Our Location: Summer Spot, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
It's nice to read all of you are doing well. Some of you working hard, some of you hardly working, and others just having a great time doing old things, new things and other things.
Webs and fog caught in the dewy morning views.
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| Wild fruit, chokecherries, billberries, apples and raspberries. (not in that order) |
Not a typical summer here weather wise, it's been cool, cold at times, dry from the sky but humid, hot and breezy. Lots of smoke, plenty of clouds, some foggy mornings, and a bit of pure blue sky! We more often than not, have lots of clear blue skies for the summer months with some hot, humid days, and dripping, dewy, mornings. The cool to cold waters of Lake Huron are fantastic for cooling off on those days. Some days the water is warmer than the air and other days it's the opposite. It depends on the wind direction.
Some greenery and some blossoms!
The summer is slipping past so quickly. We've been back in Ontario for over 90 days and in about 100 days we will be leaving our summer spot for this season. Not crossing into the USA at that time but leaving here for southern Ontario. How does time pass so quickly?
You have to love the views!!
We've had some visitors here around the Igloo in the form of the cattle pasturing here on the farm. They are foraging for green grass and with the lack of rain for so long there is little to be found. They found a few things to chew on that were green, now we will have less tomatoes than we planned and The Cabin is half a flower short. We have cow deposits around but other than that our visitors were here and left quickly.
A different drive home with just the Dogsled after we park the Igloo.
The promise of rain appears every few days but it never really comes, a drop or two here and there, 5 more the day after tomorrow and mist the day after. We truly need some water from the sky for a few days and nights. The fields are crunchy, the leaves are starting to show lack of water, and the water levels in the ponds and rivers are getting lower. It has rained all around us for weeks, fire bans have lifted around us but not here on the Rock. Although we wonder if we can get it turned off when we've had enough.
The Igloo up there in the trees,(top left, bottom right) a water view (top right, bottom middle), with and without fog, low pond levels.
Spoke with my SIL Janet, she's doing well, things are moving in the right direction. She and Dennis will be moving to Portland for the rest of the summer months, taking a cruise to Hawaii and then returning to Indian Wells for the winter. They hope to get a round or two of golf in at Pebble Beach before they return to IW.
A beautiful field of Canola!
Today's photos are of various things that caught my eye. I hope you enjoy them.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you all stay well.
Until next time...
Take care, stay safe,
Deb
Glad to see a post. 105 here in Boise Id. this afternoon but then it is July and we don't get rain this time of year. Beautiful photos. Vern
ReplyDeleteOur summer is bordering on fall like in many ways. I will admit the 105 is over the top for me. Stay cool out there in Boise Vern!
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Your pictures make it look cool and beautiful. Really hot here in Arizona .. 108 most every day, also with the promise of rain that never appears. I agree ... time is going by WAY too fast!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I think it is both of those things! Way too hot for me out there this time of the year. Our rain clouds followed the shore line all morning and didn’t drop a single drop. Time seems to be speeding so quickly I’m almost afraid to look at the calendar.
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We are one of those around who are getting lots of rain. I think i shouldn't complain though, better lots than none. Things are quite lush and green.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures, Deb. Glad to hear you are doing well. Time is sure flying by!
I’m glad you enjoyed the pics, I assume you folks pretty much have the same things in your area but the do catch the eye here. I’m also happy to hear you are getting rain, an all province drought would be bad. Time is slipping by very quickly, good and bad in many ways I think. Stay cool!
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We still have cattle around us leaving their gifts scattered throughout the pasture. Along with them comes the flies.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting, always interesting to see what you are doing.
There is something about the smell that makes me feel at home, the flies only come when the cattle are near by but the deer flies are getting less which is a good thing. They take a chunk when they bite. Jim, you know I usually work with little time for anything recreational like fishing, riding, visiting, playing with farm equipment, etc LOL.
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