Cloudy, foggy, with pretty much continuous drizzle. Went to Gore Bay for a few groceries and to order a new toilet. Met Murray and Elaine on the Lane, and it turns out they beat us here by 2 days. Stopped by the library and signed up for the library.on.ca e-book program (and hi to Jill). Did some ditching work on the driveways to improve drainage, and planted half a dozen swamp white oak and half a dozen hackberry seedlings, to be here, if they survive, in decades hence when the ash are gone.

A calm and quiet day, with icebergs slowly drifting by in a great slow motion panoply. High today of about 40 but the house has warmed up nicely, and now the stove damped all the way down is keeping things cozy.

The result of ice come ashore prior to our arrival.

Found one tree that did succumb. An old ash, now hung up on two younger ones. Getting this down could be tircky, but it will yield a lot of firewood.

Iceberg slowly drifting by.  Bay now over 50 percent open. — Iceberg slowly drifting by. Bay now over 50 percent open.