Outpost Caretakers Week 27 ~ Bit of This, Bit of That

March 13, 2012

Some weeks a phase, a thought or a good title will pop into my head which gives me some sort of direction that my blog will take. Hopefully this happens before Wednesday afternoon when I sit down to write, as this seems to have become my routine. If there is nothing rambling around up there and I can assure you that some days there isn't, than I wait and see what comes of the pictures I have taken throughout the week.

Recently I have commented on the few number of photos I have been taking, there just doesn't seem to be much going on around here, except for the barge last week (one last hurrah) so I was surprised to find so many images that I could use this week. I'll admit it's almost all animals and weather but hey that's all I got to work with here.

Now that I'm not attached to a heater and hot water flows freely from the taps it's been a week of cleaning. Floors got washed, the kitchen had a good wipe down and the pile, mountain, heap or mound, take your pick, of laundry gave the NEW washing machine a workout. I forgot to mention last week that Ken had put a washer aboard the barge so my hand washing days would be no more. The nice thing about having an inventory of a 50 or so towels (for crew) is there's aways a fresh one to grab.

We have 2 resident eagles whom I often hear but seldom see. On this particular day there must have been something intriguing on the beach which held their attention and let me spy on them.

The weather window which had allowed the barge to come down was just that, a window which closed later that day and in it's wake left behind 4 days of dreary overcast skies.

When this weather pattern does break the vista before us is always breathtaking.

There's something about the sun shining that has everyone coming around. Sam has grown comfortable, maybe a bit too much, looking in the windows to see what we are up to. Hello Sammy!

Princess on the other hand will sit here all day but not once acknowledge that she sees us.

And than we have the unexpected. Mike was outside filling the furnace tank and I had been in the bedroom when I walked into the dining room and saw a dinghy racing towards the dock. People!!! First things first I grabbed my camera and from the deck snapped a couple of pictures, than rushed out to tell Mike we had company and than hurried down to greet them. Two of the fellows we had met last year, one from DFO and the other was a diver that had come in to do some work on the heli pad. The reason for their visit this time was to dive the docks, something they were doing at all the lodges. We chatted for a couple of minutes while two of the guys suited up and it was then I realized that I didn't have my camera, not like me to run down there in the first place without it, so off I went. Either the water was really cold or they saw all they wanted to see but by the time I returned they were both back in the boat and all 3 were heading off. So much for a photo opportunity.

A question that had been asked by one of our visitors was “have you seen many birds lately?” “No we haven't” I replied “and in fact I haven't seen as many birds here as I did last year.” Nothing more was asked so I have no idea why they did.

These 3 Merganser's have been in our bay all season. They don't very often come to this corner so I didn't waste any time trying to get a couple of pictures.

I've learned never to be disappointed nor get excited when I take my first look at what's happening outside because in an hour or two it will likely change, so when we woke up to quite a bit of snow (for here) the other day it was no big deal. In fact my first thought was “I'm going to make a snowman today”. Well true to my word by the time I had my coffee (s) something to eat and browsed the internet to see what was going on in the real world the temperature had started to climb and the snow had started to melt....than it started to rain. My plans for having a bit of fun in the sun oops meant snow, were melted away.

Must be tiring to be a deer. Trails to navigate, beaches to explore, having to check back to the lodge several times a day to see if there might be a hand out...take a nap.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Your comment will be displayed once it is approved by the site admin.

Your email address will not be published.
Your comment will be displayed once it is approved by the site admin.

Thank you! Your comment has been posted.
Oops! Something went wrong while posting your comment.
0 Comments
JOHN BAKER
6 Hours Ago

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros vitae elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet.

Reply
Delete
Author Name
Comment Time

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut libero commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem enim imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere. uis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat.

Reply
Delete
2016 Season Summary
October 12, 2016
2016 Season Summary
October 12, 2016
See You In September?
October 20, 2016
2017 Season Outlook
April 18, 2017
Key Dates Available
July 10, 2017
2017 Season Summary
October 4, 2017
100 Day Countdown Begins!
February 16, 2018
September to Remember
January 11, 2019
The Stan Clan Takes Over
January 17, 2019
See you in September?
August 14, 2019
2019 Season Summary
October 15, 2019
2021 Season Update
June 14, 2021
2021 Season Outlook
June 25, 2021
See you in September?
August 12, 2021
2021 Season Summary
December 8, 2021
Remembering Randy Lee
October 12, 2023