Fuginoid?

So what is this stuff?

When The Fuzz went out in the yard this morning he saw some yellow-looking stuff on His Sweetie's Mulch Pile.

It seemed a little weird...

So he went in for a closer look.

It made him think of yellow cauliflower.

Of course there was all that fuzziness too.

"Brains" was suggested-

Along with "Cat Barf"...

But let's not go there!

Maybe Brain Coral?

How about a fuzzy fried egg?

Looks like just another part of the wonderful world of fungi!

And since Our Fuzz was out there holding a camera...

He decided to zoom in for a close look at these guys growing on the boards along the walkway.

There seems to be an endless variety of this stuff.

It can seem like some kind of Microworld.

You can get an idea of the scale from that moss growing

on the rock.

But then...

Perhaps The Fuzz just has too much time on his hands!

✔And just a note for those who may be interested,  The Fuzz is recovering nicely from that "Medical Situation".  It'll just take a bit of time. 

A Medical Situation

Well, stuff happens as they say.  And sometimes it happens to The Fuzz.

It's no secret  that he has been cutting firewood for years, and that some of those chunks can get a bit heavy.

It is also a fact that Our Fuzz is a bit foolish at times, and has a tendency to not ask for help* when it would have been a good idea.

It turned out that what he tried to convince himself was only strain, wasn't going away.

And then the day came when he pushed on that little bulge and felt (and heard) something gurgle.

While discomforting, The Fuzz figured this was something he could live with as long as he was careful.

Eventually it was mentioned to His Sweetie, and passed on to other family.

That was when things hit the fan.

The family is large by contemporary standards and some members are or have been involved in the medical field.

The Fuzz started receiving phone calls...
long phone calls.

At this point His Sweetie became involved.

The Fuzz's view that people must have lived with these sort of things for thousands of years didn't seem to hold much weight.

In short...

He made an appointment with the surgeon.

And surgery was scheduled.

Well, it's been a couple of days now, and The Fuzz is glad to report that he is still living and beginning to move around a bit.

He regrets that there are no pictures, but perhaps that is for the best.

They wouldn't let him bring his camera, and besides he doesn't remember anything after being wheeled into the hallways himself.

So we'll just post a few more from the camping trip!

*It may be debated whether this is a macho thing or simply stupidity.

Boating and All

The Fuzz and His Sweetie had planned their camping trip for mid-week assuming it might be harder to get the desired campsite on a summer weekend.

(One of the advantages of retirement)

And in fact there were surprisingly few people there!

But there were still other boats out there...

A lot of Jon Boats with fisherpeople,

And some of those fancy Bass Boats.

But there were others too...

A good many Pontoon Boats,

Kayaks,

And even one of these...

Pedal Power!

Before he had to get his boat on the trailer for the trip home to the woods, The Fuzz decided to do a bit of sightseeing.

He took a ride up the lake and found a marina with even more boats.

Big boats...

Boats with "Spare Boats"...

Boats with lots of "Spare Boats"

Let's just say that The Fuzz got his boat fix for the day.
  

A Nocturnal Visiter

While camping at Jordan Lake this time, The Fuzz and His Sweetie were joined each evening by a Blue Heron.

Every evening it would perch in this pine tree at the edge of the campsite next to the lake.

The Fuzz did try to get a picture of it...

But it's not very good.

You can see the guy about ⅓ of the way down the tree.

(Or if you prefer, ⅔ of the way up from the bottom)

His Sweetie got a little closer with these two.

Check out the glowing eyes.

It was getting a bit dark by then and it took a bit of Photo Shop to see him.

He would stay all night, and then when it was getting light, he'd fly off to join his friends.

People didn't seem to bother this guy...

Guess he was used to them.

Back to Camping (Jordan Lake Revisited)

As has been obvious to anyone following this blog, The Fuzz has been quite slack as of late.  Perhaps even more than "slack", more like negligent.

So perhaps it is time to catch up just a little.

No, The Fuzz is still living and he and His Sweetie have been up to a number of things this summer.

It may be remembered back in June, that they were camping with family at Jordan Lake.

And while there there were a couple of decisions made.
The 1st was to look into the purchase of a boat.
And the 2nd was to plan a return trip.

It may be remembered that #1 was accomplished.

Then after a babysitting session, it was time for #2.

The reservations had been in place for a good while.  The Fuzz and His Sweetie had scouted out a new campsite with a nice view of the lake.

Here's a look at the camp*.

And a view of the lake from the camp in the evening.

There was even a place to keep The Fuzz's new/old boat.

And here we have a view of camp from the lake.

Having the boat handy was pretty nice.

The Fuzz was able to get out and feed the fishes in the mornings.

And here's a couple shots of the morning lake.

And The Fuzz will get a few more posts up soon...

He promises!

*It may be noted in this pix how the tent appears to be kinda leaning a bit.  Just after it had been put up it was hit by a serious little storm.   The Fuzz was forced to scurry around in the wind and rain adding a few extra guy lines.  And these needed to be very tight.  When the wind had died down, it was noticed that things were pulled just a bit too tight for the now calm conditions...

Oh well.

Still Morning

Island Sunrise #20

Island Sunrise #19

Island Sunrise #18

Island Sunrise #17

Babysitting

With the Schoolteacher Daughter and Spouse having a big time in Europe, The Fuzz and His Sweetie had a turn at babysitting the Granddaughter.

The Fuzz says there's nothing like trying to keep up with a young'un to make you feel your age. 

But it is a little reminder of how things used to be.

The Fuzz and His Sweetie were able to relocate to the home for these few days, which was probably an advantage since it was a familiar place.

 In these situations it's nice to have the opportunity for diversions...

And this splash pad  was a handy one.

And there was a playground handy as well.

This little Imp will climb anything!

But it was a good place to hang around.

We won't go into the diaper changes and all that...

Or the fact that you can't take your eyes off her for 5 minutes with out some sort of mischief.

But one of the advantages of Grandparenting is that eventually, you get to go home.

And The Fuzz and His Sweetie were properly relieved from their post.

They were glad to spend a bit of time with one of the younger members of the family- and be helpful at the same time.

But lets just say that they were also glad to be able to get back to the woods!

Island Sunrise #16

Island Sunrise #15

Little Things - Little Guy

Those few dedicated followers of Kinda Fuzzy will remember our Pond Project out here in the woods.  Of course that has been pretty much finished (if these things ever are) for a while now.

The Fuzz and His Sweetie enjoy breakfast down there most mornings-

weather permitting.

 
One consideration has been "topping off" the pond as some water is lost by evaporation.  And there is a slight amount of leakage from the small stream when the fountain pump is operating.

The Fuzz had been using a hosepipe to add water when needed; but this was rather crude, and tended to stir up sediment from the bottom.

So The Fuzz and His Sweetie decided to add this guy.

He is a bit slower than the old system, but much cooler!

 

A couple of days ago, The Fuzz was just chilling there with a glass of tea on a hot afternoon.

Something on one of the plants caught his attention.

At first he didn't think much of it...

But then he took a closer look.

This little fellow was only about ½ in long.

Maybe he felt inspired to come out by that big guy on the rock.

But at his size, he better watch out for those fishes!

 

Shakedown Cruise II

Last time we saw Our Fuzz a bit disappointed with the performance of his not exactly new outboard motor.

But we also saw that the mechanically minded fellow had succeeded in locating and correcting the problem.

His Sweetie was game to give it another shot, so a few days later they headed back up to the lake.

This time things went a bit better.

Here is a rare look at The Fuzz himself, heading out to "see what she'll do" as they say.

So where is His Sweetie in this pix?

Well, the truth is that she is not quite the Puddleduck that Our Fuzz is.

Her idea of a day at the lake is to be dropped off on a nice secluded shore with her paints and easel.

So with her happily situated, The Fuzz took off up the lake for some exploring and a bit of fishing.

This lake like most of them in this area is really a dammed up river.  A lot of the shoreline in this area is rather steep with few places to land.

But there are a few...

Mostly private property!

This one looks like a pretty nice set-up.

These folks seem to have solved the problem of finding a place to land.

The Fuzz did eventually find a place and settle down to "feed the fish" as he puts it.

He tied up to a branch sticking out of the water and threw out a line.

This is what comes of trying to do two things at the same time.

Note the ring of ripples in the center of this pix.

The Fuzz was trying to get a picture of his little bobber floating there.  It turned out that this was the moment that it took a nice dive!

So of course he missed that one.

But he did get a couple of the little buggers.

The operative word here is little!

But it was fun.

His Sweetie was set up just on the other side of those trees and they had set up a rendezvous for lunch.

The fish had already had theirs.

The Fuzz beached the boat and joined her in the cool shade of the woods above this small beach.

He had to include this bit of fungus with these pix.

But it was time to leave now.

So they loaded up and had a short cruise back to the boat ramp...

And then back to the woods.

It was a nice day.