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05/04/2018 04:14PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Man does this feel good. I love it. I’m an 80-90 degree guy. Some say we are lucky to have to endure winter so we can fully appreciate the other three seasons. I’m not gonna go that far, but I can kinda see what they mean.

The first time I went up to the BW we rented a cabin on Snowbank Lake. Wilderness Bay it’s called. They pick you up at the landing and the cabins are across the lake at the portage to ... Lake. Shucks can’t temember the name of it right now. Next lake over is Disappointment Lake. Parent Lake seems right. Somehow they have this one spot that isn’t in the BW, even though it’s completely surrounded by it. Pretty sweet. Anyway, the owner was telling me that they have a couple from Southern California that rents a cabin for a month every year. They don’t even fish. Their favorite thing was to witness the changing weather. They wanted to see storms come in and just have variety I guess. They were from the Midwest. In SoCal the weather is always the same, beautiful yeah, but unnatural to them. I have heard other people say the same since. I find that interesting. I gather we are blessed to be miserable half the year.

Enjoy. Have a great weekend all you crazy canoe nuts!

Cheers, BK
 
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05/04/2018 04:47PM  
You know, scat, I think there may be some things that you have posted on this board that I have not agreed with--not that you are unusual in that regard, actually, as I occasionally have disagreed with a whole bunch of people on this board in the nearly twelve years I have been posting all sorts of drivel here :-) --but you and I are in total agreement with the concept that fully appreciating the spring and the coming of the warmth after winter is wonderful!! Fabulous!! Glorious!!

I just went back and reread that sentence. Egad, it is a long one! But it says exactly what I meant to say so I guess I will leave it.

Here in mid-Michigan the winter was very long and didn't seem to want to let go this year. It wasn't nearly as bad as northern Minnesota. We didn't have huge amounts of snow in the middle of April, but we did have cold temperatures, some snow, and many frosty mornings. My forsythia froze and didn't bloom. The flowering trees that usually bloom in April are just blooming now. And while I am not a "80-90 degree gal", preferring 70-80 myself. . .I am just so very, very happy to see green grass, spring flowers, and people walking around without parkas!

I am not miserable in winter. I actually love living where we have the four seasons, although I wish our winter were a bit shorter. But I feel very blessed to enjoy winter, spring (especially spring!), summer and autumn every year. And I hope I will be around for quite a few more of each.

I echo scat's words. Enjoy! Have a great weekend!
 
05/04/2018 05:18PM  
Yeah, today is unbelievably nice. I think a little short cool down is on tap. But nothing like what has been going on. My neighbor kids caught me moving firewood and pushed me aside. So something got done. My sister is coming up so I'll have to conform to my restrictions. But it's nice to just hang out too. Loons have been noisey, geese are busy. The ice has only been off a couple days and the kids said the swans already have some babies. Their on the pond which was open a few days earlier. Winter was a bugger this year, so I'll appreciate this warmth a bit more even though I'm layed up.
Enjoy...
 
05/04/2018 05:42PM  
Spartan2 - I am mellowing out. Trust me on that if you could. Just want to be happy, and that has been a struggle for a stretch. I’m too darn emotional, which is a curse. I couldn’t explain it if I tried. Peace and love and good times are ahead. This summer is going to be great. I hope your’s and all the great people on this great forum’s is too.
As always, Cheers!
 
05/04/2018 06:56PM  
scat: "Spartan2 - I am mellowing out. Trust me on that if you could. Just want to be happy, and that has been a struggle for a stretch. I’m too darn emotional, which is a curse. I couldn’t explain it if I tried. Peace and love and good times are ahead. This summer is going to be great. I hope your’s and all the great people on this great forum’s is too.
As always, Cheers!"

Emotional is good. Most of us mellow at some point, lol.

Peace and love and good times are ahead - YES YES YES to that!!

I hope there's a breeze this weekend, cuz I prefer slightly cooler temps myself. If I am on the water I can handle it a bit hotter...
 
05/04/2018 08:33PM  
Today was the hotest weather I have felt in nearly 3 years, (Lower 70's in NW MN, Red Flag Warnings today and my fire engine hit one wldfire.

I never realized how pleasent 65 degree weather was until I moved to Alaska. I lived on the coast and it was always mid 60's in the summer south of Anchorage, I miss that weather.
I got so used to it, that a lower 70 degree was terribly hot.
I'm slowly acclimating to lower 70 degree heat again, hope I can handle the 90's, those will be tough :-(
(if our weather was always 65 degrees and not have these extreems, we would live in the tropics and have tropical plants).

SCAT, glad you are mellowing, either way you have always made me laugh, hope you have good health and following seas.
 
05/04/2018 08:41PM  
Scat, right with you on so, so many levels! Thanks for the post; it has been a stunning day!

We live right across the street from a high school football/soccer/la crosse field/track field. I love hearing the crowds cheer and the announcer spin! Happening right now...
 
05/04/2018 10:42PM  
I know what you mean. I texted a girl today to say hi after a bit and she started her response with pics of her daughter in softball gear and she’s playing for my kid’s high school and I recognized it. My oldest daughter Nora started at this high school as a frosh the first year it opened up. Earned eight varsity letters. So when I saw the pics of the new talent I told her to give me a sched or let me know her next game. Freshman junior varsity. Her mommy seemed proud. Sounds like fun to me. Tis the season. If the girls wanna play, let em play.
 
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