Starting the New Road

 

Today the work started to move the driveway over to the garage. We will also end up with a garden and additional lawn where the old road was.

April 21st, 2010...The move "North"

We decided it was time to migrate north. The weather has been wonderful so there was no reason not to move back into the log cabin. Maybe 2010 will be the year we set a record for spending the longest stretch at the cabin. 2009 was pretty darn good at 7 months!

Nimué - Mast Up 2010

Swimming to Nimué, originally uploaded by mikemilton.

Well, we got out early this morning and put the mast on the Hunter17 up before the breeze picked up. Summer must surely be about to arrive!

Here is an old picture of Nimué moored by the log cabin

Peepers!

Each spring the peepers along our shoreline raise a cacophony of song. It is so loud that one needs to cover your ears. This is one of the many rewards of preserving shoreline for nature.

Northern Spring Peeper from Wikipedia

Clicking the location below has a pointer to where they are loudest (about 1/2 way from the point to the river

Ice Out on Gooderham Lake 2010

Well, as of nightfall on April 3rd, 2010, there were only thin patches of ice floating around on the lake. After dark, a big wind came up and obliterated the remaining ice. This Easter Sunday morning, April 4th, the lake is calm and completely open. The ice out was rapid, once it started, thanks to the unseasonably warm weather we've had for over a week now. It was only last week that I saw two deer walk safely from the island to the mainland over the ice.