Buggy, smoky days!

 Sunday did not bode well. I stuck my nose out, and checked the smoke forecast. First for 8 a.m., and then 1 p.m. The fires are a couple hundred km away, but the smoke and fine particulate matter drift. 

smokey haze from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I did some indoor chores, as did JB. It was the best idea. I did have to go out, though. 

The catalpa tree is in full bloom!

Standing underneath it is a treat!

Common mullein and the clematis.

I ventured down to fetch trailcam cards. I was fine as long as I kept moving. Unfortunately, I had to stop to exchange the cards! 

You can see the deerflies buzzing. The joys of summer!

veery from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Or so my BIRDnet app tells me! I never did see it. I moved quick and sprightly back to the house. I removed TWO ticks yesterday. Little teeny nymphs. I know there is a circle of life, but... 

On land and water

There is a wee cottage for sale on a nearby lake. I am always shocked with house prices. It is a two-bedroom/one bathroom/four season cottage for sale. It's $599,990! It's on lake water, no well, and there is a water treatment system. 

It's the bungalow on the right for sale.

The cottage on the right is the one for sale.
(This is from a canoe ride in 2014.)

This is the satellite photo. It is the one middle left for sale.

In 2015... housing prices are ridiculous. Thankfully, our kids in Vancouver are in a housing co-op downtown. 

For sale! I tracked it down.
343 Mile Pt. Rd. only $459,000
Only 2 bedrooms

Back to the land...

The coyote  is just a shadow in the dark. Now that the bugs have lessened, I imagine there will be more critters out and about.

 

The great crested flycatcher. It's a great challenge trying to videotape them.

  

 

Butch is still running through the forest. There was a lag between momma and the 2nd (or third) sibling coming along. "Momma, wait for meeeeee!"  butch 

 

We were sitting watching our post-dinner TV when I saw the Common Mullein plant swinging left to right, and back again. Running to the front window, I was fascinated. woodpecker