I spent the weekend at the House outside town. Saturday was the hottest day of the summer, 31°C in the shadow before thunder and rain brought release in the late afternoon.
Sunday morning was almost “chilly” in comparison – when I went for an early walk down by the lake I wore a cardigan over a long-sleeved shirt!
There were signs of sudden departures from the beach the afternoon before (the rain started around 3:30 pm)
Linking to Ruby Tuesday Too
From the lake beach near ‘the House’ last week.
PS – Also linking this photo to:
Friday My Town – Vacation Spots
Actually I haven’t had a proper “vacation” in seven years or more – which means not since before my first digital camera… But this beach is a “spot” that I have visited at least once, and usually more than once, every summer, my whole life. Not always going into the lake, but at least to look at it! It’s near the house where my grandparents lived when I was little, and then we kept it in the family as summer house, and then my parents lived there in their old age. By next summer, my brother and I hope to have sold the house… But the beach is a public place and will still be there and possible to visit.
My brother, his dog and me – and our shadows! - on a beach walk,
11 January 2012
The water level in the lake is very high this winter.
In fact, there is hardly any beach left to walk on!
See more shadows at Shadow Shot Sunday
Like a Lake Monster trying to crawl up on land, there it lay…
See more Monday Mosaics at Mary’s Little Red House
Yesterday morning the lake lay still like a perfect mirror.
This view was taken from the top of a birdwatch tower, but there were very few birds about. I happened to run into a friend up there (in the tower) who is an ardent birdwatcher (not just in fine weather!) and he said it was too still for the birds… Most of them prefer a little wind under their wings!
Two young coots (according to my knowledgeable friend)
The Tower, reached by narrow footbridges through the wetland.
This post is linked to Watery Wednesday
Being out at my dad’s old place yesterday, I went for a walk down to the lake in the afternoon. Not too far away from the human families enjoying a day at the beach, I found a family of mallards doing the same thing…
They got a little bit nervous as I approached, so made a unanimous decision to go for a swim.
Looking left, looking right… Seems safe enough…
Here we go!
Always do what Mummy does!
Not sure how she does that thing with her foot though!
Getting tired of all this cleaning… I think I’ll go back up on the beach and have a nap. That human doesn’t seem so dangerous after all…
Good idea, I’ll join you…
Hey, the more the cosier!
We’re a family, we stick together!
And Mummy, of course!
This is our spot on the beach!
To also see a video clip of us, go to Beyond the Lone Islands.
The FMTSO theme for this Friday, July 1st is Simplicity.
Okay, I went out of town rather than into town for these shots.
But the lake is within the borders of the municipality ;)
It’s also Skywatch Friday.
