A few pics to wrap up the weekend

My brother Charles turned 50 this weekend and celebrate it in Edmonton
with my parents and a myriad of friends. Here he is with  his two sons, Sam and Max. 

And here is a two-generation photo of Le Rougetels: Colin and Anne with Sam and Max, taken
at Easter when they were visiting with Charles. Regrettably, no decent shots exist of my sister-in-law Lisa.
Her appearance in this blog will have to wait for another time. As you can see, Colin is back home and holding his own. Between full-time oxygen, walking aids and homecare help, he is getting along ok,
and Mum is carrying on with  her usual incredible fortitude. 

Val and I spent the long weekend at the lake, where it was lovely on Saturday and Sunday, as evidenced by these first two photos. Not yet hot, but warm enough to bike ride in shirt sleeves. Just enough wind to keep it interesting. 

We both had a few nice naps in the gazebo: gorgeous!

Overnight Sunday to Monday, the wind came up stronger and blew in ice from the North.
Quite a different lake to wake up to! 

The steps leading down to the shore are in perfect order and the no-slip coating I gave them
last summer has held up really well. The tinkling of the ice shards was lovely to hear. 

No interest in swimming in amongst those ice shards, that's for sure!