Gotta talk real fast, Grasshopper is going through Internet withdrawal.

Tuesday morning -20C, SUN!!! But it only lasted long enough for a couple of pictures.

Grasshopper is trying to get the Whiskey Jacks to take food out of her hand. You can see one just under her wrist. Today they did take food out of both of our hands, but they don't like the sound of the camera shutter. It may take a while to get good pics.

Ouch!, I guess it's time to go.

Sun set from a few days ago.

Hard to tell, but there is a flock of ducks flying off into the sun set.

It's been busy for the past little while. Saturday we broke ice all the way to Frasertown to do a repair on the water heater, THANKS RAZOR. That evening we were invited to the Kelly's for supper. Grasshopper thought we should drive around instead of breaking more ice. So, on the way home we got stuck on the big hill on the driveway and had a ten minute walk home. Sunday morning was taken up with bringing the old goat home.

Yesterday we put the boat into dry dock for the winter and took the dock out.

We have had no sun lately, so I will check emails every second day. If I don't answer your mail right away, it's not that I don't care, it's just that I don't care enough.

OH, OH!!

Woke up this morning to a temp of -15.5c. The boat was frozen in. The ice was out to about 1/4 mile.






So this afternoon I took the old LTL bergie bit maker out for a test drive. Try that with your Zodiac, Tim. I went over to Frasertown and back. You'll notice that the pilot is missing from this picture. Both he and Grasshopper didn't feel like a boat ride today???? They are calling for warmer temps on Monday, so that's the day that the boat will go into dry dock.

Yesterday we went to town and are pretty much ready for slushy season. We'll make one more trip to town when the truck goes to Frasertown for the winter.

A winter wonderland.

Even George likes the snow, sort of.



Kita looking for yesterdays treat.

The boat is still in the lake.



A Whiskey Jack with dog kibble in it's mouth.




That's it for today.

Sunset Saturday evening.



Fog, in the middle of the bay yesterday morning.

A whiskey Jack waiting for breakfast.



Yesterday afternoon we tried to go down the river, one last time. But the ice was too thick in the river. Check Grasshopper's blog for pics of the river, she will get them up some day. I was too busy trying to turn the boat around to take pictures. So we took a tour of the lake.

This is Richie's barely used dock.

Ice in the narrows.



Kita, the pilot, showing the way back through the narrows.

Happy anniversary Joseph and Rachel.



























First "ice" in the lake! Well, it's a start.




We dined out last evening at Razor's Lube and Grill, after repairing some beaver cheaters for Ben's pond. There may not be many more sun set pics taken from the boat this year.

Welcome Superkid #5! Athena Margaret Lauren Bishop was born yesterday at 1:20 PM, coming in at 7lbs, 7 oz. Congratulations to Momma Michelle, Dad Kurt, and big brother Kaeden, and big sister Ellia.

Sun rays yesterday afternoon.




Sun set last evening.

All of our snow is gone. The temp right now is +5c. It is supposed to drop over the next couple of days. We've noticed that the solar lights on the dock are coming on earlier every evening. They now come on at 4:50.

That's all for today.

Friday morning.

So, we've had a little snow for the past few days, but they are calling for plus temps and rain for the next couple of days. Other than that, it's been quiet on The Tomiko, just waiting for the arrival of Superkid #5 which is due any day now.

L, don't forget your long johns!

Sunset from Monday evening.

Birds at the feeder for Kman, Pine Siskins, I think. To make birding easier, they should have a category called "Little brown birds".



We went to town yesterday, thanks for staying out of our way. I found that the easiest way to keep Grasshopper moving is to tie a bungee cord to her. I never knew that it could take five minutes to decide what kind of coconut to use in macaroons. We are pretty well stocked up for the slushy season. One more trip to town, just before we get snowed in, should do it. It snowed on the way into town. We woke up to minus four this morning and a little skiff of snow on the ground. Not enough to get too excited about, yet.

That's it for today, I think somebody else wants some solar time, and some low speed dial up frustrations.

The other day I emptied the Tomiko mouse trap (see Grasshopper's blog) and this raven came by to do what ravens do.



Last evening.

I forgot to tell you a funny story on the last blog. While I was trying to get Grasshopper ready to go to town, George was out side. Grasshopper opened the door and George came in with a mouse in his mouth, still very much alive. Well, Grasshopper let out an "EEEEK!" that broke windows for two miles. Normally Grasshopper can spot a grouse deep in the bush, watches them getting harvested and cleaned, and then even cooks them. But a little mouse makes her jump on a chair.

JT, I recommend that GG gets that position. With specs like that, the company will save money on microscopes. He will also satisfy the motor mouth requirement.

Grandpa Frank reminds everybody to set their clocks back tonight and change the batteries in the smoke/co detectors. Now is also a good time to start getting in the habit of cleaning your chimeny on the first of the month.