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June 13th through 22nd, 2008

Friday's evening weather was repeated pretty much all week. It was a bit cooler than usual, cloudy with some sun and a bit of rain. When the sun was out, it was hot and hide ripping. For much of the week we used liquid burka (anything SPF 30 or more) to keep sunburn at bay. The Forect County ATV Patrol was spotted in action. (*Queue Nelson Muntz * Ha Ha). Let it be known that flying down Potawatomi Trail, blowing stop signs, and riding with 3 or more people on an ATV was, is, and ever shall be kind of dumb and ticket worthy. The bugs are out in the northwoods. A few are friendly and cool like this one. Most are pests and out for (your) blood. The best advice I can give is bring DEET. In 55 gallon barrels. The first ski show of the year did not disappoint. Due to a smaller group it was shorter than last year's show. The troupe this year has a bit more girls than boys. Some of the crashes made the spectators gasp. No one was physically hurt during the performance but the emotional scar of losing the "Skiing on a canoe paddle" battle, and thus the right to wear the captain's hat during the next show could last a lifetime. Winged wildlife was all over the north end of the lake. There were woodpeckers... Ducks, both big and little... An eagle or two seemed to always be overhead. And there were loons. Both the water fowl kind and the cutting and hauling firewood during the hotter days of the year for the next maple syrup season kind. The golf courses are in great shape. Much time was spent working on our short games by chipping balls from the dock onto the raft. Mrs "Call me Tiger" Nemo was the only one to get a ball to "stick". The water was very clear, as always, and cold for this time of year. The lake temperature for the past dozen summers has been around the mid to lower 70's°F this time of year. The lake is currently about 10 degrees below that. The clear water made diving for golfballs easy and fun. The water temperature, not so much. The fish on the north end are active and plentiful. The school of bluegills near our raft numbered in the hundreds. Mrs Nemo spotted one bass with a fish in its mouth that was too big for it to swallow. It seemed to be wondering what to do next. Lots of good skiing days last week, but the skiers seem to only come out during the weekend. This could be a function of the water temperature, but the price of gas could also be at play here. I tried to convince Mrs Nemo that mixing two half-full gallons of milk with different expiration dates would result in an explosion. She went ahead anyway and not only mixed them, but shook the mixture up in front of me. It did not explode. Maybe 2%. We'll be back next weekend to paint some windows, pull fish from the cold depths, and ski up all that flatness. Plus I've got to get a golfball to stick on the raft or forever be known as the lesser golfer.<br><br><br>-Nemo

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