The calendar said December, but the weather last week whispered October. Summer had a bonus period this year, now Fall did too.
Last week did start off all December-y. It looked like the 6+ inches of snow predicted would give December a white carpet reception. When it was over, grass was still poking up through the less than an inch of white.
In the spots where Knott Lane got sun, the snow quickly melted.
Not so much in the shady spots. Below freezing nights gave the Lane a delightful ice glaze. No running!
On those cold nights, a small amount of ice formed behind the rock bar on the North end of the Lake. 
The small amout of ice on the shore means that ice-in is near. All Lake Lucerne needs is 5 or 6 days of teen (F) tempertures and we'll have a winner of this year's ice-in contest. Currently, it's ice free.
And it's ski-able! Not having a ski boat in caused us to die a little inside.
Squirrel!
Another aircraft was added to the knottlane fleet. That makes 2.1 if you're counting.
Late in the week, we took the new one out for its maiden flight.
There's still water in the creek! It's normally dry this time of year. This bodes well for the lake level next year! Huzzah!
It took some getting used to, but the new flight control software proved to be much better than the old stuff.
Devils Lake and Wabikon have had their ice-in. Next time we fly, I'll have the craft stand on its toes to maybe see Lake Riley.
Lake Metonga is almost as far from ice-in as Lake Lucerne.
