November 16, 2008

The lake-side deck with an inch of fresh snow.

We woke up this morning to about an inch of freshly fallen snow. The sky was partly cloudy and pale blue. The temperature today was 22 degrees with the wind varying from calm to 5-8 mph out of the north. As the day progressed, the wind increased to around 15 mph, making it feel even colder.

Kathleen and I took a walk to the Otter Tail Peninsula Community Center and back today; a round trip walk of about 6 miles. It felt good to walk in the cold, crisp air.

My neighbor Don Poage's step-grandson shot a deer today. Poage's stepson, Marty, stung up the deer in a tree by the road and gutted it. I walked out to watch, but by the time I got out there the guts had been completely removed. There is an art to successfully dressing a deer, and Marty does know what he's doing.

Later this evening, in front of a roaring fire, Kathleen and I enjoyed listening to "Pipedreams" on public radio. We both agree that Minnesota Public Radio is among the best, if not the best, public radio in the country.


The front of the house.


Our truck, and out buildings, with a dusting of November snow.