Last week started off smoky. The 160 megatons of carbon emissions (and counting!) from the poor forest management of our neighbor to the north seemed to settle over the lake, bringing visibility down to "thick fog" with an accompanying smell of burnt moose. In the short term, we needed a wind from the west. In the long term, someone needs to teach Canadians the word firebreak.
By Tuesday, the wind shifted and the air cleared enough to see Lake Metonga when peeking over the hill to the west.
Acorns are currently plentiful and really, really tiny.
When asked to comment on the acorn's current size, the bar's resident evil responded by giving us the stink eye, munching on some bird feed, and kicking a duckling.
After the smoke cleared and the heat returned, it was noted that the lake is lower for June. Four and a half inches lower. It could be a good time to make sure you have at least 9 inches of play in your boat lift if you are planning to keep the craft in through Labor Day. After being sure the boat will come off the lift until fall, the best way to spend the summer, in our opinion, is to be on or under Lucerne for the duration.
-Nemo is taking his lunch on the raft.
