AT THE CHURCH O THE ISLAND

AT THE CHURCH O THE ISLAND, a morning thunderstorm sweeps across the lake. Garden-variety, nothing serious, but just enough booming and cracking and rain-falling to make a nice soundtrack for a Sunday morning. After my many, many thunderstorms in a canoe or a tent or just a poncho, it still feels quite luxurious to sit under a roof, with a

LAST EVENING’S STORMS

LAST EVENING’S STORMS sweeping across Minnesota caused us some problems here at Pine Point. Hiding in the basement for half an hour with kitties Simon and Koda; upon emergence some limbs and branches down, but no big trees! No power for about 14 hours. (Now back). But after the passing of the storms, we were treated to a fantastic sky