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August 5, 2015

More Vacation Pictures

If vacation officially ends when you get on the plane to go home then we have only about 60 minutes left. If it ends when you land at the other end then we still have a full 24 hours left. Enjoy these random vacation pictures. Though vacation is ending there are still hundreds of photos to sort through so expect a few more posts in the days to come.

The south side of the house

A picture of Kai with my fisheye iPhone lens

Do not let this woman into your hotel room

Nora with the fisheye lens.

Quick hot dogs and soda in the rain with cousins.

Kai with a peach cobbler and Grandpa Art.

A visit with Ron and Sal in Superior.

At the beach in Canal Park.

Crystal and Nora get ready for the zip line at Spirit Mountain.

Kayaking on Bass Lake.

July 31, 2015

The Fauna of Bass Lake

Here is another nature post but this time only things that scurry, swim, fly, hop and sun themselves on logs.

A dragon fly on the lake. This was a difficult shot as they rarely land for more than a split second.

Blue damsel fly takes a rest on the lake.

Lake frog.

Yertle.

Squirbo

Another shot of Chip.

Chip.

Yertle's cousin.

An over exposed frog hanging out on the grill cover at night.

July 29, 2015

Nature Photography on Bass Lake

Here are a few more nature pictures taken from within walking distance of the cabin. Enjoy!

Crystal's kayak moored at the dock

Nora with "Molly" who she take everywhere - even on a nature bike ride.

The burbling brook the drains Bass Lake.

Another picture of the swamp - this one HDR.

Nora on a bike trip

This is the drain pipe under South Shore Drive where Bass Lake drains towards the Yellow River.

Another shot of the crick.

"The Swamp" on South Shore Drive. A great place to spot wild life unless you happen to be carrying a nice camera. Then all you get is the swamp.

Kai and Nora holding hands while running on South Shore Drive to get their "steps" for the day.

Kai and Nora getting cheeky

Kai and Nora by the lake.

Chez Stonehenge from the south side.

July 24, 2015

On Bass Lake

Here are a few pictures of how we spend our afternoons these days.

Nora gets some reading time in as we motor out.

Nora on the boat

Crystal on the boat

Swimming on a warm day

Tubing!

Crystal on the boat

Jumping in the lake

Kai on the boat

Jumping in the lake

July 20, 2015

Random Pictures

Here are a few random nature shots taken (mostly) with the new camera.

This was shot in the middle of the night during a thunderstorm. Caught the lightning!

The Honey Badger in dawn light.

Another shot of the Honey Badger at Dawn.

Dawn on Bass Lake

Some water plants on Bass Lake.

A dawn panorama of Bass Lake. I never get tired of these.

A old tree near the lake.

Bald eagle soaring over Bass Lake. Earlier it had a fish in its talons but it either dropped it or swallowed it whole.

July 14, 2015

Hanging out at the fire pit

we’ve spent a lot of time out at the new fire pit so far!

Picture of Crystal with my new portrait lens

Kai and Nora hauling wood.

Kai takes a rest from hauling wood.

Apparently wearing a baseball glove on your head is a "thing".

Kai and Nora with Mocha - the bulldog next door. She is like a 2.5 foot tall line backer.

Dusk at Bass Lake.

Swimming in Bass Lake.

Roasting dogs in the firepit.

July 12, 2015

Family Weekend at the Cabin

It was a beautiful day in Northern Wisconsin as the Jacobs, Posts and Wiemann’s got together on Bass Lake for some boating, a good meal and a campfire.

Bread cooked in a cast iron dutch oven on the campfire. Nom nom nom!

Water fight!

The Honey Badger as seen from across the lake with telephoto lens. Not bad for a hand held shot.

Nora on a bright summer day.

Nora Jacobs - fire bug.

Nora helps the Honey Badger come into the dock.

Grandma Ellen with Kai

Uncle Paul with Nora.

Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Art at the new fire pit.

Dirt cake made by Grandma Ellen.

July 9, 2015

Duluth Huskies and More

Here are a few recent vacation pictures including our annual Duluth Huskies baseball game which we almost missed due to a nail in our tire.

4 Loons frolick on Bass Lake. This was taken with an iPhone - they were very close to the boat.

Kai cuts the dutch oven pizza.

Nora taking a bubble bath in the master suite.

Kai at the dairy queen.

Nora with a dairy queen cone.

At the Duluth Huskie game. This is our 3rd annual game and we've had a win each time. This one was close!

Going through the Duluth Huskie signature line after the game.

Kai and Nora with their signed bat and ball

July 8, 2015

Bass Lake

With the new camera I went all “high dynamic range” in the area around the house one dawn. Enjoy the pictures.

The new fire pit in the dawn light

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A dawn panorama of a misty sunrise on Bass Lake.

Sunrise mist on Bass Lake

Danbury house as seen from the lake at dawn.

January 6, 2015January 6, 2015

Last Few Days in Danbury

Our 2014 Danbury vacation is done and I’m uploading the last photo gallery from the trip. A rare feat to occur right after we get back as opposed to weeks later. We’ve reconnected with some ice and snow, which we all loved, but also understand that very low temperatures and very short days are treasures best experiences only a few weeks at a time.

Kai and Nora in particular were fascinated by the snow and ice – icicles in particular. On a warming day they would go around the house and garage looking for icicles to harvest. On very cold days they would check the furnace vents for any buildup. All icicles would go into the freezer and Kai would happily narrate a tour holding up each icicle and stating where and when it was collected.

Kai shows off thier icicle collection. They had a bunch in the freezer and Kai could pull out each one and say where they got it. For example "this one is from the furnace vent. Its not for eating."