It's nice to be back on the lake, with another friend visiting. We saw a mink and an eagle, right here from our front yard.
Good food. Good friends. Air conditioning (nice to escape the sweltering heat and humidity).
Speaking of humidity, it's nice to see mushrooms popping up finally. Our black trumpet kitchen garden returned!
Oh, and here is some poetry news: First, my latest publication is a poem called "What My Mother Might Have Done" in Oyster River Pages. Here is a link to the poem: https://www.oysterriverpages.com/what-my-mother-might-have-done
Second, I have some readings coming up for those in the greater Boston area. These are both plein air poetry readings. The first one is assumed: September 16, 2 PM Old Frog Pond Farm, in Harvard Mass. Here is a link to the event. http://oldfrogpondfarm.com/upcoming-events/2017/9/17/2017-plein-air-poetry Here is a link to my archived blog, which includes a visit to the farm.https://wakewiththesun.blogspot.com/2018/03/ice-snow-thaws-rides-getting-ready-for.html
The second reading, which I am not possitively attending yet, is Sunday Sept 23 at 4-6 PM Beals Preserve, Southborough, MA. Here is a link. http://artonthetrails.com/
And we had a paddleboarding cormorant. As always, it's lovely to hear from you.
Leg, Leash, Sun
Mushrooms
I have quite a few photos of the black trumpets, both gathered, and in situ. I also have others, I think some lobsters, and then a bunch I cannot identify but lovely shapes and colors.
And these look so much like acorns...
Clouds, Sunrises, Sunsets, and Moon
Three Mile Island Life
Here are some random shots I took while we were at the AMC's Three Mile Island Camp this week. The first two are of the Doris E., the mail boat that is substituing for the Sophie C. this summer.
Caught in the rain
Rainbow after the storm
East Meets West
Sunrise reflecting on the west side of the house and yard.
Kitchen/Dock Garden is Growing!
We still don't get much out of it, just a few greens and a few beans so far, but the peas and cukes and squash are flowering and I use the oregano and the basil in the breakfast.
Men at Work
Here we have Claude getting ready to lift up the front of the house. And one of our guests, working on the deck. Then the two of them actually lifting the front of the house - before and after. Plus the tree guys across the cove at work taken down trees from the top down.
ForceFin Slim Fins
My old Slim Fins finally gave out after 19 years. They had symmetric cracks on either side under the middle of the foot. I had to replace them, and the in interim, while I waited for the replacements, I glued, epoxied, and taped. I was a little surprised at the price jump when I ordered the new ones. They were delivered via the mail boat, and while we were on anchor near Y-Landing marina, I headed over via paddleboard to the mail dock to meet the mail boat and pick up my new fins. I am very happy with them.
Breakfast is Cooking
Dinner and Breakfast with an old Friend
We had an old friend come and stay a couple of days. We had lovely meals, including a late sunset dinner cruise, and also some nice breakfasts. At dinner, we had a "cookout." That is, we cooked our lemon chicken and rice and veggies dinner in the Instant Pot out on the deck while we motored out. Here are a few photos.
Old Blowdowns, Hiking Bear Island
We walked to the mail dock one morning, just before heading to Three Mile Island. We notice a few things: Mushrooms, blowdowns, and trail signs. There had been some relief from a recent heat wave with rains and cooler weather, so when we went walking, we found some nice black trumpet mushrooms right on the trail. We also saw these old blow-downs. And some nice signage for hiking the trails from the mail dock to the Bear Island church.
