- Tiff and Sam Friday night
- Vapor trails at night
- Moon rising
- Planes only going one direction
- Wheatear birds
- Ford and Iris Saturday
- Ralph broken chain on ATV, replacement Sunday morning, 3 hours
- Apple tree fell down
- Hollow tree
- Picked apples and pears
- Tiff cut on leg
- Movies on ATV with Jarrah and Joel
- Horses rolling on their back
- Gave pumpkin to Iris and Ford for girls
- Dorothy zucchini cake
Monday, September 22, 2008
Weekend of September 19
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Labor Day weekend
- Sue and Dave--Friday night
- Led Zeppelin CDs
- Fuzzy black caterpillar
- Hummingbird
- Zucchini loaf
- Fight at beach--Maggie Smoke and Bob Sunday
- Hummingbird in barn
- Trooper
- Tiny wood frog
- Lots of ripe tomatoes
- Paula with lasagne
- Feet in pond--warm
- Big spider on metal shelf
- Snapping turtles
Weekend of August 25
- Ralph's birthday weekend
- Hummingbird in Jewelweed
- Butterflies in garden flying in formation
- Craig/Brian etc. at beach with inflatable boat
- Big crowd
- Christine and Buzz
- Mike and Linda
- Cheryl and Rob
- Sam and Mike
- 3 dogs: Kailee, Mystery and Tara
- Red Smirnoff glass from Linda
- 3 yellow planes flying overhead
- Gibsons with Ginger ale (Mike)
- Stayed till Monday
- Cleaned up stream
- Sam with his new phone
- Big yellow cucumbers
- Picked up 08S
- Brought frog home to pond
- Stihl trimmer attachment/weed whacker
Weekend of August 11
- Arrive late
- Something in Ralph's trailer making a noise
- Pizza, Cesar salad
- Huge zucchini
- pumpkins starting
- Goldfinch enjoying thistle flower in garden
- Watermelons
- Praying mantis in melon patch
- Lots of rain
- Clean out kitchen
- Return empties over $100
- Kingfisher
- Horned tomato caterpillars
- Picked pin cherries to make wine
- Left Monday morning
- Pink mist on sky during sunrise
- Tiny blue butterflies next to moth mullein
- Creek high
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
July 26-August 4 Vacation
Dates/events approximate
July 26
July 27
July 26
- Picked up Polaris manual/toolkit from mailbox at Spoiled Sports
- Husqvarna belts from Doug's Small Engines
- Pig Roast at Grant/Denise
- Wine in a bucket with a ladle
- Grant's son, Jim, wife Brenda and son Sawyer
- Karen and Jason from Leeds
Moved to Roseneath, bought Sandercock's resort, just sold it, now taking a year off
4 kids - Denise's stepdad--Joe
- Nancy--Bernie's mom, married to John
- Al and Bill to Island
July 27
- Stream very high
- 2-foot snapping turtle
- Slept in till 11:30
- Dorothy/Ralph left early for Robbie's race
- Robbie placed 3rd--Trophy and $200 check
- Great spangled fritillary
- Husqvarna belts not fit
- Zucchini/Squash/Pumpkin flowers
- Field sparrow
- Sam/Tiff arrive
- Sam brought Johnny Walker Black
- Sam, Tiff, Marc to bed 4:30 a.m.
- Duff bikini
- Rose-breasted grosbeaks
- Goldenrod spider near creek
- Nuthatches near creek
- Wood frog in creek
- Hurt finger
- Dead carp at beach
- Cedar waxwings in elderberry bush
- Hummingbird near barn
- Ugly Stik hats from Sam/Tiff
- Ospreys
- Lightning storm inside cloud over Kevin's house
- Pink lightning storm/heavy rain
- Blue heron in pond
- Red Admiral in vegetable garden
- Green beans
- Onions
- Potatoes
- Beets
- Early night before 12:00
- Fly swatting on Scotch, video with phone
- Cat gets named Minou, French
- Hastings grocery shopping
- $9 bacon
- Elm tree near barn dead, others seem sick
- Dandelion wine finished
- Big puddles
- Red Milkweed beetle
- Tiny treefrog near pond
- Dormer added on barn roof--Sam/Marc
- Thin legged wolf spider on big spot light in kitchen
- Seeds in film canister on beach
- Ospreys on beach
- Man cleaning weeds on beach from nearby cottage
- Peppers ripening
- Al and Merick
- Ospreys out of nest, flying overhead
- Yellow-rumped warbler near creek
- Chipmunk under sink
- Exchanged Husqvarna belts at Doug's
- Doug/Bob (at store)
- Churchkey samples: Premium, Holy Smoke
- Empire cheese coop
- World's Finest Chocolate factory--Fill a bag for $20
- Campbellford Tourism--pretty girl
- Giant toonie
- Mom, Liora, Nikki
- Husqvarna lawn tractor fixed
- Sam/Tiff leave
- Joel came over--roasted marshmallows for Bobba
- Liora, Nikki in camper van
- Randy--Muskie Bay, trailers for $1000 each
- Rob/Cheryl
- Shane/Melissa
- Brian
- Huge bubble wand--Dawn soap works better
- Rob/Cheryl tent trailer--partied there at night, not firepit
- Shane--found dead bird and hornet's nest in broken tent trailer
- Mean dog, British family at beach
- Trooper (dog) swims, chases stick
- Rock Star beverages--non alcoholic with added vodka
- Mickey, Nikki smoking (Dorothy's croc charm)
- Margarita mix/tequila
- Linda and Mike
- Cheryl calls Bobba "sweetheart", loves Bobba, sits on lap, hugs
- Jaw with teeth on beach
- Wings, watermelon, flowers--Cheryl
- Marc sold van
- Bobba insists Robbie to get married
- Robbie, Cheryl, Ralph go fishing at 8 a.m.
- Ralph's "fishing derby"--gets prizes, Robbie wins
- Fishing in the afternoon--also at boat launch
- 40+ fishes added to pond
Perch, Catfish, Sunfish - Chainsaw stuck in tree
- Cleome flowering
- Tiff and Sam--2 water jugs and extra bag
- A New Earth (book)--Tiff
- Horses ate pears off tree
- Cheeky robin
- Lots of flies
- Drank homemade "shabbos" wine
- Liora on bass, drums
- Harvest potatoes, cabbage, beets, onions for home
- Little broccoli starting
- Cooked casserole with vegetables, meatballs
Monday, July 21, 2008
Weekend of July 21
- Friday-Monday
- Tom Jr. & Sr.
- Scrapple
- Mom, Scott & Liora
- Hersch & Aria
- Bought Stihl Kombi weed whacker
- Trimmed all around pond
- Baby robin
- Saw baby painted turtle in pond
- Saw 2-ft. snapping turtle in pond
- Picked blackberries to make wine
- Ralph new cap, bong, vest with multiple pockets
- Gets him name "Pockets" Ditchburn
- Al and Marc in boat to Al's island--can't make it.
- Flowers on zucchini plants
- Potatoes from field in roast beef
- New propane tank
- Marc hurts back throwing beer cap
- Dead fish on beach
- Bats feeding inside of barn during dinner
- Bat outside of roof during the day--heat?
- Pandora Sphinx moth
- Dropped chainsaw off to be serviced
- Blood-red moon
- Moth mullein
- Jam with Hersch, drums set up
- Spring we dug is dry
- Small animal skull
Monday, July 14, 2008
Weekend of July 11, 2008
- Baby swallows have left the nest. Five babies. Three parents!
- Black and white checkered bird spotted in elderberry bush, next to house barn.
- Blackberries are ripe.
- Picked ripe peas
- Thinned out the beets
- Put the last rafter on the barn roof. Now ready for strapping.
- Bought a sawmill attachment--not used yet.
- Found dead fish on the beach--carp?
- Marc built a work table for his ax.
- Left Monday morning.
- Ordered Stihl Kombi trimmer.
- Did oil change on the Polaris ATV
- Kevin gave Marc a power washer--not working.
- Found female Blandings turtle on the road on the way to the beach. Brought home in the cooler and released her to the pond.
- Grant/Denise visited in Cadillac
- Big poplar sphinx moth near the water pump.
- Saw gray tree frog.
- Found a hydrometer in the barn.
- Scarlet runner beans are flowering.
- Ordered service manual and toolkit for Polaris ATV.
- Snapping turtle we released into the pond was sunning himself in the middle of the "road" leading to the trailers.
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