Bracebridge Week 2 July 30, 2010 The second of two wonderful summer weeks at the cottage in Bracebridge. View fullsize The boys had to do some quick dirty work to uncover the leak in the cottage's water supply. View fullsize This one's gonna get someone in trouble. View fullsize Adeptly managing the assembly of the new charcoal barbecue. View fullsize Colby and Chris look on with interest. View fullsize When one guy quits, what's a manager to to but jump into the assembly line herself! View fullsize The finished product! What a beauty. View fullsize Colby enjoys afternoon tea with her peers. View fullsize Shucking the season's first round of fresh Ontario corn. View fullsize Lots of colorful, fresh veggies waiting to be cooked. Raw food eaters will be cringing. View fullsize The master chef tries out her new barbie. Where's the shrimp? View fullsize Colorful and succulent. View fullsize A fresh and delicious cottage dinner. View fullsize Inspecting the veggie dogs. Do they meet his standards? View fullsize Doesn't sweet corn just make you smile? View fullsize Colby has her eyes on the one remaining plate on the table. View fullsize A delicious dessert of fresh local berries and real ice cream. View fullsize The lake, as it must've looked like in the 50s. View fullsize The triumphant last year of our poor, poor dock. View fullsize All dressed for the beautiful summer weather. Too bad the temperature didn't care to match my outfit. View fullsize What a happy, colorful family. View fullsize Breakfast for lunch. Pancakes featuring fresh local blueberries. View fullsize Finally, able to tour downtown Bracebridge when it's not hiding under 5 feet of snow. View fullsize Mini Golf! He's only been waiting 30 years for this opportunity. View fullsize Lining up my first putt. Haven't played in several years. A bit rusty. View fullsize Mocking the instructor? That's an automatic 3-stroke penalty! View fullsize Half-way through the course and still having fun. View fullsize The beginning pro lines up a tricky shot. View fullsize Why the big frown? He beat his instructor by 2 shots! View fullsize Celebrating the round with ginormous cones from the ice cream shop in town. View fullsize Too big? Nah! You can never have too much mint chocolate chip. View fullsize Sitting on his high school colors with pride. View fullsize A huge selection of mid-morning treats from good ol' Mr. Tim Horton. View fullsize Single-file water-side reading is very conducive to socializing. View fullsize On-dock chair real estate is scarce. View fullsize A helicopter rests on the dock pole before resuming its flight. View fullsize A staring contest is inherently unfair if your opponent can't blink. View fullsize Another bug-eyed creature down at the dock. View fullsize The McKay Lake Synchronized Swimming Club holds its annual practice. View fullsize Don't have the funds to invest in matching uniforms yet. View fullsize Good thing Bronwyn and Andre came over. Otherwise, we'd never be coaxed into the water. View fullsize The grandstand. View fullsize Look! He went into the lake! View fullsize Artsy onions. Weep! View fullsize Big burgers and giant greens. View fullsize Just cruisin' in the Mazda 3. View fullsize Scenic Port Carling sees lots of boat traffic during the summer months. View fullsize The three ladies stand on part of the lock at Port Carlin. View fullsize A brief respite under the shaded portion of a dock in the mini-marina. View fullsize Not a shabby place for a bit of R&R. View fullsize Another shot of the gals with a beautiful Muskoka backdrop. View fullsize Imagine being able to boat into town. View fullsize Can't go out without stopping for ice cream! This flavor is Algonquin Canoe Something-or-other. View fullsize Another seasonal dinner on the (newly power-washed) deck. View fullsize Colby knows how to pick the perfect friends. View fullsize At the annual Muskoka dog show, this big carpet is in for a cleaning. View fullsize This poodle dresses fancier than my best dinner gown. View fullsize A mini-dog-show-ring showcasing each best-in-breed terrier. Maybe it's showcasing all the entrants, too! View fullsize Finally took the plunge and decided to buy the new green bag. View fullsize What's that? Another ice cream stop, you say? View fullsize The gentlemen sport their matching Bracebridge-swap-Bangkok shirts to dinner. View fullsize Our camera shows off its backlight magic tricks for this shot. View fullsize Last-but-not-least, the final two colorful diners at the corner spots. View fullsize Oh. Too full. View fullsize The sunset over Lake Muskoka's a beauty. View fullsize What a quick turn-around time -- the sun is rising already! View fullsize A glassy-calm morning on the lake. Perfect for a canoe. View fullsize Mirror, mirror in the lake ... View fullsize ... a perfect reflection it doth make. View fullsize A shouting contest over breakfast. Something about pills... or peaches. View fullsize An afternoon visit to Marnie's beautiful garden rounds off our trip to Bracebridge. View fullsize Forgive me, but I really don't know any of the flowers' names. View fullsize A yellow one. View fullsize One that comes with a fly. View fullsize Globes and pink. View fullsize Red-on-purple. View fullsize The aforementioned purple. View fullsize This one I know! It's Colby, Chris and Mike. View fullsize So tiny, these little pink guys. View fullsize The master, sitting on his throne. View fullsize A complimentary juxtaposition of colors. View fullsize A bee likes her pastelles. View fullsize These fellows sit with their mouths gaping open. View fullsize Eyes wide open! View fullsize Drowning in a sea of yellow. View fullsize Another bee in the blue. View fullsize One of Marnie's many quaint displays hidden throughout the garden. View fullsize "Ooh, ahh, look at that one. And that one. And that one over there." View fullsize A chocolate cake flower. View fullsize This one's 100% natural. View fullsize This plant has lobster claws. View fullsize Another artful arrangement. View fullsize Puffy and pink. View fullsize With a bit of sunshine, you can see all its veins. View fullsize The amateur gets some quick tips from the real pro. View fullsize Chris and April share a moment. April's willing to spend some time with anyone. View fullsize Bah ha ha! I always wanted to be a conductor. View fullsize Portrait shot, strategically angled to shrink the noggin. View fullsize Enjoying a laugh in the most serene of settings. View fullsize The two girlfriends share some quality talk time together in the grass. View fullsize Looking through a home-made photo book of Marnie's garden. View fullsize Colby will kiss anyone who will let her! View fullsize Bye bye buggeroo, and bye bye Bracebridge. See you soon! View fullsize Final meal at the airport. Don't they look happy to see us go? View fullsize Sad. Not to leave, but to see how happy they are that we're leaving!
