Hubby and I decided we need a complete break and down time for a week. So we rented a cottage on Eagle Lake for the week. It is a hot day with heat warnings all around. The fans are on in the cottage to help keep it somewhat cooler at night so we can sleep.
I woke up early and made my way on the the wrap around deck to just sit in a chair and take in the view. There is calm, rippled water which provides a mirror reflection of the rocky shoreline, trees and other cottages. The colours reflected in the water are blue, dark green (the trees) and the white reflection of the clouds. As the morning progresses, a yellow dragonfly flits and lands on the deck railing in front of me to sun itself. I look up and I see puffy cottonball clouds hanging lazily in the sky.
It's Hubby's birthday today and we enjoy a lazy coffee with cereal in the screened in porch to escape the sun. As we eat breakfast, we look out over the beautiful lake. By 10:30 a.m., motor boats have come to life and disturb the calm lake. The wakes and waves will be the view for the rest of the sunny, hot day.
I see a father and very young son in a motorized aluminum fishing boat. The son is sitting in the bow (the front) with his bright yellow life jacket on and he seems very happy. Another boat comes into view towing a water skier. I see the white wake of the boat and the smaller white wake of the skier as the wakes slice through the calm water like a sharp knife. A man glides by on his paddle board as Hubby bails rain water out of the aluminum motorboat at the dock. Genial morning greetings between the two men echo up to me at the cottage. I peek out to see who Hubby is talking to.
In the afternoon, Hubby, Son and I venture out in the motor boat and go slowly around the lake. Because we are idling and going slow, we come within about 10 feet of a large loon. They are so majestic!! I clearly saw the white rings around the long black neck and the absolutely stunning white, speckled back before it dove beneath the surface of the water. We saw it resruface as a speck in the gentle rippling waves closer to shore.
Later in the afternoon, we have a lazy time relaxing in the hot, sticky sunshine. The afternoon is spent with cold drinks and reading as well as laid back conversation with Son who visited for a couple of days. A refreshing dip in the lake and I feel great again.
Birthday dinner for Hubby is a grilled steak with grilled onions and mushrooms, baked potato with shredded cheese and chopped chives from my garden and a salad. After cleaning up from our amazing meal, we go down towards the dock and the firepot. Hubby gets the fire going and we watch the flames dancing as we answer Son's questions about our youth and we reminisce of days gone by. I walk out to the end of the dock to enjoy the view at dusk. Everything is absolutely quiet! .......Except for a large whine of mosquitos as they hover over the water at the end of the dock. OH NO!!!! Here they come!!
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