Veterans For Peace - Memorial Day at the Minnesota Capitol

No More War

Those who have survived the battles know the futility and cost firsthand.

Lake Walk - May 25, 2103

Some signs of Spring slowly appear.

Wild strawberries in blossom

And then the rains came

The baby lupine plants capture the raindrops so beautifully.

First blooms - periwinkle along the shoulder of Superior Avenue

Bayfield In Bloom - well, it's a start

Folks in Bayfield plant daffodils everywhere, and then they bloom!  Whole yards just full of hundreds of daffodils.  Ah - remember that scene in Dr. Zhivago??

Down to the water ...

The Memorial Park "stairway to Heaven" - our beach on THE LAKE!

The Coast Guard buoy tender at the Washburn coal dock

Lumbering Business

Captain Mark of the Rob Roy launched from Washburn Marina, daylights as the owner of a tree service.  He spent a day at Memorial Park cleaning out some deadwood.  AND he shared larger limbs and branches with us as the start of our firewood pile.

The Captain has a fine logging business and in addition takes up to six passengers on his cruiser to many of the islands and lighthouses of the Apostle Islands.   "Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship...you're sure to get a smile .from seven stranded passengers here on Gilligan's Island."

May 2013 - It's that glorious time of year!

2013 -
The first campfire of the season - after a couple of days of steady work, camp looks pretty much like last year.   It is so great to be back.