The golf course, closed to un-members, is a bit flagless and tee markerless, but otherwise in very good shape for late November (slow greens, no snow).
The last stint of warmer (50's°F) weather called for a bit of bottom time to be added to the task of pulling the last pier. The water is colder than the air. After about 5 minutes of not seeing any fish, a hasty retreat was called from the 47°F lake.
After pier removal and shivering, some diving ducks were seen gathering on and diving the north end of Lucerne.
Just after the ducks, a small, aquatic mammal checked out our pier removal handywork. Dive stuff and cameras were put away just in time to miss a B-52 flying low over the lake on its way to bomb Hiles as in days of yore. It passed over at 1:13 PM, was low and loud.
Like a condemned person on death row, last meals were consumed (Soups, Shepherd's pie, Ribs) and all that is left is the wait. It's very unlikely that Winter will be giving the lake a last minute pardon. In fact, the coming ice will be hastened by the coming cold. The bottom is to drop out of local thermometers and the sky (snow) on Friday. After that, few are predicting highs over freezing until next March.
-Nemo, already sick of Winter.
