Banish The Dark
Seventeen hours of light here on this day at 46 degrees north latitude. And tonight a full moon, though it will be occluded.
Above, wild lily—Tiger Lily, Canada Lily?
Below, Day’s Eyes.
After Light Morning Rain…
…a little cooler and less humid, and no wind at all.
Repeat of Yesterday…
…hot and humid, but with an afternoon wind shift.
As we were out for the afternoon Windride an errant cloud sailed over bringing a dry squall, a shift to the west, and some minutes of gale force wind. Being reefed already, we found it fun.
Keeping Cool
Mimi productive behind the controls of the power washer; me more focused on reading and naps. Lively Windride, however, flying along under reefed main. Another brief chinny dip in the very cold water off the end of the pier.
Warm and Getting Warmer…
…but with an onshore breeze, pleasant near the water.
A little zen rock stacking, and, we both took our first official bay water dip (up to the chin or a “chinny dip”) and that leaves a person well chilled long after.
Morning Sail…
…fish and chips for dinner at Purvis.
Company
Bob and Merc here after a long drive from New Hampshire. Dinner, Sequence, conversation.
Above, morning row in Geode.
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay…
…after a day of grocery shopping, cleaning, and other mundane tasks.
Thunderstorm Weather
Hot, bright, humid morning with a pervasive sense of possible storm. And by golly, at 5 pm we got what I call a Manitoulin mini—a few flashes, a few rumbles, and 5 minutes of rain.
Several ravens in the neighborhood are now talking it over, but this morning it was:
Under Sail…
…from the bottom of Gore Bay to the bottom of Mudge Bay.
Leaving Gore, dinghy obediently following
Just after lunch
Heading down Mudge
Home port advantage
Brisk south wind out of Gore Bay, moderate breeze on the starboard quarter along the coast, fluky swirls of noting in the Clapperton channel, and then a nice beat down Mudge to Kagawong. It took us at least half an hour to get through the Clapperton channel, sitting at times without steerage, while whitecaps beckoned from just a few feet away. Sometimes, that’s the way of a sailboat.
Photos by Sue.
Back In The Water Again
Forty-sixth year and looking good. Engine started right up. Refurbished main hoisted with new halyard, all smooth. Tomorrow we sail to Kagawong.
Anemone Time
Canada anemone now blooming in Canada.
What started out wild and windy gave way to a beautiful afternoon, necessitating a bit of evening contemplation on the lower deck.
Swirly Catspaws
Bright sun, dark clouds all mixed by a lively northwest wind. Quite cool.
Garden iris, a donated transplant from the incredible old-time gardener’s garden in Mindemoya.
Wild, blue flag iris growing in the swale.
A Little Stiff, A Little…
…sore, very cold.
We were helpers, but still, a lot of dancing over boulders, with mud and pebbles in our shoes.
Pulling the last section off the rocky shore, a line came loose and I did a gentle back dive, luckily landing in mud and not on boulders.
That’s a Lot of Miles…
…but back after a whirlwind graduation week of fun and projects. Huge NW wind all the way from Minocqua to Kagawong, but as we were heading east, the wind was on our port quarter, which is a good place for it to be.
Note in the photo above that the water gauge rocks are not visible. Could that be because of all the recent rain, or just the mighty west wind?
Rainy Day…
…but, “we never complain about rain.” Mosquitoes, on the other hand…
Yellow Flag—nonnative iris that loves water and acidity.
Peace lily, or calla lily, another bog-loving plant. Native to northern Wisconsin, I think.
Graduation Two
Katy now a high schooler. Congrats Katy.
Graduation One
Ellie now a high schooler. Congrats Ellie.
Pickled Beets…
…First step—plant seeds.
After some serious weeding.
Hoping for a shower to set the seeds (and the grass seed along the driveway) but got instead what could be described as either a gully-washer or a duck-drownder.
Over Groan
Impossible, for sure—and yet,
How overgrown a yard can get,
When left a month in warm and wet.
Yard Work
Quite amazing how overgrown a yard can get in a month of warm and wet.
Out for burgers, with the neighbors, to Rick’s East Side Tap, where the burgers are exceptional.