Ice House Moves ON

 

The lone ice house on Mud Lake has been moved on.  Despite the ideal location, given the spot on the edge of the weeds, we assume they did not have good luck.  Sunday afternoon the house was moved. 

The lake remains covered in a layer of snow.  It is of note that the ice house folk seem to be the only folk on the lake.  No snowmobile tracks or footprints were noted in view.  The cold of late as no doubt slowed use of the lake area.

We have seen a few deer, but numbers around the lake seem down a lot.  Two bucks with antlers were seen hiding under a group of pines.  More down Highway 1 a small group crossed the other day.  Otherwise the daily move of deer through the woods along the lake seems down.  One track they have used loomks to only have minimal traffic.

Brrrrr…..

 

The lake is gripped in cold, with temperatures dropping well below zero and expected to drop there continuously the next few days.  Deer have been seen in some if the more protected spots, often pine area where the snow is still in the air on the branches.

Snow is still falling in the woods as one can hear the plops.  Some pines looking bent to the ground with snow weight.  Some look positively loaded to the max.  Some sun should take care of those like this.

Snow and More Snow

 

Our estimate is that Mud Lake received seven inches of snow on Monday and Tuesday by 3:00 PM.  More is on the way.  At times it becomes hard to properly add up the TV and radio estimates.  Getting to the one foot mark seems very likely.  Some have us totaling there, but we seem ahead of the running total estimates.  More than  foot total out of the three day storm (s?) is a real possibility.

The snow formed a beautiful cover this morning.  It has faded some as the general air clouded darker.  It is just below freezing and the snow in the grass is melting, as is some well cleaned off snow on the black top.

The snow blowers are resting now.  We have made two passes on the whole and one for the gifts of the snowplow.

Snow Pellets

 

The day was cold, but temperatures did rise to freezing.  It has been cloudy. but the main image today is how col;d the lake looks in the cloudiness and wind.  See it or feel it, it speaketh cold.  From the warmth of inside, it still looks cold.  At least whiteness is limited to a few pellets or a leftover spritz of snow.

But, of course, Christmas cometh.  The tree is up downtown and on its website.  Ed at KDKK has begun warming up for Christmasm music.  They break us into it slowly.  The boss is the Christmas music guy right now with one from Moody that I have heard.

Dust of Snow

 

Today the lake got a dusting of snow.  With the winds the temperatures are getting colder, and tomorrow is to be the cold day.

Melting

 

With overnight temperatures over 32, the lake has some growing spots of melt.  Spring has come?  Nope.  Temperatures are going real down hill today and beyond so the ice will be back in its full form soon.

North Chill

 

The weather around the lake may soon match the lake’s ice.  Good temperatures over night have dropped during the day.  The wind is up and making things even cooler.  Three layers of orange clothing now need the white coat with the orange hoodie and knit cap sticking out as a signal.

Yet the tall pines and birches are shaking pretty good today.  Amazing how trees that tall can shake like that and take it.