More photos from ice-out of last spring:
3/27/2009
Showing posts with label Boathouse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boathouse. Show all posts
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
TCC for 12/22/09
TCC for 12/22/09
The Caretaker is currently packing things up to leave the Island for the holiday, upon his return he will start up the narrative about what is happening on the Island. While he is away he expects to be able to still post photos from ice-out and will probably delve into the cause of his long hiatus.
Photo from today:
More photos from ice-out of last spring:
3/27/09
--The Caretaker
The Caretaker is currently packing things up to leave the Island for the holiday, upon his return he will start up the narrative about what is happening on the Island. While he is away he expects to be able to still post photos from ice-out and will probably delve into the cause of his long hiatus.
Photo from today:
More photos from ice-out of last spring:
3/27/09
--The Caretaker
Monday, December 21, 2009
TCC for 12/21/09
TCC for 12/21/09
No photos for today.
More photos from ice-out of last spring:
3/27/09
--The Caretaker
No photos for today.
More photos from ice-out of last spring:
3/27/09
--The Caretaker
Sunday, December 20, 2009
TCC for 12/20/09
The Caretaker's Concern 12/20/09
Photo from today:
Photos from Ice-out last Spring:
3/27/09
3/30/09
Photo from today:
Photos from Ice-out last Spring:
3/27/09
3/30/09
Friday, December 18, 2009
TCC for 12/18/09
The Caretaker's Concern 12/18/09
Ghetto temp. 17 F.
Island temp. 16 F.
Current conditions: Occasional breeze, mildly dense ground fog. Ice forming on lake back in the bays.
Photos from today:
Photos from ice-out of last spring:
3/27/09
3/30/09
3/31/09
--The Caretaker
Ghetto temp. 17 F.
Island temp. 16 F.
Current conditions: Occasional breeze, mildly dense ground fog. Ice forming on lake back in the bays.
Photos from today:
Photos from ice-out of last spring:
3/27/09
3/30/09
3/31/09
--The Caretaker
Thursday, December 17, 2009
TCC 12/17/09
Ghetto temp. 37 F. and rising.
Island temp. 18 F.
Current conditions:
Sunny, wind from the NW. about 10 mph.
The Caretaker has been on a bit of an unplanned hiatus, to make a long story short (for now), things happened, the Caretaker did stuff. In the meantime, here are a few photos from ice-out of last spring, enjoy.
--The Caretaker
3/26/09
3/27/09
3/30/09
Island temp. 18 F.
Current conditions:
Sunny, wind from the NW. about 10 mph.
The Caretaker has been on a bit of an unplanned hiatus, to make a long story short (for now), things happened, the Caretaker did stuff. In the meantime, here are a few photos from ice-out of last spring, enjoy.
--The Caretaker
3/26/09
3/27/09
3/30/09
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
TCC for 1/28/09
The Caretaker's Concern 1/28/09
No photos taken today.
--The Caretaker
1/9/09
12/4/08
9/16/08
No photos taken today.
--The Caretaker
1/9/09
12/4/08
9/16/08
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
TCC for 1/2/09
1/1/09
1/1/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
Not a whole lot to report on for today, the very early stages of ice-in have begun here on the Lake. The Caretaker spent most all of the day trying to get things in order in the Ghetto and preparing for a trip over to the mainland tomorrow to get more fuel for heat. He could probably get by without the fuel but he would be a lot colder without restocking his fuel tanks and since he doesn't want to be colder than he has to during ice-in he is going to take advantage of the open water and get more fuel.
Since this day was rather uneventful (or at least nothing too eventful can be remembered by the Caretaker) here's another story from December 2008:
Part of the work being done in the kitchen has required the Caretaker to keep one of the larger Island boats in the water far longer into the colder months of the year than it would usually be. It was the weekend of December 20th, the wind was blowing from the Narrows at a pretty good clip, snow was falling but not enough to limit visibility, the throttle cable on the boat was frozen and the Caretaker had to pick somebody up to bring out to the Island to assess something that needed repair. The Lake conditions weren't exactly great for travel, but certainly not absolutely terrible, not yet at least. Luckily it was only the throttle cable itself that was frozen and not the shift column at the helm nor the throttle linkage on the engine. The Caretaker was able to start the boat and shift it into forward and reverse but the boat would only operate at idle speed. The person the Caretaker was picking up was going to be on the mainland South of the Island, getting there would have been fine for the most part but returning against the wind at idle speed wasn't an option, the wind and waves would have blown the boat backwards. The Caretaker was seriously considering using the tin boat, but being much smaller (12 to 14 feet long with a 15 horse power engine) there were potential risks with using it given the current Lake conditions, especially with the additional weight of another person. Eventually the Caretaker struck on the idea of disconnecting the throttle cable from the engine and operate the engine with the cowling removed so he could control the throttle at the engine. He brought his tools to the boat and set to work on seeing if his idea would work, sure enough it did. Now all he had to do was wait for the phone call from the person he was picking up to bring out to the Island, eventually the call came and off the Caretaker went.
He started up the boat and at idle speed maneuvered it into the direction he needed to go, once in the right direction he left the helm, went back to the engine and raised the engine speed, luckily the throttle held its position so the Caretaker could then return to the helm to steer the boat. He certainly didn't pilot the boat anywhere near as fast as it could go but enough to keep ahead of the waves which were getting to some three to four feet by this time. This method of boat operation was a bit like juggling requiring the Caretaker to be quick on his feet, not exactly ideal but it got the job done. The Caretaker was able to pick the person up, bring him out to the Island and then bring him back to the mainland not too worse for wear. Now that the Caretaker was finished with the boat he had to get it out of the water so it could go into storage until Spring.
To read about that see the TCC for 1/4/09. Oh, and for more blathering:
http://www.theblatheringidiot.blogspot.com/
--The Caretaker
1/1/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
1/2/09
Not a whole lot to report on for today, the very early stages of ice-in have begun here on the Lake. The Caretaker spent most all of the day trying to get things in order in the Ghetto and preparing for a trip over to the mainland tomorrow to get more fuel for heat. He could probably get by without the fuel but he would be a lot colder without restocking his fuel tanks and since he doesn't want to be colder than he has to during ice-in he is going to take advantage of the open water and get more fuel.
Since this day was rather uneventful (or at least nothing too eventful can be remembered by the Caretaker) here's another story from December 2008:
Part of the work being done in the kitchen has required the Caretaker to keep one of the larger Island boats in the water far longer into the colder months of the year than it would usually be. It was the weekend of December 20th, the wind was blowing from the Narrows at a pretty good clip, snow was falling but not enough to limit visibility, the throttle cable on the boat was frozen and the Caretaker had to pick somebody up to bring out to the Island to assess something that needed repair. The Lake conditions weren't exactly great for travel, but certainly not absolutely terrible, not yet at least. Luckily it was only the throttle cable itself that was frozen and not the shift column at the helm nor the throttle linkage on the engine. The Caretaker was able to start the boat and shift it into forward and reverse but the boat would only operate at idle speed. The person the Caretaker was picking up was going to be on the mainland South of the Island, getting there would have been fine for the most part but returning against the wind at idle speed wasn't an option, the wind and waves would have blown the boat backwards. The Caretaker was seriously considering using the tin boat, but being much smaller (12 to 14 feet long with a 15 horse power engine) there were potential risks with using it given the current Lake conditions, especially with the additional weight of another person. Eventually the Caretaker struck on the idea of disconnecting the throttle cable from the engine and operate the engine with the cowling removed so he could control the throttle at the engine. He brought his tools to the boat and set to work on seeing if his idea would work, sure enough it did. Now all he had to do was wait for the phone call from the person he was picking up to bring out to the Island, eventually the call came and off the Caretaker went.
He started up the boat and at idle speed maneuvered it into the direction he needed to go, once in the right direction he left the helm, went back to the engine and raised the engine speed, luckily the throttle held its position so the Caretaker could then return to the helm to steer the boat. He certainly didn't pilot the boat anywhere near as fast as it could go but enough to keep ahead of the waves which were getting to some three to four feet by this time. This method of boat operation was a bit like juggling requiring the Caretaker to be quick on his feet, not exactly ideal but it got the job done. The Caretaker was able to pick the person up, bring him out to the Island and then bring him back to the mainland not too worse for wear. Now that the Caretaker was finished with the boat he had to get it out of the water so it could go into storage until Spring.
To read about that see the TCC for 1/4/09. Oh, and for more blathering:
http://www.theblatheringidiot.blogspot.com/
--The Caretaker
Sunday, November 30, 2008
TCC for 11/30/08
The Caretaker's Concern 11/30/08
Lake Temp. 44 F.
Ghetto temp. 41 F.
Island tmp. 34 F. Yesterday's L/H: ?/? F. Temperatures not noted.
Current conditions: Rain, mild wind from the East shore, rare direction for the wind on this part of the lake.
11/30/08
11/29/08
11/27/08
The precipitation rolled in not too long before sundown, it started as snow, eventually turning to a mix of hail and rain. It was a mostly windless day, the Lake was mostly flat, unfortunately the cloud coverage was so thick that the Sun wasn't visible for most of the day. If the sky was open and the sunlight could have shined down on a day like today with no wind it would have been a rather glorious day on the Lake, but it wasn't.
--The Caretaker
Lake Temp. 44 F.
Ghetto temp. 41 F.
Island tmp. 34 F. Yesterday's L/H: ?/? F. Temperatures not noted.
Current conditions: Rain, mild wind from the East shore, rare direction for the wind on this part of the lake.
11/30/08
11/29/08
11/27/08
The precipitation rolled in not too long before sundown, it started as snow, eventually turning to a mix of hail and rain. It was a mostly windless day, the Lake was mostly flat, unfortunately the cloud coverage was so thick that the Sun wasn't visible for most of the day. If the sky was open and the sunlight could have shined down on a day like today with no wind it would have been a rather glorious day on the Lake, but it wasn't.
--The Caretaker
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
TCC for 11/25/08
The Caretaker's Concern 11/25/08
Lake Temp. 45.75 F.
Ghetto temp. 42.5 F. and dropping.
Island tmp. 36.5 F. Yesterday's L/H: 24/33 F.
Current conditions: Dark cloud covered sky, wind from the South, about 5 to 10 mph, wet and damp. Rained during the night previous into this morning, stopped by mid afternoon, but still cloudy, low lying, with a minor break around the sun for about 5 minutes. The rain was rather hard at times, occasional mix of snow flakes, upon the mountain tops there was some snow accumulation.
11/25/08
10/24/08
8/28/08
Due to the weather the Caretaker didn't get out much today, but then again, regardless of the weather the Caretaker doesn't get out much. The Caretaker has been working without a kitchen these past few days, which he has been able to manage well enough except for one thing and that is his tea habit. Without a convenient way to rinse dish-ware he has had to forego loose leaf tea, instead he has had to make-do with packaged bagged tea. With nowhere to put his waste water he can't rinse his tea strainer, yes he does have empty bags to bag his own tea but those are lost somewhere in storage for the time being. So, it has been nothing but packaged bagged tea these past few days, because of this and this alone the Caretaker has been left a bit wanting. Sure he lives with no running water through the Winter months (millions of people do it year round), and he lives with marginal heat (millions of people do it and have done it all their lives), not to mention the time he went through the ice his first Winter and had to break through the ice for shore, or when he capsized his sailboat at night and was almost run over by a motorboat, in addition to the above mentioned experiences/circumstances the Caretaker has plenty others that he would consider merely mild annoyances, but to have to suffer packaged bagged tea is something that just might break his spirit. Now don't get the Caretaker wrong, he is not "above" bagged tea, if there is nothing else he will drink it gladly, but knowing that he has plenty of loose leaf tea on hand and can't drink it, well that is can't drink it conveniently--oh the humanity.
A thought just occurred to the Caretaker, and that is to rinse his tea strainer directly in the Lake, technically it is not pollution, but it sure would be a waste of good compost. Well, either way, if all goes as planned the Caretaker will have his kitchen arrangement up and running, at least the waste water part, by tomorrow morning.
--The Caretaker
P.S. The Caretaker would like to thank all of you who gave him compliments (through the blog, and points elsewhere) for the music he posted on his myspace page. Come next Monday he will be posting some more from past recordings.
Lake Temp. 45.75 F.
Ghetto temp. 42.5 F. and dropping.
Island tmp. 36.5 F. Yesterday's L/H: 24/33 F.
Current conditions: Dark cloud covered sky, wind from the South, about 5 to 10 mph, wet and damp. Rained during the night previous into this morning, stopped by mid afternoon, but still cloudy, low lying, with a minor break around the sun for about 5 minutes. The rain was rather hard at times, occasional mix of snow flakes, upon the mountain tops there was some snow accumulation.
11/25/08
10/24/08
8/28/08
Due to the weather the Caretaker didn't get out much today, but then again, regardless of the weather the Caretaker doesn't get out much. The Caretaker has been working without a kitchen these past few days, which he has been able to manage well enough except for one thing and that is his tea habit. Without a convenient way to rinse dish-ware he has had to forego loose leaf tea, instead he has had to make-do with packaged bagged tea. With nowhere to put his waste water he can't rinse his tea strainer, yes he does have empty bags to bag his own tea but those are lost somewhere in storage for the time being. So, it has been nothing but packaged bagged tea these past few days, because of this and this alone the Caretaker has been left a bit wanting. Sure he lives with no running water through the Winter months (millions of people do it year round), and he lives with marginal heat (millions of people do it and have done it all their lives), not to mention the time he went through the ice his first Winter and had to break through the ice for shore, or when he capsized his sailboat at night and was almost run over by a motorboat, in addition to the above mentioned experiences/circumstances the Caretaker has plenty others that he would consider merely mild annoyances, but to have to suffer packaged bagged tea is something that just might break his spirit. Now don't get the Caretaker wrong, he is not "above" bagged tea, if there is nothing else he will drink it gladly, but knowing that he has plenty of loose leaf tea on hand and can't drink it, well that is can't drink it conveniently--oh the humanity.
A thought just occurred to the Caretaker, and that is to rinse his tea strainer directly in the Lake, technically it is not pollution, but it sure would be a waste of good compost. Well, either way, if all goes as planned the Caretaker will have his kitchen arrangement up and running, at least the waste water part, by tomorrow morning.
--The Caretaker
P.S. The Caretaker would like to thank all of you who gave him compliments (through the blog, and points elsewhere) for the music he posted on his myspace page. Come next Monday he will be posting some more from past recordings.
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