Cold Feet

Seems my feet won't warm up... ever again. But we know this isn't true. Our first winter here is awesome. There are so many things that are new to us. Living on the shores of a frozen lake is one. Did you know that the ice groans? Different tones based on how cold it is. The snow here is different than Groveland snow too. The lightest flakes of stunning white. Sometimes you can't even see that it is snowing but for the accumlation on the ground. It billows with the wind too, like a bridal veil fall in Yosemite, whisping around. It's quite odd really.

The enormity of the color variations just by a matter of sunny vs. cloudy day. The extremes seem more so here than they did in California, and perhaps they are, or maybe the newness of so many things makes them appear more extreme. I don't know which answer is closer to right, but so far, we seem to like it.

This is one of my favorite bedroom views. This is from Cabin 5, the front room with views of the lake and grounds.

Sunny days are warmer, regardless of what the thermometer says!

There are a million ways to enjoy winter. Blowing snow with the John Deere is just one of them!

 

I call this my dancing tree.

Many winter days we keep a fire going. It is so homey. I like to have one in the evening too.

There we go, safe ice walking. I have two pairs of these, join us?

That's my proof. COLD!

Sunsets can be very colorful.

Over his belly. I bet his feet are cold!

The ebb & flow of winter

Ready! We are ready for winter to strike us with her cold, bury us with her snows and peril us with her icy surfaces.... But no, she comes drops a few degrees and a couple of inches of white and then flits away leaving us wanting for more. Next week we are expecting spring like temperatures of 51 degrees on Monday. That after waking up in the teens these last handful of days. I suppose this just makes us better acclimated to handle the brutal blizzards likely to follow. Below are some photos I of Cedaroma Lodge from the lake on my first Ice Walk. Next week, I will share photos of the first blossoms (kidding!)

Where the footprints stop, I did NOT fall through the ice.
I turned on my turbo pack and flew back to shore so I could take this cool photo.

 

More this year winter UP NORTH photos sprinkled throughout the Cedaroma Lodge website.