Warm & Warmer Daze!!

Greetings Everyone!

The great weather just keeps coming and coming -- PLUS lots of mosquitoes -- but hey, it's all good. 

Below - Ernie is preparing to pump water from the lake  -- it goes into the 100 gallon holding tank inside of our cabin. Once Ernie gets the pump going -- its my job to ensure the water comes flowing up to the cabin. 

We have three water filter systems associated with the pumped water -- one is at the intake from the lake, one is attached to the cabin filtering water going into the holding tank -- and the last filter is attached to the kitchen sink -- specifically to filter our drinking water.

So -- with all that in mind -- as I was monitoring the water filter going into the cabin -- I spotted a small fish (fry) come gushing into the filter bowl.  After we finished pumping water - we had to dismantle the filter bowl.  Below - Ernie and I are looking at the little fish (fry) floating at the bottom of the filter bowl.

Then, we unceremoniously dumped the fry out onto a piece of scrap wood, replaced the filter and called it 'good.'

With all the warm weather -- we decided this was the perfect time to check-out our portable fire hose.  Below - Ernie is  looking over the equipment to see if we have everything we need to conduct a fire drill.

With all equipment ready -- we went down to the lake and began testing our fire drill skills.  Ernie was the first to start the generator to ensure it was operating properly.  Then, he shut it down and had me restart the generator.  He's always making sure that I know how to use all the equipment at the cabin.  (Well - most -- I've not been instructed on the use of our chain saw.)

So -- with all systems go -- we attached a 50 foot section of fire hose and began our drill. Below Ernie is instructing me on how to handle the hose and nozzle because the water pressure is quite strong.  We only attached a 50 foot section of hose.  With all the water pressure  however, the spray was able to reach way up past the front side of our cabin.  If we had attached the other 700 feet of hose we could have easily reach the back and sides of the cabin.

 

 

Last year - Ernie purchased connectors for two garden hoses to be attached to each side of the water pump.  So we practiced attaching a garden hose to one side of the pump -- and it worked quite well -- with both the hoses spraying. We traded off back and forth to get a feel for the different hoses and to 'pretend' we were aiming at a fire. 

 

Well, I just had to take things a step further -- being tempted by the heat of the day -- I began spraying Ernie via the garden hose attachment  -- and also sprayed myself in the process -- "Girls just want to have fun ..."

 

Later, Clancy showed up to 'shoot the breeze' and bask in the hot days of summer.

 

 

With all this warm weather - Ernie and I have taken to cooking outside on the bar-b-que.  From the weather reports -- it looks like we're in for another week of some very nice, warm days.

 

Take Care Everyone!