Sushi in Smiths Falls, wait, sushi at Long Lake-Bald Eagle style! Part #1-It can’t be Winter yet!
Wait, it might be duck breast he is after! Caught this guy out of the corner of my eye a few nights ago, it was already getting dark but he was dive bombing a merganser…that stare! I’m glad I’m not a target! Ha! Then he dove!
“Holy Sh*t!” Eagle!” is what the Common Merganser must have been saying, he dove straight down! No duck for dinner this time! He’s been hanging about the past few days this eagle. They love the large pine across the lake but this particular eagle kept attempting to land on the branch covered in pine cones…maybe it’s new to the area?
It is always a special treat to see these amazing flyers, and that stare when they fix you with their eyes! So glad I am not a duck, or fish! These are huge crops taken from him flying across the other side of the lake so I was happy they turned out as well as they did. He, she, is easy to pick out in the pine with that white head!…sorry he didn’t get a meal today, but we have had some amazing ones!
Yukihana Sushi in Smiths Falls, who knew we would have some of the finest rolls we have eaten…in Smiths Falls. Perth and area isn’t particularly known for it’s ethnic cuisine, or cuisine of any sort, so we are beyond happy to have this amazing chef and his wonderful staff so close!
The rolls are out of this world, a taste sensation, I was lucky to get pictures they were consumed so quickly! The Yukihana roll with crab and eel, wrapped in seaweed and salmon…pure happiness in your mouth! The Bang Bang chicken came with a slightly smoky miso soup and the seaweed (kelp stalks) salad was delicious to accompany it, devoured…The fried udon noodles, another sigh….The tempura, crispy shrimp and that tempura asparagus…holy moly…I could eat a dozen of them myself! The vegetarian Spring rolls were crispy and fresh…I think I may need to try everything on the menu! Can you imagine if you lived above them, Mike said he would never cook again! Ha! It’s not all sushi as some folks wrinkle their noses at raw fish, that’s fine, there are so many other delicious things to eat on this menu! The red date tea is my go to beverage until they get their liquor license which is in the works. Sigh…happiness in Smiths Falls! When can we go back Mike? Anyone? Lunch? Hahahahaha!
It’s been a gray week, seems like more than that since we’ve seen the sun. The trees were heavily laden with ice, then light fluffy snow froze to that so the branches are so weighed down. Some have broken but luckily we have had no strong winds. Driving out our road is like going through a narrow chasm of drooping branches, mystical, beautiful, but so very hard on these trees! Today, we may get lucky and have it melt off!
Several trees were down in the road, one top was snapped right off with the weight. We’ll be traveling with the chainsaw for the next few days as we drive in and out as more is bound to come down. I walked out to check the mail and removed dozens of large branches out of the road. The snow at least bonded with the ice so we didn’t have skating rink under all this! Big cheer to our Amazon driver Lorraine! She made it in in her van! And it’s still not Winter yet! Ha! and that poor canoe…I did bail it out!
I think I need to consider putting it away! Ha!
Ok, I’m done shoveling for the day, time for a hot bath. Not the kind Spitz, our swimming deer did. A tad chilly for me out there in the slush, did I mention he has an Olympic deer swimming accomplice? A tag team! A doe…always an adventure here! We will catch up next time with both of them and perhaps a view of the water again! It’s all snow covered, for now! Ha!
Saludos amigos, stay warm, keep your toes out of the lake!
