SEE WHAT WE SEE AND DO

Island life

We dealt with septic problems for the first month upon arriving at the cottage

First Joe dug up the septic tank

Second he dug up the weeping tile box

Third he dug up the  second septic tank

Then he took the toilet apart taking it outside thinking maybe a pill bottle had fallen in

NOPE

Then he called Steve the grave digger at St. Joseph's Church

Steve used to work with septic tanks

Before Steve arrived Joe dug out the connection between the house and the septic system

Let me say Steve was our hero!!!!!!!!

Between the two of them they got everything going again

Oh boy oh boy oh boy

I could now have a bath!!!!!!!!!!

xoxoxoxo to Joe!!!!

Next on the list was the issue with the ever rising waters of the St. Clair

We are loosing dirt along the break wall

You can see the small dock is just about under water

Boats like this are not helping the situation

Here come the waves from the boat!!!!!!!!!!

Here we have a nice sunny day

We've had many days of rain

Broke the rain record for June since 2007

There's my favourite chair by the window

Have had it recovered twice over the past 40 years

Everyone knows this is lug island

From the lumber store in Courtright

to

the boat

to

the island

to 

the cart

to

the backyard

Meet Susan our neighbour

She is practicing her swimming skills 

for a 5 mile swim under the Mackinaw bridge

Labour Day Weekend

She is raising money for the Michigan  Habitat for Humanity

Ah.......the bird watcher

She unfortunately caught two yellow finches

I moved one of the bird feeders and put it more in the garden area close to the break wall

Well..................last week she flew in the air to try and catch a bird and ended up in the river

Needless to say

She flew out of the water!!!!!!!!!

Always have to get a picture each year of the freighter

Roger Blough

This garden was not getting enough sunlight so Joe took care of it

Pretty well every weekend brought  rain and winds

This one was a a good one!

Heavy winds took the portable garage for a ride

Of course everything in the 'garage' got soaked

All of Joe's tools were in there

He dried them out and oiled them

We had just finished dinner Saturday evening when the power went out

Sunday morning Joe cooked breakfast for Curt, Chris and I

Sunday morning the boys went about putting the tent back together

Our daughter Jennifer was interviewed by Global TV British Columbia re the Bee Hotel on top of the Fairmont Hotel, Whistler

So.............
Joe decided to build a Bee Hotel 

Stefan and Kate

Long story short

Stefan's Aunt Susan and I grew up together in Chatham across the street from one another

Small small world

Kate's family have a cottage on Stag island

I want to come in!

Not a good idea to let us know this way!!!!!

Early morning on the St. Clair

Sporting a new umbrella

Each morning we sit on the deck with our coffee and breakfast and watch the world go by

NICE

Chris and Curt's dog Molly sporting a new life jacket

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Parts of the gardens and boxes

Morning on our bed

One rolls on it's back

The other rolls on it's back

If you can do it

I can do it!!!!!!!!!

The lavender is beautiful this year

Wind turbine 'blades' being delivered somewhere????

Mr. Frog lives in our pond

Conjunction of two Canada Steamship freighters

In days gone by the freighters would salute one another when passing 

Now

they probably say 

Hello

by computer

Lunch with Peggy and Charles

Of course

Tightrope wine

Oh dear

Engine problems????

Small cruise boat going up to the lakes

Here comes another storm

Now a larger cruise boat going up river

Sunday morning

8th annual Hadfield/Marsh dockside breakfast

Chris Bob Mary Jane Helena

 

Albert the Pug getting cooled off

Man it was hot hot hot and humid humid humid Sunday morning

This is a lovely little story

Our friend Blake brought his Mom to the island on Sunday morning for the breakfast 

and

to meet our Canadian Astronaut

Chris Hadfield

'HER HERO'

When it was time to take the photo Chris told Mrs. Morrison to sit her bum down on the steps

of which she did

Notice how Mrs. Morrison has locked her arm through Chris' arm

Every once in awhile a photo 'grabs me'

This is one of them

Don't know why but I must say this will be one of my all time favourite photos that I have taken

'The picture says it all'

Thanks Chris

Blake had driven his Mom from her home in Mississauga that morning and drove her home again later in the day

Blake later told us she talked about her day on the island all the way home

(in between naps)

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Gwendolyn cooling off  too

Albert in the morning

Gwennie in the afternoon

One more project for Joe

He raised the dock

I jumped in the river on Saturday for the first time this season

Temperature of the water

68 degrees

Did I scream upon hitting the water

You betcha

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Just added a sweet memory picture

1998