Last week started off hazy. Then it rained. After that, there was sun, cooler temperatures, and some golf.
The lake got rain, but needed more. Lucerne's level fell about 4 inches for the month of August.
Before the rain, the hot from the previous weekend spilled into Monday. The 90°F air and sun pushed the lake temperature to a very swimmable 76°F.
The lake water was also very diveable.
The rain moved out Wednesday evening. The line between the storm and blue sky was very pronounced. One hour seperated cool and rainy from cool and clear.
In addition to cool and clear, the weather left behind a very flat lake.
On both sides of the rain, there was skiing.
Sunsets are getting earlier and earlier. Skiing until close to 9:00 PM is no longer a thing.
Local hummingbirds are downing about a quart of food a day.
The seed/suet eaters also have their late summer glutten on.
The weekend kicked off with plenty of sun and some lumpy water.
On Sunday one of the last big events of the summer tee'd off. The Knott Lane Open featured a record 38 golfers divided into 10 teams. A special thanks to Mrs Nemo for her superb organizational skills to seamlessly pack the NCC course for almost 2 hours.
None of the NCC turtles were harmed during the entire event.
All were dressed appropriately, but some continued to pursue the currently nonexistant best dressed team award.
The awards and accolades for the winning team and individual feats of golf were presented later at The Bar.
The Knott Lane Open bar night started off as a smaller affair.
It quickly grew to a full fleged packed bar night.
The Sunday event pushed well into Monday.
With the end of Labor Day Weekend, many close the book on summer. Not us. September still holds swimmable lake water, at least at the start, and the days are still long and warm enough to exhaust the most summer fit individuals. Don't put away the ibuprofen and energy drinks just yet, the push to squeeze the most from summer 2024 is about to begin.
-Nemo's recovering nicely, but please keep it down.
