With the high amount of snow we had this year, John had to bite the bullet and rent a bobcat for the day. He’s been hauling snow since 7:30 this morning to allow the water lines to thaw quicker.
The bank went out to where you see blacktop. The parking lot was getting smaller and smaller.
Over half of the snow bank gone.
Dumping ground….the main driveway where there are no water lines.
The snow keeps falling in the Northwoods. John is guessing we have had around 120 inches of snow this year and 6 more fell last night. All you can say is it’s beautiful outside. With the high amounts of snow the water tables should be looking good this year. But it also brings it’s challenges. John has been busy digging pathways so we can get into the homes to spring clean. He’s even debating renting a bobcat to start hauling snow.
Enjoy the pictures 🙂
Is it wide enough to open the door to Musky?
Pathway to Wren
The winding road to Hillcrest
Poor Charlie, he’s buried in snow.
Hillside up to Bluebill
Path to the front entrance.
John is running out of places to put the snow.
Snow piles are higher than the fences.
Mr pileated woodpecker has done quite the job on this pine tree at the end of the shuffleboard court. It will have to come down this spring. 🙁
Heavy snow.
Sun peaking out from behind the trees.
Sorry I have been absent from the blogging world for the month. The resort has been very busy and there doesn’t seem to be enough hours in a day. These pictures were taken mid June. It was fun watching the mama chipmunk with her little one.
We have a mama duck with 13 ducklings swimming in the creek. It’s been a few years since we’ve had the opportunity to watch the ducklings. Enjoy the pictures.
This little guy was fun to watch. He was determined to swim up the rocks. He’d dive under water and surface over and over again. But the water current was just too strong for him.
Would you believe snow in June?
Is it or isn’t it?
Sure looks like it, doesn’t it?
Truth is, it’s not. The poplar trees have had an amazing seed producing year. We’ve never seen so many seed tufts fall like they have this year. I guess mother nature didn’t want us to forget too quickly what snow looks like and had to give us the sense that snow was still on the ground.
My sister and her family were visiting this weekend. They went out in the canoe in the flowage and captured some great photos of the wildlife. Enjoy.
Our son, Brian and his girlfriend Missy were up visiting for a couple of days. They love to take the canoe out and fish area lakes. They shared some of the wildlife photos they took while fishing, along with some of the fishing success they had.
Unaware he’s being watched.
Taking a drink.
Bristling up now that he knows someone is watching.
Great spring crappie fishing.
They came across a loon sitting on it”s nest.
There’s a big one on!
Reeling it in.
A 27 inch walleye brings a smile to Brian’s face. The fish was released.
What a wonderful sight the high water is! It has been at least 10 years since we have seen the flowage with so much water in it. the wildlife is enjoying it. There are ducks, geese, cranes and fish everywhere this spring enjoying the wetlands. We were hoping the beaver would work on the beaver dam and they did. If the rain continues to fall in a normal pattern this year the flowage should be canoe-able all summer.
Great water levels!
The water is rushing down the spillway this spring. And once again the creek is full of fish trying to swim upstream. Late in the day you can stand on the bridge and watch the fish trying to jump upstream.
Once the vegetation starts to grow it will be interesting to see if the waterway stays open.
Look at all the water!
It’s great to see so much water rushing through the system.
The ice completely left the lake by yesterday afternoon and by last night we heard the cry of the loons. Mother Nature is amazing to watch. Each year I am amazed that the loons are here within hours of the ice going out. Hearing the cry of loon is the true sign of spring in the Northwoods!
With this years spring melt our water levels look great. Let’s hope we get a good rainfall this spring and into the summer to keep the water levels looking this good. On another note…..Charlie is still hanging on.
There’s a little less beach this spring with the high water.
Last fall all of the dock sections were completely on sand.
If you look closely at the water you’ll see the rock edge of the creek.
Yipee!!! Rushing Water!
Last fall this part of the creek was just a trickle of water.
As you can see there is still a good amount of snow to melt.