More Ice Than Snow

December 21st through 27th, 2020

Lake Lucerne
Last week was a smorgasbord of Winter weather. There was cold, very cold, thaw, snow, and ice served up under a sneeze guard of clouds and stars. In the end, the lake ice grew thicker, the ground whiter, and the roads more unpleasant.
Lake Lucerne
A mid-week thaw enslushened roads and filled edges of the lake with melt water.
Lake Lucerne
After the thaw, a hard cold froze the road slush and a light, almost continuous snow covered it all up. It got very quiet in the woods on these days with the only noise seeming to be the wind in the trees and the buzz of ABS brakes at the the stop signs.
Lake Lucerne
On occasion, the buzz of ABS brakes ended with the muffled thump of a bambi bonking.
Lake Lucerne
A call was made to the DNR to ask for the free, and bumper tenderized taste treat. They never returned the call. As Christmas approached, nature added a festive flocking to the roadside decoration. A short time after that it disappeared.
Lake Lucerne
Some locals quickly dismissed the furocide. They seemed far more concerned with the state of the seed in the bird feeders.
Lake Lucerne
On Sunday, we slid out onto the lake for our first ice check of the year. The just under 5 inches is fine for walking, but we'd wait for a few more inches before driving the truck to the cribs unless you want the truck to become part of the cribs.
Lake Lucerne
The lake is still frozen and is expected to remain that way well into January. Or is that June? In any event, the ice is a welcome ingredient in the 30th Annual Lake Lucerne Bottle Rocket War scheduled for the evening on Saturday, January 16th. Currently the air is cold enough, the ice is thick enough, but we could use a bit more snow for forts.


-Nemo remained mosquito bite free all week.