The Cottage by the crane lake.

Rather dull and boring weather here lately, mostly cloudy but today we could see the sun through the clouds for a while. After that it rained on and off but to be honest most of the rain has been falling at night. The entire garden is like one huge mud pool so it’s no fun being outside there either.

We walked down to the creek today and at one place we need to walk on a small metal bridge. It is actually called a bridge and I know that because it it actually a roof safety thing called a bridge so the people up on roofs can walk safely even though it might be cold and icy. I used to paint them at my old work place 🙂 We always pass over it in the same way, Malkolm first, then me and lastly Alma. Alma wants to go first but I’m not stupid, she would most likely make me fall off and in to the creek 🙂 Instead today she tried to pass me and fell in her self 🙂 🙂 🙂

Normally anyone that falls down into the creek comes up covered in rusty mud and smelling a lot of iron. But not Alma and I think it is because of the beavers. The water flow is so slow now that most of the mud stays further up-stream, so to my big surprise she came up clean and with only a faint smell of iron 🙂 🙂 It would not have been fun trying to bring her in to the shower to clean her up 🙂 🙂 🙂

I think that must have been the most exciting thing that has happened here lately 🙂 Well I saved a toad from the little pond today. They love to jump down in to any kind of water but Ince the sides are so steep in it they can’t get up again. I know some likes to over winter at the bottom of ponds but this one will freeze way down to the bottom and only a few different toads and frogs can manage to do that.

We’ve all had our dinner and now I have that last cup of tea by my side. The little cold I have had for a while now that refuses to break out is at the moment giving me a slight headache. Nothing bad, just enough for me to feel I have a head 🙂 🙂

Have a great day!