MOTHER'S DAY

I have been without my Mom for 36 Mother's Days
I only celebrated 30 Mother's Days with her

Not a day goes by without something reminding me of her or wishing I could call and tell her something.  I miss her

Happy Mother's Day to all  Mothers and those who identify as Mothers.  Enjoy your special day!!

RED NECK PLANTING

On the mine side Rejean raked the clearing and planted some clover and alfalfa in hopes that the deer would soon be there to graze this year.  We rode our quads over the area today to pack it down.  And it has been raining so that is a bonus to give the seeds a head start.
Tomorrow we are back doing wood.  About 4 more trailer loads I think...

GETTING CAUGHT UP

The weather has sort of been co-operating and we have been able to get outside and get some work done.
First we have our Loon back.  Each year we have one solitary Loon on the lake.  They mate for life and I guess something happened to the other Loon and this one returns each year and stays all summer.  He/she is fun to watch.
We helped our friends Ron and Mary do some landscaping at their new property last week.  Rejean raked the large area next to the house and Ron moved some rocks with his backhoe and then both tractors were needed to move one big rock that was too big for one tractor to handle.  Mary and I picked rocks.
I was in Windsor for a few days helping Claire with her balcony.  After a delicious Chinese dinner one nite, we toured the big houses in Russell Woods.  We spotted some Canada Geese and their little ones.  We also saw some swans and a rabbit.  Claire had never toured that area and she was left with a sore neck from gawking at all the houses.  We had fun.
I spotted a man walking 3 Dachshunds at the Windsor Marina.  Just had to get a picture of that.  We used to have Dashounds when we were growing up and I always am drawn to them.
And the last picture is of our boat that is sitting ready for the Walleye opener next weekend.  It is all set and we just have to get our fishing gear ready and we are good to go.

A LITTLE PROJECT

I helped Rejean instal a little addition to one of the deer blinds on the mine side.  We loaded up the generator and all his tools and headed across the highway.  The space is for the heater in the fall which will free up a lot of room for the person sitting in the blind.
Now if only they can get one this year...

FIRST ROCKS OF THE YEAR!!!

I was helping Rejean with his project and spotted a rock I liked.  So I took it and put it on the foot rest on my bike to get them home.  I need new rocks like a hole in my head but I can never ever have enough.
And I threw the last of the black oil sunflower seeds to the squirrels this morning.  I went thru two garbage cans of seeds this winter.  I don't know who ate more - the birds or the squirrels.  But I must admit I am entertained by these guys all winter so I don't mind feeding them.

GETTING THERE

A good day for the ice to go.  It is a bit breezy and the sun is shining so the lake is slowly getting back to normal.  No fish yet but we do have some ducks on the lake.  We saw two beautiful Mallards - a male and female - and a male Golden Eye.  No Buffleheads yet but then again, it is early for them.    Still some snow in the bush to go.

LET THE CHORES BEGIN...

The nice weather has finally arrived up here and we are quickly getting to our chores.  We put the snowmobile away and got out the quads and the boat and we got the trailer (aka the spaceship) to the garage.  We need to work on the furnace in the trailer and the boat also needs some work.  Rejean thinks it is just a blown fuse for the boat problem so a new fuse was purchased and is in place.  Now to wait for the ice to be off the big lake to try it out.  We also have to get the left over split wood remaining over to my woodshed to make room for the double bunk of logs we got last fall.  It all has to be blocked and split before next winter so we have all summer and fall to take care of that.  We can work on it in our spare time.
As of today we have got 5 trailer loads over to my wood shed.  After the winter, it is a bit tiring doing such manual labour so we are taking out time.
And another sure sign of spring is the removal of my Just Say Snow stone and the 4'oclock Yet Cocktail stone in it's place by my sun room.  Right in front of Charlie's log.