A Beautiful Spring Morning

Installing the staellite dish.

Cold, but sunny. Any temptation to think of planting is tempered by the reality of the early morning temperature, It is -5C this a.m. Crazy. By 4 p.m. this afternoon it will be about +40C in the solarium. The thin covering of ice on the pool reminds me that it is too early to open it. We have been having beautiful weather so all the Spring opening routines are complete, with water in the cotttage and the general watering system all functioning. Some of the trees are in leaf and the grass is lush and bright green. Time to get the mower ready ! Lilac bushes about to burst into bloom. Lots of daffodils and encouraging signs of tulips to come.

The big news here is that I have had a satellite connection set-up for the internet. Much faster and more stable. The addition of a wi-fi router will mean that cottage residents can have access too.

We had a super weekend visit with Frances and Fred which was delightful.

Al Hogg came by on Saturday and we cut him a really good 20ft + pine log and loaded him up with jacks and construction posts. He is planning on raising a corner of his summer cottage in Brockville. Memories of summer '99 and the cottage reconstruction project. Hard to believe that it was ten years ago.

We will be returning to Montreal on Sunday for a couple of days, to greet Joe on his return from winter cruising and his week in Vancouver and Victoria.

The swallows returned on April 25th so another cycle begins.

Let's hope that May continues the beautiful weather we've had so far.