Sunday morning's events began with swimming and short course canoe races. This year's regatta was well attended with lots of competition in all age groups. This group of girls was quick off the mark!
Monday, August 03, 2009
Ready, set, GO!
Sunday morning's events began with swimming and short course canoe races. This year's regatta was well attended with lots of competition in all age groups. This group of girls was quick off the mark!
Crab Race
The crab race is one of the "short course" events - no paddles allowed, these canoes are paddled by hands only.
Blind steering
The person is the stern still has more leverage but steering is a problem when you're facing the wrong way!
Finishing the Guides
The final push at the end of a long and arduous race that takes participants across the lake to the old trestle where they leap out and run with their canoes along the old railroad bed before tossing their canoes back in the water for a final sprint across the finish line.
Afternoon Races
Spectators spectate, paddlers paddle and judges judge while others get ready for the next race
Architectural achievement
This is the best woodpile ever - constructed over the last week courtesy of our friend Andrew with hauling help from his family and supervision from various children!
Feeding Time
Snapped this little hummingbird about 2 minutes after filling the feeder. I guess it was past his lunchtime
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Life is Good
What could be better than being pushed around the lake in a comfy blow up rowboat on a sunny afternoon?
New Leaseholder Map
Finally - it took a while to get it organized, but here it is - the new Cache Lake Leaseholders Map. There are plain paper versions for those who just want a map and laminated versions for those who like them as placemats. Interested in acquiring??? Contact myself or Richard Rigby!
Cache Lake Map Maestro
This is Jean Ledoux, a talented and generous Montreal graphic designer who graciously donated his time and expertise to create our new lake map. Here he is proudly wearing the Cache Lake hat that was part of a small but heartfelt thank you!
Cache Lake Shines
Park Superintendant John Winters updates leaseholders on various Park issues. Here Cache Lake gets kudos for their stellar waste management percentages. With 65 percent of all waste going to recycling or organics, we are ahead of all other areas of the Park and the Park target of 60%. Cache Lake leaseholders - take a collective bow.
2009 APRA Meeting
This year the meeting took place at the Two Rivers East Beach Pavilion. For those who attended there was encouraging news. For those who didn't - contact your lake association!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Barbie Fishing Rods
Our friends the Kemps joined us for a long weekend and Amelia and Isabelle were kind enough to let me fish with their Barbie fishing rods. I think this may be my new facebook picture.
Off on an adventure
On Sunday afternoon, the girls set off with Carolyn and I for a little walk and paddle around Beaver Pond. Here they are, ready with their paddles to cross the trail.
Paddling the pond
Once we got to the other end we hopped in the canoe and went for an exploratory paddle around Beaver pond. We actually found a little creek to one side and followed it to it's end, picking a few lilies along the way.
It takes two to portage
On the way back, Amy helps to portage the canoe between Beaver Pond and Tanamakoon Lake. A couple more years and she'll be ready to carry by herself!
Mother and child
On a boat ride up the Madawaska we found this little loon hitching a ride on Mom's back.
Heron in the river
And this heron let us get unusually close. I thought for sure it would fly, but it stood very still, trying its very best to look like a stick while I circled close and got a series of close-ups.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
New addition
And here is the latest addition to the island - two sunshine yellow "sit on top" kayaks, just waiting for a couple of kids to take them for a spin.
Spring Cleaning
On the first weekend that it was really warm enough to work outside, Carolyn got to work sweeping away the spiderwebs.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Mama on the Nest
When we arrived on Friday night we found Mama Duck sitting on her nest and she wasn't moving for anything. We walked right by her and she didn't budge. I was pretty sure that meant she was sitting on some little duckies, and sure enough we got to see them on Saturday.
Not Rubber Duckies
These little ducklings were all that were born of the 12 eggs that we found earlier in the spring. There are three heads but if you look carefully there are four beaks. Mom got off her nest for a very short time and I took the opportunity to get a shot of our little babies. We were lucky to see them at all because by Sunday they had all left the nest and gone to the lake. We will keep an eye out for them this summer.
Deer in the Forest
Saturday was a rainy day so we hopped in the car and did a little exploring. It's amazing the places that are right at our back door and somehow we've never come across them before. This weekend we discovered a wonderful little road near Dwight that runs along the lake, past a church built in 1837 and winds in and out amongst many beautiful old cottages. This deer came out along that road and while she kept a wary eye on me, she allowed me to come quite close.
Raindrops on Iris
This was our first wild Iris to bloom on the island, but there are lots of flowers out on the island and along the highway. This weekend we saw lots of Ladyslippers, Devil's Paintbrush, and Daisies.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
An even dozen
On Saturday morning as I walked up the hill to the outhouse there was a great beating of wings as a very large bird shot up from the underbrush and flew off into the sky. When i went to investigate I found a dozen duck eggs in this beautifully feather-lined hole in the ground. Mom was soon back on her nest and we spent the rest of the weekend making sure to give the her and her eggs a wide berth. I briefly considered pinching just one to see what scrambled duck eggs might taste like but Carolyn succeeded in changing my mind!
Many meese
The blackflies were absolutely wicked this weekend, and so the moose were literally hanging out on the road. Caitlin Glynn-Morris had emailed me last weekend with pictures she shot of a moose right outside our parking lot. On our way out, I shot this picture of Dad next to the Cache lake sign and his calf trailing along behind. We then spotted this cow a little further down the road closer to Mew Lake.
Roosters is no more!
The little store that always had everything you ever needed is now empty and up for sale. According to my cousin Richard the owner has moved all the stock and retired, moving to be with his daughter in Orangeville. Where will I find new foot valves???
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The First Long Weekend
Our first long weekend (and opening weekend) at the cottage was marked by "variable weather". Saturday was windy and wet, Sunday was cold and SNOWY and Monday was beautiful and sunny. Jamie, Shawn, Carolyn and I spent our first weekend mostly by the fireplace. Despite the weather it was great to be back for another year!
Let the New Year Begin
Richard reveals a plate of delectable lamb sirloins as we all sit down at the Rigby table to start another year of good friends, good food and good times!
Chilly Cook
Since the kitchen is not heated and the temperature in the morning was round the 0 mark, Carolyn had to dress warmly while she made pancakes in the morning!
Snow on Sunday
So here we are in the middle of May and it snowed. The flakes were fine so you can't see them in the picture, but it snowed pretty steadily on and off for a good chunk of the day on Sunday! Meanwhile we were told the weather was beautiful in Toronto! Oh well, a good excuse to sit by the fire and do nothing!
Finally - the Sun!
After two days of cold and damp we were very happy to see blue sky on Monday morning!
Cache Lake Hat
Because we finally got some good weather, we all piled into the boat and went for a cruise around the lake. Carolyn models the new Cache Lake hat. Richard Rigby had a bunch made and is selling them for a very reasonable $25 which goes towards getting our leases renewed.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Skymount
You can't see them in this picture, but there were lots of people up at the lookout at the top of Skymount. The leaves really haven't started to come out on the trees on Cache, but there should be some nice soft green in a week or two
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