Our Newfound Friend Was Here

Good Friends

Projects

Ahh, the easy life. Max is painting canoe paddles and I am making a bird house.

History

From atop Mt. Defiance where the cannons are aimed at Ft. Ticonderoga.
The Americans deemed it too steep to fortify, so the British general Burgoyne dragged cannon to the top, causing abandonment of Fort Ticonderoga below and Ft. Independence on the Vermont side. The two forts were connected by a pier bridge with floating wooden pontoons. Needless to say, it was a messy retreat to Castleton, VT.

Update: Did a little more research. Mt. Defiance was later stormed and captured by Ebenezer Allen and his Rangers, although re-capturing Ft. Ti took a little longer. But, never fear - we all know who eventually won the war.

It's a Bug's Life

If I slow down and look around, there is micro world of interesting insects. Tucson's are unequaled by our tame Eastern varieties - a tarantula out-does a daddy-long-legs any day - but I've seen some fun bugs on this trip.

Kayaking

Lake Champlain can have rollers and whitecaps or be calm and clear. Kayaking is fun in either weather, but Rosa is a fair weather passenger. She did venture out to the front of the kayak and then jumped in a la Spiff.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

A few days of dog-sitting resulted in a project - of course. Max painted the barn and milkhouse at Wayward Goose Farm. We were rewarded (Max for painting, me for ???) with a lovely farm dinner with home-grown chicken, fresh from the garden green beans and tomatoes and basil, locally grown potatoes for potato salad, fresh cheese from Consider Bardwell, and Laurie's mixed berry pie.