HAPPENINGS ON THE RIVER AND IN THE COTTAGE

Sunday morning we went over to the

Corunna Restaurant

for breakfast

We were not sure about our water

so thought we should pick up bottled water

A good excuse to go for breakfast

Also

'Had to have coffee'

We were about an  hour

on the mainland

When we came down the hill

we could hardly see

the top of the ferry

parked at the bottom

of the hill

What the heck?????

We came across the river to

the main dock

Our ferry driver Kate

hopped up to the dock

or

maybe she just climbed up!!

Where or where did the water go????

It was like the tide went out

but

we don't have a tide

The water started to come

back in as we stood

on the dock

Anyone who has taken the ferry

knows

THIS DOES NOT LOOK RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

OH OH

We forgot to close the computer

What a smart cat

She found a warm spot while

we were gone

While Susie was trying to keep warm

Gwendolyn went in for a dip

Momma and Papa goose are back

Two babies are expected

Here comes the US Coast Guard

They are taking out the winter buoy

It was attached to an anchor

They pulled the anchor out

Attached a new chain

The summer buoy is going down

VOILA

We have our buoy in place

This is my favourite freighter

THE ROGER BLOUGH

I had the long lens on my camera when 'he' went by

so could not capture

the 'whole picture'

The freighter was launched

on June 5th 1972

Length - 858'

Beam - 105'

Capacity (tons) - 43,900

Diesel Engine

horsepower - 15,000

I'll never forget the first

time I saw the freighter

coming up the river

The boat was

MAGNIFICENT

Gwendolyn was having a nap

Bing joined her

Next thing I saw was the arm

coming over

There's a face under there somewhere!!!!

Such contentment

Bing is awake but not moving

He must be quite comfy

It has been windy here the

past few days

however

when I looked outside

last evening

this is what I saw

DEAD CALM

The spiles from the ol' Government dock

Normally the river is like this in the early

hours of the morning

To me it was almost eerie

BUT

A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT