Hi everyone! It was such a beautiful day on Monday, sunny, not much wind, fairly warm. A good day to be out and about taking photos, which is what I was doing all morning. Kind of wore me out though, but it was worth it. Even though a couple of dragonflies, a damselfly and a butterfly got away from me. Sigh.

A few warblers also got away from me. But that is normal anyway. Still, it was a great day. I did get another damselfly and some other insect I have not been able to identify yet. Also a couple different mushrooms which I have not tried to identify yet, but I will try later. It was nice sitting beside one of the lakes with a cup of coffee and just enjoying the view.

The first lake on our stop, actually it is just a small bay of the lake.

And it was a fabulous view. A few other people were at that lake enjoying the area as well. There certainly was a lot of birdlife around at each of the lakes we stopped at. My friend drove me out to these places, something we do 3 times each summer. Oddly, I never saw or even heard any loons at these lakes. Normally each of these lakes would have a pair of loons nesting on them. That part is not good.

There were a few wild roses at this spot.

Yesterday the weather was very different. It was cloudy, very windy, rainy and much cooler than Monday. Yesterday would not have been a good day for such a trip, so we definitely picked the right day. I love sitting beside a lake, having a picnic, or just drinking some coffee. And listening to the birds. Watching the gulls flying overhead. Those pure white wings with black wing tips against that brilliant blue sky. Just beautiful.

A little Red Squirrel greeted us.

I wonder what Sir George, Lady Pearl, Sir Henry and Lady Patricia are doing these days. I can imagine Sir Henry spending a lot of time standing on the railing around that deck, waiting for some food. The new tenant is not interested in trying to feed any of the birds or other critters over there.

Another part of the shoreline.

Now if they could just find me over here. However, that security netting would stop them from visiting me anyway. And there does not seem to be any friendly types looking for handouts around here anyway. Oh well. That is about all for today. Have a great day and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

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