Category Archives: Living on a Lake in the Country

Salmon Spawning at Fishhawk Lake and Your Dog, What to Be Aware Of


Always good to know about this!!  For members and visitors at the lake, the end of the year promises an annual surprise to those who can stand near our fish ladder or any of the surrounding creeks and see salmon … Continue reading

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What Does Retirement Mean to You? A Retreat? Buying a Home on a Lake? Never Retiring?


What does retirement mean to you?   As much of our population of Boomers ages, this word comes up often in conversations, in both personal friendships as well as with clients. When? Will you?? What do you intend to do IN retirement, … Continue reading

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My New Client Watched Me Canoeing and Contacted Me!


Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-My New Client Watched Me Canoeing and Contacted Me! Back in 2012, I took a canoe ride…by myself. With my husband’s little point&shoot camera that I decided to use for video-taping, I tried my hand at it.  … Continue reading

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Fishhawk Lake Fall Fotos!


Fishhawk Lake Fall Fotos for Fun! Our lakefront view A maple on Fishhawk Road The view from the bridge over Fishhawk Creek facing the Lake Autumn leaves on Greasy Spoon Road  The Berg Farm on Fishhawk Road A peacock with … Continue reading

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Fishhawk Lake-The Last Breath of Summer as the Season Wanes


Fishhawk Lake-The Last Breath of Summer The early morning sunlight is coming up later and later…the skies get filmy and dark before 8 o’clock, the air is no longer silky on the skin at night, but more like a coolness … Continue reading

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Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk at Fishhawk Lake-a rare photo opportunity


This is a Cooper’s Hawk. A juvenile Cooper’s Hawk at Fishhawk Lake. Although I didn’t know it when our two dogs flushed it out of a tree two doors down from our lakefront home on Fishhawk Lake. There was a … Continue reading

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Fishhawk Lake Videos


Here we are just enjoying a couple of  gorgeous seasons of Fishhawk Lake.  This Fishhawk Lake video was my own canoe trip one morning in May of 2012 on Fishhawk Lake. I was paddling while shooting video–not easy to do!! My … Continue reading

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Decorating a Cabin Part 2-Themes


When decorating the interior or even the exterior of a cabin or lake home, certainly themes can come into play. I’ve seen it all from bear themes, to nautical and in between. (I have talked about cabin decorating in other … Continue reading

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Fishhawk Lake Dredging “I think I can! I think I can!”


Fishhawk Lake Dredge This little dredge always makes me think of The Little Engine That Could, the motivational children’s book. We have had it forever here at Fishhawk Lake, it keeps on pluggin’ along and other than it scaring my … Continue reading

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Fishhawk Lake Eagle Sighting!


Fishhawk Lake Eagle Sighting!   I was home waiting for a service person from Columbia NW Heating and right after she arrived, we happened to look out the window to see a bald eagle flying low right in front of … Continue reading

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