….a beautiful fragrance and food for Monarch butterflies
New Flower (July 10, 2017) – Milkweed
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Tag Archives: Christian Island
Sunday Trees – 295
…..thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
WPC – Shadow
WPC – Solitude
….this week’s theme for WordPress’ Photo Challenge is solitude
WPC – New Horizons
….this week’s photo challenge is New Horizons
In the new year my new horizons will literally include more of these fantastic views from my home and my cottage.
New Flower (Sept. 16, 2016)- Queen Anne’s Lace
…..in late summer this delicate and lacy wild flower goes to seed
Sunday Trees – 252
….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
Sometimes you can’t see the trees for the forest. I love August when the trees are full and lush and you can’t tell where one tree starts and another ends.
My Last Week at the Cottage
….a Pow Wow, a birthday dinner and a flea market
My last week at the cottage before we closed up for the season was very memorable. For one thing I spent four lovely days with my oldest daughter and my daughter-in-law. A and J are great cottage guests. They are so laid back yet very helpful. We all took turns cooking and they usually got the dishes done before I could get at them.
J had never been to a Pow Wow so I decided that it was an event everyone should experience at least once. I, myself hadn’t been in several years. I was glad I went. The venue for the Pow Wow had changed from the school yard to a more scenic setting next to one of the two lakes on the island. We got there in time to see the little ones dance. We walked around the perimeter of the outdoor stage and checked out the vendors and their wares. We sampled some food, shared a giant lemonade and I bought a pair of moccasins for my granddaughter from Velma.
Velma is a long time resident of Christian Island and I have been going to her store for over 20 years. I always take my visitors to her so that they can see and buy her authentic indigenous crafts. She handcrafts the most beautiful sweetgrass boxes and hand stitches her moccasins. I bought a pair for myself almost 20 years ago and I still have them.
As we were leaving the Pow Wow I came across a booth where two lovely ladies were selling raffle tickets for more than 50 prices. I bought a sheet of tickets and two days later I got a phone call that I won a handmade cloth bag. More about my last four days at the cottage tomorrow.
Cheers!
Busy as a Bee
….the bees and wasps have been very busy the last few weeks
Late August – Wind, Waves and Rain
….can always tell when August rolls in
The nights get cooler in late August but it tends to warm up during day. On this last trip to the cottage the winds picked up and we had huge waves. I’ve never known the waves to come up the beach as high as they did. On our little section of beach the waves came up over a wall of sand and created an new lake in the middle of the beach. When I took these pictures the wind and the waves had already died down somewhat but the little lake remained.
Luckily we had gone swimming the day before and the water is still quite warm.
Hopefully when I go back tomorrow the winds will stay away for awhile. When the waves are too high the barge won’t run and that means we would be stranded on the island. Not a terrible thing but my daughter has already lost one day of work because we couldn’t get off the island.
Mama Cormier 