I took a solo trip up to Domek Lesny this weekend. Last month we saw a Bear crossing the highway. This time I saw the most viscous animal crossing the road. I was just north of Merill when I saw something that looked like a leaf blow across the road, when I got closer I saw that it was a mouse. Good thing it did not hit the car because that would have been a lot of damage.

But about 20 miles further I saw something worse than a mouse or a Bear. Along the road. Grazing in the grass. All green in color. Getting ready to pounce. Yes it was a Deere. John Deere. I was very lucky it did not run in to the read because that could put a dent in the car.

Getting serious now. There has been a lot of rain up there. The lake is at least 3 inches higher, probably close to normal level now after a 5 year drought. We lost maybe 10 square feet of beach. But that is OK, since it is 10 feet that belongs to the lake. And the boat was sitting on the bottom of the lake, it took me about 45 minutes to bail it out.

I did make a trip to the Landfill. I had to get rid of the rotten wood and junk from the boat house. I have to say they have a new person working at the landfill. There were no lines getting in or out, and it was busy.

And my new drainage around the boathouse is working. With all the rain, no water or mud got into the boathouse.

I did get some time to fish. I caught 3 fish. That is a record for me. I caught 1 perch and 2 bass. All I do is catch and release. I hate to clean fish.

I have started to redo the electrical work in the boathouse. I was down there Saturday and there were little ducklings catching mosquitoes. It was funny to watch them. One duckling figured out they can trap them against the boat.

And Sunday morning I was working on the Electric. I was making a trip back down to the lake. When I heard a load screech, then a splash. Then another screech and the sound of wings flapping. It was an Eagle catching a fish. Well it better be a fish. We need the ducklings to catch the mosquitoes.

Joe