We had another beautiful summer day with bright sunshine, clear skies, and just the right breeze.  John was outside first for our walk this morning and told me to grab the camera as there was a heavy dew and the sun was just at the right angle to get some nice pics.  We spent about 20 minutes looking at dew drops and trying to get them photographed.

 These are grape vine leaves

John picked another bucket of strawberries while I took care of a few household chores, then, after lunch, we decided to go fishing.  We haven't been out once this year--there haven't been many days without very strong winds and our boat is just too small to risk going out when it's windy.  We got everything loaded up and headed off to Lindberg Lake which is about ten minutes from our house.  We had the entire lake to ourselves with just some wildlife for company.  We saw a pair of loons and some eagles.  The eagles have had a nest by this lake for several years and we usually see them when we come here to fish.  Today was no exception.  John and I spotted the adult eagle first.  As we drifted further along the shore line, we found the nest.  There were two young eagles in it--we think they were just getting ready to fly.  They kept flapping their wings, but never took off.  They were just beginning to get white in their tail feathers, but their heads were still dark.

 The fishing was a little slow this afternoon, but John finally caught a very small northern.  At least we weren't skunked.

First fish of the season 

When we got home from fishing, John cleaned off the boat and then mowed some more lawn.  While he was mowing along the fence line of the neighbor's pasture, he didn't realize how close he was to the barbed wire and ended up slicing a rear tire.  Tomorrow he'll be tracking down and ordering a new one.