Foggy Days

Actually, this foggy day in particular is from a few weeks back -and I’m glad to post it in celebration of the arrival of spring, despite snow coming in here and there over the last couple of weeks.

While there’s still snow up on the ground up here in Muskoka, quite a bit of it has melted to show off the grass and mud, and I’m glad to say that the driveway leading up to our house is now much clearer of snow, if muddier. The ice over the lake by our house has broken, and while I’m dreading the mosquitoes, I’m reading to welcome warmer days.

The last few weeks of back and forth to the shop have been busy – an unseasonable number of meetings with vendors and distributors, a few small but exciting projects getting off the ground, new things coming in and I guess spring has gotten us all a bit squirrelly.

Here at the cottage, though, it’s a bit of a pause from it all. A friend share with me an article the other day about the importance of boredom and nature together for children, to let them off into the woods to explore and breathe in all of the clean air – a good reminder to take a moment every once in a while.

I’m not sure that Caleb is ever quite bored outside, something I’m glad for now, although I don’t know if it’s something he’ll grow out of it. I suppose part of it is that he usually has Super romping about with him, and he’s both thrilled and frustrated at Super having his own mind, and another part is probably that he’s so young so everything is a wonder, everything is exciting now.

I think it’s pretty great that Caleb is always eager to go out, always ready to put on his coat and boots, ask for help with the buttons or finding that missing shoe. There really is something thrilling about just throwing open the doors and following the dog leaping into the air.

Our next project is building outdoor stalls for composting. I had originally done some wondering about bears, and whether or not I would need to move the compost if bears came sniffing, but talking with some locals I’ve come to the conclusion that it is what it is, so a fixed compost structure is set to go up over the next couple of weeks.