AROUND AND ABOUT THIS AND THAT

Days on the island

Car ferry

Don't know where it came from

Don't know where it is going

Here she comes

I'm 'yelling' at Curtis to get Gwennie before the side wash comes

There she goes

Curt enjoying a warm spring day

Joe built the chair while in Arizona

It is calling our names!!!!!!

This is one of Joe's projects

He has taken apart repaired and sanded down an ol' patio set that had belonged to Jennifer

Almost finished

Good job Joe

A neat sailboat

A million dollar baby

A storm is rolling in

Early one morning I could hear

HONK HONK HONK HONK

Lots and lots of it

Coming up the river were Canada geese

Several times during the morning they would return and pass by the cottage

The ol' firepit needed a facelift

Joe thinks he first built it 30 years ago

Many a story has been told around the firepit

Many a marshmallow has been roasted over the firepit

Even someone has walked over the coals!!!!!

Island Iris

A fishing boat getting a tow

A gardener's delight

I was surprised to see the deer

The deer was surprised to see me

Having a lick on a salt block

Down a path to a cottage tucked in the woods

I go down the path

I sit in one of the orange chairs

and

this is what I am watching

Do you see anything way up in the tree??????

The babies are getting tired

Eyes closed

One down

One to go!

Last weekend we  spoke with the owner of the cottage

He told us the owls have been around for about 25 years

They nested in a tree near the cottage

however

the tree came down in a storm

He spoke with

'the powers to be'

Was told to get a bucket and put it 40 feet up in a tree

So............he did

The owls have nested in the tree since then

I have been waiting for the babies to go out on a limb

I have been watching them for a week now

Nothing happening yet

Will keep you posted

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SAY

Who is this????????

It's

DREW DOUGHTY

# 8

LA KINGS

Are they going to win the Stanley Cup tonight??????????

BIRDS AND TWO PETS

It has been quite interesting watching the different birds here on the island

We have a pair of Baltimore Orioles

that have stopped by on their way north

Female

Male

These swans were swimming just off the dock

I am always looking for pictures that have 'two of something'

This would make a good anniversary card

A white crowned sparrow

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Bing took a walk on the wild side!

Peek-a-boo I see you

A Hooded Warbler

Gwendolyn is in the boat and ready to go

On my way to Chatham I stopped by 'the pond' to check out

the swans and herons

The heron was very patient waiting for lunch

The bird would wait and wait then pounce

Patience paid off!

Moving on

A pair of ducks oblivious to what was going on

On my way home I stopped at the pond once again

The family of swans were no where to be found

however

much to my delight I came upon another family

swimming in the St. Clair River

I got our of my car with camera in hand

and entertained myself before heading back to the island

A good day!

ISLAND LIFE

BACK ON THE ISLAND.........

Before we left Windsor we went out to have a little visit with Mugan as Joe did not make it home in time for Casey's funeral

Mugan asked if we would like some flowers from the funeral home

We took a tulip.....for Holland

Casey's birthplace

We also took a few other lovely flowers

We told Mugan we would put them in the river as a remembrance to Casey

Two years ago upon our arrival at the island

Casey and Mugan brought us a truck full of wood for our fireplace

We met them at Pier 90

We all helped get the wood out of the truck then Joe and Casey loaded up our little aluminum boat

Once the wood was in the boat there was only room for the men

The ladies had to take the ferry

Unbeknownst to us Casey was terrified of the water

BUT

He got in the boat and away they went!!!

It's one thing to get in a boat

It is another thing to get in a boat full of wood

and

really no place to sit!!!!!!

We salute you Casey

We took what we thought was necessary for the first trip to the cottage

Out of the truck

On to the ferry

Off the ferry

On to the cart

Through the woods

Curtis and Christine opened the cottage for us

Even put the Canadian flag up to welcome us!

First thousand footer to greet us

Bing has settled right in

So has Gwennie!!

Curtis and Joe bringing over another load

You would be amazed as to what we can get in the boat!!!!!!!!!

We've had some lovely sunsets

One morning I was up around 7 a.m.

It was quite warm that day

I found the clouds to be odd

Odd in the way

 I had never seen pink clouds down river early in the morning

It was eerie

We're had some pretty interesting skies as well

and

winds out of the north which make it

COLD

here on the island

Joe has built himself a vegetable garden

This guy sure was making a lot of noice out at the end of the dock

He was honking honking honking

(I see there is a bond on his leg)

She was looking his way but that was as far as it went

I guess he could honk as long as he wanted but she ignored him

I took this shot for our children

The Elder family are putting in a dock

It seems strange to us to look down river

and see a dock

Next blog will feature nature on the island