We spent the day at the cabin on Thursday…

It was a gorgeous day spent with the kids and my mom and my grandmother…

This is the cabin, it belongs to my uncle but my mom stays in it each summer. It has no electricity and no water but it is very functional with a wood stove, a gas stove and a gas fridge…

The CabinKitchen...

My grandmother and my mom, fetching water for dishes

My beautiful 88 year old grandmother Fetching water for dishes...

In front, there is a small lake, very small but full of life with resident frogs galore…

heading to meet the boysWilla

This guy is one of the bullfrogs that hangs out on the side of the lake near the cabin…

Bullfrog

Colin went to pet him and he didn’t even flinch and Colin actually got bored before the frog did..

Colin was very careful and was able to pet it...

He lazily got off the rock and headed to a lily pad that he was much too heavy for…

 a bit too heavy for the lilypad

Then swam away….

 swimming So long and graceful looking

and then stopped and started floating instead….

Floating

near some tadpoles that seemed to be conversing…

Tadpoles

 

I also got some captures of the hummingbirds that come feed in the three feeder that my mom has. They come all throughout the day, starting early in the morning and they will come even if you are standing right near the feeder, so I got my camera and just stood there and within a minute of two, I had a subject…

These are red-throated hummingbirds and the only hummingbird found on the east coast…

Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird

and a female…

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird

We found butterflies, got bit by black flies, played darts, tended to the fire and just had a great day…

Eastern Tiger SwallowtailHobomok Skipperplaying darts...

Mamie, Mémé and Mina

Wilhelmina.. almost 2 1/2