June on Dam Lake

Someone mentioned the other day that we had a lot of hubris calling our new place the 'Dam Cabin.' Maybe hubris isn't quite the right word. Maybe 'ballsy' would be better - less prideful, more cheeky. But then the lightbulb went on and they had one of those Homer Simpson slap-yourself-on-the-forehead epiphanies. Oh, it's a cabin on Dam Lake. That's why you call it the Dam Cabin. Oh I get it now! I forget that not everyone has been with us since the beginning of this journey, and I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression. We love our Dam cabin and wish we could spend more time up there. Dam Cabin is a term of endearment, not an epithet

We drove up last weekend through a downpour. At times we couldn't see ten feet in front of the car. We were a little worried that the lakeshore road would be impassable, but it wasn't bad at all; muddy, but driveable. We were going to drive up earlier in the day, but changed our plans when we got the phone call from the hospital. It's a girl!

Our first grandchild, Audrey Neal was born at 3:45 pm last Thursday, so we changed our plans and drove down to the hospital to visit her instead. What a blessing!

We drove up Thursday night so we could get a full day of work in on Friday. Good planning on our part because we needed the time. Both Friday and Saturday were long work days. We got the windows fixed, did a lot of work on the lawn and grounds, and spent some time in the lake trying to do something with the weeds. Friday was a good work day; not too hot with cloudy skies but no rain. Saturday was a perfect up-at-the-lake day. It was sunny and warm. You almost had to be in the water to keep cool. I think controlling the weeds will have to be a work in progress. The bottom is hard sand, but on top of that is a two or three inch layer of detritus. When you rake it it billows up and then settles back down again. We'll have to do some research on that. I wonder if it can be removed? If you don't stir it up too much the water is very clear and clean.

Last weekend was also the weekend of the turtles. The roadsides are full of dead turtle roadkill, and we had at least three large turtles up on the lawn laying their eggs. I wonder what the gestation period is for a turtle egg?


This weekend is Grandma Fran's Dam Birthday Party, so we're going up tomorrow to start preparing. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. I think the plan is for 18 people. That should be interesting!