Warm and humid.  Highs in the low eighties with lows in the mid fifties.  Gentle afternoon rain showers sporadically brush the Shore after storming down the hills of the Gunflint.  In the evening and morning hours fog creeps up the hill from the lake as the dew point and temperature embrace each other.  Woodland lily, Wild Rose, Lilac, Columbine, hawk weed and Lupine are in bloom.  

Woodland Lily

A young fisher has been hanging around the neighborhood.  Hopefully he's busy hunting the thriving mouse population.  What rodents he doesn't capture the circling sharp shinned hawk in the sky above will.  I've spotted a couple of Moose grazing in the ponds of the upper Brule valley.

I've been busy stacking poplar and piling up the tops to burn.  Slowly we've been accumulated materials to begin building the wood shed.  This evening; after planting the tomatoes, brussel sprouts and cucumbers, the garden will be completely planted.  The rain that fell a couple of weeks ago washed out most of the parsnips, rutabagas, spinach, kale and parts of the peas and beans, but we got everything sorted out and replanted.  Our evening meals are supplemented by the first harvest of lettuce from the garden.   

One of our favorite picnic spots

We've also been spending quite a bit of time hiking around our neighborhood.  It's been a great experience watching Penelope soaking in the world around her as we show her some of our favorite places and explore new ones.