CCLQ @ The Bluff {Saturday/Departure Day}

(9/26) SATURDAY - Fast Finish and Farewell to The Bluff

This morning dawn as beautiful as the mornings that came before, but there was a tinge of sadness in the air.  Here are some shots of the scenery:

It's SEW quiet here:

Good morning, Canada.  Thirty miles away.  We'll miss you, as we drive south today:

I decided to walk to breakfast, since Candy didn't need a ride to the Dining Cottage...


Turn by the black and white markers to get to the beach:

Hey!! The sun is beginning to peek through:

Here's the "inland" path to the Quilt Cottage:

Notice the play of light up in the tree:

THIS one is for Britt!!  She's been trying to catch a photo of the chipmunks since we arrived:

Oops!!  He's going back into hiding:

 Quilters, sew those final seams!!

Ruth B. is busy stitching on her Mystery:

Britt gets serious about making her Broken Dishes blocks:

PLEASE NOTE:  Several photos were removed from this post to preserve the Mystery for the other members of our group.  They haven't yet gotten a chance to work through all the clues.


Katharine returned to share the appliqued Magnolia Quilt that she has been working on:

Here's a close-up:

Joanna came up with the following:

TOO funny!!!  (I wonder if she was referring to Step Number 10 of the Mystery?!?!?)  LOL


A beautiful bouquet of sunflowers grace the Snack Table.  They still look fresh:

A close-up:

I was aiming for a "quilt-worthy" photo, I may have failed miserably:

Britt made some SERIOUS progress on her Jamestown Landing Quilt (by Bonnie Hunter):

This Heron wall decoration was Ruth S's constant companion as she worked on her Mystery:

Ta Da!!!  Katharine completed the top of her Halloween Table Runner before lunch:

After lunch, I snapped a picture of another of the quilts in the Dining Cottage:

One last walk to The Bluff...

This is an example of a Stick Fort that can be found all over The Bluff:

There's the water, peeking through the trees:

The lovely Lake Ontario.  SEW beautiful:

 No wonder Ruth S. hates to leave this place:

I was trying to capture the path to the playground:

Goodbye, Ruth S.!!!  Until we see you again, enjoy the last of your garden:

 This shot is a nod to Joy's hometown:

And then... we set off for points south:

Beautiful rolling hills raced by our car windows:

 The color of this river is EXACTLY as it appeared in real life:

Early autumn splendor:

Darned guard rails!  They insist on blocking the view:

Such a sweet pastoral scene:

 Something about this row of houses screamed to be photographed:

Pennsylvania beauty, but it doesn't compare to Lake Ontario:

 A cloudy afternoon...

But... attempting to capture the beauty of the moment:

I see another bit of water through there:

If ONLY there was a way to STOP the car for a photo op without losing travel time:

 More pastoral views:

 And...

Another sunset on the horizon:

 

After checking into our hotel for the night...

Six TIRED and hungry quilters enjoyed a FABULOUS (albeit late) dinner at Kenzo Japanese & Asian-Fusion.  If you are EVER in the Chambersburg, PA area, don't miss out on a fine meal:

Until next time...
RETREAT!!!