June 20, 2008, "Windy Mittens"

The temperature was 76 degrees today, one of the warmest days since we arrived at Leech Lake just about a month ago. It was, however, extremely windy -- winds at 20-25 mph out of the west, making the lake churn with white caps. I stayed on shore today and planted two small white spruce trees at the cabin (unfortunately, these two trees would not take and would be dead by late August).