Summer fragments

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Magnolia leaves

Abbey’s summer napping

Abbey’s summer haircut

Doggy dementia

Foxgloves

Smokebush leaf

Canoeing with mom

Canoeing with dad

Camping at 6 Mile Lake

Monsters!

Shhushing monsters :)

Snack time

Summer forest hike

Bridal Veil Falls, Manitoulin

Ferns in morning

Purple smokebush

Southhampton beach

Late summer flowers

Shake a paw

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How dogs survive winter

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Catching up

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An assortment of pictures dating back to last fall…

Pie is always happy

Korean soup

E’s new tomato coloured desk

Cardboard dog

Dogs Against Housekeeping

Winter haircuts

Sage’s new bed

Baby alligator

Best buddies

Aw :(

Can’t remove embellishments

Abbey’s sleeping nook

Abbey’s research

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Killbear on the last hot day of summer

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End of September

Paddling to the wee little island

Sage’s best spot

Splashing

Little plump one

Near the campsite

Shore family

Best campsite

Afternoon paddle

Sage comtemplating Crucible of War

Abbeys not allowed

Bit windy

That light

There goes warmth

Work time

I want this tree

Shoreline

E and Snoop

Me and the girls

Mr moose friend

Packed up

Sage’s 14th birthday

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For Sage’s 14th birthday, I made her a salmon, rice and veggie dinner and gave her a wolf doll named Jimmy Stewart– he’s a supremely nice wolf. Abbey loves Sage’s toy :)

Misery Bay

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Hiking the Coastal Alvar trail at Misery Bay Provincial Park in August.

Camping on Manitoulin Island

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7AM Chichimaun ferry

Gordon’s Park, where we camped.

Gordon’s Park garden art.

Mushrooms near our first campsite in a damp forest.

Organized on Day 1.

Immediately less organized.

Campsite 44 in the Dark Sky Preserve.

Tent fly off for night sky viewing.

Fly back on for rain.

Cookstove flames.

Schnauzer arrangements.

Ready for darkness.

Us two.

Trail near our meadow campsite.

Wildflowers.

Asters.

Outhouse!

Mornings with internet.

Navigating the island.

Kagawong harbour.

Where Eric had a fish on.

Tourists at the lighthouse.

Noodle soup for a picnic.

Kagawong beach.

Fishing boat innards.

Kagawong garden.

More dock fishing: Julia Bay.

More historic decorations.

Road work at Julia Bay

Picnicking outside again.

Dark Sky quesadillas.

Local signage.

Waterfalls near Ten Mile Lookout.

Jesuit Mission sign.

Mountain Lookout.

Wind energy.

Schnauzers in rainstorms.

Protected creek near Michael’s Bay.

Protected creek near Michael’s Bay.

Bayside wildflowers.

Small catch at Michael’s Bay.

Big catch at Providence Bay

School of art fish.

Sweater fish!

Providence Bay garden and mural.

Manitoulin cow.

Split rail fence.

Chicory!

Wildflowers like at memere’s.

Batman’s sawmill.

Library under an apple tree.

South Baymouth fish and chip advert.

Ferry back to mainland.

The first half of the year

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January backyard

January front yard

Abbey staying warm with Kroko, January

Ready for winter walking

Angel food cake experiment for Eric’s birthday

Boyd’s crevice in February

Sage’s biopsies

March tulips!

April crafting: 30 unfinished collages.

Happy Easter with Sage and Quinn!

Flowering dogwood and alliums in May

Sage spilling out of the bed

May seedlings

My Chemex tutorial

Eric ready for a bike ride in June

The pier at Red Bay

Scouting fish at Rankin River before Opening Day.

Be careful!

Opening day’s biggest fish: MINE!

Opening day begins to warm up at 11am

Sage, thinking 3:30am is too early to start the day, sleeps on the motor handle

6:45am and Eric is ready to ride in the rain

Rather be hiding?

Tired out from watching me garden

Canada Day circus.

Canada Day fire.

Eric with his mom on the big chair!

Marie and Jack at Coffin Ridge.

Fishing at Arran Lake

The big duck.

Abbey’s summer hairdo.