Friday, February 29, 2008
"Normal" Winter.......
We have experienced some "brutal" cold stretches this winter, and everyone is tired of winter already. Fact is, though, with the "cold" we have experienced some "beautiful skies" for days on end, "bluer" than "blue", with "clean Arctic air"! The last few winters have been unseasonably warm, but the weather was always "shitty", with lots of snow and freezing drizzle. Therefore, I would say this winter has been normal, with temps down to -40*C. This morning it was -20*C, and it is the end of February already. Hopefully, March begins the "thaw"! One good thing possibly may come of this "normal" winter. Usually a cold, crisp winter "heralds" a dry, warm summer. Here is hoping! Here are some images from "unforgiving Lake Winnipeg" this past Wednesday AM.
Recreational "ice-fishing" shacks on "Unforgiving Lake Winnipeg".
A "burbot", also known as a "mariah", or "fresh water ling cod" guarding the entrance to one of the shacks. I "snuck" past him to have a "peek".......
"Open sesame"..........
Three fishing holes through the ice.....
A "woodstove" for warmth......
Insulated..........
Pickerel rig.........
There were still minnows in these containers.......... Then I went back outside to a different type of shack.
This is what is known as a "caboose".
The "commercial" ice-fishermen will pull this building along behind a Bombardier or a ski-doo on the lake as they lift their nets, as it has "runners" on the bottom.
Inside is a woodstove the fishermen keep "stoked" as they lift nets.
When they get "cold", they come inside for hot coffee, or to eat and "warm their bones". No "holes" in this floor..........
Anyways, I then headed for home....... "Oh yeah",.... Did I mention it had been "frosty"?
Beautiful "hoar" frost!
"Magnificent" nature! One last item! The "Reggie Leach Classic Hockey Tournament" was an outstanding success last month, with 20 teams participating. Good hockey, a dinner, dance, live auction, and Reggie brought "Stanley" with him! Last word of my "post" goes to "me", "Stanley", "son Shane", and cousin "Reggie 'The Rifle' Leach"!
"Adios!"
Recreational "ice-fishing" shacks on "Unforgiving Lake Winnipeg".
A "burbot", also known as a "mariah", or "fresh water ling cod" guarding the entrance to one of the shacks. I "snuck" past him to have a "peek".......
"Open sesame"..........
Three fishing holes through the ice.....
A "woodstove" for warmth......
Insulated..........
Pickerel rig.........
There were still minnows in these containers.......... Then I went back outside to a different type of shack.
This is what is known as a "caboose".
The "commercial" ice-fishermen will pull this building along behind a Bombardier or a ski-doo on the lake as they lift their nets, as it has "runners" on the bottom.
Inside is a woodstove the fishermen keep "stoked" as they lift nets.
When they get "cold", they come inside for hot coffee, or to eat and "warm their bones". No "holes" in this floor..........
Anyways, I then headed for home....... "Oh yeah",.... Did I mention it had been "frosty"?
Beautiful "hoar" frost!
"Magnificent" nature! One last item! The "Reggie Leach Classic Hockey Tournament" was an outstanding success last month, with 20 teams participating. Good hockey, a dinner, dance, live auction, and Reggie brought "Stanley" with him! Last word of my "post" goes to "me", "Stanley", "son Shane", and cousin "Reggie 'The Rifle' Leach"!
"Adios!"
