Pumpkin Carving Weekend

October 9th through 12th, 2003

Lake Lucerne
We made it up after dark on Thursday. The moon was bright and the air was not as cool as we have come to expect during this time of year.
Lake Lucerne
Friday morning was warm and cloudless. A breeze from the south grew during the day making the lake rough on the north shore.
Lake Lucerne
The signs of mid-fall are all around. Exploding milkweed pods are among my favorites.
Lake Lucerne
The apple trees on the north shore are full of fruit.
Lake Lucerne
Peak color occured on Friday. Golds, browns, and yellows dominated this year with a sprinkling of red here and there.
Lake Lucerne
This is the latest date we have seen for peak color, but it was worth the wait.
Lake Lucerne
Saturday morning was hazy and a change in the weather could be felt in the air.
Lake Lucerne
The rain that came on Saturday night did not stop the carving. The ceremonial collecting and roasting of the pumpkin seeds was delegated to Krispa.
Lake Lucerne
Adult beverages were dispensed as were "drink monkey" markers.
Lake Lucerne
Drink Monkeycide! We just turned away for a few minutes to carve pumpkins when tragedy struck. The monkey would have survived had the beverage not been "Blatz". Let this be a lesson to you all, buy good beer.
Lake Lucerne
After the carving, the gords were put out on the dock and candles lit. All were impressed by the orange glow but the rain drove us all damply back into the cabin.
Lake Lucerne
Two loons were fishing and making quite a racket on Sunday morning. They dove the north shore for hours.
Lake Lucerne
A small red squirrel was running around like a lunatic, hiding nuts and yelling at me.
Lake Lucerne
We had to go back to work on Sunday, but we didn't have to like it...


-Nemo