Rumbling Ice, Slow Hearts, and Mid-Winter Manners
Greetings, ‘Bovers! February has arrived, and if you thought January was slow, you should see us now. Down here, time doesn’t tick; it drips. As I mentioned in my last letter, we ‘Neathers are in “low-power mode,” but February is when that really gets tested. The snow on top of the ice has gotten thicker, […]
Radar, Red Lures, and Why Your Soup Tastes Like Sidewalk Salt
Greetings, ‘Bovers! It’s late January, the time of year when your world is a chaotic blur of snow-blowers and lost mittens, while my world is a silent, icy gray cathedral. The bottom line is that this time of year I always find myself with time on my hands and thought I’d check in. Down here, […]
Slow Motion, Silence, and Surface Noise
Howdy, ‘Bovers! It’s January, and the ceiling of our home is thick, beautiful ice—it’s like living inside a giant, frosty igloo! Life down here is quieter than a library, and moves slower than a grandpa trying to find his reading glasses. We fish have officially shifted into Winter Snooze Mode. We’re cold-blooded, which means when […]
President’s Letter
Matthews Lake Association: With August knocking on the door, I wonder where summer went. We’ve spent a little more time up here than in the past. Significant events include: – Changing of the guard at the Memorial Day meeting. Thank you to Dick Howard for his 2 year reign and leadership through Healthy Lakes program, […]