http://www.ontariolakehouse.com/stay Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:22:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Within two days time, here at the lake house, the ice has disappeared and summer wildlife returned. Two loons flew in and have been calling, fishing, and scouting nesting places. Mallard ducks are mapping out and defending their territory, and we've even seen a few mosquitos. One mallard, a male, seems to be ... http://www.ontariolakehouse.com/stay/mallard-lake.html In just the last two days, our mostly frozen scenery has entirely disappeared! The lake, once safe to quad on, snowmobile on - actually just a week ago - is now wide open water. Not a shard of ice to be seen. In fact as the sun beat down on the lake ... http://www.ontariolakehouse.com/stay/ice-water.html This long, snowy winter is certainly coming to a close. Looking out the window this morning - the lawn and then the lake beyond - all the excitement of spring to be is upon me. New hope, a new house - sprouting up from the ground like the green grass just ... http://www.ontariolakehouse.com/stay/growth.html A few (literally two) doors down from our lake house rental is a beautiful and new home on a small piece of property. We've only been here ourselves, just over a month so I can't say how long it was for sale, or if the house was a renovation of ... http://www.ontariolakehouse.com/stay/quiet.html Sitting out on the deck yesterday you could almost imagine the summer sun on your shoulders and the lapping of the lake's waves upon the beach. There was no wind to speak of so the heat of the sun could be enjoyed, while the melt of our snow and ice from ... http://www.ontariolakehouse.com/stay/melt.html Northern Ontario, Cottage Country, has been a winter wonderland this year with multiple large snowfalls 12-20 inches at a time. But the snow if finally moving out - and today, although not sunny, held it's own beauty if you knew where to look. It rained steady. Beautiful though, as every drop of ... http://www.ontariolakehouse.com/stay/writing.html This section of OntarioLakehouse.com is a journal of one family's events, healing, and love re-established (both within and without) during our stay in early 2008. We came to the Lake House as a result of our own family's house fire, just 40 miles away. The owners graciously offered us refuge at the ... http://www.ontariolakehouse.com/stay/peace.html