Thread: My little piece of the world....

what a lovely place Donna! I love gardenning - but I find England = rain and cold = a lot of slugs = difficult to get plants looking nice for long :-D nevermind I am not giving up! ;-)
the bear plunge sounds just the right kind of tourist attraction we could set up here - no ice, so you don't have to cut through it, but I rekon the water is still not much warmer for it. the North sea that runs along the east coast has a cold stream flowing through, coming from the North North North part of the globe - so all the water from the melting icebergs runs there, and as a result we have cooler climate and cold water all year round.
I went to the beach once when I first arrived, blissfully unaware of this fact, it was very hot that year and I thought a dip in the sea would be really nice, naive little froglet that I am. I dunk my big toe, and pulled it out very fast! it was so cold it hurt!
Meanwhile, my husband wasn't as foreseeing, bless him, he cheerfully took a running dive into the very cold cold sea before I could warn him - not sure if I would have, mind, I'm cruel like that . You should have heard him yelp as he jumped out! heehee!

Wow that sounds awesome! I love gardening also, this spring has been cold and wetter than usual. I love how your hubby just jumps in! Lake Superior can be very cold also, it will wake you right up! We have several large bodies of water here in Minnesota. Lake Superior, Leech Lake and Mille Lacs Lake. I love to walk on the beaches and play in the water. Minnesota is just south of Canada, the lakes stay very cool until August and then it gets warm with icky bugs and swimming is done for the year.


Here is a link to the ice coming off of Mille Lacs this spring, it is pretty awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EyfEDKWscg

Ignore the comments some people are idiots, just saying......

Originally Posted by donnad

Here is a link to the ice coming off of Mille Lacs this spring, it is pretty awesome!

Glaciers Visit Izatys Resort - Mille Lacs Lake, MN - YouTube

waw it's rather awesome! I love the noise it makes, too, as it comes off - does that happen every year? how does that happen? I didn't know that phenomenon! Incredible!

Think of it as ice floating in water, the wind pushes it onto the shore and it does happen every spring! I have friends that live on the lake and they have locks on the cupboards so their dishes do not fall out when the ice comes in to shore. Mother nature always amazes me.

You do have a lovely home Donna, what a garden, bet your babies love it to. Love the picture of Ginger longingly looking out of the window !! lol

Chris , Thank you, wherever I wonder, wherever I roam, there is no place like home