Dec 31, 2011

December 29th

Overnight the wind died down, and at last all the water was covered with a thin sheet of ice.  Now we wait for more cold weather...and then snow!

December 28

 
Most of the lake froze over on the night of December 24th, then was buried in the first real snow of the season. One large hole in the ice remained. Strong south winds on the 26th made the hole bigger. Strong north winds on the 27th kept new ice from forming. This photo was taken on the morning of the 28th of December....mist rising from the waves on the open water as the north wind continues to blow.