A break from the routine

As I put in a couple days this week splitting firewood at mom's , and had most of my own chores done as well , we managed to arrange to have the whole weekend to ourselves .

So on Saturday we took the old Volvo to the Parsonsfield auto show , and despite the heavy rain and rather thinner showing we enjoyed the adventure . As most of the time was spent under raincoats and umbrellas I did not even take any photos . During a brief break in the rain my friend Marty managed to get the only evidence of our attendance . By noontime we were back home .

On Sunday we were invited to visit with my friend Clint and his family at their summer vacation rental in Wolfboro right on lake Winnipessaukee .

After lunch and having a proper quorum following "Roberts Rules of Order" of parliamentary procedure , Clint's daughter Janelle suggested a small excursion , I seconded the motion , and after a brief discussion on the matter we had a five-and-a-half to one-half majority vote , so we climbed the Abenaki fire-tower .

Took a group selfie

Clint took a nice picture of us .

Took in the scenery from the top of the tower

I got one of Clint from down below

As it was about eighty five degrees and seventy percent humidity after our brief excursion we all went for a swim .

The view to one side of the dock .

And to the other .

The place has a neat fire-pit right on the beach

Looking out from the upper deck to Rattlesnake Island .

A top down view of the little cove .

After an early supper we headed home . As it was getting dark I was particularly careful on the windy deeply wooded road headed from Wolfboro back to Acton . I spotted a flash of light tan color out front to the right in the woods and slowed a bit trying to interpret what it was . I had just managed to identify it as a deer , when a second one came darting out from the left . In a torrent of adrenaline I managed to slam on the brakes and missed striking it by a fraction of a second or tonight we'd be dining on very expensive Bambi . Made it home to a very anxious cat by nine pm . All in all a very welcome break from the usual routine .