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January 15th through 21st, 2024

The cold last week started extreme, ended extreme, and was extreme in the middle. If last week was anything, it was extremely cold. The cold air did not drop much snow on the lake, but on occasion a strong gale would pick up snow and send it like a river of cold in the direction of the blow. The cold and wind has made bird feeders a very popular place to be. The cold has the most skittish, tetchy creatures in the northwoods being seen more and more. The cold, wind, and hard frozen snow has made possible one of the best displays of pine seeds we've ever witnessed. The cold sky cleared most evenings making for a very cold night and cryogenic morning. A few of the evenings did not fully clear. This added a nice sunset to the inevitable very cold night and cryogenic morning. The cold, clear bedtimes were well lit by a growing lunar night light. The cold, icy road conditions were not exacerbated by deep snow, unless you count big drifts and you know we don't. The cold and drifting has made West Shore Drive worse than most. The cold, sheltered-from-the-wind nature of Knott Lane made the unpaved path's condition less hard and more fluffy. The cold hike on the lake to check the ice thickness did not include marching through deep snow. Most of the white stuff had been blown off West Shore Drive. The cold has been making ice. Lucerne has gone from nil to almost 10 inches in 2 weeks. The cold does not seem to have the same grip on 12 year olds as it does on us older folk. The cold did not seem to aid in getting our 12 year old up, but in the end, a nice decoration was added to the bar's lawn. In case you missed the subtle clues and inferences in the other slides, it was cold last week. It was the kind of elemental cold that keeps the sane indoors and confirms to snowbirds that they made the right choice. It was also competely expected. It's January after all. And the cold is not all shivery and evil. The liquid air makes splitting wood easier, just drop a log from a few feet and it shatters. It gives polar rated clothing a reason to exist. It keeps the mosquitos down. That being said, we can't wait until the start of Thaw, the third sub-season of Winter. In other unremarkable news, no maple trees were tapped/shattered last week.<br><br><br>-Nemo donned thick, warm clothes before going out and giving the turkeys a cup of corn.

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