Sun rise yesterday morning. Red sky in the morning...da, tada, dada.
 

Since, they were calling for the end of the world and a snow storm too, we decided to take the old goat to Bedrock for the winter. We walked the lake to check the ice and it was good, 5-6 inches mostly. We drove the truck around the lake and walked back home. This is in the center of the lake looking towards the pointy end.

Looking thru the narrows towards the round end.

Stylin'

Wolf tracks frozen into the ice.

This is another track. I'm checking out an air hole. This one was frozen.

Grasshopper hadn't used her Transformer yet, so we went for a short ride to the Fowler's before the big storm.

I had put my 4wheeler away and this was the first ride for the Ski-doo-bee-doo.

We got a new glider and George has decided that it is his, any arguments?

Breakfast at the Center Cafe.

You call this a storm? The price of gas isn't the only thing that the metric system has had an adverse affect on.

Enough snow for the ramp.

Grasshopper packed the snow down with her snow shoes.

Har, har.

Saturday we actually had some sun.

Momma and daughter having breakfast.

I took the transformer out for it's initial trip across the road to riches.

Monday morning after +5 temps and rain.

Fog.

Whiskey Jack coming in for hash browns for breaky. 

I drilled a hole today.

It was about 4 1/2 inches. Other spots were less than 2 inches. I need some help here, think cold.

I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay.
I sleep all night and I work all day.

 

First off, before I forget, Happy Birthday to SILy Anne. And, because I DID forget, a belated Happy Birthday to SILy Janet. I must have been too busy makin' ice, yeah. I'm going with that one.

Yesterday was another warm one.

A layer of water under a crust of ice.

The ramp, so far.

Open water along the shore.

I had to stop collecting snow, it was getting too wet.

Today was warm too.

I have been trying to get a close up of the white breasted nuthatch, but it is too shy. They have a comical face.

The red breasted nuthatch, on the other hand has no qualms about getting it's picture taken.

Har, har, har.

Tuesday we woke up to -13c and another dusting of snow.

Here I tried to get a shot of the "diamonds" falling from the trees.

We had 2 empty 200lb propane tanks, so I went to town with Grasshopper. Part of our driveway.

4wheeler traffic on the Brule Lake road.

 Sand Lake, where the heron nests used to be.

North Bay, it's all down hill from here.

Going home, you are here???

Good night.

Another dusting this morning.

An air hole to the right of the dock.

It's hard to tell from this pic, but, there are 5 inches of good ice here. Like I told Razor the other day, I would drive HIS black beauty across the ice, with a life jacket and a 2X4. An 8 foot 2X4.

I started work on the snow ramp for snow machine access.

Another air hole.

This air hole was hiding under the snow.

This pic is for someone who is home sick. Ahh, don't worry, you'll be home in what 58 days? Or it will seem like it. Har, har, har. HEY! Watch that mouth, this is a family friendly blog. 

By the way, Happy WINTER Solstice!