Come June, Leo and I are packing it up and heading North to play in the woods, swim in the lake and build a mini cabin.Tumblr (3.0; @mycabininthewoods)http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d3b96bdccb269214ec05d9a35329c9a2/tumblr_mmqrcmHDLK1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bd6de62869bec06e3839bd291e21163e/tumblr_mmqrcmHDLK1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Returning from <span>Japan where spring has sprung.</span></p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/50343117965http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/50343117965Mon, 13 May 2013 10:38:00 -0400donnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b0e74a7fa14c0e0af303c4bd933b7a43/tumblr_mjrgjeZOAJ1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9149ada09c189d40f679c28fa9ae98bd/tumblr_mjrgjeZOAJ1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My sweet companion Leo turns 9 today.  She’s been the best walking partner. </p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/45504275061http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/45504275061Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:02:02 -0400birthdaypuppypretty ladydonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3eecd7bb7f34942fa03dcfa87006f590/tumblr_mjpj2zwRr91qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My brother ridding Chumly.   He’s never had someone on him before.  He took it well. </p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/45420740797http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/45420740797Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:01:47 -0400ridingbelgianhorsearenafarm lifedonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e1e774882136278007f825c300d47443/tumblr_mjpiz8ejJM1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/217442df6285ffe20a35f37b5e92909c/tumblr_mjpiz8ejJM1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e48f3e97aebd90740d90587301f74f91/tumblr_mjpiz8ejJM1qjfscao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Chumly</p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/45420635440http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/45420635440Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:59:32 -0400belgianhorsefarm lifearenabarndonnamai<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fe5698ad94840ccd0f6f8575b808f207/tumblr_mjpiw4I1a31qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chumly the giant Belgian.</p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/45420556625http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/45420556625Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:57:40 -0400belgianhorsearenagallopsunshinefarm lifedonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c6f7bf6ff30e0d57a0a49b5e0160abe/tumblr_miuvq6CGq31qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/44106401603http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/44106401603Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:49:18 -0500icemistniagara fallsdaytripdonnamai<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/018a741569a403351494444527c2cd38/tumblr_miuvnpiVNs1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e6e779eaaac9d4ed80903475111fb4ea/tumblr_miuvnpiVNs1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/44106283175http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/44106283175Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:47:49 -0500treesicesnowwintermistdonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/49c26c7bc315172500aed8b9f465373c/tumblr_miuvky3ntt1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc2b641a0fd3e676e07a9602b936d0dd/tumblr_miuvky3ntt1qjfscao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fbdd703de48db1209eb10a9e2aad8a17/tumblr_miuvky3ntt1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2db95dd4905a3f6db91c325a63b5de1f/tumblr_miuvky3ntt1qjfscao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b398f79a6fdf1ce065ada36a104d0dba/tumblr_miuvky3ntt1qjfscao6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e472117bd80de9c814274e3ca6026233/tumblr_miuvky3ntt1qjfscao5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/44106156259http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/44106156259Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:46:10 -0500icesnowwaterwinterniagara fallswonderpatternsmagicdonnamai<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/307e74ed7188bf29c707b5495ff7aed2/tumblr_miuvh5HLEk1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0bb618b9a9923ec23a152cd81adf8e94/tumblr_miuvh5HLEk1qjfscao7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2cd2fa70a95ae6f54ebd56461c7db911/tumblr_miuvh5HLEk1qjfscao5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3cecca7cc60f121ea4954653f60541a6/tumblr_miuvh5HLEk1qjfscao6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Cold Water</p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/44105963730http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/44105963730Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:43:53 -0500watericecoldwonderwinterpowerdonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ce3c7430a3b779d313d840767a2c098/tumblr_mhgk9aVWCi1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41890342393http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41890342393Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:41:34 -0500winter wonderlandsnowtrailswalkingtreessunshinedonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8140901423f4e66e4b7ccc9d7dba9189/tumblr_mhgk5qQtT81qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41890171619http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41890171619Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:39:26 -0500best budsdogstugspy vs spyfrisbeedonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/05a1daa2e409a8a1cfc020d4043c0901/tumblr_mhgk3ckg8K1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67d51619f5bfc85f4c7c1faf07b200fb/tumblr_mhgk3ckg8K1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1fd44d28ccc4c5c1c655e98805d8989c/tumblr_mhgk3ckg8K1qjfscao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Tracks in the ice</p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41890073816http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41890073816Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:38:00 -0500icesnowtrackswinterdonnamai<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/546e3b6eb9b743f8895519dc529d9341/tumblr_mhgbraZjUD1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/56aac756057e13af5d192adc1d2d0189/tumblr_mhgbraZjUD1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/91fe9e84de9983ce646aa8f62f630b9a/tumblr_mhgbraZjUD1qjfscao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aa4573d2d29dc0754c6fb90743e8cc76/tumblr_mhgbraZjUD1qjfscao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41877698231http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41877698231Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:37:58 -0500northern Ontariotreessnowwinterdonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/161b5ebb87ea3ca2f558e7b3e7ec5360/tumblr_mhgbi2DpHF1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3a25554a3aa713375f1a2f89d3066617/tumblr_mhgbi2DpHF1qjfscao5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2855936f7388d96c9145f3910b721407/tumblr_mhgbi2DpHF1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/05a700a224c94b25cc1a1e238fe7998c/tumblr_mhgbi2DpHF1qjfscao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b220f5e46ff05531b57409d3a3d1eb0c/tumblr_mhgbi2DpHF1qjfscao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c9ef91c3dec7c5dd60327a58c81d91f/tumblr_mhgbi2DpHF1qjfscao6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ab066ed5074b52a3e274bbb6c1efbc9/tumblr_mhgbi2DpHF1qjfscao7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41877382257http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41877382257Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:32:26 -0500northern Ontarioskycloudsfresh airwinterlaketreessnowdonnamai<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e99439ebbe67589c945241133dd5e737/tumblr_mhgb5qtdLF1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7400865ca75eefbebbc829a571e33c7/tumblr_mhgb5qtdLF1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Playing in Dad’s shop.</p> <p>I started off with a reasonably dry birch log.  Played around for a little while.  That was that.</p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41876953825http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41876953825Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:25:02 -0500birchturninglathein the shopdonnamai<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/539a26d58d3f7bc9c2640fa490323f3e/tumblr_mhgaxmAKm01qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3dec2bde823e07a76f422eb1d2fb60d8/tumblr_mhgaxmAKm01qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>When we were kids Dad made us this amazing dog sled.  He steamed and  hand bent the wood then fastened the joints using dowels and rawhide.  Our dog Chum was great to put up with us!  </p> <p>Dad also built the collapsible ice hut which was the starting point for my cabin. </p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41876673617http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41876673617Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:20:10 -0500ice hutdog sledbest dog everhandmadediyno nails or screwsdonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0f89849ed1675919d0c83a8173ff135/tumblr_mhga22CL5g1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68344513e7df70babb1720fbc087b9dd/tumblr_mhga22CL5g1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Nellie Lake</p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41875604208http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41875604208Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:01:14 -0500snowshoeingnorthern Ontariowintertreesfresh airsnowlakedonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/355e15477620c17265c375b895c7729d/tumblr_mhg9txLt5a1qjfscao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/11abb7ef02badfd231c1713bcfc57dc7/tumblr_mhg9txLt5a1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb2817d07da2fe7bad7c0f8a9be9844e/tumblr_mhg9txLt5a1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/97694c4afaa06b188025cd4b3757149d/tumblr_mhg9txLt5a1qjfscao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be8e7ff83ea2762ad396760c4cdf91da/tumblr_mhg9txLt5a1qjfscao5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41875337997http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/41875337997Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:56:21 -0500bulrushcattailsnowshoeingwinternorthern Ontariodonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d316702d683aa2845f437feb9185d810/tumblr_mg0v03BFhG1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> Dec 24 -no snow<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/178c32c08fee0eff1ce6dc71479c9f27/tumblr_mg0v03BFhG1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> Dec 29th -snow!<br/><br/> <p>Leo at the park</p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/39512836808http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/39512836808Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:38:27 -0500dogsnowwinterwalkingdonnamai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad39161a24a0b8559838de1c7ac57a84/tumblr_mg0usi5wFa1qjfscao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b6d89550c1bdedfbc8f5c58c93be13bc/tumblr_mg0usi5wFa1qjfscao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33fba94670be8d42fdc3e33e888ebd9a/tumblr_mg0usi5wFa1qjfscao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Park greenhouse.</p>http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/39512439450http://mycabininthewoods.tumblr.com/post/39512439450Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:33:53 -0500parkGreen Thumbsgreen housecedartreesdonnamai