Up In The Air Junior Birdsmen…
…up in the air upside down….
And here, Bridal Veil Falls.
Sunday Morning
“…and late
Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair…”
…according to Wallace Stevens.
For us, coffee and blueberries, followed by a little pier removal, a few other chores, and then a long sail in good wind.
Sunday dinner at Pinebox.
Sue’s handiwork
Calm and Quiet…
…the only sound now a few crickets and a distant jay.
Earlier, a quick trip to Gore Bay for a few errands and a chat with Norm.
Oddly enough, we went for an afternoon sail—over a hour to Fraser Beach and back, but still nice to be on the water on a cool but sunny day.
To The Mouth Of South Bay…
…or South Baymouth as it is commonly known, as an outing, and for more fish and chips.
With at stop at JD’s south of Tehkummah for some Amish maple syrup and honey.
The karst of an alvar
Wind form the south
And, last night’s moon, waxing gibbous, about 3 days short of full.
Blueberry Pancakes…
…on the griddle, with picnic table painting scheduled after.
Of course, painting is an assumption that the thing you want to paint is ready to be painted. The ancient table was not. Turning it over for scraping and sanding revealed gangrenous feet, which necessitated amputation and replacement. By the time all that was done, it was time for the dump, and then to go sailing. Naps took a hit.
First time out for Patrick and Rachel in two years
Neighborhood Block Party…
…with longtime neighbors. All outside, in perfectly perfect weather. Leisurely lunch and extended conversation.
We Almost Went Swimming
Waist deep when the clouds closed back in and the rain came down.
Stone stacking will soon catch on as powerful kind of meditation.
The residual coolness in the cabin fooled us into dressing inappropriately for a walk down the Lane. By the time we got back, a swim sounded like the right antidote to warm and humid. But then the weather changed, as it had done frequently all day.
Rock stacking requires calmness and patience—a need to be nowhere else and be doing nothing else. Given time, and minute adjustments, the rocks will find their balance points, and stand rock steady.
Oregano Honey?
Well, honeybees like the flowers.
A chip off the Benjamin’s?
No row this morning, but a sail in the afternoon—a lazy drifter to Sandy Beach and back. Cool, but mostly sunny, and tonight downright chilly.
Delicious Mexican dinner at Pinebox.
Sunday In The Park With…
…various woodpeckers, chickadees, gulls, ravens, jays, a kingfisher, a loon—and crows right outside the window, as reveille.
No salmon seen yet in the river
Barrie Interesting
Huge south wind (precluding sailing) and 100% chance of thunderstorms (which never materialized) led to an exploration of Barrie Island.
Big, flat, open, with many cattle and few cottages. Limestone shoreline. Feeling of remoteness.
Seven Mile Sail
Perfect day for a Windride across the bay to about the midpoint of Maple Point, and back. Lively west wind on the outward leg, dropping and backing on the way home, but still nice.
Photos by Sue.
Salt of the Earth…
…or at least basalt of the Earth, along with granite, gneiss, dolomite, some quartz, and a whole lot of schist.
All brought here by water, of the frozen kind.
Day Full of Weather
From a calm and sunny morning, to torrential downpours, to interludes of bright blue.
And there’s something special about taking an outdoor shower in the rain.
First Fire…
…in the stove. Chilly, damp, windy—autumnal, in a word.
Perfect day for roast Burt Farm chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, to be followed by apple crisp and Sequence.
Dramatic Sky, Big Wind…
…in other words, lots of cool fresh air.
Too gusty for sailing, but good for a paddle and bike ride.
Paraprosdokians
Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it's still on my list.
Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
War does not determine who is right, only who is left.
A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.
Morning Chainsaw…
…afternoon sail changed to row/paddle as a result of high winds and potential squalls.
Photo by Sue
Fall Pansies
Cloudy and cool, so a drive through the countryside to J&D’s for a late season touch of color on the front deck.
Normally coreopsis planted in spring. Later, dinner and Sequence at Pinebox.
Providence Bay…
…for fish and chips (delicious), two days before the place closes for the season.
Hooked On Sailing
Overcoming a long period of landlubberlyness.
Photo by Sue
Today, a long beat in gusty, shifting winds to Gray Point (Murray and Elaine’s), then a slide downhill along the shore all the way back to the marina. Of course, this after a morning of chores (limited I must admit) of digging some in the defunct garden and then chopping up and removing two dead balsams interfering with the Feng shui along the Lane.
Noisy surf all last night caused by a NE wind. Chilly.
Then today, bright and cool with the wind backing from NE to N to NW to W to SW.
Perfect Use for a Billhook
Delightful tool from the 16th century.
Used here to strip the fungalized bark off the balsam that is serving as a clothes pole. From dead tree to an object d’art?
In other news, today’s sail was an example of timing so good it would be impossible to plan. We got the boat out, motored to Fraser Beach, did some MOB practice—and then the wind came up, giving us a good hour of lively sailing.
Traditional braunschweiger, onion, with mustard on a Triscuit hors d’oeuvre on the Pinebox deck as the day wound down.