Wet, Warm, and Greener

May 9th through 15th, 2022

Lake Lucerne
Until last Monday, it's been cold up here. The cold extended the maple syrup season, ice out, and hat wearing. Last week started off warm and the temperatures accelerated from there. It was about time.
Lake Lucerne
At the start of the week, the warm came with a little bluster. The breeze combined, with the high lake level, watered downwind lawns several feet from the shoreline.
Lake Lucerne
The wind was eventually joined by rain. Then precipitation of a more solid nature. Some of the hail stones were over an inch.
Lake Lucerne
There were a few calm and muggy periods between the storms.
Lake Lucerne
After a few days the weather moved on and the sun came out.
Lake Lucerne
The sunshine revealed a wetter, greener northwoods.
Lake Lucerne
The resulting lawn lakes put the kibosh on most mowing events.
Lake Lucerne
All the storms added together amounted to just under 2 inches of rain. We checked the lake level after all the weather, it's just 2 inches shy of the record set last year.
Lake Lucerne
Some were more happy with the rain and warm than others.
Lake Lucerne
All the plants seemed to love it.
Lake Lucerne
You could almost see the ferns moving as they popped up and stretched in the sunlight.
Lake Lucerne
The trillium went from nothing to everywhere.
Lake Lucerne
An understanding between the bar and local squirrels was reached. If protection was paid (in seeds), the fuzzies would not raid the bird feeder.
Lake Lucerne
Squirrels: Small, furry, not to be trusted.
Lake Lucerne
During much of the week, campfires of impressive size dotted the shoreline.
Lake Lucerne
By Sunday, the gray of the trees had been replaced by Spring green.
Lake Lucerne
There were also rainbows after a brief, golf canceling storm on Saturday evening. Even more eventful was the passing of a Starlink constellation on Sunday night. It looked like a glowing plane contrail about 5 full moons long made of tiny dots of light. Alas, we did not have a camera for the rainbows and did not have it set up properly for the glowing contrail show. We'll get 'em next time! (shakes fist at sky). Last week, especially the weekend, could have been described as July, but cooler weather is forecast. This is fine for this time of year. The cooler days are good for many Spring time tasks. Gardens need planting, piers need putting in, and lawns increasingly need a good mowing. Hopefully the cooler will come with a good helping of dryer.


-Nemo's planning an early, extended Squirrel Ball Season.