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| From the road looking north at the lake--the creek comes under the road. |
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| Looking south at Orr Creek as it leaves the Lake, heads south to join Wolf Creek and on into the St. Croix, Mississippi and Gulf |
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| Far across the lake at the north end the creek comes into the lake and has an open channel where trumpeter swans do acrobatic tricks. |
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| My view this morning from the porch--I give the lake until May 1st to open up completely |
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| The lake edge ice is water soaked and soon to melt |
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| My project today is to try to get the water pump going again. This is a little insulated shed -- I took off the top and am getting ready to put the pump back in. It is a shallow well--point 150 feet away in the spring and 1 foot deep waterline that freezes in the winter. I think it is thawed, so I prime the pump, turn it on and with the proper incantations, water will come. Didn't the first few times I tried--but surely today it will. Having water makes the cabin almost civilized! |