Some random pictures

Reilly and Gary have a bonding 'moment'.

It was sunny on Sunday so we went for a little hike behind Upper Clements Wildlife Park.

This one is for Joseph - a pileated woodpecker let us have a good look. Click on the pic to see it better.

We've had a lot of deer visiting this winter. We usually have 2 to 5 that spend some time below cottage #3. Again, click on the pic for a better look at these two.

Finally an up-date

I've been a little slack on updating my blog - due to winter blahs perhaps? Anyway, we've had snow, more snow, then rain, and more rain, etc., etc. Below are some pics of Upper Clements Park (next door to us). The rain has caused a lot of flooding there. Looking a this picture with the ice in the lake, its difficult to imagine it as the busy summer attraction that it is.

One of the flooded path ways - way too deep to cross! The wooden structure to the left is the roller coaster.



Shanty Cove is pretty much flooded as well. I hope Captain Kid Ryerson found a place to stay for the winter! Golf Island (mini golf) is behind Shanty Cove and is completely covered in water.

Gary is always complaining that I alway put pictures of him on the blog and none of me (my blog so I get to choose - right?) Anyway, he took this pic of me - notice the headset. My friend Karen and I spend about 4 to 5 hours a week on our treadmills while we talk to each other to pass the time. It's been too cold/wet/slippery to walk outside, so the treadmill is a great option at this time of year.

Finished projects and other stuff

Well it seems that Gary is better at getting things on his 'to do' list than I am. Here he is working on a chair/table combo that we got for Christmas. He wanted to stain it before assembling it to do a really good job on it. Lots of pieces - 66 to be exact. Two coats of stain on all sides before assembly - he now hates burgundy stain!

Now for the best part - imagining sitting out in the sun with a glass of home brew!

Yesterday morning around 7:30 a.m. - if a red sky in the morning is for sailors to take warning, what is this?

On Sunday we went on another little trek - hoping to do a little hike at Delaps Cove Wilderness trail; however, it was too icy to get to the trail so we went to the Habitation - a National Historic site - a replica of the origional fort built in 1605 (first permanent European settlement in North America) instead. Here Gary points out the wooden pegs that were used in construction.

This shot shows more of the Habitation. In the summer it's open with interpretative guides who dress in period costume.

Where did the water go? On our Sunday drive we went through Parkers Cove and the tide was out and these boats are actually sitting on the ground.