Los Tres Amigos

Following the "undocking" on Saturday, we has a bit of a fiesta complete with bonfire, beverages, good company and food featuring Los Tres Amigos. As per usual, a great time was had by one and all.

We took the dock out yesterday. Here it is prepped and ready to remove.

Lifting the final section in place for the winter.

Great weather and cloud formations while we removed the dock.

Here we are - the 2009 Dock Removal Gang.

Yesterday was a beautiful fall day! We sat out on the dock and sipped a beer as we enjoyed the calm of the lake. Today we are taking the dock out of the lake - this warm spell certainly won't last, and winter will be breezing through soon.

Cats will be cats. Sydie figures she can avoid and then torment Sunny the dog from the safety of the reusable shopping bag.

A salt water pool "put to bed" for the winter reflection at Frog Hollow in Dune, Kitchener.

In this day and age I guess nothing beats having a gas pump right outside your front door.

This stump of a 100+ year old white spruce tree certainly supports a variety of fungi.

This is a pretty uniform white birch tree, as most have fairly irregular patterns on their bark.

The countryside in the cliff-view photos is pretty rugged. There are lots of hills and little civilization - plenty of room for outdoor enthusiasts for fishin', huntin' and trekin'.

North view from the cliff.

Looking west over Four Mile Bay of Trout Lake.

In the distance are the Manitou Islands of Lake Nipissing. The lake is about 8 miles from the viewing cliff, and the islands are 8 miles from the near shore of Lake Nipissing.

Looking over the white plume of smoke, center right, and beyond is approximately 30 miles or 50 km from the viewing point to the horizon.