Cottage Delights

Last week, were were back at Frank's family cottage, enjoying sunshine, fishing, swimming and lovely sunsets. However, the photos below go back to our June visit to the cottage. We hope to head back up there semi-soon so I'm continuing my "summer hours" of scheduled posts and sporadic visits to your fine blogs. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy whichever photos I manage to post.

It rained one of the first days we were up there but toward evening, the sun came out to brighten our beautiful surroundings. The hammock looked especially vibrant in the late day glow.

When there's rain, there's mosquitoes. And when they're out in full force, thankfully so are the dragonflies. This beauty took a rest atop the colourful stripes of the same hammock seen in the previous photo.

Another lovely dragonfly landed on my jeans and proceeded to climb up the outside of my leg. I managed to snap a pic just before he was to close to get into focus.

Late in the day, the saturated sunlight streams through the back porch windows. Frank's fishing rods were all lined up and ready to go.

So ends another lovely day.

More cottage photos coming up soon.

Gone Fishin' and One Blog Recommendation

Sorry folks but since I'm away at the cottage, there's no POTW this week - just one fine blog recommendation.

This week, I've been spending my time relaxing in this.

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Fishing for these. (Walleye photo credit to Frank)

And enjoying a lot of that.

And you can be sure that Benny is having blast doing lots of this (for those of you who read via email, you'll have to come to the blog to see the video).

If you want to see some fine photos, head over to Frank's brand new photography blog Canon Fodder. You won't be sorry. Of course, he'll be away from blogging for the same time period that I will, but I'm sure he'll have lots of new shots to share with you shortly after we return.

I have more scheduled posts coming up. One as soon as tomorrow!

Cottage Colours

A short while back, Frank and I spent a few days up at his cottage. The company was good, though the fishing was mildly disappointing.

The weather was mostly fine despite a strong summer storm which arrived just as we did - making a wet task of unpacking the car. However the sun shone for much of the rest of our stay.

We had a wonderful opportunity to see plenty of wildlife - some of which was only semi-wild. I'll post more about the creatures next time but today, just sit back and relax on the deck, dock or hammock. I hope you enjoy your visit. Please remember to click on each image to enlarge.




We arrived to discover a couple of new additions to the lakefront - this pair of colourful hammocks, which I'd remembered from my childhood cottage life as difficult to maneuver. A first attempt at getting settled down in one of them was easier than I'd recalled. It was comfy. (please click to enlarge)





Very comfy! (please click to enlarge)





And they made for a colourful foreground against the beautiful sunsets we experienced most evenings. (please click to enlarge)





Like this one which was actually photographed from the boat as an evening of fishing came to an end. (please click to enlarge)





After the last worm had been sacrificed to the lake, we secured the hooks to the rods and headed back to the cottage under golden skies. (please click to enlarge)





And peachy mauve skies. (please click to enlarge)





Of course Benny was waiting for us faithfully. We tried taking him on the boat with us but he was like a canine pinball machine. He bopped back and forth between us, jumped from lap to lap, barked at each cast, bit the rods, almost jumped in the lake (again) and refused to settle down. So that was his first and last boat ride - for this visit anyway. (please click to enlarge)





Once we were back, and the boat was secured, it was time to sit back and enjoy a drink on the dock. (please click to enlarge)





So dangle your feet, or grab a chair and a drink, and sit back and enjoy the sky. (please click to enlarge)





It's as yummy as it looks. (please click to enlarge)





Goodnight! (please click to enlarge)


I'll be back in a few days with various animal photos. See you then.