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	June 12th through 18th, 2023

The cold from the previous week flowed into last week. The high temperature of 54°F last Thursday was downright disrespectful. On the weekend, the weather bounced back to Summer. With a little luck, it'll stay there until mid-September.

Along with all the cold at the start of the week came a little much needed rain, too.

The lake recovered almost half an inch of depth after the all day event was over.

The cold air has sapped the water of its Summer heat. Two weeks ago, Lucerne was pushing 74°F. Now, not so much.

There was a ski show at Waters Edge on Wednesday.

It was pretty good. The next show is scheduled for this Wednesday, June 21st, at 6:30 PM with a pre-show starting just after 6:00 PM

The smoke from the Canadian wild fires hazed the area bigly around mid-week.

Sunsets have adopted an orange/red theme.

The haze has not stunted the growth of our local population of goslings.

During several days last week, past bumper crops of geese were spotted treking north.

The cooler weather earlier in the week was great for finishing up outdoor tasks like splitting a cord or two of wood. Not sure why we waited until the weather warmed up, but there you are.

Evil continues to infest the northwoods. This one has learned to make a sound like a small barking dog, reinforcing its nefarious nature.

The Lake Lucerne Advancement Association had their Spring meeting on Saturday morning. It lasted an hour and ended with a talk from an entertaining sheriff.

After the meeting and a dump run, we journeyed south to a belated wedding reception just south of Appleton. Of all the contests during Beer Olympics, the Hammerschlagen was our favorite. Just before we headed back to the lake, a miscreant found a bottle of Malort and we found ourselves compelled by both tradition and poor judgment to have a shot with the groom. The taste of rotten grapefruit with the lingering after taste of a tire fire plagued us long after the sun set.

The toast we used during the shot portion of Saturday was as poetic as it was appropriate: Malort, because those pants aren't going to sh*t themselves! The taste is interesting. It’s like if shame and regret were left to ferment before being distilled through an old, sweaty shoe. During the next bar night you should have some! Summer seems to be back and it's shaping up to be a lake level lowering dry one. For June, the lake is down 3 inches with over a week to go. We need more rain. We also need better judgment and less Malort.<br><br><br>-Nemo: Entertained by Hammerschlagen, horrified by the product of a gypsy curse.

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