Back from the cottage

On the morning of Canada Day, I crept out of our cabin at around 6:30 a.m. to let Jeff sleep in, grabbed a bowl of cereal and milk and went to do some work in my dad-in-law's cabin. Glancing out the window, I noticed movement beyond our cabin by the lake's edge and at first I thought that perhaps one of our guests had woken early...but then I noticed the antlers.



I managed to snap the photo above with a telephoto lens before the moose casually sauntered deeper into the lake and swam away, a swarm of bugs trailing behind him.



Moose trivia: A male moose grows and sheds its antlers each year; apparently moose antlers are the fastest type of growing bone, and a moose can grow a set of antlers weighing up to 25 kg in just five months (for more info about the moose, see this page).



Above: this loon was floating past our dock one morning. I love these birds, and their calls across the lake are one of my favourite cottage sounds. Unfortunately loons calls are overused in movie soundtracks, often in highly inappropriate settings (like in the middle of a desert).

More about our cottage visit in an upcoming Blathering when I've had a chance to finish unpacking and catching up with e-mail.



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