Winter is over! Just two weeks ago the temperature didn't get above 0 during the day and we were hibernating. When we ventured outdoors it was only for a couple of hours and it was usually to open the driveway down to our winter lakeside rental apartment. We had seldom heard any snowmobiles and ice the fishermen where using shelters.
This morning the lake in front of our house is covered with snowmobile tracks. The daytime temperature is already in the upper twenties. People are sitting on 5 gallon buckets to ice fish instead of hauling out their ice houses.
We're baby sitting our neighbor's dog,Charlie, so that they could snowmobile into Canada for the day. Charlie and I took a walk down to the Lodge area and saw that the aluminum canoes are starting to pop out of the snow. This is first sign of spring -- kind of like daffodils popping out of the snow further south.
The best thing about this time of the year is that our personal activity levels shoot up. I need to drop about 20 pounds and Lin needs to .... loose a little. The warmer weather lets us both get outdoors more. Lin starts taking walks and I can do some outdoors work around the Lodge. OK, I also get the fish for Lake Trout until March 31st.
We may still get some winter like weather. However, waiting inside for a day or two for things to improve is better than facing months of winter weather.
I hope you have gotten out and that you have caught some lake trout! We have had two heavy snows recently ...enough to hear people talking about damaged roofs and needing roof rakes ...pretty unusual for down here. Enjoy the warming temps and lengthening days.
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