BWCA - Chapter 2

Our tent was tall enough at one end to sit up comfortably. The other end was tall enough to flex your ankles.  With the addition of Aidan, this tent was no longer big enough for the Kahls, so  we were able to use it.  The three of them upgraded to the big blue tent.  It even had a secret exit!   Honestly, I thought it was James snoring that first night - it was Aidan!

 

This was our main camp.  We cooked, talked, watched loons, watched stars, all from this spot.  The ground drops off, where the green disappears in front of James and Aidan, to become our beach.  A lot of time was spent on the beach, pumping water, fishing, skipping rocks, fishing, chasing crawfish, fishing, wandering from point A to point B....

We were very fortunate to be on a point, we could walk around to the other side which formed a small

 cove - all for us. 

 The fishing was magical.  We cooked 20 or so and they caught and released at least that many.

Tim did the cleaning.  His grandpa taught him many years ago. 

Aidan was in the thick of things, on the go, all day long.

We ate fish for breakfast, lunch and supper.  Naphtali had brought a few things - some good choices - to build around in case the fish were scarce.  Someone had used the flat slabs of shale (?) to protect the firepit on three sides, as well as providing a piece on top, which we used as a "warming tray."  I can't offer an expert's opinion but it seemed an effective windbreak and firebuilding was never a problem.

rarely seen phenom

* consider yourself warned * the photo that follows is not for the faint-hearted.
as our kids were growing up there one spot in the house that was sacrosanct. as a family, we ate together everyday at the table. our table was not used for piling schoolbooks, mail, whatever. we ate there. over the years i've tried (and been reasonably successful)to maintain that "no-fly-zone". with tim in school, i've ceded a portion of the table to him as a work space. until recently i've kept a place setting on one "corner" (it's a round table) so i would have somewhere to sit for my meals. with the bathroom renovation under way i've lost not only the battle but the will to wage that particular war. and tim's break is over. he began class again today, adding books and the assorted essential study paraphernalia (read: coffee cups)to the mix. so scroll down - if you dare - and take a look at something my kids probably never thought they'd see in their lifetime. it will change. one day. ah, the simple things we look forward to...