Fire and Water

To be honest, there was far more water than fire nearer the lake last week. Unless you count the fires in the furnace burners heating cabins or the odd campfire, there wasn't much warmth on the shore at all. In addition to plenty of cold, there was a goodly amount of rain early last week, too.

Plenty of hot here at the end of the Knottlane Board Meeting and Pool Party in the extreme southwestern corner of the lake. Enough to apparently set some of the hills in front of a few cabins on fire. Oddly enough, the fires started on the top of the hour beginning at 8:00 PM. They were extinguished in about 5 minutes only to start again an hour later.

Some local vendors embraced the hot and incorporated the flames into their signage.

Water's Edge should take note. We feel that many would be much more inclined to stop in if Roger had a flaming ski or something out front.

Lucerne usually gets pretty flat at night, but the ponds here get coordinatedly rough every 15 minutes after sunset.

Not sure how it would be possible, but it would be pretty cool if this could somehow be added to the already fantastic Crandon Water Shows Jazz Line act (First show, the "Smurf Show" (so called due to the blue hue of the performers skin after exiting the lake) is scheduled for Wednesday, June 9th. See you there?).

The trees here continue to be in full leaf and seem to thrive on the heat with only little signs of stress..

Late in the week, the Knottlane Board Meeting and Pool Party adjourned. Ties, liqueur, and swimming suits were packed and attendees headed back to the North end of Lucerne. While crossing the lumpy part that separates the extreme southwestern corner of the lake from Water's Edge, the heat in the air and the patterns in the clouds foreshadowed Memorial Day's lakeside events.

The chipmunks around these parts tend to be thinner and less furry than the ones we are used to. They are also reptiles.

There's still a little snow on some of the larger lumps.

The lifts were not operating and the hike to the top was judged not to be worth it, so we didn't stop. Plus we forgot our skis.

As we got closer to the lake, the clouds grew larger and more angry.

We got back to the bar just before sunset and just after the angry sky expressed its profanity laced wrath on the shore.

We also missed the last of the water spout finish its dance near the islands (Thanks Mike M. for the great image!).

Items not missed include wet lawns, drippy decks, and steaming roads.

Also not missed were large patches of ground fog that filled the low areas between the hills.

The trees between Lucerne and its more Rubenesque sister lake are a lot leafier than when the Knottlane Board Meeting and Pool Party started. Also, despite last week's cold, Metonga remains ice free.

The same goes for the area to the East of Lake Lucerne.

We're back, baby! Not that we ever left (at least in our hearts). And accompanying our backness. are a plethora of new drink ideas, tannedness, and other passed motions that are sure to dress up Summer of 2021 and enter it into national beauty contests where it will be a sure thing to win. Any cash prizes should be distributed equally between boat gas, energy drinks, and ibuprofen with just a bit saved up for propane (Summer may be here for awhile, but Winter is coming).

-Nemo, appreciative that vandals mowed his lawn. Disappointed they did not paint his house.

Fire and Water

May 24th through 31st, 2021