Retreat - Part V (the lake)

Another long-neglected project that I made good progress on was a rough of an historical/fantasy map...

(I love maps... Am hoping this project gets the green-light to go forward..)

Speaking of shorelines, here are some views of the lovely lake that the cabin is on the edge of...

(it is a man-made lake - still showing signs of the trees that were cleared for its existence. There are always protruding stumps in the fall that didn't get cleared before the river was dammed and the lake was filled).

It is ringed by mountain tops...

Our hostess, who has been studying the history up there for years, showed us archaeological remains along the shore line....

We did a little beach combing - remains of a 100-year old cabin are still in evidence (rusted nails and cables, weathered planks, broken crockery - still there!)

The pottery bits are probably from said flattened cabin - and possibly some of the molded and frosty glass. Other pieces - more current glass, pine cone cores and an osprey feather...

Always new and different things to see...