May 25, 2012 -- At Leech Lake

At 8:30 a.m. this morning the sky was sunny and free of clouds, the temperature was 49 degrees and the wind was variable from 10-20 mph out of the WSW. The forecast for the day is lots of sunshine, but stiff winds.

Our plan is still to go into Bemidji, which we'll do sooner than later. We need to pick up a few groceries, Rick needs to mail some auto parts to himself back in Australia and I need to run various errands such as picking up a furnace filter, some wire molding and attend to other odd little tasks.

We spent several hours in Bemidji and upon our return home found the lake churning as a result of the 20 mph WSW wind. It was otherwise a pleasant day with mostly sunny skies and a temperature in the low 60s. But it was the wind that kept us off the lake.

Later in the day we visited with the Newmans, performed minor little tasks such as pulling weeds from the flower beds, planting some marigolds in the planter box, fixing a loose connection on the ATV battery terminal, etc.

As evening became night, the wind began to die down, but at that point we had made the decision to not go fishing. The forecast for the Memorial Day weekend is cool, grey and rainy, with the possibility of a thunderstorm or two. Not the weather that the tens of thousands of people who flock "up north" in Minnesota at this time of year hope for.

Signing off for Friday night.