Day off....

Pay close attention to this blog and you will, yet again, have a chance to win fabulous prizes..... more on that later.

Yes you read it right, I took a day off. Under the watchful eye of coach Pat, I was able to take a day and enjoy myself. As previously mentioned, we had received an invite to go North and stay overnight at a friends cottage. It was simply an offer we could not refuse. Even though the weather looked like it was going to rain like it had never rained before, we packed all of our beachy type wear into the van and, after a brief stop to pick up the mosquito ridden bodies of our two children fresh from a day at Camp Manitou, we were gone as fast as Lori and the traffic would let us.

In no time at all we were in the hospitality of the three wise guys, who met us at our van and helped us ferry the whole back load of goodies and what not right to the door of our brilliant accommodations. I am sure you all can relate that it takes exactly the same amount of time and the same amount stuff to pack for one night as it does for a week. Good thing I brought the wagon. Regardless, we were glad for the help and we spent the rest of the evening christening the new extension to their absolutely beautiful forest hideaway with a bottle or three of luscious reds and crisply chilled whites.

The next morning (officially the start of the day off), we made our way to the water-slides, as the beach was nothing but floating in green algae. No fun at all.

Blake and I get ready to attempt a crossing of the "Lazy River"

Wrong way captain. I thought I'd turn around to keep an eye on those menacing clouds on the not so distant horizon.

Well, I have to report that it was a wonderful day and we did not see one drop of rain..... not even a cloud seemed to want to block the sun. ....... now if you lived about 10 miles East of us.... well... let's just say you may have had a reason to find your puddle boots.

Now on to my contest for the day.... here is a little something I managed to find in my travels today. I was walking up the ramp and I happened to snap this photo of this speeding bird with beautiful plumage. As is typical of the male of his species, he does feel the need to "show-off" for his mate. See if you can identify this superman wannabe getting shot out of "the bullet."