Sunrise, June 24

Since we were out of town on Sunday, I had to go out on Monday morning instead.  Because there was dense fog along the north shore all weekend, it worked out well!  By Monday morning, the skies were clear and the fog had mostly cleared.  The sun rose at 5:10 a.m., and the temperature was 52 degrees.  Lingering dampness in the air and on the ground left my pant legs wet.

Morning swim

Wisps of fog remain

Droplets hanging on

RPP

Raina on top of a BIG pile of snow--glad we won't be seeing that for awhile!

Jackson participates in the regional spelling bee

Remy turned 6 in February

Playing dress up

Walnut Date Bread

Sunrise, June 16

It was 54 degrees this morning, and actually felt warm!  It was also the earliest sunrise of the year at 5:08 a.m.  The sky was clear with only a few clouds right above where the sun rose.

Sunrise, June 9

When I'm by the lake in the morning, I hear birds all around me.  I can never get close enough to get great pictures, because they fly away.  So when I saw this bird outside my bathroom window, I grabbed my camera.

Back at the lake, the sun rose at 5:09 a.m.  The skies were mostly clear, with a temperature of 37 degrees.

I saw something swimming--an otter? beaver? something else?  Before I could get too close, it went under water and disappeared.

Heading north

RPP

Jackson in the middle of a basketball huddle

Ice in Grand Marais

K-3 basketball

Looks like Remy's really paying attention!

Making ice cream with snow (cream/sugar/vanilla in a small bag, snow and salt in a big bag, shake or squeeze until frozen, eat!)

Sunrise, June 2

It was 46 degrees when the sun rose at 5:12 a.m.  Heavy clouds hovered at the horizon, but cleared further up in the sky.

With all the rain we had the previous week, much water is flowing into the lake

 

Leaves! Not buds!

As I stood on top of the hill, I watched the clearing area in the upper left move across the sky