The Cabin
60 some-odd years ago my grandparents built a cabin in the Muskoka region of Ontario. I went there as a kid a bunch of times, but I hadn't been since 1995. Scratch that, my sister and I went in 2001. So it hadn't been as long as I thought, but I'd never been in winter, so I took a few days and went before I really have to buckle down to get ready for the coming semester. The view across the lake George initially didn't like the weather, but loved playing in the snow on the lake The interior I totally overestimated how cold it would be. It's only at 45 or so degrees latitude, while a bunch of the US goes to 49. There also wasn't as much snow as I expected; Alaska this is not. But the lakes do freeze, which I guess is what matters. The one sunny morning I guess woodpeckers don't migrate. My catharsis George was underwhelmed with Niagara Falls on the return drive. I assume I stopped here a...