The First Horseman of the Snowpocalypse Lite

November 19th through 25th

As it has been since mid-October, it was unseasonably cool last week. More so at the beginning of the week than at the end. There was also snow, ice, wind, and soup. Ice started to build on the edges of Lake Lucerne. It looked like the players that picked "before November 25th" would be the winners of this year's ice-in contest.

Even more ice was spotted on Lake Metonga early in the week.

Strong winds parallel to the lake's fetch replaced the forming ice with waves that left their tracks on the shore. The ice would not go in before November 25th.

Other tracks on the North end included turkey,

puppy-cat-bear (we're not sure),

and Yamaha-Polaris-Ski-doo (again, we're not sure).

The wind and cool made for ideal weather to stretch the wings and feel the air rush past the talons.

The lake level is holding at 23 inches above the nail. That's 3.5 inches below the July 1st high, but still high enough to assure that boats will easily come out of the water and any weak docks will be thoroughly destroyed by next year's ice-out.

With snow covering the ground and another round of golf increasingly unlikely, some put up and plugged in the Christmas lights.

Albino Thanksgiving, The First Horseman of the Snowpocalypse, is upon us, but it wasn't that bad. Just as all hurricanes are not cat 5s and all earthquakes are not magnitude 7, all visits of the Horsemen of the Snowpocalypse are not set to 11. But then again, Winter on Thanksgiving is not feared for its ferocity, but for the extension it gives to the cold season. It's like hearing the starter gun go off while standing a few miles from the start line of a marathon. The extra miles aren't so bad at first, but it can make the last few miles a bit more <s>ugly</s> interesting.<br><br>-Nemo's looking for some long distance track boots.