A Wedding, A Creek, A Bird, A Kilt, The Babies

The creek awhile back.

This is a tombstone in the yard of the Roman Catholic church where the wedding took place. Note the "accidentally shot" reason for the death.

A cormorant greeted us as we arrived back on the mainland.

The Babies sharing found treasures on the beach.

(Marigny on left, Lucy on right.)

Marigny

Here the bride & groom leave the ferry, after saying their vows on Madeline Island.  I learned something at the wedding.  I didn't know that the Irish also wore kilts.  The groom & the best man wore kilts.  It was clearly cool.

Flowers near our birdbath.

The Daily Doe

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Flowers, The Babies, & A Mama

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Marigny running with a buttercup in her hand.

The Babies looking for flowers to take home.

Mama picking a flower.

Yellow flowers from the field.

Looking for flowers on a cloudy day.

More looking.

Lucy looking.

Lucy not cooperating with the photographer.  She can be stubborn.

More Marigny running with the buttercup.

The beginning of the buttercup run.

Here are my three favorite girls (Mrs. coldH2Owi, sadly, was a work when they left for home, just after this flower foray).

The Daily Doe(s)

This one appears to be peeing. 

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Planting, Planting, Planting

Lucy is planting.  She is really taking this seriously.  

Here Grandma & Lucy discuss the next step in the process of planting the garden.  Grandma was real happy to have some help.  I'm a real disappointment to Mrs. coldH2O when it comes to gardening.

More planting by Lucy.

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The Daily Doe

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Lilacs & Stuff

I'm standing out on the deck breathing in that absolutely wonderful lilac aroma & thinking this is all I want to do the rest of my life - be surrounded by lilacs everyday, all day with just enough breeze to keep the the fragrance coming my way.  It almost made me forget about FitzWalkerstan, almost.

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The Kid found the morels while doing some yard work/landscaping this afternoon.  Let's just say that they were delicious, particularly with some crazy hot sauce from the U.P of MI.

Here's a photograph of three children, who shall, at least for now, remain nameless, particularly the geek on the left.  At least, oh, never mind.

The Daily Doe

& she better stay away from the leaves on that pear tree.

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Identification Photos

In other words, I don't have a long lens so these photos are blurry, blurry, blurry; but you can identify a bald eagle with a really large fish.  While the bird is identifiable, the fish, alas, is not.  My best guess is a northern pike or a muskie.

Eagle & fish in a tree, in the circle.  Click it to big it.

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Eagle & fish.

Eagle & fish really cropped.

Here the eagle & fish are set against the trees.  Click it to big it to locate the two.  Can you see them?

Two raccoons.

The Daily Doe

& a buck

Kind of scrawny looking, eh?

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Memorial Day - No Dead Soldiers Edition

Spent a night at Mrs. coldH2O's family cottage.

Here's Uncle Dan trying out his dentistry model persona.

Here's Mrs. coldH2O/Grandma walking out on the dock.

Here Mama & Marigny wait for the fish to bite.

Dada/Nick is waiting around, he's casting like crazy hoping for a hook-up.

Lucy brings out additional snacks for the fish-wait.

Mama with a big fish?

No, just a stick.  Big enough, however, for Aunt Ann to get involved.

& here's Lucy sowing wildflower seeds.

& a mayfly on the clapboard.

Columbine by the shore.

The Daily Doe

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