Tettegouche Hike

As I look at the forecast, I see the word "snow.". After a couple of gorgeous weekends, that's a little hard to take, so I'm glad we got out there to enjoy the great outdoors and some fall color.

Tettegouche High Falls

Super Hikers 

 I think this is a merganser

Split Rock Lighthouse

Remy had wanted to go hiking by Split Rock Lighthouse all summer, so we finally stopped one day on our way home from Duluth. It was a beautiful day with just a few clouds in the sky.

The Wenonah is based in Silver Bay and gives tours along the North Shore 

There is no bad view of Split Rock Lighthouse 

Back to School, Now and Then

We all made it through the first week of school! As you can see, the kids keep growing and changing.

Just a Few Pics

We're enjoying the last weekend of summer before the kids go back to school. I just have a few photos to share from August:

Interesting insect visiting my garden 

Young seagull 

I know sometimes people think of seagulls as rats of the sky, but I enjoy watching them

Looks like a dandelion puff, but is really much bigger

Growing Season

It's the time of year when my garden is producing, the tomato plants are growing out of their cages, and the vine plants are spreading beyond the garden boxes. Along the ATV trail and in the ditches, wildflowers are plentiful. I've taken some photos through the month of what I've seen.

I pick about a half of an ice cream bucket of peas most days lately 

Purple clover 

Mix of colors 

I purposely took this photo out of focus 

Dainty yellow flowers 

East Coast Vacation

Barry and I dropped the kids off at Grandpa and Grandma's house and took off on an East Coast vacation. I mostly took photos with my phone, but brought out my camera by Lake George in New York, at Cape Cod, and near Baltimore.

We had fun watching some people parasailing over Lake George (the Adirondacks are in the background).

The Merry Month of May

The end of April still felt like winter, with near freezing temperatures, snow, and gale force winds on Lake Superior. Barry and I braved the weather to watch some waves in Beaver Bay and Iona's Beach.