I woke up at just before 7:00 a.m. this morning and the house was actually cold. The temperature outside was 55 degrees and the wind was howling at more than 20 mph out of the north. The sky was mostly cloudy, with just a few patches of blue sky here and there. The temperature in the house was a cool 66 degrees. After all of the hot and humid weather of the past month, it felt good to have to put on a sweatshirt.
As the morning approached noon the wind continued to blow at more than 20 mph out of the NNW and white caps rolled across the lake. I went to the boat lift and raised the boat up a little higher because the waves were hitting the bottom of the hull. The flag is standing straight out and the flag pole is bending against the wind.
The forecast called for a thunderstorm this afternoon but it actually cleared as the day moved on. As a result of the weather, it turned out to be a perfect day for me and Joe to complete the painting of the fish-cleaning house and then to the green trim on all three buildings.
The "ATV garage" with new paint
The "bunkhouse" with its new paint job
The "fish-cleaning house" with its new paint
After we were done painting, Joe and I cleaned up, grilled chicken wings for dinner and then just hung out at home. The wind had died down a bit, but was still blowing at 12-17 mph out of the NNW making it too rough to go out trolling tonight. Maybe tomorrow.
A good day's work at Leech Lake.
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