Septemberesque!

Last week started off nice and summery. Highs were near 80°F and the lake temperature was around 75°F. Then came the weekend with its post Labor Day personality that included highs struggling to get into the 60s°F and the water temperature plummeting to 70°F. There was also rain. Blech.

Before the weekend, there was much sun streaming through the pines and bouncing off the water.

There were a few nice sunsets, too.

The lake level should be up a little due to all the rain at the end of the previous week, but beach parts on the north end remain exposed for the first time in years..

While walking on the north end of west shore drive, a calm bunch of geese pooping up the lawn became a startled bunch of geese slapping up the water.

It turns out geese don't like getting the stink eye from big eagles.

Nobody chipped a ball from the shore into the bucket this week, but one did manage to stick on the green.

Before the weekend when the air was hot-ish, the water was wonderful.

Under the water was even better.

Mrs. Nemo helped collect all those golf balls that did not stick on the raft.

There were more than two.

More than one ball was also chipped towards the greens at the NCC course before the week turned all autumnal. The course is in pretty good shape.

The milkweed pod crop is coming along.

The corn in town at Josh's is even more impressive and much more tasty.

Wednesday's ski show had sun and very rough water.

Sunday's special alumni ski show had clouds and calm water to welcome back retired club members that reprized their rolls as kings and queens of the water.

The cold started late Friday with a little rain.

The rain and mist ended on Sunday. The lake ended up over an inch and a half deeper.

Those that put off lawn mowing before the rain will have to put it off a little while longer.

The rain and cold air sunk the lake temperature. It's still mostly swim-able, but also kind of shivery.

The forecast predicts a bit of a recovery. Some warm will return and the lake temperature may improve. Until then, it's time to break out the hoodies and hot chocolate. A pause in the summer hot is a good time to recover and heal up some of those mid-summer pulls and abrasions. It's clear that many of us will not be at 100% by the return of the hot, but if you're not limping into Fall, you're not trying hard enough.

-Nemo stuck one, plunked dozens.

Septemberesque!

August 8th through 14th, 2022