Last week started off with wind, thunder, and more than a little rain. By the weekend, the weather was behind us, but the repercussions continued to flow from the woods.
The first round of rain left the lake 2 inches deeper. The lesser rain that followed added another half an inch.
About a month after the Great Ice Storm of '25, black trucks entered the northwoods and picked well piled firewood from the side of the roads.
The trucks were marked with some sort of strange virtue signaling or, considering the event ended almost 4 weeks ago and life here returned to normal shortly thereafter, a hilarious underlining of the responsiveness of state government.
Lawns around the lake sported a few Trout Lilies, but mostly very green grass. We rolled ours with a drum that weighed a little less than a quarter ton. Many mowings are planned in the next few days.
After the rain, the sun came out and pollen season kicked in. Kleenex, Visine, and antihistamine demand is going to peak soon.
After the weather, the sky cleared and got much more eagley.
Don't know if it was the rain, pollen, or eagles, but the squirrels have been more grumpy as of late. This one grunted and barked at me for several minutes before leaving to grump at someone else.
The trees around the lake are showing signs of greening up, but are in every practical sense, leafless. Wisconsin's general fishing season opened on Saturday. If the loons are any guide, the fishing on the north end is picking up. The lake level has gone up 9.5 inches since ice-in last December. That will shrink the beaches, but If the water temperature goes up another 10°F, there'll be more lake to ski upon.
-Nemo prefers lake water that does not cause a bout of Tourette's.
