Navigating my way through life

As I get older, I realize that there are certain things that are beyond my control. Most of them are age related, but there is an occasional bump in the road that falls under self-inflicted. The self-inflicted ones are usually related to being in a hurry and forgetting important details. One such thing that I am guilty of is making a list, forgetting said list on the kitchen table and heading to the store without it. I have done that a few times over in the last few years, but I keep telling myself that I am getting better. I sometimes wonder if I am getting more proficient at it, or if I am remembering it more often.

 

Another week closer to closing up the cabin for the season. It is always something that I do not look forward to. I look forward to the opening, but the closing of it, not so much. I will have to say goodbye to the critters for the winter and hopefully they survive another snowy one. I hope for a lot of snow because the lakes around our area of the north are really low this year.

 

We have been lucky in our area to have some rain. New Richland has experienced devastating rainfall this year and my thoughts and prayers are with those who have suffered loss of homes and other material things. Luckily no lives were lost in this catastrophe. The area around Albert Lea has had plenty of rain, but not of that magnitude.

I am curious as to where we are with the final phase of the dredging. I have not seen or heard anything about it after the funding got approved. I guess that I don’t take the initiative to get out and check it out.

 

Until next time: I have heard from reliable sources that there are plenty of fish being caught in our area lakes this fall. It sounds like a smorgasbord of fishing as to what is being caught. Fountain Lake has been giving up some nice crappie along with bass, northern and walleye. The channel by Frank Hall Park has started to give up some nice perch. I know that when it gets closer to ice-over the jumbos will make their presence known.

 

With this in mind, there is still time to wet a line and take advantage of the fishing in our area, lakes and streams.

 

DNR News: Aerial seeding is one of several reforestation activities that take place on state-managed land in fall.

 

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has completed aerial seeding via helicopter to disperse jack pine, white pine, tamarack and black spruce seeds on DNR-managed forests. The flights are part of the DNR’s typical reforestation work and are necessary to reach remote or otherwise difficult-to-access areas like bogs. The DNR also uses aerial seeding to spread seed on sites where circumstances might prevent species from regenerating naturally.

 

This month, the DNR dispersed seeds on just over 500 acres across 14 sites. Seeds are mixed with a clay carrier, loaded into a hopper, then distributed evenly over each site from a height just above any surrounding trees.

 

Please take the time to remember our troops that are serving now and those that have served before them. They are the reason that we have all of the Freedoms that we enjoy today.