Happy Birthday Canada!

It's a dogs life. Cyber and I were up at 6am today. It was a beautiful way to start Canada Day at sunrise. The mist was thick on the lake. Cyber and I stood on the old, rickety dock and watched the loons and beaver fishing. This is my favourite time at the lake. All is quiet. No chance that "Suck My Wake" will sputter to life and send wake crashing onto my dock.


Kevin, Erin, Avery, Ewan, Reggie and Charlie joined us for Canada Day at the cottage. It was a sunny day, the kids played at the water. Avery swam with mommy in the lake while scaredy pants daddy watched safely from the shoreline. Kevin and I visited with Shanthi and Derek at Pringles Cove for the bakery Open House. The gave us the tour and treated us to some very delicious baking. It rained after dinner forcing us into the cottage for the night. Unfortunately we didnt get to any fireworks, but chatted late into the night. Sunday, Erin and the kids left for more visiting in Muskoka, while Kevin decided to head home to catch up on his kitchen project. He left just in time, because by early afternoon the high winds knocked over a large birch by our parking area. The birch came down right where his Mini Cooper had been parked. It certainly would have written it off! Mom and Dad came for dinner Sunday night. We had a nice dinner and caught up on their trip. Just after they left, 3 neighbours across the lake started an hour long fireworks display. Alex and I sipped coffee from the bug-safety of our screened in room. It was so great. Cheers.