Blog 3 Columns – Masonry

This year's theme was Westward Ho!  We thank Dave and Janet Kidder for being our Grand Marshals.  Great thanks to Jen Esten for all the great pictures as well.  As you can tell, lots of fun was had!

We are very sad to have to report that one of the Loon chicks has been lost.  We don't know if it became weak for some reason or if maybe its sibling ostracized it or what the reason could be.   On Friday evening we saw the chick separated from its family but then rejoined it.

The conditions this weekend haven't exactly been ideal for taking pictures with lots of cloudy grey skies but all seems good with the loons.  Eating is a main focus of the loon chicks these days.  They're definitely starting to grow quickly on us with their faces getting a little longer and both of them hardly able to fit on a parent's back without the other falling off.

And we have a second chick! At some point last night or early this morning our second loon chick hatched. This second loon is named Proud John. Everything seems to be great with the loon family. The loons are officially out on the lake and swimming around now, so if you're boating please take great care at the Turtle Cove / Slope n Shore end of the lake.

We couldn't be happier to welcome our first loon chick of 2018 to Pleasant Lake on Father's Day. We expect another egg to hatch in the very near future. We can't thank Jen Esten enough for sharing her beautiful photographs that let all of us experience this. John Wilson was given naming rights this year.

First of all, great thanks to all for the kind emails that you sent in after the last update.  It's truly heartwarming to see how deeply folks care about these emails and the sense of connection they bring to so many from all over the place! 

And then there were two eggs! The second was laid last night and everything looks good and normal so far. The last picture is of some Tiger Swallowtails gathered to get minerals out of the mud.

We're very pleased to announce that we have one egg on the loon raft currently and we are hoping for another one today.  Jen Esten kind enough to share these lovely shots of the loons taking care of and turning the egg. 

It is with extraordinary sadness that I must tell you that Kittie Wilson, Our Precious Loon Lady, who had and an incredible zest for life passed away May 3.