Welcome Back Summer

May 16th through 22nd

Last week saw the lake area pass from Spring to Summer.

Because we started the week in the extreme Southwestern corner of the lake, we didn't get a live view of the early week Lake Lucerne Spring/Summer inflection point. We did see a lot of fountains though.

Knottlane Fun Fact: The path from the extreme Southwestern corner back to the lake is occasionally really lumpy.

The trees around the lake started last week as nothing more than gray sticks ('cept the pines, but they don't count). By the weekend, leaves were exploding from every branch.

The forest around the lake hit peak trillium last weekend. If you missed it, there will be encore performances for the next two or three weeks.

We are also at peak tulip.

The first dandelion peak is past. If you missed it, the second, third, fourth, nth, dandelion peaks will be coming around until late October or until the weed and feed takes effect.

The ducks are back.

Skiers are back. The water is above 60 F (not much above) making the screams of the lake immersed mostly more subdued. Mostly.

The good news is that Summer is here. Time to put away the coats, boots, and snowblowers and bring out the boat lifts, boats, piers, and cocktails on the deck. However, not all the news is good. We haven't gotten a good rain in like five weeks. The lake level is dropping. Fast. Rain is predicted all this week, let's pray we get it.<br><br>-Nemo: Lifts in, piers in, but haunted by an unmowed lawn.