Minding the ice shelf as we snuck out into the water yesterday morning.

Pretty small lineup.
End of January on Lake Superior. What would you expect.

Winston going left on his McCoy Nugget. If you took the right, you were committed to dodging a few bowling ball size chucks of ice. Better to go left and ride through the rip of Skiddle size ice pellets.

Win grabs a glassy one, as the swell starts to die off.

John with some walrus sized icicles.


All an all a pretty sweet day for the end of january.

be well
peace
e


photo's by eric berglund

lightly frosted

gettin down towards the bottom

winter stroll

kiddo's tough

warmer weather, made for a pleasant time poking along through the woods with the kiddo at the end of the day.


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e


photo's by e

Some from the fall, on a sunny fridged january afternoon.



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e

photo by eric berglund

Despite the cold, saturday called for a long and uptempo ski. One where your lungs burn and your heart feels like it might come bursting out of your chest. One where you know that you're alive. Stopped long enough to string together a couple of shots for a panorama of the Nor'westers. What a beauty of a weekend.



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e

photo by eric berglund

On Smoking. Smoking fish that is.






Until now, i've never really tried my hand at smoking meats. Jerky in the oven, yes. Charcoal BBQ...always. But no smoking of fish. So when a friend offered up a day before christmas to help me smoke 36 cisco (lake herring) that i had in the freezer i took him up on it. eric v's secret family brine recipe and attention to detail combined with a well stoked fire of birch logs for 8 hours produced some outstanding results. These smoked delicacies were enjoyed by many over the holidays. Many thanks to 'other eric' for his insight into this world of smoking. i'm hooked.

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e

photo's by: eric v-wal

A sample of a few birch projects that i finished up not long before christmas; including N's new dough bowl.



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e

photo by eric berglund

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Folks.
Thanks for continuing to swing past the fresh aspect; i hope it adds something positive to your day.

This is what it's all about. What a fantastic christmas it was with family and friends.



be well
peace

e