The First Weekend of Deer Hunting

It was on the pines...

It covered the pumpkins...

Weeds...

and webs.

Some of the frost creating steam was still about, but fading fast.

No frost was observed on Lake Metonga. There were a few patches of open water, but it was frozen over for the most part.

As you may or may not have heard, Mallard's on Metonga has closed. We were quite distressed at this news. I loved their food and the view. The only thing that would have made it better would have been to relocate it to lake Lucerne. After asking around in town, a lady at the hardware store (you just can't get a better source than that) told us it was a "retirement thing" and Mallard's would re-open under new management in December. Yeah!

Coming back from town, we stopped at the vacant lot that was once the Lake Lucerne Resort. The south end of the lake has much more ice than the north end.

As the "burning the big old stump" fire ate away at the big old stump, thirsty hunters creeped from the woods demanding libations and entertainment.

Cool blue lights were added the previous night to the underside of the bar. The hunters seemed largely unimpressed by the loungy glow. The night started innocently enough with many banana daiquiris. Then came the beer. Then came a bizarre Wild Turkey taste test (Wild Turkey tastes of death). Then some miscreant found the dice cup. Then, regrettably, came the tequila. The cheap tequila Then came the end.