Dinner Guests

Kerry (our builder) and Sandra here for homemade pizza, followed by Sequence. Ladies won.
Below a few photos inside and out.

Photo by Sue

Working On The Chain Gang

After a healthy dose of blueberry flapjacks (with local syrup) we helped repair Serendipity Lane (which was discombobulated by the most recent bungled grading).

Beautiful weather, and a chance to meet the neighbors. A little later we decided to go for a sail, only to have the fine weather turn foul just when we got to the boat. Went paddling/rowing instead.

Breakdown…

…about 2 miles east of Gore Bay. Engine over heating. With stops and starts we made it to the Chevy dealer in town. Broken hose clamp draining all the coolant. Thanks to great service we are back on the road. Feeling lucky; could have happened in the mountains.

Photo by Sue

Mixed Bag

Pinebox departure; big dead ash tree dropped and chopped; beautiful, long, chilly sail.

View of the property from the Windrider. Photo by Sue. Fire in the stove tonight.

Chicken Dinner…

…before tomorrow’s departure of Mobile Pine Box, a recapitulation of the dinner on the day of their arrival. It’s been a short summer, as was emphasized by today’s rain and chill.

Above, what I think is an eastern milk snake trying to find some warmth among the rocks along the shore. Could be a northern water snake, however.

Morning Cold And Damp

…but clearing up by afternoon. Wind blown out. Back to calm and quiet. Autumn color beginning on the bluff.

Frost biting

Three Day Blow…

…just winding down, and with it the roaring of the surf.

Walks in wind and rain, and a maple candy and coffee from Chocolate Works.

Very Fresh Air…

…and lots of it. Downright cold. Morning fire and evening fire. I like this weather once in a while.

Grouse in the driveway

Pinebox Pizza…

…on a rainy day.

And, another video from yesterday. See if you can spot the Windrider, and Sue.

Up In The Air Junior Birdsmen…

…up in the air upside down….

And here, Bridal Veil Falls.

Sunday Morning

“…and late
Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair…”
…according to Wallace Stevens.

For us, coffee and blueberries, followed by a little pier removal, a few other chores, and then a long sail in good wind.
Sunday dinner at Pinebox.

Sue’s handiwork

Calm and Quiet…

…the only sound now a few crickets and a distant jay.

Earlier, a quick trip to Gore Bay for a few errands and a chat with Norm.
Oddly enough, we went for an afternoon sail—over a hour to Fraser Beach and back, but still nice to be on the water on a cool but sunny day.

To The Mouth Of South Bay…

…or South Baymouth as it is commonly known, as an outing, and for more fish and chips.

With at stop at JD’s south of Tehkummah for some Amish maple syrup and honey.

The karst of an alvar

Wind form the south

And, last night’s moon, waxing gibbous, about 3 days short of full.

Blueberry Pancakes…

…on the griddle, with picnic table painting scheduled after.

Of course, painting is an assumption that the thing you want to paint is ready to be painted. The ancient table was not. Turning it over for scraping and sanding revealed gangrenous feet, which necessitated amputation and replacement. By the time all that was done, it was time for the dump, and then to go sailing. Naps took a hit.

First time out for Patrick and Rachel in two years

Neighborhood Block Party…

…with longtime neighbors. All outside, in perfectly perfect weather. Leisurely lunch and extended conversation.

We Almost Went Swimming

Waist deep when the clouds closed back in and the rain came down.

Stone stacking will soon catch on as powerful kind of meditation.

The residual coolness in the cabin fooled us into dressing inappropriately for a walk down the Lane. By the time we got back, a swim sounded like the right antidote to warm and humid. But then the weather changed, as it had done frequently all day.

Rock stacking requires calmness and patience—a need to be nowhere else and be doing nothing else. Given time, and minute adjustments, the rocks will find their balance points, and stand rock steady.

Oregano Honey?

Well, honeybees like the flowers.

A chip off the Benjamin’s?

No row this morning, but a sail in the afternoon—a lazy drifter to Sandy Beach and back. Cool, but mostly sunny, and tonight downright chilly.

Delicious Mexican dinner at Pinebox.

Sunday In The Park With…

…various woodpeckers, chickadees, gulls, ravens, jays, a kingfisher, a loon—and crows right outside the window, as reveille.

No salmon seen yet in the river

Barrie Interesting

Huge south wind (precluding sailing) and 100% chance of thunderstorms (which never materialized) led to an exploration of Barrie Island.

Big, flat, open, with many cattle and few cottages. Limestone shoreline. Feeling of remoteness.

Seven Mile Sail

Perfect day for a Windride across the bay to about the midpoint of Maple Point, and back. Lively west wind on the outward leg, dropping and backing on the way home, but still nice.

Photos by Sue.