Bye Bye Summer

jazzman · 09-02-2013, 07:48 PM

Wow, that was fast... Spent an hour outside this evening looking the length of the broads and didn't see any other sign or human life... No boats, people, cars... Nothing. Not even any lights (since it was so foggy and nasty). I loved it.

Lakesrider · 09-02-2013, 07:58 PM

There was so much traffic leaving Wolfeboro heading south it took me ten minutes to get out across the road to head North. But then at around 3:30 I had to go back out and there wasn't a car in sight heading South...Weird...

To me Summer isn't over until the Loons head out.....Get it? Huh? Huh?

camp guy · 09-02-2013, 08:30 PM

hello Leaf Peepers!!

Seaplane Pilot · 09-02-2013, 08:40 PM

...."The Boys Of Summer"

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets The sun goes down alone
I'm driving by your house
Though I know you're not home....

Great tune though!

VitaBene · 09-03-2013, 05:58 AM

I like to think that summer officially ends on Columbus Day.

RailroadJoe · 09-03-2013, 06:42 AM

I enjoy the lake year-round. Winter is great with less traffic

Slickcraft · 09-03-2013, 10:13 AM

Today is the start of the best time of the year at camp.

BroadHopper · 09-03-2013, 10:20 AM

Personally the Winni season starts after labor Day and weather permitting, ends Thanksgiving. There are many beautiful days on the lake after Columbus Day.

I miss the loons

DickR · 09-04-2013, 08:02 PM

Summer here runs year round. At times, the lake gets a bit stiff, but then you get to go skiing instead of boating. "Summer" is but a state of mind.

fpartri497 · 09-05-2013, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

Personally the Winni season starts after labor Day and weather permitting, ends Thanksgiving. There are many beautiful days on the lake after Columbus Day.

I miss the loons

saw many loons and two bald eagles on golden pond yesterday
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CateP · 09-05-2013, 10:59 AM

Summer inspired

Pineedles · 09-05-2013, 11:42 AM

That is very nice work Cate! Watercolor?

Phantom · 09-05-2013, 12:52 PM

Jazzman -- "Bite your tongue" !!

See if you have the same opinion on Saturday

mcdude · 09-05-2013, 01:42 PM

Cate: I'm wicked impressed. Nice job! I've set it as my background.

rrr · 09-05-2013, 02:43 PM

Cate - that's beautiful!

JMR · 09-05-2013, 02:58 PM

Cate

The artwork is very nice. Thanks for sharing

upthesaukee · 09-05-2013, 05:09 PM

...paint for another 40 years or so, and we will all remember Grandma Cate and her paintings

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Moccasin · 09-05-2013, 05:45 PM

Cate, that is beautiful

Captures the lake for me, and I too have set it as my background - I am far far away now, in the Midwest - but in spirit, still at the lake. September is the BEST month.

CateP · 09-06-2013, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

That is very nice work Cate! Watercolor?

Yes-it is water color. I've been practicing all summer. I have a series I am calling the "Pontoon Paintings" that were painted while anchored in our pontoon boat in the Varney Islands. (I learned how to paint while rockin- and rollin' in boat wake waves) I am hoping to build a body of work and frame the best and sell them in town.

I will say that trying to paint these landscapes had forced me to look at our lake in great detail in all kinds of light. A most pleasurable past time.

RailroadJoe · 09-06-2013, 10:13 AM

Cate, are you any relation to a Franklin Poole who lived in Wakefield MA and painted many scenes of the town in the late 1880's?

Aguamenti · 09-06-2013, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CateP

Yes-it is water color. I've been practicing all summer. I have a series I am calling the "Pontoon Paintings" that were painted while anchored in our pontoon boat in the Varney Islands. (I learned how to paint while rockin- and rollin' in boat wake waves) I am hoping to build a body of work and frame the best and sell them in town.

I will say that trying to paint these landscapes had forced me to look at our lake in great detail in all kinds of light. A most pleasurable past time.

I'd definitely be interested in buying some prints if you ever decide to make them. This is just beautiful.

09-02-2013, 07:48 PM	#1
jazzman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Mont Vernon NH & Big Barndoor Island Posts: 327 Thanks: 4 Thanked 185 Times in 63 Posts	Bye Bye Summer Wow, that was fast... Spent an hour outside this evening looking the length of the broads and didn't see any other sign or human life... No boats, people, cars... Nothing. Not even any lights (since it was so foggy and nasty). I loved it. Attached Images

09-02-2013, 08:30 PM	#3
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 317 Thanked 560 Times in 310 Posts	Bye bye summer... hello Leaf Peepers!!

09-02-2013, 08:40 PM	#4
Seaplane Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 663 Thanked 943 Times in 368 Posts	Right from the old Don Henley song... ...."The Boys Of Summer" Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach Empty lake, empty streets The sun goes down alone I'm driving by your house Though I know you're not home.... Great tune though!

09-03-2013, 10:20 AM	#8
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,667 Thanks: 3,281 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	The Winni Season Personally the Winni season starts after labor Day and weather permitting, ends Thanksgiving. There are many beautiful days on the lake after Columbus Day. I miss the loons __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

09-04-2013, 08:02 PM	#9
DickR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 765 Thanks: 4 Thanked 260 Times in 172 Posts	Endless Summer Summer here runs year round. At times, the lake gets a bit stiff, but then you get to go skiing instead of boating. "Summer" is but a state of mind.

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09-02-2013, 07:58 PM	#2
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	There was so much traffic leaving Wolfeboro heading south it took me ten minutes to get out across the road to head North. But then at around 3:30 I had to go back out and there wasn't a car in sight heading South...Weird... To me Summer isn't over until the Loons head out.....Get it? Huh? Huh?

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09-03-2013, 05:58 AM	#5
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,644 Thanks: 1,718 Thanked 1,662 Times in 861 Posts	I like to think that summer officially ends on Columbus Day.

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09-03-2013, 06:42 AM	#6
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	I enjoy the lake year-round. Winter is great with less traffic

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09-03-2013, 10:13 AM	#7
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09-05-2013, 10:59 AM	#11
CateP Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 868 Thanks: 584 Thanked 540 Times in 210 Posts	Summer inspired Attached Images

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09-05-2013, 11:42 AM	#12
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	That is very nice work Cate! Watercolor?

09-05-2013, 12:52 PM	#13
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,936 Thanks: 452 Thanked 603 Times in 340 Posts	Jazzman -- "Bite your tongue" !! See if you have the same opinion on Saturday __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

09-05-2013, 01:42 PM	#14
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,343 Thanks: 370 Thanked 1,033 Times in 480 Posts	Cate: I'm wicked impressed. Nice job! I've set it as my background. __________________

09-05-2013, 02:43 PM	#15
rrr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Winter Harbor Posts: 214 Thanks: 75 Thanked 37 Times in 14 Posts	Cate - that's beautiful!

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JMR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampton & Rattlesnake Island Posts: 178 Thanks: 33 Thanked 70 Times in 32 Posts	very Nice Cate The artwork is very nice. Thanks for sharing

09-05-2013, 05:09 PM	#17
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,616 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,988 Times in 1,088 Posts	Very nice, Cate... ...paint for another 40 years or so, and we will all remember Grandma Cate and her paintings . __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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09-05-2013, 05:45 PM	#18
Moccasin Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NY MA IL & Braun Bay Posts: 38 Thanks: 45 Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts	beautiful artwork Cate, that is beautiful Captures the lake for me, and I too have set it as my background - I am far far away now, in the Midwest - but in spirit, still at the lake. September is the BEST month.

09-06-2013, 10:13 AM	#20
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	Cate, are you any relation to a Franklin Poole who lived in Wakefield MA and painted many scenes of the town in the late 1880's?