coming up at Bigboy.  

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Longer nights,
Chilly moon,
Turning leaves,
Autumn soon.
                        --jbn

House Hunting...

...with Irene.  

And we found one, a real gem, and she made an offer. "Whooo, hooo," as Irene would say.

A Bit Warm For Walking...

... but Pax very much enjoyed reconnoitering his regular routes; countless stops in every block as territory reestablished. 

Our invariable home-to-Whitewater-Chinese-dinner last night was cancelled due to China House not being open (memo to selves, never arrive home on Tuesday). Made up for it tonight, joined by good neighbors from across the street who just got home from France.

Light rain now, with cooler temperatures.

Zip Trip

Back in Wisconsin for three days—zip trip—to check the house and yard, pick tomatoes, sort through the junk mail. Etetera.

Transitional...

...with the weather helping the shift from summer to fall.  

Local, organic beans for dinner, supplemented by steak, etc. Very good.  

Back to long dog rides with Pax, who left me in the dust even though I pedaled hard in high gear.  

And, once at Sandy Beach, we watched an eagle soar along the shore.  

Forlorn Sandbox...

...among other things.  

It's sad to be a sandbox when nobody's around to play. Luckily, this box has Pax to tide it over until the castle builders return. 

A Motley Crew

On the upside, it looks like the most important parts of Rockport have more or less survived.  

Back From a Successful Cruise

Fickle winds but solid fun on the Benjamins. 

(Photos by Abby) 

Falling Trees...

...both here, where the Orangutans have dropped several poplars and ashes, and in Rockport, where hurricane Harvey has directly come ashore, dropping countless. 

Up Anchor and Cast Off

The Js, like the Ns, sailing over the horizon (or at least to the Benjamin's).  (Most photos by Mimi)

Meanwhile... 

Harbor-bound

J family unable to leave port due to high winds. But lots of other things provided solace for the delay. 

Including mazes, market, biking, apple picking and pie making, and for dinner--homemade egg foo young at Pinebox, followed by apple pie.  

Did I forget to mention the homemade corn egg drop soup with homegrown cilantro?

Storm and Wind

Heavy nighttime storm with continuous lightning and several earth shattering strikes. Then another pre-noon storm. Vast amounts of water. When at last the front came through, a gale from the west and rapidly falling temps. Full house at the marina of boats sheltering from the elements. 

Kids able to swim at town beach, post storm. 

Abby and Tony in Gore Bay post storm.  

Eclipsed...

...though rather minimally. Still and all, a still and eerie twilight.  

The day started off bright but not so early with panKs and pansnakes.  

Baie Fine and Topaz Lake

Favorable weather for Janowiec family to motor boat to those exciting places. Rendezvous in Little Current for dinner. 

(Photos by Abby) 

Readjustment

Nies family early morning departure. Sun finally reappearing by noon. 

(Photos by Mary Ellen)

World Famous Zoo

And Elevated Pumphouse

Zoo. Affordable tickets. Extra cost at feeding times. Snakes, frogs, grasshoppers, and a taxidermed bird, all available for perusal. 

Raised about 3 feet. Adaptive management.   

Annual pizza palooza.  

Snake release.  

Big rock candy mountain  

Washout

Heavy, almost continuous rain. 

At a Loss For Words...

...because of too much action. Therefore, photos. 

Bon Voyage

Nies family off to Benjamins on Heliotrope. Janowiec family off to Providence Bay.  

Never a Dull Moment

Pleasant weather, lots of fun