A Little Rain, A Lotta Hot

May 27th through June 2nd, 2024

Lake Lucerne
It was a little less wet last week than it has been in the past several weeks. Altogether, May was a wet month. The rain has greened up the trees, caused lawns to need cutting every 6 days, and made Lucerne 3 inches deeper since May 1st.
Lake Lucerne
In addition to the lake level being up, the water is warmer, too. It finished the week close to 68°F, making swimmers extra happy.
Lake Lucerne
There was some wind during the rain. Enough wind to dislodge an umbrella from a hand or dock or something. It floated to the north end. While we were lowering a boat to rescue it, it sunk about 20 meters from shore.
Lake Lucerne
Thanks to Lucerne's clarity, we spotted it in about 3 meters of water and recovered it with a fishing rod. If it's yours and you want it back, contact us. If we don't hear from anyone, we'll apply maritime salavge law.
Lake Lucerne
The local golf course is in good shape. All the rain has made water hazards particularly perilous.
Lake Lucerne
The day's rain held off until we were putting on six. Five and a half rain free holes is better than some have experienced this May.
Lake Lucerne
The rain and warmer weather is making the plants really happy.
Lake Lucerne
The only plants showing a bit of sadness are the trillium. Trillium season, for the most part, is over.
Lake Lucerne
With the piers, lifts, and warm weather in, it's time to join boat to water.
Lake Lucerne
The boat landing is in good shape. With the lake level up, launching a boat is easy this Spring.
Lake Lucerne
The fire danger is low. Campfires are becoming more commonplace around the lake.
Lake Lucerne
At least one sunset last week extended the campfire theme to the sky.
Lake Lucerne
With piers, lifts, and boats in, it's time to scrape a few knees, pull some muscles, and scratch those bug bites. The rain has made for a bumper crop of mosquitoes. I don't remember them ever being this thick in the woods. Pollen counts are high, too. The wise summer fun pushers have already stocked up on ibuprofen, Bactine, and tourniquets. This spring, you may want to include Zyrtec to that list.


-Nemo seems to golf better in the rain.