Sat. June 24th. 2006; This morning I loaded the canoe and headed for the Island. The morning is bright with no wind. The lake was calm, like a mill pond and I took my time enjoying the scenery as I plodded along with my 2hp outboard motor. After I had landed and put the camping gear away, I settled down and enjoyed the peace and quiet. I spent the day swimming with Buddy, reading or just listening to the singing of the song birds. How nice it is to be able to spend the entire day just relaxing and enjoying the moment. In the late evening, I was in deep meditation while Buddy slept on his favorite piece of carpet that lay close by my bunk.

Sun. June 25th. 2006; After an early breakfast, I got the chainsaw to cut up two trees that were in the way of the new camping area which I had already cleared. One tree that was still here had toppled over the now new tenting area. It had been cut down by a beaver last year which now had to be limbed and cut up. The other tree was near the center of the camping area which I regret I had to be cut down, limbed it and cut-up. Then I had to carry away the cords of wood and branches to tidy-up the place. This tenting area is large enough for a good size tent with room to spare. I also want to have a picnic table here for people to use. Campsite ready to set-up a tent. After lunch, I selected the area where the outhouse would be. Once I had picked the site, making sure that the wind would carry any odor that may be coming from the outhouse away from the tenting area, I got the shovel and began to dig the septic hole for the outhouse. It was good and deep that water started to seep into the hole, despite that the hole was far away from the shoreline. With that done, I scrounged around the shoreline for any logs that I can use to make the outhouse. I had found some good size logs that had washed-up close by along the shoreline. These I cut to the needed size and carried or dragged them over to the outhouse site. I had with me a few long nails which I nailed these logs together. Then I gathered up smaller dimension logs to make the base of the Outhouse.Then I cut narrow logs to make the floor and cut these up to size and nailed these together on the base. When I wanted to make the seating area, I found out that I had run out of nails. So I had to stop with the construction until I am (CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE OUTHOUSE) able to get more nails to finish the job. So far, I am pleased at what has been done. It is a good start on the outhouse. By now it was late in the evening and it was time to quit for the day. I spent the rest of the evening listening to the CBC news and various topics of discussion on my radio. Buddy slept beside me

Mon. June 26th. 2006; After breakfast I topped-up the tank on the outboard motor and use the rest of the gas for the chainsaw. I managed to limb and cut-up two trees which the beavers had chopped down before I ran out of gas. With no nails or gas left, there was not much left for me to do. So I spent the rest of the day clearing away the rocks where a boat may make a landing at the big Tee-Pee site. The water was warm and Buddy tried to help me move some big rocks but he only got in the way. I lined up these rocks to act as a breakwater from the waves that come from those strong northern winds. The job was done by late evening, and I am well pleased with the results. I made a sign; Lookout Point Trail and planted it close by to the trail next to the Tent-Cabin. It will let people know where that trail starts. This trail will take you to the new camping ground that I had cleared where a person can set-up their own tent.

Mon. June 26th. 2006; This morning as I was listening to the news and weather forecast, we are going to have thunder storms for our area. With no nails or gas left, there was not much else for me to do on the island. So I decided to pack-up my things and head back to Haileybury before the strong winds would advance as the thunder storm lets loose its fury. We arrived in Haileybury as the sky began to darken with the threatening storm clouds gathering above. As I am writing this, it is now 2:30 pm and the sun has broken through the dark clouds and no rain is in sight but my barometer that is hanging on the wall has its needle holding fast on Change.

Sat. July 15th. 2006; This morning, Buddy and I Left to go to the Island. Yesterday, Chris Oslund had given me almost a full box of 3 1/2 inch spiral nails. Chris used to be the Curator for the Haileybury Heritage Museum where I do my voluntary work. Now he works for the City of Temiskaming Shores. Now I can continue the work on that outhouse I am building for that new picnic and camping area I had made for people who may want to pitch their own tent instead of using the tent-cabin or the big Teepee on the Island. When Buddy and I reached the Island, I unloaded the gear and installed these in the tent-cabin. I noticed that the tent-cabin was left in a clean state after it had been used. I am grateful for that. Unfortunately, the person or people who had been here did not leave a note. After having put the gear away I took a walk to the new picnic and camping area. I noticed that the new growth had almost obliterated part of Lookout Point Trail. I would have to clear this section of the trail so that it will be well defined. Buddy and I walked along the shoreline to see what driftwood we can get to use for the outhouse. Then I took the rest of the day off and just relaxed. The peace and quiet is relaxing for the soul. I had placed some wild bird seeds in the bird feeder and ten minutes later, birds came along feeding from it. Later I noticed a squirrel had come to the bird feeder and picked out the sun-flower seeds. This is the first time I had seen a squirrel on the Island. I wonder how it got here? It could have drifted on a log or had come here during spring thaw while a thin crust of ice was still on the lake. I wonder if that is the only squirrel that had come over to the island. I will have to investigate this further. It was just as well that I took it easy today for we ended up with thunder, lighting and some heavy rain. It felt so cozy in the tent-cabin with its fabric covering us, separating us from the elements during the thunder storm. Buddy was shaking with fear because he is afraid of the lighting storm. But I managed to calm him down. The Coleman gas lantern which was given to me from the people of the Haileybury Heritage Museum added to the feeling of coziness. It had become quite dark inside the tent-cabin that I needed to light the gas lantern. I had to work on the moving parts of the lantern because they were all seized-up. When I had freed up these parts, I then had to fashion a new base for the new lantern globe I had bought. I could not get the globe size it really needed so I bought a globe that was as close as the original size. This little job had to be done in order to fit the new globe onto the lantern. With a new mantel and some gas, the lantern worked fine and gave me a bright light. I had been using candles for lighting the tent-cabin. I got the wood stove going to take away the dampness. Yes, it felt real cozy in the tent-cabin while that thunder storm was raging outside.

Sun. July 16th. 2006; After breakfast I started work on the section of Lookout Point Trail which had been overgrown. I got on my hand and knees and plucked out the new growth that had covered the trail. It had rained on and off during the day so I had finished this task by noon. After lunch, I started work on the outhouse. I had gathered driftwood along the shoreline that would be suitable for the outhouse and commenced to build the outhouse with the new nails I had gotten from Chris. I have enough nails for the outhouse and the three picnic tables that I want to build after I finish building the outhouse. Work on the outhouse continued between spurts of rain showers that were developing during the entire afternoon. When a severe thunder storm came up, I had to stop my work and gather up the tools and headed for the tent-cabin. I had made it just in the nick of time to avoid the heavy downpour that lasted an hour. By the time the thunder storm was over, it was too wet and late to continue work on the outhouse.

Mon. July 17th. 2006; After Breakfast I went looking to find more driftwood which would be suitable for the outhouse. But there was none around. I will have to gather some more driftwood from along the mainland shoreline and load these into the canoe and transport it to the Island. I wanted to do some work on the dock so I decided to tackle this task this morning being that the lake was choppy. I nailed down all of the loose logs on the dock which I had not nailed down because I had run out of nails the last time I was here. I nailed these loose logs down with the spiral nails that Chris had given me. With that task done, I then retrived an old auto tire I had lost during the spring thaw and cut it in half and nailed these to the dock to act as boat bumpers. I also placed some large flat rocks on top of the crossbeams of the dock to weigh it down. I had noticed when the lake level was high, that part of the dock had lifted up from its foundation of rocks. These added rocks should keep the dock down on its rock foundation. By the time I had finished working on the dock, it was noon. I made some lunch for me and Buddy and then started to pack up the gear and loaded these into the canoe for our trip back home. I left the tent-cabin nice and tidy in case someone may want to use it. Buddy and I left the Island and I felt that I had accomplished much given that I had to work much of the time between spurts of rain showers during my stay on the Island.

Sat. July 29th. 2006; By late afternoon the wind had died down enough to make the trip to the Island. I loaded the canoe with my camping gear and Buddy began the trip out. By the time we got underway, the wind had picked-up again which caused the lake to be a bit choppy. I assessed the situation and decided to carry on. Had I not the outboard motor, I would have turned back to the Haileybury waterfront. Though it was a rough ride, we made it to the Island in good form. Buddy took this bit of rough trip pretty well. I notice that the lake was level to the dock because of the heavy rains we had these past few days. Once we reached the tent-cabin. I got all the gear stored away. The lake was too choppy by now to go across to the mainland to gather some driftwood for the outhouse, so I made supper of pork chops, potatoes and veggies for Buddy and me. After supper, I washed the cooking utensil's and dishes and then I settled down to relax and read one of the readers Digest books Irene had given me. Later that night, I listen to the s/w radio to catch up on the news of the war between that terrorist Moslem organization, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel. I heard on my s/w radio from various countries that approximately sixty people were killed, among them were many children when Israeli jets blasted an apartment complex in Qana, Lebanon. According to the news Press, Hezbollah, had placed a rocket launcher on the roof of the apartment building knowing that it would provoke an Israeli attack upon that building.

Sun. July 30th. 2006; After breakfast, Buddy and I got into the canoe and went across to the mainland. The lake was calm and I needed to get some more driftwood for the outhouse. Once I reached the mainland, I began to collect the driftwood from along the shoreline and load these into the canoe to transport them back to the Island. I made two trips before I decided that I had enough driftwood to complete the outhouse. I spent the rest of the day building the outhouse. I managed to find some plastic sheets and an oversize garbage bag that I had split and used these to cover the roof so that it would prevent rain from coming through the roof. It will have to do until I can get some tarp material to cover the roof properly. All it needs is a door and a little touch-up. I spent the rest of the evening listening to my s/w radio. I wanted to catch up on the latest development on Iraq, Israel and Lebanon, and what is happening on world news. I listen to various news broadcasts from many countries to get an overall understanding of what is going on. I heard an update on that apartment building that had been bombed in Qana, Lebanon. According to the news Press, most of the victims were invalid children who were deliberately brought there to be used as sacrificial lambs in order to tarnish Israel's image and turn world opinion against the war on Hezbollah. The victims were not even residents of the building. How evil can these Moslem people be to use children as sacrificial lambs in their war. I was totaly disgusted with how these Moslem people are trying to justify the war Hezbollah had started with Israel. The length these Moslem people will go to in order to dupe people to sympathize with Hezbollah's perverted cause is amazing. What is even more amazing is that many people are believing their perverted properganda. From what I have heard so far in the news media, it seems that their tactics are working in their favor. There seem to be many non-Moslems in the UN and around the world who are on side with Hezbollah in this war. But I think that as the truth about Hezbollah and the Moslem people are being exposed for what they are, world opinion will start to shift against them. One has only to look at that recent bombings in Iraq where people, and children are being killed in that sectarian war that is going on between those two Moslem groups. Even killing their own kind do not seem to bother these people. These people are nothing more than self-deluded, brainwashed, radical Islamic cut-throats that are the scum of the earth rather than a people of GOD as Hassan Nasrallah falsely claims and pretends to be. Hassan Nasrallah may be the leader of Hezbollah, but he in no way represents the GOD of the Old Testament.

Mon. July 31st. 2006; This morning the lake was calm and the sky was totally overcast that it looks like we are going to get more rain. I made breakfast and listen to the weather report. It calls for severe thunder storms in the afternoon with winds of up to 30 mph. After breakfast, I went to the new outhouse to collect the tools and box of nails. Then I began to pack my gear for the trip back home. It started to rain and it was not until 2 pm when I loaded the canoe to leave the Island. After the rain, I had gone back to the new outhouse to see if the outhouse was dry inside, and it was. I still need to make a door for that outhouse. Maby I will just put some heavy cloth to cover the doorway. Will see. Buddy and I had a great time while we were on the Island. Got a lot done and we had time to play in the water. All in all, it was a good weekend.

Sat. Aug. 5th. 2006; Left my apartment in Haileybury in the late afternoon to go to the Island Botanical Park. I want to finish building the outhouse for that new tent camping area. After I had put the camping gear away and had a cup of coffee, Buddy and I set out along the mainland shoreline to see where we can get more driftwood that would be suitable for the outhouse. Picking through all the driftwood scattered along the shoreline, I managed to get one canoe load of suitable driftwood of the right dimension. These I took back to the camping area where I am building the new outhouse. By the time I unloaded the canoe, it was late in the evening so I made supper for Buddy and myself. I spent the rest of the evening listening to my s/w radio to catch up on the latest development on the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The UN security council has come up with a cease-fire plan to end the conflict in this Middle East war. The plan calls for Israeli troops to leave Lebanon. That the Lebanon Government would place fifteen thousand of its troops in southern Lebanon as a security force and that an exchange of prisoner be made. Yeah right! That plan is so stupid that it is like asking the fox to guard the chicken coop. I wonder who's bright idea it was to come up with that lame brain plan. That cease-fire plan is so stupid that it do not even deserve any further commet or elaboration on it.

Sun. Aug. 6th. 2006; After breakfast, I gathered the tools, nails and chainsaw and placed them into the canoe and left for the camping area. It was easier than having to make two or three trips overland having to carry these things. With the driftwood I already had, I finished trimming up the outhouse. Now with that done, I will see what I can do for a door. I had to make a second trip to the mainland to gather up more driftwood to make the door. After spending some time collecting the driftwood of the right dimension, I took these back to the campsite and proceeded to build the door for the outhouse. All it needs now is a tolit seat to compleat the job.

After lunch, I had finished making the door for the outhouse and installed it. With that done, I decided to take a break from work and just relax. After some time, I thought I had heard a noise to the south of me so I got into my canoe to investigate. It seems that a pontoon boat had grounded itself on a set of flat rocks that lay off just a couple of hundred feet south of the Island. These rocks normally can be seen during the summer season, but the water level had been high all summer long because of all the rain we had been getting lately. These rocks now lay submerged under a foot of water. I did what I could to help the people get their pontoon boat off the rocks. After they had left, I went back to the tent-cabin and got my hatchet and two long poles, some nails, a large can and some red cloth. These I put into the canoe and headed back to the submerged rocks. There I wedged a pole to the furthest set of rocks and placed the large coffee can on top of the pole as a radar reflector. I also naild a red cloth to the pole as a warning to boaters. I then wedged the second pole on the other set of rocks and tied a red piece of cloth to it. With that done, I headed back to the tent-cabin. I made Buddy and me a snack. While I was having a cup of coffee, I heard the weather forecast on my radio. It calls for a thunder storm warning for our area. There were already dark clouds to the north-west which will be coming our way soon. I can now hear the booming of that thunder storm which seem to be coming from a fair distance away.I an glad that I had finished the door before we get into that thunder storm. I had to go back to the campsite to get my tools because those dark clouds were already approching the Island. The wind had picked-up quite a lot. I gathered up all the tools, nails and equipment and placed them into the canoe and brought these back to camp. I got everything into the tent-cabin before it began to rain. What a downpour! It was that dark outside that I had to light the lantern even though it was only two in the afternoon. I lit the wood stove to drive out the dampness. Listening to the radio was useless because of all the static that came from the lightning. All Buddy and I could do was to just grin and bear it. Waiting out the thunder storm. The thunder sounded like a full fledge war going on somewhere out there on the mainland. The lighting was like fireworks going off, lighting up the entire sky. Buddy is taking this thunder storm pretty well, considering that he use to be quite afraid of these storms. Even after the thunder storm had passed after a few hours, it continued to rain on and off throughout the night.

Mon. Aug. 7th. 2006; This morning the wind is blowing hard which is causing a heavy chop on the lake. The weather forecast calls for more rain in the afternoon. I spent the day cutting up some of the trees that the beavers had cut down last year. Then the rain came and I remained in the tent-cabin. I started to pack up my gear and was hoping to get back to Haileybury as soon as the rain stopped and the wind died down enough to make a safe passage. It was not until very late in the evening, around nine o'clock that the wind had died down enough to make the passage. The lake was still choppy but not as bad as it was during the day. I loaded the canoe and placed Buddy at the bow of the canoe for added weight. Then we chugged on through the waves. I had to admire Buddy for remaining so cool as the canoe heaved up and down through the choppy waters as spray was coming over both of us. As we got closer to Haileybury, we were sheltered from the waves from the high hills on the mainland. We made it to the Haileybury Marina in good form. Once there, I unloaded the gear from the canoe and placed the canoe on its cart. Then I hauled the empty canoe up over the steep bank and re-loaded the canoe with the camping gear. Buddy and I tottered off home with the canoe in tow. All in all, we had a good time on the Island.

Mon. Aug. 17th. 2006; This morning I checked my e-mail and have received a notice from Christianne Hayward who informed me that the island I was creating the Botanical Park was privet property. It Read; From Christianne Hayward To

Dear Mr. Pall, I was surprised and concerned to run across your posting on the Internet about your actions/plans regarding Farr's Island. As one of the two legal owners of this island (which can be confirmed by Mr. Robbie Gordon, lawyer in Haileybury), I would like to hear from you at your earliest convenience. I can be reached by E-mail at my daughter's address: chayward@telus.net or by telephone at 604-202-7686. Please cease any further development of the island at this time. Sincerely, Christianne Hayward

So I e-mailed this person on Thu, 31 Aug 2006, and wrote; Dear Christianne; Thank you for letting me know that the little Island is privet owned. I will cease the Island Botanical Park Project and remove, if need be, the tent-cabin, outhouses, big teepee and landing dock from your island. My intention was to commemorate the Farr family for their creation of the Town of Haileybury. Please forgive me for my error and having invaded upon your privet property. It was not my intention. Jean It seems that Christianne Hayward had come upon my web site while surfing the Internet. At last I had found out that the little island was owned by somebody.

On Sept-07-2006, I received an e-mail from Jamil Hayward, which read; Dear Mr. Pall: Thank you for your rapid response to my E-mail. We appreciate your offer to remove the items from the island. I shall be visiting the island this weekend and perhaps may meet you in Haileybury. We shall be in contact. Sincerely, Gordon Hayward. That was good news. At least I will meet the person and can explain that I had tried to find out if that little Island was privet property. I had not known the little Island belonged to anyone. That I was told from the towns people that the little Island was a public place for people to use for camping and picnics. So I sent Gordon Hayward an e-mail right away and said; Dear Gordon; I would like very much to meet you so that I can personally tell you how sorry I am for having invaded upon your privet property. If you would like to leave the tent-cabin, Teepee and outhouses and landing dock intact so that you and your family may use them when on a vacation to Haileybury, I have no problem with that. I would be delighted that you and your family, and the children will use it. Once again Gordon, I am sorry for having caused you and your family any unwanted problem. Jean

September 13, 2006; I met Mr.Gordon Hayward and family in person. I explained what led me to start the Botanical Garden on the Island. Mr. Gordon was a kindly old man and we had a nice chat. They had been at the Island and he had asked me if I would take down the Big Teepee because he did not want people to trespass on their Island. I could leave the tent cabin intact and use the Island for myself only. I thanked Mr. Hayward and told him I would take down the Big Teepee as soon as I can get to the Island by canoe. By this time, the lake was pretty choppy now due to the fall season when we often get strong Northerly winds.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2006; By now, Mr. Hayward and family had returned to Toronto. Late in the afternoon, the wind had diminished to a light 10 km, hr. breeze from the south. Buddy and I headed out to the little Island, following the mainland shoreline until we were adjoint to the island, and then made our way across the open body of water. It was pretty choppy, for a canoe, once we had left the shelter of the mainland, but we made it ok, thanks to that little outboard motor. I stowed the gear away in the tent-cabin and then preceded to take down the Big Teepee. Soon it was getting dark and I had to quit for the day. This time in the season, it gets dark early. I had to light the camp stove because it was getting chilly now that the sun had gown down. Made supper for Buddy and me and after we had our fill, we settled down for the night.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2006; This morning there was a light breeze and the lake was a little choppy. After breakfast, I made my way to the Big Teepee and continued to take it down. It was not easy because I had used plenty of nails to keep it intact. By Afternoon, the teepee was all down. I went back to the tent-cabin for some hot coffee and a cigarette. As I was sipping my coffee, the weather forecast on my radio informed me that we can expect strong winds from the north by late afternoon. I went out to see the condition on the lake, and sure enough, the wind was picking up. I quickly returned to the tent-cabin and packed my gear and got it into the canoe. I made one last check to make sure that everything was ok, and the got Buddy into the front of the canoe and headed across for the mainland. Once these strong northerly winds start, it will last for days on end. This was my only chance to get back to Haileybury and not get stranded on the island. That happened to me once and I could not get off the island for almost an entire week. By now the wind was cold and my hands were getting numb. I had not taken any gloves with me. Cold spray was hitting me that it was not long before I was totally wet and cold. We finally made it back to the shelter of Haileybury harbour. Cold, wet, but in good form. I loaded the canoe on its little canoe carriage I had made, and hauled ourselves home. When I got back to the apartment, I quickly stripped and jumped into a hot shower to warm up. By then my teeth were chattering uncontrollably. After getting into some dry clothes, I felt much better. Later on I sent a e-mail to Mr. Gordon which stated; Dear Gordon; Just to let you know that I had taken down the Big Teepee this morning. The site is left in its natural state. Thank you once again for letting me to continue to come on your island and stay in my tent-cabin from time to time. Let me know if there is anything else I can do for you. Sincerely Yours; Jean

September 13, 2006; This morning I checked my snail-mail at the post office and when I got back home, I checked for any e-mail for the day. I had received an e-mail from Mr.Gordon which stated; Dear Jean, As I said I would, I have now talked with my brother, Stuart about your plans to remove the structures you have built on Farr's Island. We are pleased that you have removed the teepee and look forward to your removal of the remaining structures by October 31, 2006, coincident with the onset of winter weather. Thank you for your understanding and your regard for the island. Sincerely, Gordon Hayward. I was surprised to read this, for I had the full understanding that I could leave the tent-cabin and outhouse intact and use the island as long as I do no more work on the botanical project. Rather than argue the point, I sent Mr.Gordon a returned e-mail stating; Dear Gordon; Given this new twist of events, I will remove the remaining structures on Farr Island. To have it done by October 31, 2006, may not be possible due to the weather and the time I can spend on it at the moment. The weather at this time of the year is very unpredictable to go on the lake with the canoe with the onset of winter weather. Rest assured that all of the remaining structures on Farr Island will be removed and I will have nothing to do with Farr Island henceforth. Sincerely, Jean

I would comply to remove the tent cabin and other structures, (outhouses) on the island as soon as possible, when the weather conditions would allow me to do so. After all, I had to use the canoe to get to the island. With the strong winds that are a normal occurrence during this time of the year, I have to pick the time very carefully, because these strong winds can come up very suddenly. I want to be sure that I can safely ply the open waters. If I tip the canoe, I will end up in very cold water and be burdened with heavy winter clothes which could very well end up with hyperthermia. Though I did not like that, by October 31, 2006 ultimatum! I will try to do what was requested of me because, after all, I do not want to impose or trespass on someone's privet property intentionally. As it turned out, I had managed to take down ALL of the structures on the island before that October 31, 2006 ultematum. We got a spell of decent weather with soft winds that would make it a safe journey. After I had taken everything down and loaded my canoe, I cut the dock with my chainsaw to make it totally un-usable. I had cut the dock into small pieces. The rest of the dock would be carried off during the spring thaw when the water level on the lake is at its highest level. I have no doubt that the beavers will return to the island and continue to chop down the trees on the island. Buddy had kept them beavers at bay and would not allow them to settle there and cut down the trees. As far as I am concerned, I will have nothing more to do with that island. In fact, I do not even go near it anymore. I had found out later that they were selling the island. So this is what all this was about, the thought of making money! These people are trying to sell that little island where parts of it is swamped with water, at such an unreasonable price, no one would be so foolish to pay. Anyway, that's their problem. I was really surprised to have found out, at that late date, that the island was privet property. I had shied away from buying some property because when I leave this planet, the government will end up with it. But now I am thinking that once I went to all the effort to make a nice place for myself, there is always the chance that I could be forced off the land and I would have to start all over again. While I am still capable of building a log cabin, and do the work that will be required, who's to say I will still be able to do that ten years from now? Because of my age, and wanting that little bit of peace of mind, security and the knowledge that no one can come along and force me to move at any given moment, I will have to purchase some land. Once that is done, I can then do what I want with a clear mind, knowing that no one will be able to force me off the place. Finding the right place will be the hardest task because I will be limited to what land I am able to purchase. I do not want to be saddled with a huge morgage that will take me twenty years to pay off. Rather, I want something that I can pay off in a couple of years. Very Soon, when I start to get my old age pension, hopefully I will be in a position to buy my own bit of turf in some wilderness area and build a nice small log cabin on it, making my ever long standing dream, finally come true.