Canoe renovation

The red, wooden canoe Dad/Grandpa received for his 14th birthday from his parents is getting ready for new adventures.  It has been paddled through many Michigan rivers and lakes and taken on at least two trips into Canadian waters.  There was some discussion about what color to paint it but when Dad got to the paint shop there was a choice of white, navy blue or battleship gray.  He liked gray--makes it look like an aluminum canoe, I think!  He'll check it over tomorrow to see if it needs a second coat.

Weekend at the cabin

 This is where the wood pile used to be. Now there is a pile of rocks and it is being prepared for a food plot.

 These are some of the rocks taken from clearing the road to Stephen's blind. They are on the "elbow" curve of the back road. They will be hauled out as the landscaper needs them.

 This is the view from the far side of the food plot looking at Steve's blind. This has been planted with rye and red clover.

 The new road to Steve's blind is a little low and wet right now but will be built up once the heavy equipment moves out of there. On the upside the road is covered with deer tracks.

I was standing on the ladder up to Steve's blind when taking this picture. Don's blind is behind the plot on the right hand side. LAURA - there is an awesome dead tree to the left of the big rock at the end of the plot. I tried to push it down by myself but need your help.

The sun is out at the moment but it has been raining periodically and is not too warm. I even started a fire in the wood stove. It will be interesting to see what they get done over the next two weeks before recon weekend October 5-7.

Happy Weekend.
Cindy & Jim

It's beginning to look a lot like fall!!

 One of two wheel barrows full of squash we harvested from the garden.  There's acorn,

butternut, buttercup and pumpkin shaped gourds, plus a bouquet of zinnias.

A colorful branch seen from the kitchen window.

 A pumpkin flower, too late to become a jack-o-lantern!

Colchicim, beautiful autumn crocus.  I love these fragile flowers that bloom in early September when everything else is dying.  Take time to enjoy the beauty of each season as it comes.

Love, Mother/Grandma