LOVE BIRDS

We have had so many geese in the harbour this year.  We figure about 7 breeding pairs, each with on average 5 goslings.  As Canada geese mate for life and are said to return to where they were born, to have their young, that should be a lot of geese next year.  

We are wondering about one of the pairs of geese that do not have a brood of goslings this year.  The discussion here in the harbour is, that there are all kinds of possibilities that may have contributed to this.  They may have found each other too late and tried to mate too late in the season?  They may have had a brood that were destroyed by predators?  One of them may be sterile?  Then there is always the possibility that they are "Gay"?

“In geese you may find a very strong homosexual bond between two male geese who behave like a “mating pair” even though they cannot copulate.  They always forget that the other refuses to be mounted and they try again every spring.  Each behaves in a perfectly normal male way and if he could speak he would say, “I love my wife very much, but she’s definitely frigid”…..   

Psychology Today.  

As male and female Canada Geese are identical in appearance, just a very slight difference in size, it is difficult to tell if these are a male and female, or two males.  Either way they are certainly pair bonded, and are always together.  Maybe we will see them again next year, if they survive, the long and treacherous journey they have ahead of them. 

I THINK ALL LOVE IS WONDERFUL  

THE ANNUAL GIMLI, ICELANDIC CELEBRATIONS

In the area around the local fishing village of Gimli, and all the way up and down the western shore or Lake Winnipeg, we all look forward to the ISLENDINGADAGURINN. 

 

It is an annual celebration of the Icelandic heritage of the area. And a grand excuse for a party.  And party we do.  
Below is the year, we decorated Thunderbird as a Viking ship.  
 

We won first prize too!

It is held every year on the first weekend in August.  It is a long weekend, and always a great weekend.   


WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.  

 

  

 

Icelandic Festival of Manitoba - Islendingadagurinn

HERON IN THE HARBOUR

We have a Heron back in our harbour again.  

 

  I haven't seen one since last year.  

I'm so glad to see one.  They are facinating to watch.  Their dead slow deliberate movements as they fish so intently.  

This is one of the joys of living so closely with nature.  Dan got these pictures at 6:00 am this morning.  

I LOVE LIVING WITH NATURE  

 

JUST A LITTLE CRUISE AND A DIP IN THE LAKE

My Internet access has not been very consistent lately, so you will have to forgive the lack of regular posts.  So, whats up?  We have had some good weather and some bad weather, like the Internet nothing consistent.  

We had a pelican cruising the harbour one morning, until Sea-Enna started barking and it soon departed.  

We had a nice visit with our Grandson Blake and his girlfriend last week.  She is a very sweet girl and I am so happy for him.  
 

At another time when the weather was nice we cruised just outside the harbour for a swim.  I have become quite fond of what is known as "Tower Beach", or "Dog Beach", just south of the water tower. 

This is where we can pull in nice and close to shore (weather and winds permitting) and I can swim, wash my hair in the nice soft water of the lake, and generally relax.  

Sea-Enna can run on the beach, and in and out of the water.  She loves it.  
 

THIS IS LIFE AT THE BEACH.  

 

 

THE WEEKEND TURNED OUT REALLY WELL

I got my cruise in on Saturday afternoon. 

We had a lovely cruise to and through, 

 Gimli harbour early in the afternoon.  

They were having a regatta, north of there, so we had to stay out of their way, but it was interesting.   

With the strong south wind it was a little choppy on the way back, but Dan tucked in along the West shore where he soon picked up a little shelter from the beach point.

We had a lovely dinner and entertainment at Dean's retirement party at the clubhouse on Saturday night. It was a good turnout so we all got a chance to socialize with all the people that we don't see very often. 

Then we had a lazy day on Sunday.  But, it rained so my Bar-B-Q turned into, my pork roast being cooked in the oven. Oh, well this weeks weather forecast sounds promising, so I'm sure there will be Bar-B-Qing.  

I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE A LOT MORE FUN WEEKENDS THIS SUMMER
(If the weather will only co-operate)  

LOOKING FORWARD TO A NICE WEEKEND

Most of the weather forecasts are predicting a nice sunny weekend coming up. Yahoo!   I certainly hope they are right.  I'm certainly sick of this rain we have been having.

I want two things this weekend.  

1.  A nice cruise.

  
2.  And a Bar-B-Q.  

I guess my Bar-B-Q will have to be on Sunday, as we are all going to "Dean's Retirement Dinner" at the Marina on Saturday night. But we can still go on a cruise Saturday Afternoon.  

I hope the rain holds off, so I can get all this in.  

I WISH EVERYONE, SUNSHINE AND GOOD TIMES THIS WEEKEND