Jun 04, 2011
We have a dead tree on the beach site, again! This Japanese Maple was a replacement for yet another dead tree! Why can’t the beach site trees grow big & tall like the one at the house site? In the photo, just in front of the RV and above the golf cart is the Fountain Beech on our house site.
Not only was the bark peeling but there was a deep crack along the trunk.
Not a pretty site.
So a new tree came to be. An early birthday gift for Colin. Surprise!
Colin wanted to wait a year before getting a new tree but I went to two nurseries and found this one. I liked it for one big reason, $99.99. It is a Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust and suppose to be fast growing as well as tolerant of all conditions, sun. drought, wind or too much water. The perfect tree. I had a plan to have the old tree removed and this one planted while Colin was at work. I wanted to see if he would even notice the new tree. Unfortunately just two minutes short of completing the planting Colin came along! He likes the tree and loves the price. We have spent close to $700.00 on the other two that died!
Now comes the good part, as in the past, whenever we plant a new tree the sun shines and the weather becomes quite warm. Hot in fact. We are expecting highs of 29C for the new few days. The moral of the story is that we should have gotten a new tree a month ago and the weather would have immediately improved. I have now made a notation for next year! So now we have to do a good job to protect our new baby from heat stress.
Jun 03, 2011
This is a public service announcement.
When was the last time you had a mammogram?
I had mine a few days ago, it was totally painless and I had a wonderful conversation with the nurse during the procedure.
This small poster was in the room!
The photo really says it all. Get a mammogram. I have a friend who had her routine 2 year mammogram done the end of April and they called her back for a biopsy. Of course she was devastated and worried. The results came, no problems what so ever. Relief! Better to be safe then the alternative.
Jun 02, 2011
When we got back from Mexico on April 8th we were happy to see that our beach on the lake site was even larger.
This is an older photo, I guess I didn't get a beach shot in April. Anyway, this past April the water was so low, it was out to the duck raft.
Then suddenly, almost overnight, in mid May, we noticed that not only was the beach underwater but also the first step.
Then by May 17th the second step was under water.....
This last shot show the third step becoming covered.
Right now we sit with the two rocks on the left being under water……it has been cool here, in fact we are still using electric heat in the mornings to take the chill off! The forecast for the weekend calls for a return to normal highs of around 26C so we shall see if the water keeps rising. They say we still have a huge snow pack that is largely unmelted. Stay tuned.
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Jun 01, 2011
IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE, PLEASE CHECK THE COMMENTS.
A friend sent this to me…..
This picture was found in a camera during cleanup.
This is a fantastic photo!! Amazing that the film was still good – or memory stick. Either one, this really tells the story. Look at how high that wall of water is!!
½ a second before tsunami
This picture was taken on the banks of Sumatra Island (the height of waves was of approx. 32 m = 105 ft).
It was found saved in a digital camera, after the disaster.
We cannot know for sure, but very likely the one who took the picture is not alive any more (it was just a matter of seconds).
Today we can see the last image he/she saw before ending life on Earth!
May 31, 2011
Dorado also known as mahi-mahi is one of our favorite fishes. To eat that is! We first discovered mahi-mahi burgers in Maui on our honeymoon way back then. It was a bonus that when we started RVing to Mexico we could get fresh dorado daily.
A fresh fish market near the embarcadero to the Isla.
You get to choose how thick you would like it cut and exactly what size of fillet you prefer.
In Mexico we pan fry it in wine with garlic and onions. Melt in your mouth....
Thanks to Costco we are now able to get dorado here in Canada.
Still pan fried with only a spray of Pam. Surprisingly still delicious, a nice mixtures of spices have been added to the fish. We look forward to trying this on the BBQ when the weather improves.
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