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May 26, 20242 min read
Flora & Fauna
I took myself out for a spin this week to enjoy some of the beauty of Lonesome Lake. Both the black flies and mosquitoes are horrendous...
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May 18, 20242 min read
Northern Lights and an Early Spring
This photo, courtesy of a kind friend, was taken on May 10th in our neck of the woods. I totally missed it! I got up in the middle of...
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May 5, 20242 min read
Wild Animals, Spring Peepers & the Bush Garden
This bear and I watched each other for a long time this past week. I spotted him as I was headed back home from town. He's was enjoying...
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Apr 28, 20241 min read
Beautiful Photos and Short Videos from Lonesome Lake
Gaston and I took my boat out for a spin this past week, and we brought the boat into a nearby marsh. Keep moving on for spectacular...
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Apr 21, 20241 min read
Moose Sightings and Raging Wind
As we were driving into town this past week, I spotted two calves going into the bush from the road. They disappeared, and then their...
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Apr 13, 20241 min read
Solar Eclipse
I didn't expect this result of the solar eclipse! (Covered at about 80% when the eclipse was waning.) We actually witnessed about 98%...
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Mar 30, 20242 min read
Beavers
Gaston consulted Ricky, and they concluded that an apprentice beaver created this odd carving we found on a trail a few years ago. Last...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
The Bush Wife and Ricky Have Been Busy
Gaston surprised me with this beautiful Knitter's Loom by Ashford for Christmas. It's called a Knitter's Loom because it's portable,...
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Mar 17, 20241 min read
Konner Photo Bombing the Bush Wife
The Black Flies were bad, thus the head net. This dates back a few years. Yes, it's going to be getting irritating again soon, and with...
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Mar 10, 20243 min read
This Happened!
What a week it has been! Yes, one of the tracks on the Mule came off. Ugh! It all started when I had cabin fever and decided to leave...
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Mar 3, 20241 min read
A Little Bit of Ice Fishing
We went ice fishing a couple of times this past week. One of the wonderful advantages of winter is that we can quickly buzz over the...
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Feb 25, 20241 min read
It Has Been a Quiet & Peaceful Week at Lonesome
This scene shows some of the land behind our cabin. Our generator is in the "dog house" you see, and several bird feeders are set up. We...
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Feb 17, 20241 min read
Beautiful Walk to the Outhouse this Morning
It's beautiful AND nippy this morning. -8F Put on a coat and toque, and it's nice and comfortable, for about 30 seconds.
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Feb 16, 20241 min read
This Poor Slipper
What tragedies do you see here? Not only has this slipper been burned by a flying ember from the wood stove, it was caught in a mouse...
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Feb 10, 20241 min read
Dreaming of Summer
Winter is starting to drag on a bit, so I thought I'd share a lovely nature scene and the "Wisconsin," my very own boat that my husband...
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Feb 5, 20241 min read
Gaston Scored a Lake Trout!
There are three new additions to today's blog. First of all, Gaston caught a beautiful Lake Trout right in front of our cabin yesterday. ...
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Jan 30, 20241 min read
Check out Ricky's vintage Ski Doo (1987)!
You may be wondering why Ricky has a corner on my blog. Ricky says he has what it takes to be a writer and knows that we have pretty...
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Jan 29, 20241 min read
Really?
I guess I shouldn't have put my pizza dough in a plastic bowl and then stuck it in the propane oven to rise. Without thinking, I turned...
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Jan 24, 20243 min read
Laundry Day!
This is our Model H, "Beatty" antique washing machine built somewhere between 1932 and 1938 in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. On it's side...
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Jan 20, 20242 min read
Yesterday Morning (-16 F)
This is me yesterday morning! (The sunglasses are a pure accessory.) We woke up at 4:30AM, yesterday, to the coldest morning of the...
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