Thursday Storms

Strong storms swept over Smith Lake last Thursday morning.  By noon the electric company was in the area with trucks and three new poles were up and back in service by evening.  The chain saw chorus could be heard all the way through the weekend, and though most of the damage was cleared quickly, you can tell who had trees down by their freshly stacked piles of firewood.

Our thanks to so many wonderful neighbors who chipped in to help one another with tree and debris removal.

With all the work to be done we still were able to get out on the lake, where my husband snapped this lovely sunset photo.

Labor Day Weekend

Here it is already.  The end of the 'summer' cabin season.  The lake temperature has cooled considerably due to chilly evenings in the 50's and several inches of rainfall.  The lake levels are quite high for this time of year, lapping against the bottoms of the docks.

A peek of morning sunshine caught some folks fishing before it vanished and the dark clouds to the north rolled in.   But, the threat of rain was held at bay for quite a while, and it looks like the fish were biting.

Late in the day the sun peeked it's shy head though the clouds and lit up the sky with a peachy sunset glow.  The storm clouds fled with a wash of navy blue.

We noticed there were a few boats and even some docks coming out for the season.   Say 'Goodbye' to summer, for next weekend autumn will be in the air.