The last month has been a whirlwind, to say the least.  We are in the middle of selling and buying a house which is very stressfull, full of work and doesn’t leave much time for anything else, let alone 4 Art Shows and 40+ hours a week of work.  This weekend was the first in a long time where I had nothing planned so Dad and I finally got the canoe out for some much needed release.

We headed to Whitford Lake (Ft. Custer State Park) to try out the canoe and maybe do some shooting.  We really wanted to try out the trolling motor but as luck would have it, it didn’t work out.  We didn’t check to see that part of the mount needed some cutting to fit the canoe properly so we ended up just paddling instead.  No big deal.  Unfortunately, we had to fight the wind but we found a couple sheltered coves that offered some nice opportunities for Water Lillies, Dragonflies & Damselflies.

Both Dad and I shot from time to time as we got used to maneuvering the canoe.  It was a good first run and the next time should be improved.  We got off the lake before the real winds picked up, had lunch and called it a day.