This blog is really getting irregular ! Days are slipping by so quickly !
Well, we have a gang at the cottage. David and Jeffrey arrived on Saturday; Stef arrived yesterday. We're missing Sara, recovering from Surgery, and Kylie, visiting the Hobbits in New Zealand. We won't see pictures of Sara with a walker or Kylie with a black eye from a paddle ...
The weather has been glorious here with one part day of rain but otherwise hot & sunny. Jason and Gavin have added a diving board and deck beside the board and both are getting a lot of use. The gazebo is also getting a lot of use although there are few, if any, flies. Whether the smoke or the hot dry weather cleared them out, we'll never know.
Since we got back, we've smelled smoke twice, both times for a short duration. We may have a west wind today, changing to north, so we might get another whiff ... hopefully nothing long lasting.
The kayaks are getting a lot of use; Emma and Lauren are doing front flips off the diving board; Zoe is swimming with a life jacket; Matthew loves playing in the cove. Stef and Aaron had their boards out yesterday, both getting a good workout.
The Bayliner has been in the water. I took the kids out for a ride to the dam the other day but no one had shoes to go exploring. I need to get them to Lost Channel and do some tubing.
The pine tree is producing a bumper crop of sap. It's all over the deck, chairs, table and Cassie. You'd think in dry weather the tree would hold that back but it probably has the lake as its source of water.
I went out for a ride to highway 69 on Monday, a good leg stretcher. Grundy Lake is still closed due to the smoke & fire potential. That will mess up many vacations. The bike is now packed, ready for Japan. If the weather cooperates, I'll get out today or tomorrow on the Litespeed; likely the same route. I don't need to do a long ride. I've also packed some of my clothes. It shouldn't take much time to finish. We'll stay near the airport on Saturday night.
That's it ...
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