Winter wonderland

It's a winter wonderland on the peninsula of Zukey Lake. More snow on the way!

Winter Solstice

Serendipitously, a journey to the lake beckoned and was easily embarked upon early this afternoon. 

While I was taking a tour of photos, a fellow who was also visiting the shore (which amounted to two of us in the breezy thirty something half sunshine) said 'it's too bad it's so hazy, otherwise you can see the islands!' and he went on to tell me that west and middle sister islands are only 18 miles out, and the David Besse plant is 28 miles out (which you can see on a really clear day).

He said he had lived in the area his whole life, including on Stony Point, which is really just a long jagged peninsula (facing northeast from the beach at Sterling State Park).

It was a nice fellowship of appreciating the beauty of the lake.

All on the winter solstice.

And now the days embolden.

Another month's end stroll along the lakeshore

It's amazing how often I want to go out for a sunny afternoon and yet don't. But this time, I did, and the sunshine did not disappoint, nor did the shore.

Did you know we only get about nine hours of winter daylight at this northern parallel of 42 degrees? That's not much, really. Don't waste it by staying inside when the sun shines. 

Stroll in it.