Ice and Cold

Well it has finally happened. Three days ago we had a horrendous wind when it was extremely cold and it apparently supercooled the water below 32 degrees. When the lake flattened out it was -20 and I could actually see the ice forming from my house. When I went around the lake today the only open spot was off North Eden, which is typical. There are still over a thousand head of deer wintering on the east side. Fawns are starting to die. The Robinson crew was already fishing through the ice at the pump house. Freeze up will make lots of people happy but I have mixed feelings. Ice fishing vs an early spring and warmer water. You can guess my choice but we can't control the weather so I will just chill out (literally).