The Winter Wind 2009 |
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Island Cottage
As usual I spent what time I could on the island ... mostly working on THE
COTTAGE. This year I put railings around all the decks in the hope of
saving some lives and constructed about 65% of a storeroom under the
bedroom. I have to finish the storeroom so I can move all the tools in
there so I can finish the inside. June and July were very rainy and
little work got done. Also, other home projects took time. Next year I hope to
finish the storeroom, put in
the composting toilet, and work on the inside. Many many thanks to all that helped.
Weather tight ... May
Paula napping -- note Canadian Swivel Rocker on Dais (the ultimate for
a 360 degree view) ... July
Paula makes a fine supper ... July
One of the fanciest yachts in the world passing by Wood Island ...
Aug
My fish is BIGGER than your fish !!!
Ocean Sunfish near Wood Island was 5' x 5' ... this guy was HUGE !
Although this is not my picture, it was a thrill to see and Touch a 2500
pound creature like this. It was lolling in the sun on the surface
(hence name = sunfish). Its skin was very rough; it needs to use more corn husker
lotion. We spotted it shortly after leaving Wood Island on the way
home and coasted over next to it. It didn't mind us at all.
We could have lassoed it and
towed it home ... but what would we do with it then?
Ocean
Sunfish (Mola mola) links
Click here to see the 270
degree view from the cottage deck
For more info on the cottage work (including thanks to the helpers and
sunrises and sunsets) and the
island ... use these links:
cottage 2009
Island visitor information
Sam
is leading a dogs life: sleeping, going for a walk,
napping, sometimes to the island, sniffing, napping, eating, sleeping
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Sam before ... April
Sam after
Sam pins Steve for a count of 10
Sam and Paula trying to stay warm ... September
Merry
Christmas
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Adventures For shared adventures we enjoyed some skiing at The Balsams in far northern New Hampshire (picturesque, historical, and great food), XC skied and snowshoed at Moosehead Lake, a weekend trip to Monhegan Island in celebration of a kayak buddy that died, a 6 day canoe trip down the West Branch of the Penobscot (in Maine) to Lake Chesuncook (camping except for the last day when we stayed at an Inn), and a foliage tour through NH and VT to my old boyhood hometown of Brattleboro, VT (a back to the roots thing).
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Paula
We stopped to do this hike on the way back from Brattleboro,
VT. This hike was very unusual because there were about 1000
hikers on the mountain (a beautiful Columbus Day) ... all ages, all
nationalities, many different languages. The
crowd was in some ways encouraging because it was a polyglot with a
huge variety of people ... not just the usual scruffy folks like me.
I "attempted to sell" an old boat I had. To see the
ad ;-)
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