August 23, 2008

Breezy conditions today on Leech Lake

We still have more than a week to go before September, but here in the Northwoods of Minnesota, on the shores of massive Leech Lake, it feels like autumn weather has arrived.

At 9:45 a.m. the skies were partly cloudy, the winds were blowing out of the SW at a stiff 12-17 mph and the temperature was only 58 degees. It's hard to believe that just three days ago I was in the boat wearing shorts and a T-shirt under sunny skies and a temperature of 85 degrees.

As the day wore on, the winds shifted from the SW to the NW, and increased in speed to 15-17 mph and it did warm up to 68 degrees. Since the lake was still churning with white caps, Joe and I decided that we'd power wash the house in preparation of us staining the lake-side deck and the porch on the front of the house.

No fishing today.

Joe power washing the deck on the Leech Lake house (that's our dog Elsa watching through the sliding glass door)