A Little Foggy

Earlier you could not even see the edge of the deck.

Purple Dawn

Good Morning Lake Betty.

Off to a beautiful day.

Bedroom Intruder

Help, there's an intruder in my bedroom! So glad that I was not staying at the Sugar Shack all by myself; the uninvited was just inches away from my Uncle Tom weapon. Not that a canoe paddle would be the appropriate choice of weapon in this particular situation.  While rushing out the door to an emergency dentist, seeking relief for TH's excruciating pain, we stopped knowing that there was a small creature also suffering.  Somehow, Harvey found his way inside the house and flew upstairs. He had to be in disoriented bird distress. We couldn't leave him alone while we were out, now could we?  Cranking open all of the windows for air flow, then removing one screen might do the trick.  After his many unsuccessful attempts at the big round stationary window, he finally found the suggested escape route.

Unfortunately,  TH is still in big human agony.

Cosmos and Hors D'oeuvres

Today's project, while the sun shines, is to prepare a new strawberry bed, plus get all of the peas planted. After that is all accomplished... it's cosmos time. The last two summers Oliver has climbed into the pea gardens, and enjoyed picking pea hors d'oeuvres then sampling strawberries for desert. This year we will invite Katherine to our party.  I fear though, it may be a very late start for getting peas growing in time for a late July garden party.

 Ready

 set, plant strawberries.

 Berries Galore, certainly hope so!

 Sugar Daddy, come to the party!

Cosmos, but not in a long stemmed blue Martini glass.

Then off to ER with TH. Crazy.

Tina Returns

Even in the rain, Tina stopped in midair, buzzed at the window where I was sitting, winked and tipped her wings for an annual I'm back again "hello".

If you look closely you will see Harvey at the feeder.  No sooner did Tina arrive, and her entire neighborhood began enjoying the sugary summer Hummer food.  She is surely good at getting the word out as there has been a steady stream of Hummers.

Larry greeted us yesterday, but no Linda?  The Canaries must have taken the slow route north this year.  No skunks, deer or Eagers so far.

New Canoe

Higgins "wanted" to go for a canoe ride as soon as we arrived at Walleye World, so TH could not get his new canoe off the top of the Jeep and into the water fast enough.  It functioned properly and was deemed fit for the Boundary Waters canoe trip with Heather and boys.

Au Revoir Paris

Saluting you from the Eiffel Tower. Or, was it just a windy day in Paris?

Henri de Miller's, L’Écoute, generally resides at ground level, famous for photo ops, but today it is on a pedestal most likely for safe keeping by the looks of the surroundings.  I believe that L’Écoute means listen or pay attention.  French speakers, enlighten me s'il vous plait.

 You can smell the history here.  Built in 1532,
 The Church of St Eustace, a crown jewel of late Gothic architecture is over 100 feet to the top of the arch that soars above the nave.  The picture did not turn out as the iPhone could not capture that height.

The organ in the sanctuary is the largest pipe organ in France, boasting some 8,000 pipes; some of them four, eight, sixteen and even thirty-two feet in length.  Paintings by Rubens.  Molière was married here and Mozart held his mother’s funeral, July 4, 1778   The Church of St Eustace was used as a barn during the Revolution.

A tomb designed by Charles Le Brun holds the body of Jean Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Finance in the 16th century.

 The biggest dump truck that I have ever seen.  Oliver would have liked this mongo construction project next to St. Eustache.

 The Château de Vincennes
GAB walked right over the draw bridge entering the castle without an invitation. (or ticket)

 We found a store with a famous name.

 Some folks pay to go up on top.  GAB's tour circumnavigates the Arc de Triomphe three times.  Her way of finding the Eiffel Tower quite possibly.