Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
TCC for 1/11/09
The Caretaker's Concern 1/11/09
Ghetto temp. 40 F.
Island tmp. 17 F. Today's L/H: 12/18 F.
Current conditions: Cloud covered sky, not too thick but rich enough to dim the light of the Moon, mild wind at best, whispering from the North North East.
1/11/09
1/11/09
1/9/09
It was cold and windy on the Lake for most all of the day, eventually the clouds gave way to the Sun and when out of the Wind it was rather pleasant, but when there was no shelter not even the warmth of the Sun could reach you.
The icy breeze stripped the body of warmth, exposed flesh suffered more pain than when blistered from heat. Not much in the way of birds on the wing, even they were chilled to stay home and nest. The ice is up, more than likely plenty safe enough to walk on, but the Caretaker did not dare.
Not even a few hesitant tapings, the thought of an icy plunge wasn't so bad, but to have to then rise up out of the water amid the below freezing air temperature while suffering the wind--the blows of which rip through clothes, body, and soul like the Grim Reaper itself sucking the life--a wind, a lost breath. This Wind, this Wind's touch ravaged cold, slaked on warmth, laughed, then hurried on--one breath in, two degrees down, one breath in, two degrees down...
Up above,
The silent Sun,
Helpless,
Useless,
Unaware its warm embrace was danced away upon the fast dashing feet of the freezing Wind. Graceful the ice Wind always will be, a charm chilled cold, casting an invisible shadow darker than the eclipse of the Sun,
Total,
Eternal.
Forever this cold Wind, forever it feels, forever it numbs, forever silent,
Forever...
Alright, maybe it wasn't THAT bad, well, it WASN'T that bad, at least not for the Caretaker, he spent most of the day inside the Ghetto trying to get caught up on blog posts since the 1st of the month, e-mails, phone calls, etc. He did manage to get outside to take a few photos, nothing remarkable except that the black ice is gone. Unfortunately the snowfall from last night and this morning has most likely frozen to the ice due to the afternoon Sun. Based on the weather report for the next 7 days or so it doesn't look like we'll be getting a thaw any time soon so it appears that there will be no ice skating this year on black ice. It is rather cold so there is a chance that some of the snow might not have frozen to the ice, there might be some spots that could be cleared for skating, the Caretaker will look into it on Tuesday but he is not holding his breath.
--The Caretaker
Ghetto temp. 40 F.
Island tmp. 17 F. Today's L/H: 12/18 F.
Current conditions: Cloud covered sky, not too thick but rich enough to dim the light of the Moon, mild wind at best, whispering from the North North East.
1/11/09
1/11/09
1/9/09
It was cold and windy on the Lake for most all of the day, eventually the clouds gave way to the Sun and when out of the Wind it was rather pleasant, but when there was no shelter not even the warmth of the Sun could reach you.
The icy breeze stripped the body of warmth, exposed flesh suffered more pain than when blistered from heat. Not much in the way of birds on the wing, even they were chilled to stay home and nest. The ice is up, more than likely plenty safe enough to walk on, but the Caretaker did not dare.
Not even a few hesitant tapings, the thought of an icy plunge wasn't so bad, but to have to then rise up out of the water amid the below freezing air temperature while suffering the wind--the blows of which rip through clothes, body, and soul like the Grim Reaper itself sucking the life--a wind, a lost breath. This Wind, this Wind's touch ravaged cold, slaked on warmth, laughed, then hurried on--one breath in, two degrees down, one breath in, two degrees down...
Up above,
The silent Sun,
Helpless,
Useless,
Unaware its warm embrace was danced away upon the fast dashing feet of the freezing Wind. Graceful the ice Wind always will be, a charm chilled cold, casting an invisible shadow darker than the eclipse of the Sun,
Total,
Eternal.
Forever this cold Wind, forever it feels, forever it numbs, forever silent,
Forever...
Alright, maybe it wasn't THAT bad, well, it WASN'T that bad, at least not for the Caretaker, he spent most of the day inside the Ghetto trying to get caught up on blog posts since the 1st of the month, e-mails, phone calls, etc. He did manage to get outside to take a few photos, nothing remarkable except that the black ice is gone. Unfortunately the snowfall from last night and this morning has most likely frozen to the ice due to the afternoon Sun. Based on the weather report for the next 7 days or so it doesn't look like we'll be getting a thaw any time soon so it appears that there will be no ice skating this year on black ice. It is rather cold so there is a chance that some of the snow might not have frozen to the ice, there might be some spots that could be cleared for skating, the Caretaker will look into it on Tuesday but he is not holding his breath.
--The Caretaker
Saturday, January 10, 2009
TCC for 1/10/09
The Caretaker's Concern 1/10/09
Lake Temp. No more Lake temperature report, Lake george is frozen.
Ghetto temp. 31 F.
Island tmp. 16 F. Today's L/H: 12/18 F.
Current conditions: Snowing, white-out conditions, wind from the Narrows, about 5 mph.
Lake iced over today, not pure black ice but close enough, unfortunately the current snowfall will most likely render the ice useless for skating tomorrow, however, since it is rather cold out the Caretaker is hoping that the snow will not stick to the ice but instead blow away. Plenty more to share about today but will have to wait until tomorrow.
All photos for this post are from today.
--The Caretaker
1/10/09
Lake Temp. No more Lake temperature report, Lake george is frozen.
Ghetto temp. 31 F.
Island tmp. 16 F. Today's L/H: 12/18 F.
Current conditions: Snowing, white-out conditions, wind from the Narrows, about 5 mph.
Lake iced over today, not pure black ice but close enough, unfortunately the current snowfall will most likely render the ice useless for skating tomorrow, however, since it is rather cold out the Caretaker is hoping that the snow will not stick to the ice but instead blow away. Plenty more to share about today but will have to wait until tomorrow.
All photos for this post are from today.
--The Caretaker
1/10/09
Friday, January 9, 2009
TCC for 1/9/09
The Caretaker recorded some of the noises made by the ice, unfortunately he could not upload the audio clip to the blog, he'll work on getting out tomorrow.
1/9/09 Early Morning
1/9/09 Afternoon to Evening
1/9/09 Early Morning
1/9/09 Afternoon to Evening
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
TCC for 1/6/09
Originally the Caretaker was planning on posting a rather lengthy entry for today, but now he is far too drained. He paddled over to the mainland this morning only having to break through about 10 yards of ice, when he returned in the afternoon he had to break through ice pretty much the entire way back. However, that is not what has tuckered him out, dickering around with a new shower arrangement that took him over an hour and a half to get going (which in the end never worked so he had to go back to his old way) is what sucked all the energy out of him.
By the afternoon most all of the Lake South of the Island was iced over, at least as far as the eye could see, but come this evening the wind picked up and broke up much of the ice. Based on the weather report for tonight, chances are the Lake will ice in again by tomorrow afternoon. The weather report calls for precipitaion of various sorts up until Friday so the Caretaker is all set to hunker down on the Island until after the weather clears. He's looking forward to being Island bound for the next few days, he's got plenty to do that he has been neglecting, one thing in particular, among other things, is to get caught up on this blog. By tomorrow afternoon the entries from the past few days should be expanded upon. Unless of course something else comes up, which never happens here. Ha.
--The Caretaker
1/6/09 Early Morning
1/6/09 Late Afternoon
By the afternoon most all of the Lake South of the Island was iced over, at least as far as the eye could see, but come this evening the wind picked up and broke up much of the ice. Based on the weather report for tonight, chances are the Lake will ice in again by tomorrow afternoon. The weather report calls for precipitaion of various sorts up until Friday so the Caretaker is all set to hunker down on the Island until after the weather clears. He's looking forward to being Island bound for the next few days, he's got plenty to do that he has been neglecting, one thing in particular, among other things, is to get caught up on this blog. By tomorrow afternoon the entries from the past few days should be expanded upon. Unless of course something else comes up, which never happens here. Ha.
--The Caretaker
1/6/09 Early Morning
1/6/09 Late Afternoon
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