Chad and Logan worked hard hauling gravel for the garden paths. July 2025. Looks awesome.
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Winnipeg Parks Rose
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| Planted July 31, 2025 in the backyard by the back fence. |
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| I think the rose bush at the other of the flower bed is also a Winnipeg Parks Rose. |
Winnipeg Parks Rose will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight.
This rose is highly ornamental and will turn red in the fall. The fruits are showy red hips displayed from mid to late fall. I often deadhead the roses but will leave them from this point forward in order to benefit from the rosehips.
This bush has cherry red flowers, dark red-tipped foliage, red hips, is excellent for cutting and is
a tough, long-blooming, fragrant rose.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Midges
Midge invasion at the lake this June 2025.
Clouds of midges arrived en masse and created piles of midges on the decks and in between the screens and windows when windows left open. Made it very unpleasant to be outside and had to dust Charlie off when he came into the house.
So far we've only seen the midges at the Lakehouse and not the cabin.
First noticed the invasion when we woke up on June 10. Will try to update the blog when the invasion is finished.
Update- The invasion of clouds around our house only lasted two days but midges are still about. Today, June 16, we were swarmed on the sailboat.
Apparently these non-biting midges adults only live a few days
and die shortly after mating.
It is said to be a sign of a healthy lake ecosystem.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Ice Out 2025
The official results have been announced.
Ice Out 2025 is May 4, 2025
Ethan wins the title!
We started following the ice out dates in 2019. I have no record of the family winners of our ice out competition from 2019-2021.
If anyone remembers who won those years let me know
and I will update the list.
Family Ice Out Competition Winners
(Winners buy Ice Cream or whatever Grandmaman randomly decides)
2019
2020
2021
2022 Chad May 12
2023 Reegan May 10
2024 Grandpa April 28
2025 Ethan May 4
The annual competition is up and running as of today, March 27. Predictions rolling in at lightning speed. Scientific theoretical predictions, data driven decisions, evidence based theories or random guess based on your gut feelings and impulsive choices.
Papa, Charlie and I went out for a walk today and observations were a wet looking ice covered lake with one or two ice shacks still on the lake.
One large truck still driving on the lake.
Last week there was a few inches of snow left on the lake.
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2025 Predictions As Follows So Far
April 16 Logan
April 22 Jenny
April 25 Reegan
April 26 Tristan
April 31 Charlie
May 1 Chad
May 2 Papa
May 3 Amy
May 4 Ethan
May 5 Sadie
May 11 Grandmaman
May 30 Oliver