Messing Around the Lodge

Here are some miscellaneous photos from around the bay and lodge this fall.  They're in no particular order....  These photos were taken with my small camera--Jen wants it to be on the record that she had nothing to do with these because "those are shit!".  (I pointed out that I have been waiting weeks for the photos she's taken...…)

We call this Feral's Perch.  This is where Feral comes to look into the house and let us know she's ready to come in!

I've been here at the lodge for about six weeks, but sometimes it feels like it's been much longer!

It's been a warm and wet fall.  We have a rain gauge that I check and log daily.  We've had about 35 inches of rain since my arrival.

I don't remember ever having the rain gauge be completely full before, but the other day we got up to find about 5.5 inches.  The gauge tops out at 5.25 inches on the scale!  It's hard to tell that the rain gauge is full when the red disc is up above the clear plastic.  

The heavy rains have really made Sadie Creek run high at times this year!

When I got here in mid-October, I was surprised to find there were lots of blueberries and huckleberries still on the bushes.  We're eating a lot of pies and berry crisps!

Baking for Thanksgiving.  This bread sort of evolved as I was making it--it ended up as sourdough, whole-wheat, honey, egg bread.

This American Dipper (aka Ouzel) hit a window and recovered on the deck for a while.  He flew off a few minutes later--no harm done!

From the comfort of the couch, Feral didn't even realize she had missed an opportunity to check out the Ouzel's ability to fly.

The lodge and dock from the skiff on a very calm day!

We've got very clear water here in the winter.

Walking down the ramp to the dock.

We've got some pretty big hemlock trees around the crew cabins.

Jen and I took a hike up to the hydro intake to preposition some of our ice removal tools.  This hemlock is along the trail to the intake.

Sadie Creek from the trail.

Almost to the hydro intake.  The lines are to help us access the intake grate in high water or icy conditions.

The stand pipe is to let air out of the pipe so as much water as possible can come down the hydro line to maximize our generator output.