Happy September, My Lovelies! On today's Tales of the Traveling Tote edition, I will be sharing a few scenes from around Lake Martin, Alabama.
I have been spending a lot of time at the lake during the COVID mandates because life is a little more normal at the lake than in Shelby County and Birmingham. When the "safer at home to flatten the curve" began, thousands of people with lake cabins decided to spend the quarantine at the lake. Kids from Kindergarten through college homeschooled online from the lake. At the time, I had never seen the lake so crowded. Never.
We had planned two trips during this past quarter: one to New York State and one to Scottsdale. Both were canceled. I don't know when we will be able to travel in the near future.
La Countess de Monet is happy at Lake Martin, but she looks forward to traveling again in the future.
Welcome to our Lake Martin home! This is all you can see right now. We've had tons of company, and the rest of the cabin is messy.
Below is a beautiful lakeside garden with a few water features. The owners' daughter gave me permission to take some photos.
One day I made it my goal to take photos of palm trees. Here are a few of them:
In June, there was a Patriotic Boat Parade. It morphed into a Trump Boat Parade. These Trump boaters are very enthusiastic, and over 700 boats participated. Although I didn't see all the boats, I did not see a single Biden flag. Biden boats would've been more than welcome, though. Our boat made the paper. We were thrilled!
This is one of my friend's dog. He knows he's pretty.
My sister-in-law and niece visited in July. We had such a great time! I took lots of photos, and since this trip was their first time to visit Goat Island, I thought I'd share a couple of goat photos.
I believe I've bored entertained you with enough photos from quarantine at the lake. If this medical crisis continues, I don't know what I'll post about next quarter. I'll really have to get creative if that's the case!
Our niece Molly and a goat
Feeding the goats is allowed, and we fed them Cheerios. They like cereal!
Mustang Sally has decided that she enjoys riding the jet ski in the harbor. Mr. Sketchy Reader likes having his buddy with him while he rides.
Isn't our giveaway beautiful this quarter? I hope you win! Visit the Panoply blog to enter.
Be sure to visit the other Tales of the Traveling Tote blogs. Below are the links!
Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths
Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch
Jenna with Miss Coquille @The Painted Apron
Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda
Patti with Miss Kenzie @ Pandora's Box
Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply
Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home
Ricki Jill and Countess De Monet @ The Sketchy Reader
Cherry Kay and Carrie Ann Hall @ Entertaining Women
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
