Tempus Fugit

We’re making the most of this awesome fall weather and taking Friday off and hanging out at The Lake. We got away a little late on Thursday night and arrived Friday morning at 2:30 a.m. so this required some mandatory sleeping in. Up at about 10:30 and after a couple of cups of coffee and a nice breakfast, we head out on the lake.

The skies are clear and it’s near calm, in other words a perfect day for boating. We wander around the neighborhood heading in the general direction of Kenora checking out the fall colours, and some very nice cottages. Once we arrive in Kenora, breakfast has worn off and the Chip Truck is calling. We share some fries with each other and some hungry locals and then do some window shopping. Well, Shirley does the window shopping while I make some photographs of the new “Harbourdome”.

Back on the boat for a cruise up Safety Bay and then it’s time to turn homeward. But on the way there is a quick stop at the boat up Starbucks (Safeway) for a couple of lattes and then we’re booking it for home. Along the way we see five eagles together flying around one of the island. The water is calm and the Merc is running steady with a reassuring steady drone. The fall colours are outstanding and I’m feeling very peaceful. I could cruise on for hours, but before we know it, we’re at the dock. A great afternoon on the lake.

IMG_0545-1, a photo by HFHW on Flickr.

Who is that guy on the head of the pack? Hey, it’s me! Lots of great pics of the event.

Posting into the future

Somebody has a birthday and we’re celebrating tonight.The BBQ is fired up and ready to go! Guests are on the way and a fabulous dinner awaits. Mmmm, the dessert will be some awesome frozen chocolate goodness.

The Eagle has Landed, a photo by Big Dadoo on Flickr.

Well, more correctly, the eagles have landed. I was surprised this morning on my walk to the end of the road to see two heads in the eagle nest. They say that eagles mate for life and this pair has been returning to this nest for many years. Once endangered, we now see multiple eagles almost every day when we’re at the lake.

Speaking of the lake, we’re out for the first time in 2011 and in spite of all the changes in the forecast, Saturday turned out to be a beautiful sunny and warm (+10) day. The ice is still very thick in the 20″-24″ range, and I’m so glad I bought that ice auger a couple of years ago. Hacking through the ice with a pick axe, the way I used to do it, is a killer workout.. Cars & trucks are still driving on the ice roads, and ice fishing shacks dot the lake.

We enjoyed some time on the side deck in the sun with just tee shirts on. There is almost no wind and it was lovely and warm in the shelter of the cottage.

Grinding a Rail

After a Saturday morning seminar, and lunch with friends, we found our way down to The Forks to check out the activities on one of the warmer weekends so far this year. The main draw for me was the Snow Jam event, and any excuse to get the camera out is a good time. We wandered around for a while and took some shots of the competitors. It looked like everyone was having fun, even on a very small hill.

Art & Artist

In the building there was the usual shoppers, some yummy looking products, buskers and a special young artist event, the 9th annual Art Festival & Auction. One of the centre courts was filled with young artists not just showing their art, but actually creating their works for the public to watch the process. Later in the day these works an others were to be auctioned off. It was quite interesting to watch the process and see the artist and make the connection between the person, and the type and style of their art.

And of course on the way out of The Forks it was hard not to take a photo of the work on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Something fascinating about the construction process and cranes.

Put a bunch of young guys together with some high powered toys and what do you get?

I have SocialScope on my Blackberry and today they had a new release so of course in opted to install it. The first install failed but before I could look onto the issue they send me an email saying “we see you’ve had a problem, here is how to fix it”. Impressive.

I seem to have been slacking off in my blogging over the last quite a while, especially on this site. While I really like WordPress apparently I’ve been a little unfaithful and I’m starting to get more involved with posterous over at http://garrystewart.posterous.com/ , it’s just so easy, and easy is good right?

We arrive at Magpie Campground and check out the trail a bit. It seems OK to ride so we gear up and get ready to go. Just as we’re leaving it starts to drizzle. About 3.6km into the ride its quite muddy on the trail and the drizzle is more like rain. With the memories of last year’s mud fest still fresh, we turn back. Plan B, road ride in the park.

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