We received eight inches of snow from Monday’s storm and are expecting more snow tomorrow. I guess our ski season will continue for a little longer. There was a bit of a sunrise visible this morning before cloudy skies consumed the sun’s rays.
Mike and the kids spent Saturday skiing at Mont du Lac and Sunday skiing at Chester Bowl. The final ski race of the season was on Sunday afternoon. Sophia had two great runs and finished fourth out of seventeen racers in her age category.
Sophia posed with Julie, her American girl doll, wearing their ski gear following the races.
Mike finished the final test in his ski patrol certification last week. He passed the toboggan test and is now an official National Ski Patrol. We are very proud of you!!
We had another amazing sunrise this morning. The small black spots are birds.
The weather forecast is calling for several inches of snow over the next 24 hours. I hope they are wrong. If not, perhaps we will have snowstorm photos later this week.
One of the greatest things about living near the largest fresh water lake in the world is seeing how it changes from day-to-day. During spring and summer months it can be deep blue or if the winds are high, the clay soil churns up to make it look brown. In the winter there can be days where the surface is covered with ice. If the winds change, all of the ice pushes to shore to create open water. After a number of very cold days a couple of weeks ago there was a shallow layer of ice. Last week the winds pushed all of the ice into the shoreline to create a jagged surface resembling broken panes of glass.
A number of people were out ice fishing just off the shore. The journey out with their equipment was likely a little rough.
I wasn’t as adventurous as the ice fishermen or the couple that made their way out onto the ice. I enjoyed the wonder of the ice from the safety of the shore.
The overcast afternoon wasn’t great for photos, but the icy rocks and shoreline still made it beautiful.
M. Sullivan Photography 