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You can see from this photo that Ron and Tracy have been busy today, moving lots of snow following yesterday's pretty snow day.
We agree with a couple other Presque Isle reporters---- about a foot of new snow----mostly falling between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm Sunday morning. Interesting, though, is that friends in Manitowish Waters say they got much less, about seven inches, and Boulder Junction folks who say they got six inches.
And, lots should start melting already this week. Yay for March!
Those of you "down south" know that your areas have received a couple of hefty snowfalls that we have missed Up North. The ground here has stayed snow-covered through January, but snowmobilers and skiers have reportedly stayed down in the southern part of the state to enjoy winter activities.
No longer! It snowed steadily all day yesterday, and Danny measured that we got about 8 1/2 inches of fluffy new snow. It definitely looks more like a Northwoods winter than it has since Thanksgiving. Thanks also to Danny for this peaceful photo.
And, no matter where you are, sounds as though we have COLD days ahead of us. Stay warm, stay well, stay busy!
Here are a couple of photos of this morning's snow, for those of you not at the lake today.
I don't have a measure, but it's maybe 2-3 new inches of wet snow. And, as you can see, it's sticking beautifully to trees and underbrush.
I see that Ron has been out with his plow, and John says he will get out on our drive with the snowblower.
Beautiful day for a walk in the woods----and beautiful day to relax indoors and look out the windows!
New neighbors Clark Searle and Karen Nixon have had a wonderful holiday season in their new home at Carlin Lake, the home formerly owned by Connie and Joe Weber. In fact, they enjoyed their holiday time so much that they were back again this past week to spend several days.
Clark and Karen are friendly folks, and we can look forward to getting to know them. In the following email, Clark gives a little introduction to themselves.
More than most of us, Connie and Joe Weber have had an eventful 2020! Now in December, they ended the year closing on the sale of their Carlin home.
In addition, in July, they had sold their home in Cottage Grove, and spent the month of July at the lake cottage, till their new condo was ready in DeForest. They sure have spent lots of time making decisions and moving boxes and furniture!
Connie says they have always wanted to locate closer to Joe's brothers in the Lake Tomahawk area, and with real estate moving as it has this year, the time seemed right. For now, they haven't settled on a new place there, but will hope to do as their grandkids ask----still find a cottage on a lakeshore!
The Webers say they have had wonderful years on Carlin Lake with great neighbors---a combination they don't expect to find again.
And, we have enjoyed having them as neighbors and friends also, and will plan to keep in touch at their DeForest address: 6507 Trails Edge Court.
Here you see Joe and Connie at a July pontoon float and at a recent New Year's party.
We wish you continued happiness, Joe and Connie. Stay in touch!
We all are observing a quiet and different Christmas. But we have a little new snow, beautiful surroundings, and people who love us. We and many families are trying to create new and warm memories for Christmas 2020.
It's always a good time---but this year especially---to remember the chorus of angels who thrilled the shepherds. This holiday week, I'm reminded to do my part to bring about their promise to the world.
"Peace on earth, good will to men!'
We welcome an inch or two of new, soft snow to observe this shortest day of the year. It's been a pretty day, and now, by 4:00 pm, it is already time to light lamps and candles and Christmas lights.
Today, we have only eight hours and 39 minutes of daylight, with sunrise at 7:37 and sunset at 4:15. The good news, of course, is that we know tomorrow will start the totally-reliable climb to spring and summer. By New Year's Eve, we will be adding one minute of daylight each day.
You can see that today's snow anticipates a white Christmas for us. Snowmobilers and cross country skiers may still be disappointed, but we have a few days yet to see what weather the holiday visitors may find.
The less-good news is that the snowy, clouded sky means that we won't be able to see the incredible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on the horizon. I'm disappointed and thought that sounded exciting.
Our reliable naturalist John Bates alerts us to an once-in-a-lifetime sight, coming up on Monday evening, the 21st, just around dusk! That evening, we hope to catch a glimpse of a phenomenon that may have shined as the Star of Bethlehem, 2020 years ago.
John writes, "Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in our solar system, will come so close to each other that they will appear to overlap, creating a kind of “double planet” that has not been visible since March, 1226. (And that date is not a typo.)
The two planets will be 0.1 degrees apart, less than a third of the moon’s width. However, they will be separated by about 450 million miles in space.
Jupiter takes about 12 Earth years to circle the sun compared to Saturn’s 30 years, and while the two actually align in their paths roughly every two decades, given that each track has a slightly different tilt, very close conjunctions like this one are extremely rare.
I look ahead to the weather prediction for Monday afternoon and evening, and right now, sadly, it looks as though the sky may be cloudy when we want to watch. We will keep hoping for clear weather, though, to look for those two dots low in the southwestern sky, any time after sunset at 4:16 pm that evening. (Unlike stars, they will not be twinkling.)