My favourite month went by in a flash.

But I do have a few pictures to remember it by:) Just a few! Here is one of our friend Roger on his boat. Its funny that its in black and white as I forgot to change the setting from the barn pictures I took from the day before.

People always comment on my obsession with my camera, how I never leave the house without it! Lets put it this way, if I left my camera at home, would I be able to snap candid shots like this?

or this:

and this picture that I took last friday when gas was 'cheap'. This gas station found an inevitable way to post their price. I still cant believe we are expected to pay $1.26 a litre this labour day weekend!

Last friday night I visited Stages night club for a fund raiser to help a local photographer venture off to Africa to help build house for Habitat for Humanity. My friend Grigg came with me as he had gone to Africa in June to perform a similar task. (Grigg helped to build a school for those in need) My support goes to thbose who give so much of themselves; I only wish I wasn't so set in my life's path...Maybe I could help others in a similar fashion.
Getting back to Stages....Two of my favourite bands were playing that night, Betablokka and Chris Koster and The Lonely. A band named Mystic Caravan was opening the show. I had heard a few of their songs but had never seen them live.

Here is a picture of Chris Koster, who put on one of the most amazing live shows I have witnessed in ages:

And one of his new mic stand:

A close up of an extremely talented man:

And one last picture of Cheri Rose and Scot:

Then Betablokka took the stage and the lead singer Matt managed to break three strings on three different guitars. This is Matt with Zanes guitar:

And here is one of the whole band:

On Sunday, we hit the water and ended up with some hoodlums following us:

When we approached bush bar, I spotted a swam. Isn't it beautiful?

When we got back to the cottage we found out that Jim and Roger had already left to check out the precious gifts that awaited them at the Amherst Island dump. Here is a newly-picked COLOUR TV that actually works: (i think the plate on it said 1979)

And this beautiful 'stereo' that came from a 1953-1954 vehicle:

As the sun was preparing to drop out of the sky, I snapped this picture from the road, through the trees:

Before the sun disappeared, our friends Johanna and Mike showed up in their boat. It was so calm, as this picture proves:

As the sun dropped further, it turned this beautiful shade of orange:

Next weekend is labour day weekend, the so-called end of summer. My one hand will have a 8 mp nikon camera in it and the other one will have a beer.