Our lifestyle requires an awareness of the weather and seasons most Americans, outside the farming profession, have learned to live without. Keeping in tune with and abreast of the sometimes subtle, often dramatic shifts in conditions gives us a sense of contentment and excitement that is difficult to describe. This is why I’m fond of asserting that the view from our cabin windows is generally more interesting, and far better plotted, than most television shows.
For instance, on President’s Day, 9 inches of snow fell on the homestead within 5 hours. During this time, Lynn Canal lay still and calm, the water so satiny smooth that the falling snow accumulated on the water from our beach to the far shore, several miles away.
Snow accumulating on the calm water (Photo: Mark Zeiger).
