With warmer weather arriving we were out and about several days over the last week or so
A picnic table out on the beach
Whoa..........it will be fun digging it out of the sand
Of course Gwennie had to have a quick dip in the lake
Nice to be wearing a jacket instead of the big bulky down coat
Melting snow brings big puddles
Poor ol' Susie
Every day we think this is her last day but she keeps surprising us
We keep saying she is 20
Ipperwash Beach
Cars drive out on the beach
Must be packed during the summer months
Getting some exercise!!!!!!!!!
She is weighing in at 59 lbs
Bing is soooo wanting to go outside
Last Saturday we took him to the cottage for the day
Kitty stayed away for a few days
Happy to see her again
My friend Kathy named her 'Camper"
She isn't as jittery now
and
Will let me walk by her without running away
For some reason or another Bing started to check Gwennie out
and.........
Gwennie tolerated him!
We tell her every day how beautiful she is
We hitched a ride over to the island with neighbours/friends
Ray and Diana
Not very much ice in the river
on that particular day
WOW
What do we have here???
When we left in September the boat 'roof' had not been built
Showing off Ray's handy work
Well done Ray!!!!
Ah...............
We'll soon be here to stay
We hope!!
When we left we did not get to see the sunflower in full bloom
I'm sure the birds had a good feed
Diana and I went for a walk around the island
Had to dodge snowdrifts from time to time
Waiting to go back outdoors
A good view of the new boat roof
It is amazing
We will be able to sit out on the dock
Will enjoy the cool river breezes without the sun beating down on us
A pair of loons stopping by on their way north
On our way to Chatham for a haircut
Don't know why but this horse caught my eye????
Maybe it is the nice red coat!
Camper had a friend come to visit
Looks like they might be related?
OH..............
This 'mean' guy came for a visit too
Lots of noise
Lots of fur flying.........white fur
We shooed him away
Maybe he is the King of the castle??
Back to the island last Friday
First boat load of the season
The Captain of the boat
It looks soooo bare
Lots of leaves sticks and branches went into
the fire pit
Homemade vegetable soup made by Ray
Lunch on the deck on a nice warm sunny April day
One of our few canals that has water
When we were on our walk this past Friday I saw these spring flowers that were completely covered with oak leaves
I brushed them off
Ha....today they will wish I had not done that!
Our first sighting of deer
THIS MORNING
APRIL 15
This was to be our last day at the campground
However
We decided to sit another day and wait out this lovely storm
We are heading to Connecticut tomorrow to visit with Joe's sister Alice and family
Surely the island will be open
'for business'
when we return home