On Thursday, Friday and Saturday it finally rained here at Oak Point. All toll we got about .7 of an inch by my gauge. Both March and April have been real dry. With the unseasonably warm weather fire danger has been real high. This rain is a welcome relief. You can see the grass green-up right in front of you. My mower blades are sharp and ready to go.
We had our first insect hatch of the season, Midge Flies, this past week. These are bugs that look like big mosquitoes that hover in the air but don't bite. When they are thick they seem to hover over the roads with a
low hum. We don't see Midge Flies until the middle of May. But every thing is two to three weeks early this year. So far no mosquitoes, however that will not last.
Got my boat out of storage this past week. Washed it up and vacuumed the interior. Connected the garden hose to the motor and promptly discovered that no water was being exhausted through the engine, so I ended up taking the boat into town to be looked at. Always something. Good thing I checked. The next task will be to work on putting new fishing line on the reels and getting the tackle box ready. Always have to go shopping for the latest tackle inventions.
With the real early spring and unseasonably warm weather it will be an interesting "Opener" this year. The lake water temp is nearly 60 degrees already. It could be more like June fishing then May fishing when the fishing "Opener" happens on May 15th. The "Opener" is more like a Minnesota Holiday with time spent with friends and family. We are making plans for my Grandson Aaron coming and going fishing with me. My brother and some nephews may also be present.
We had our first insect hatch of the season, Midge Flies, this past week. These are bugs that look like big mosquitoes that hover in the air but don't bite. When they are thick they seem to hover over the roads with a
low hum. We don't see Midge Flies until the middle of May. But every thing is two to three weeks early this year. So far no mosquitoes, however that will not last.Got my boat out of storage this past week. Washed it up and vacuumed the interior. Connected the garden hose to the motor and promptly discovered that no water was being exhausted through the engine, so I ended up taking the boat into town to be looked at. Always something. Good thing I checked. The next task will be to work on putting new fishing line on the reels and getting the tackle box ready. Always have to go shopping for the latest tackle inventions.
With the real early spring and unseasonably warm weather it will be an interesting "Opener" this year. The lake water temp is nearly 60 degrees already. It could be more like June fishing then May fishing when the fishing "Opener" happens on May 15th. The "Opener" is more like a Minnesota Holiday with time spent with friends and family. We are making plans for my Grandson Aaron coming and going fishing with me. My brother and some nephews may also be present.
Oak Point Road
All the asphalt has been milled up and added to the road base. With these rains the road is muddy and the sides of vehicles are real dirty. Don't wash your car. Drive slowly. It's like a bumpy wash-board in some areas. As soon as we can get some dry weather the contractor should be able to get the new asphalt down before the "Opener". Lets hope so. What an improvement the new road will be.
Garden
My sister Susan and I are collaborating on a new vegetable garden on some of her back property this year. My sister and brother-in-law have a summer place here on Chippewa Beach Road about a block from my house. Right now we are working on getting the property cleared. Knowing the the growing season will be short and with poor sandy soil our expectations are tempered. But we are looking forward to this project.
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