Our days are moving right along -- with the weather. It's cooled into the 70's now -- much better!
The other day a Bald Eagle came to watch what we were doing -- or at least I like to think so. Each year -- about this time, the eagles come to roost in the tall Cottonwood tree down by our moored boat. It's always an eye stopper to watch those large birds come soaring past the cabin and maneuver themselves ever so gently onto a branch.
On Wednesday - we had our first strong winds -- blowing 30 mph for a couple of hours. Below - when the winds first began to pick-up -- we moved our boat up closer to shore and re-secured the ropes. Ernie took this photo of me undoing one of the side boat ropes from a rock.
During the windstorm -- I took the opportunity to take our cabin's indoor rug out onto the deck and scrub it down. Why scrub down a rug in a windstorm? Because the winds kept the mosquitoes away. The mosquitoes are rather abundant this year!
After the windstorm abated - I noticed the swan decoy that I had attached as a buoy was gone. So it didn't pass the wind test! Bummer - now I 'll need to canoe the shoreline to see if I can find it and bring it back.
On Thursday - Kirby and Greg brought some lumber to the island on Kirby's barge. Below the guys unloaded a heavy beam. The guys (Ernie, Greg, Randy & Gunter - not in the photo) carried the beam using a scrap piece of 2x4 with two men walking side by side at each end of the beam -- pretty nifty.
Afterwards - all the helpers relaxed on Kirby's barge - an almost mosquito free zone.
Below - I noticed a young Cow Parsnip plant growing in the yard. These plants are wild and common for this area -- they grow 5 to 8 feet tall with large, very pretty white flowers. However, if you touch them - they can irritate your skin. Alaskan Natives -- in the old days-- used to cook and eat the roots.
The lake water continues to rise -- and now the barge is almost ready to push off the shore and into the lake. We'll give it another day or two. Afterwards, we plan to make a fuel run. Not my most fun thing to do.
With Summer Solstice upon us -- Kirby is planning to host the traditional Summer Solstice Cruise - motoring his barge around the island. So later this evening - we will go cruising.
Take Care Everyone and enjoy the longest day of the year!
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