First "heavy" Frost

Yesterday morning we woke up to the first heavy frost of the season.  It was the first time I had to scrape ice off the windows of my truck.  This is a photo of the frost/ice patterns on the hood of my truck.

Last Boat Cruise of the Season

Tuesday was a beauty day on the lake, and a great weather day for the final cruise of the season on the Fortuitous.

Thanksgiving Weekend View Over the Lake

Thanksgiving Sunday was quite nice and also very nice for photographs.

Fall Colours on Trout Lake

Here is a view from our boat looking along the end of the road we live on - some pretty cool fall colours.

Birch Face

OK, who sees the face on this birch tree?

Evening Lakeside Fire

We had a great fire by the lake last evening!

Jewel of the North

The Jewel of the North golf course went bankrupt a few years ago.  Here is how one of the par 3 holes looks today.

Redbridge General Store

This is one of my favourite stores.  You can buy gas, milk, candy, lotto tickets, smokes, bread, some boxed and canned food products, pop, candy, hardware items (nails, screws, plumbing stuff etc), fishing tackle, bait, AND beer, some cold, and liquor and wine.  Only in Ontario, eh?  Meanwhile our provincial politicians keep telling us they are not going to permit beer and wine to be sold in grocery and corner stores because, since the government of our province acts like our  parents and knows what's better for us than we do, it would be abused and under-aged folks may acquire some of the nasty stuff.  Well, it works in Redbridge and countless other small community stores in Ontario.  So what gives?!?!

Hmmm ... what would the UC have to say about this?

Cedar Logs

These Cedar logs are destined to border a garden in the Compound after a bit more seasoning.

Rock Face

This rock face near the compound occasionally has water pour over it, but usually the water seeps around and under it.

Mr. Easter Island Head

Mr. Easter Island Head reposes in the garden behind the deer fence.

Summer Flowers

The flowers in this hanging basket were a smash at the Workshop Bar all summer long.

Labour Day

Labour Day on Trout Lake

Late Summer Sunset

Here's another late August sunset over Trout Lake with Falconbridge Island in the foreground.

Pig Roast, Oxford Mills, ON

Getting ready to truss up and prepare the pig for roasting early Sat. morning.

Trout Lake Sunset 16/8/14

After 4 days of cold rainy weather, it was nice to finally see the sun, even though it was only late in the day, and it made for a great sunset.

Turtle Lake Cruise

Here is some of the gang in search of Margaritaville in Turtle Lake.

Turtle Lake

Six of us went boating to Turtle Lake yesterday afternoon in search of Margaritaville - needless to say, we were successful!

Sunset

Sunset over Trout Lake