Our view this morning. It warmed up overnight to minus 4C. You can feel the moisture in the air, the animals feel damp. Not too sure what's on our agenda today. Don may play with his backhoe. It will be a mostly cloudy day, bit of a wind and we may reach 0C. Not too...
I walked to the bridge yesterday for this photo of hoar frost on the trees. With mild temperatures there is more moisture in the air and as trees are below the freezing point, crystals form and grow. Minus 8C this morning, cloudy and windy. May reach a high of minus...
This was our evening moon rise yesterday. It was a beautiful evening to be out as was the day. We had a day full of sunshine however a little wind made it feel cooler. Minus 8C this morning, cloudy, we should see a high of minus 6C.
Minus 19C and this was our morning sunrise view. I think meteorologists call this "ice fog" and the trees are covered with hoar frost. Today will be yet another quiet day around Manion Lake.
Today's view looks very similar to yesterdays, still nice to see the sun. It's much colder, minus 20C. The snow is crunchy and dry. We will have a sunny day and see a high of minus 9C, winds will be light.
Good Morning sunshine! We haven't seen a lot of you lately so you are a welcome sight. Temperatures are remaining on the mild side, minus 13C this morning we may reach a high of minus 4C.
Happy New Year! 2022 did not end the way we wanted it to. Don ended up with kidney stones so we spent the last 3 days of 2022 in Thunder Bay waiting for surgery. Finally on New Year's Day he was the first person in Thunder Bay to have surgery, however there was no...
A view from our bridge after a few days of snow and cold, it always looks so beautiful. We got a few more centimetres of snow yesterday so Don did a bit of plowing. Minus 7C this morning, cloudy and windy. Warmer temperatures will prevail and there is no snow in the...
This is our view this morning, cloudy and snowy but we're not expected to get much accumulation. Temperatures have warmed up to minus 13C although there is a wind so it feels colder than that.
Merry Christmas everyone! A day late but yesterday was very busy. This photo was taken when we were visiting family in Southern Ontario last week. Our extreme cold warning ended but we still had some wind yesterday. This morning it's minus 18C and no wind, so it's...
We're back! Don, Allison, Alex, Wyatt and I took a little holiday to visit my family who live north of Toronto. We hadn't seen them for a few years so it was great to have a pre Christmas celebration with them all. We arrived back home before the mega storm, we were...
I took this photo yesterday late afternoon. The snow had subsided and perhaps the sun was thinking of showing its self but the lake had this beautiful pink hue. We received more snow overnight, it continues to be windy and temperatures zero celsius. We will have...
We're waiting for the Colorado low to hit us today, snow has started but it's not too heavy yet. We are in a weather advisory, periods of freezing drizzle, 10-20 cm of snow and windy. Good thing we don't have anywhere to go today.
Well the count down to Christmas is upon us. This is Don's attempt at building a Christmas tree out of moose and deer antlers. They are just laid on top of one another so we think it looks like a pile of antlers with lights, lol. He says he can do a better job if he...
Don took a ride up to the outposts yesterday. Trail is now broken, ice is good, 8 inches on Manion, 6 inches on Pettit and about 3 inches on Mount. Now we just have to wait till New Year's Day to go trout fishing.
This was the full moon rising last night, gorgeous moon this time of year when it is reflecting off the snow. As predicted temperatures have warmed up, minus 13C this morning but we'll reach a high of minus 3C this afternoon. With the cold nights that we've been...
I was up early this morning and the moon was still up shining brightly. It was minus 27C last night but has warmed to minus 19C. Looks like we may have a sunny day as we have a reddish sky this morning.
Baby, It's cold outside. Minus 27C but we aren't in an extreme cold warning and it will be warmer tomorrow. I suppose the good part of it being cold is that the sun is shining so the solar panels will be soaking up the rays. We will reach a high of minus 19C today,...
We had a brief period of red at the sky line but it quickly disappeared so this was my photo. If I were to take a picture now you wouldn't be able to see much of anything as it is snowing. Minus 18C but not much wind. We'll have one more day with this cold and then we...
The last of our hunters harvested this bull moose on Saturday. Saturday was a cold day, minus 18C most of the day but we had received a bit of snow on Friday night so that would have been beneficial for the group. It's been pretty quiet around here but we do seem to...
Welcome to December 1st! The first day of the meterologist winter. This was our sunrise, we didn't actually see the sun as the clouds took over. Minus 13C with a bit of a wind. We'll see a mainly cloudy day with a high near minus 6C, perhaps some snow and winds 20km...
We didn't see a sunrise this morning - this is what we've been looking at instead. At times we can't see the island. Don may have to plow later on today. The snow will continue into the afternoon, winds 30km gusting to 60km. Temperatures will drop to minus 16C with...
This photo is looking downstream from our bridge. It's another cloudy morning, no sunrise. Minus 3C but the southeast wind coming off the lake makes things feel a lot colder. Temperatures will hover around the freezing point but windchills will make it feel around...
We got a peek of the sun this morning but it's going to be a cloudy day. We've enjoyed some pleasant temperatures but we know colder weather will be upon us soon. In this photo you can see that Don took a little spin around on the lake, and that was far enough for...
Don checked the depth of the ice yesterday. There's about 4 inches just out from the shore but as you get further out the ice gets thinner - about 2 inches. So we won't be going across the lake yet. The ice conditions look different this morning as it's mild and...
Well this is a welcome sight! First time we have seen the full sun at sunrise for quite some time now. Minus 7C this morning, we will warm up to plus 3C. It sure will be a great day to be outside doing whatever jobs need to be completed. Don spent yesterday getting...
This morning's sunrise, yet another cloudy day, minus 5C with some light flurries. We're liking these mild temperatures, wish they would stick around. We'll reach a high of minus 2C today. Once again we will keep ourselves busy doing a lot of small things.
Look what happened over the weekend, the lake completely froze over. It won't be long before you will be able to go out on the lake as temperatures will remain cold for the next few days. And the wind we have this morning won't be breaking this ice up. There's always...
Snow has been accumulating over the past few days so Don is out plowing fluffy white stuff this morning. As you can also see, temperatures have remained below freezing and winds have been calm so we now have a fair amount of ice building up along the shoreline. Time...
Minus 5C, cloudy, light snow flurries falling softly, no wind. Skims of ice are floating all over the lake. If temperatures remain cold and winds calm there will be ice all over the lake. Our day will remain cloudy, high of minus 2C and flurries late this...
There's a bit more snow on the ground and in the trees this morning but again with a good east wind there won't be any ice developing in the bays. Minus 6C this morning and once again, cloudy. Clouds will stick around all day and we'll see more snow this afternoon but...
If you just were to look at the sun's reflection on the lake you would think we were in for a hot day, but no it's minus 8C and windy. There won't be any ice forming in the bays today. We'll have another cloudy day, high of minus 4C, chance of snow flurries and east...
We took out the main docks yesterday so no more going out on the lake until there's plenty of ice. Don's working on putting up the snow fence around our septic tanks - don't want anything freezing up on us during the winter. Minus 7C and cloudy again today but not...
As predicted we received a good accumulation of snow Thursday night and into Friday. Temperatures have dropped to below freezing so the white stuff will be staying on the ground. This morning you can see ice beginning to build up along protected shorelines. And the...
Today we take time to remember and honour those who put their lives on the line to fight for our freedom and for what we enjoy every day. We will remember the many who died and we will also think of those who returned.
As planned we took advantage of the calm day and got the side-by-side back from the portage. That will have been my last boat ride for this year. There's just a couple more items on Don's to do list that he has to finish but we are in good shape. 0C this morning...
Another cloudy day but it's calm so we're going to bring the side-by-side back from the portage. Plus 4C and light fog on the lake. We're in a Winter Storm Watch for tomorrow into Friday. We may see up to 20cm of snow. We've been doing well at cleaning up the yard and...
Cedar was Don's assistant yesterday as Don moved some Mount Lake docks for safe keeping throughout the winter. Don's glad he doesn't have to go to the outposts today as it's already windy, rough on the lake. 0C this morning and cloudy. It will stay cloudy, maybe reach...
Our view this morning after the sunrise. We have a wee bit of snow on the ground this morning but we expect this to melt throughout the day. Don will head up to the outposts one more time today to complete closing things up. Minus 1C this morning. We'll see a mix of...
Our view this morning and that is snow! We don't expect a lot of accumulation but it shows the weather pattern has changed. We'll enjoy a rather quiet day today. Rain and snow mix throughout the day, high of 5C with wind 40km gusting to 70km.
It's definitely a colder morning this morning, minus 9C. Mist is rising off the lake. The trees, ground and cars are covered with frost as well. Not sure what our plan is today but we'll wait for it to warm up before doing a lot of outside work today. Forecast is...
This is what Don has been working on at Mount Lake - cribs for the docks. Due to high water levels in throughout the spring and summer he wasn't able to build the cribs. Our last beautiful day before we get into November weather. Yesterday we reached a high of 20C!!...
The sun looks huge this morning, 8C and windy. It looks like today will be the last nice fall (summer like) day. We're expecting a high of 19C today but temperatures will fall overnight and not be colder. Don will go to Mount Lake again today to work on the cribs for...
Happy Halloween! Not a very scary photo but we don't see many ghosts or goblins this time of year. Waters have receded from this summer's high levels and you can now see the rocks at the waterfall. For most of the summer all you saw was white water flowing quickly...
Can't see the sun that well this morning with all the fog on the lake. Minus 1C this morning, this fog will lift and we'll have a mainly sunny day and a high of 12C.