This moonrise coincided with a warm August evening and a cool-down swim. There is something about crawling into bed on a warm summer evening after cooling down your core with a swim in the lake.
First Color of Fall
Last weekend we noticed some of the first color of fall, small areas of red or yellow shouting for attention in a sea of summer green. I grabbed my camera with the late afternoon sun still yielding a bit of warmth on our first cool, fall day. Here are the more interesting results of my hour’s hike around the trail and through the resort; a Red Oak clump, Virginia Creeper vine, and a small berry tree that I didn’t recognize.
August Dawn
Late August dawn with the golden sunrise reflecting off the birch leaves. I think the light is being reflected off the still water and then onto the undersides of the leaves. This gull will hang out on the raft until our first guests head to the beach.
Fancy Flowers
Time to show-case several large, fancy flowers. The three daylilies are a gift from a friend in Alabama. He has over 5,000 varieties in his daylily collection and has started to hybridize and sell many of his best creations. His web site is www.jjdaylilies.com if you are interested. The pink clematis is “The President”.
Mabel’s First Visit
Mabel (plus Liz and Liz’s parents) spent her first week at Half Moon Trail. Unfortunately, Ryan was too busy at work to sneak away. I think Mabel was fairly unimpressed with the lake, beach, and flowers. Her main interests were eating and sleeping.
Sunrise Wakeboarding
It looks like a sunset, but it is actually a sunrise. In late July, three of our kids headed out on the water about 5:30. Nate was wakeboarding, Sarah driving the boat, and Michaela taking pictures. This one was amazing. Notice the symmetry of the spray reflected in the water.
Calm Lake
The calm lake plus a telephoto lens condensed a couple gardens, the Adirondack chairs, and the far shoreline into a very appealing situation. This overlook is on a bit of a point and provides commanding view down the lake in both directions. The small light-green evergreens are tamarack which will turn a bright golden-yellow this fall.
Resort Panorama
Half Moon Trail at dusk. Thanks to George Pfoertner for the extra effort involved in getting this shot.
Beautiful Morning
Even though it has been a bit cool for early August, we have had some beautiful mornings. This shot was taken a couple days ago.
New Grand Baby
We welcomed our new grand baby, Mabel Grace (Bella), into the world last night about 10:15 (6 lbs 15 oz).
Above: two happy grandmothers.
Congratulations Ryan and Liz!
Clear Water Fish
Yesterday’s post implied that our guests enjoy watching the fish. This photo from George Pfoertner shows a school of sunfish through this incredibly clear water.
Feeding the Fish
Early one morning last week I found this young man feeding his breakfast to the fish. Because the water is so clear, our guests enjoy watching the panfish and minnows around the docks.