Our Location:
Summer Spot, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
We are still getting settled here, much slower than usual but we are getting things accomplished. Our routine is becoming re-established and I have no doubt we will soon be back to our regularly scheduled summer life.
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| It is always nice to finally unhook in our spot. |
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| Our Cabin, the first opening of our side door. We need to remove some of that stuff . |
I have spent a fair amount of time strolling in the trees, some well worn paths and a few less familiar and sometimes just in a general direction. My sense of direction is good and I can usually find the point I wish to find without any trouble. The amount of dead spruce trees is frightening and high winds bring more crashing down often. High wind days are not meant for walking in the trees.
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| A few things coming up in the rock gardens. Garlic, chives and rhubarb. |
We are having some very odd temps here, well below seasonal norms some nights and the cold winds from the lake are keeping our temperatures down significantly. The rains have been off and on since our arrival, a dusting of snow, some very heavy frosts have been witnessed as well. As of this writing we are expecting 3 days and nights of rain, with the heaviest being today, forecasters are saying 20-45 mm, which for our non metric friends means close to 1 - 1 1/2”. That is a lot of rain. However it is needed as the snowfall was minimal over the winter. We are safe from any floods as we are high up, on flat limestone, with no significant water pools until we go down the long driveway to the bottom of the quarry.
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| Yep, it’s been a little chilly at times. |
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| Can you spot the morels? I’m not sure if they are just starting or ending! |
Happy Birthday wishes to a few folks. Nephews Allan and Jesse, April 21 and 28 respectively. Allan is of course my sister’s only son, and Jesse is my brother’s youngest son. Also to neighbour Earl, I believe his day is the 26 th. Happy birthday gentlemen, we hope it was a fabulous day for each of you. Nephew Jesse shares his birthday with his great grandmother Katie, also born on the 28th, many years ago.
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| We come in way down there by the slim white birch treee to the centre left. |
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| Although it doesn’t look it, it is uphill most of the way. This would be the least steep part of the climb, and yes we wind our way along. |
A few pictures of what I’m seeing here. I hope you enjoy them.
Until next time…..
Take care, stay safe,
Deb
Great pictures, lovely views!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
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You do have a great spot. Yes the weather sure is strange. We get a couple of nice days and then 5 days of rain. And the wind could calm anytime.
ReplyDeleteGreat you are getting back to your routine. Here's hoping for better days.
Thanks. The weather is all over the place, I can do without the cold winds too.
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Your summer home area is beautiful and hope things warm up soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks. We too are hoping for warmer weather soon.
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As Bill said, you have a great spot to settle for the summer. Love the morels, my sister found a gold mine of them in the back yard of their new to them home in town! Lucky, enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteWeather aside, it is good to be settled up here and I'm sure you feel the same.
Thanks. We do have a great spot, we are fortunate. We aren’t finding enough morels to bother picking but they do have a fantastic flavour. We are happy to be home and getting settled in again, no matter what the weather.
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Thanks for the walk-about of your summer place. It indeed looks like you'll be back into your busy routine as soon as the sun returns.
ReplyDeleteThe winter was kind, very few downed limbs or trees right here at our spot, so the clean up wasn’t necessary.
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Great looking area you live in. Looks like you could have ever type of wild animal that might inhabit the north country. Vern
ReplyDeleteThanks Vern. We are fortunate to call this place during its best seasons. Wild life is pretty standard, raccoons, skunks, porcupines, rabbits, foxes, coyotes, black bears, an occasional moose, deer, opossums, non poisonous snakes, and from time to time a wolf or two. In years past an odd lynx would be seen but l have not heard of any sightings for many years now. Muskrats, otters, weasels, and beaver as well. Plenty of birds too. Soon we will be hearing the geese and Sandhills returning. Ducks, loons, owls, ravens, crows, wild turkeys, vultures, sea gulls, partridge, hawks, whipoorwills, along with a very big variety of smaller birds. We often see something scurrying around.
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Glad you are set up for your summer, surrounded by Family and Nature.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you forgot Squirrels and Chipmunks.
Be Safe and Enjoy the lifestyle.
It's about time.
We are still unpacking the Cabin, but will be finished by mid week if the rain ever stops.
DeleteI consider them rodents. Lol.
Deb
I bet it is nice reacquainting yourself with your summer home! I was thinking about morels even before you showed a picture. Thanks for posting, love seeing your area up there.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice. This year the set up pace is slower and I’m spending more time just wandering around checking out the farm. I’m either nostalgic or lazy… lol.
DeleteThe morels are finished now, the black flies have taken over.
Deb