A mix of clouds and sun

  Cloudy weather has rolled in this week with much needed rain for the Point.   Humid, still mornings make for hard running and home-staying, with lots of playing on the porch and a definite increase in the amount of youtube videos we let the kids watch.

In the midst of the clouds, though, there have been lake breezes and brilliant afternoons on the raft, boat rides and bonfires and the ease that comes with sinking into lake life. The kids wander freely from cottage to cottage to playground to dock; they know how to wave at every passing car.  We lounge in the shade at midday, making simple meals and doing the dishes by hand.  The sun glints on the water.  The dog is tired and perpetually wet. Life is very, very good.

We have two more days here and I am at that point in the trip where I feel ready to either go home, or just bite the bullet and move in here.  Why not make this the year we just stay?  Why not live in a one bedroom cottage year round? We'd have to simplify our lives a bit, yes, but I'm forever wanting to simplify my life.  And there is nothing simpler than waking up by the water every day...

Sigh.

Sadly between winterizing the cottage, downsizing our 2700 square foot lives by 75%, and that whole pesky job business, simplifying our lives would be a terrifically complex job.  So for now, we'll be doing laundry and packing up to return to the real world  on Thursday.


But not before we squeeze out every last bit of lake we can get.


And now, for your viewing enjoyment, a whole lot of pictures.

Swimming lessons at Harris park, including sitting around on blankets in an idyllic fashion...

Swimming, canoeing, fishing and general water play here at the point...

Hanging out around the point-- flowers and swings and puppies, oh my!

All this fun can really wear you out...

A perfect motor-boat ride courtesy of our wonderful neighbor, Barb.  She has a very schnazzy boat.  We cruised all the way to Long Point, scoped out the real estate along the way, Nat got a ski in, and Ivy learned how to pee over the side of a boat.  Good times. 

They are hiding from the wind.  It was freaking hilarious.  Ivy will be so embarrassed by this picture someday.

Pretty baby.

Playing at Stewart  Park in Ithaca after the kids morning with Lulu at the Science Center.

S'mores and sunset swimming at the Deitrich's cottage around the cove.

The whole family.