Saturday, October 23, 2010
Even the dock's in
Enough things were done, that it was time to prepare the toy car for storage. While I went off to fill up with gas and gas stabilizer, Nancy persuaded the crew who was bringing in Mark's dock to haul ours in as well.
As far I can tell, everything is now done for the season. I await updates on hard water fishing from others. I look forward to signs of spring in five or six months. In the meantime, I'll look for images of spring and summer from Perth and other spots down under.
As far I can tell, everything is now done for the season. I await updates on hard water fishing from others. I look forward to signs of spring in five or six months. In the meantime, I'll look for images of spring and summer from Perth and other spots down under.
Closing for the season
It's beautiful, but it's definitely fall. When I arrived on Thursday, there was a strong wind blowing out of the north and the temp as about 45°F. I did a few things around the yard, but I mostly stayed inside and tried to stay warm.
The RedTom mums were blooming brightly, but their yellow cousins up on the deck had been frosted. The Red salvia were still bright red, but luckily the hummingbirds (and most of other migrating birds) are gone because those flowers have been frosted too.
The construction, well re-construction, season here is about done. The Sellmans and the Severences have new decks by Jeremiah. Even Will and Charlie's treehouse has a new deck.
Along the shore, some boats are gone to storage, some docks are in and others are waiting to be taken in. No boats on Little Blake.
On Friday morning, I got outdoor furniture moved to the garage. In the afternoon, I planted a bunch of heirloom tiger lily bulbs to join those I rescued from the ditch along Hunky Dory Road.
There was a small pine that was broken off by one of the falling big trunks in July's storm. I cut it down today. Here's the cross section. My rough estimate is that the tree was 22-25 years old.
Now, it's time to head back to Sidetrack and begin to pack up all the stuff that has to remain unfrozen for the winter.
Patience until spring...
The RedTom mums were blooming brightly, but their yellow cousins up on the deck had been frosted. The Red salvia were still bright red, but luckily the hummingbirds (and most of other migrating birds) are gone because those flowers have been frosted too.
The construction, well re-construction, season here is about done. The Sellmans and the Severences have new decks by Jeremiah. Even Will and Charlie's treehouse has a new deck.
Along the shore, some boats are gone to storage, some docks are in and others are waiting to be taken in. No boats on Little Blake.
On Friday morning, I got outdoor furniture moved to the garage. In the afternoon, I planted a bunch of heirloom tiger lily bulbs to join those I rescued from the ditch along Hunky Dory Road.
There was a small pine that was broken off by one of the falling big trunks in July's storm. I cut it down today. Here's the cross section. My rough estimate is that the tree was 22-25 years old.
Now, it's time to head back to Sidetrack and begin to pack up all the stuff that has to remain unfrozen for the winter.
Patience until spring...
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Quiet and cool
I did get back to Sidetrack last weekend (the first weekend in October). It was really cool. I mean, slightly cold!
I sat and talked with neighbor Larry for awhile on Saturday morning and got chilled. I spent most of the rest of the day trying to warm up.
Did some reading and some cleaning and took in the decking on the dock. Relaxing and enjoyable.
Scared a couple muskrats out of the weeds when I went out to work on the dock. One of them swam up the shore and hid. The other floated quietly next to a lily pad hoping I wouldn't notice it was there.
Sunrise on Sunday morning was bright and clear. And a joy.
I sat and talked with neighbor Larry for awhile on Saturday morning and got chilled. I spent most of the rest of the day trying to warm up.
Did some reading and some cleaning and took in the decking on the dock. Relaxing and enjoyable.
Scared a couple muskrats out of the weeds when I went out to work on the dock. One of them swam up the shore and hid. The other floated quietly next to a lily pad hoping I wouldn't notice it was there.
Sunrise on Sunday morning was bright and clear. And a joy.
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