Marzena, I loved your ice fishing house photos!  Did you catch the lunar eclipse last night?  Welcome to AR!

Great pictures - It made me smile to imagine you throwing the hot water - how fun! And to think I thought it was cold here in St. Louis today - 21 degrees ABOVE zero.

Marzena,

I live in Tennessee and I cannot stand the cold. But, I might be willing to get in one of those fish houses with a good heater and the possibility of catching a big fish.

Eric - Thank you.  I love it here!

Yes, I took a couple of pictures of the eclipse, too, but haven't had a chance to download these yet. It was great!

Michelle - Oh, it was fun. Too bad we didn't have much time to play with it a little longer since we were both going to school and office.  21 above?  that's getting close the shorts and t-shirt temps. LOL

Mike - Hey, come on over.  Maybe we could have a one big AR party on Lake Minnetonka?! 

Thank you all for visiting. 

Marzena, I thought the weather was cold here...Wow, you've got so much snow.  We've actually been pretty lucky with snow although we're getting a storm tonight.  I love the red "fish house"!  I don't think I'd be doing ANY driving over lakes, though.  I'd take the long way around.

Hi Carole - This driving on lakes doesn't work for me psychologically either, no matter how thick the ice is.  I remember, when I first saw people do that, I could not believe.  Anyway, would you believe that with all the snow we have, we have missed out on about 3-6 feet of new snow on a couple of ocassions when storms stayed to the south of us?!  It's winter for you.  

Always nice to hear from you. 

Wow - I love the shots of the boiling water - I've never heard that, but now I think I may have to try that! Yes ice fishing houses are quite an interesting phenomenon! Some folks just sooo love fishing! 

Terrific post

Marzena-that would totally rule! An AR icefishing contest! With the prize being...ummm...a trip to the nearby hot tub?

Steve

Deborah - It certainly was fun.  And, yes, some people really like to fish.  Sometimes I wonder if they have an ulterior motive:  getting away from their family, or drinking all the beer they can (or both?).LOL

Steven - Sounds good to me!

Thank you both for visiting. Have an awesome weekend. 

Marzena, what a great experiment.  Your child must be in 6th grade since my children are learning the same concepts.  I can't wait for our heatwave of 30 this weekend.  Maybe then we can sell some homes

Hi Judy - Yes, she is.  We had fun.

Aren't we all ready for this market to do something?!  Let's sell our open houses! 

Thank you for your comment. 

Marzena, thanks for sharing the photos.  We've had quite the same kind of winter here in Michigan this year.  Snow, blowing, freezing temps...even some rain and thunderstorms...crazy weather.  At least spring is right around the corner!

Getting away certainly could have plenty to do with this living on the ice, fishing concept indeed! Reminds me of 'Grumpy Old Men!

I spent a month by the sea alone once, yearning for a simple such beach shack - sort of came close - it was marvelous.

Gary - Yes, we've had sort of crazy weather throughtout the Midwest, and we are all ready for spring.

Deborah - Sounds lovely. Most of us need time alone to energize. I'd love to be able to get away for a few days to a lake cabin to enjoy the water, sunrises and sunsets, warm sun and birds singing, and no cell phone.

Thank you both for your comments. 

Minnesota, Marzena, is flat out amazing how their residents deal with the cold. The North this year has been getting hit hard in the winter where the South has hardly had ANY winter to speak of.

Marzena - We are a hearty bunch, aren't we?  I've been spending a lot of time outdoors this winter, and have enjoyed it more than any other winter I can think of (since I was a kid).  I've walked outside on local trails about 3-4 days each week and have seen so many sights that I can't see when the leaves are on the trees.  I've been having a ball.  I'm still not a fan of driving in blizzards, though.  Best wishes for a prosperous 2008.

Gary - We don't have a perfect climate in this country, especially in the last several years.  The south has had its share of problems, some quite significant, as you know.  Although it's nice to escape the cold, I love having seasons and changes in the weather.

Lynn - Good for you!  The cold isn't really that bad if you are dressed for it.  Best wishes to you, too.

I wish you both a fabulous week! 

Hi, Marzena,

I love the photos ... I've been in FL so long that I don't remember much about this kind of cold weather.  It was fun seeing the boiling water pics.  Bring your shorts and flip flops when you come to the beach!  Thanks for commenting on my post earlier, and I am enjoying reading your blog this morning.  Welcome to The Rain!

Marzena--Even as a lifelong MN resident, I have never driven my car on a lake. There have been too many that go through the ice for me to ever take that chance....I don't care how thick they say the ice is! But it never ceases to amaze me at how many Minnesotans do drive out on the ice!

Jan - Thank you.  I have my beach bag packed, see you there!

Teri - I'm so with you!  So many people take so many chances.  For us, it's better to safe rather than sorry.

Thank you both for stopping by.  Enjoy the day!

Marzena, what an interesting post. I love the idea of fish houses. How cool! As far as how cold it gets, I have NEVER lived in that type of weather. Can't imagine what that would do to my body. ;-)

I don't believe in the global warming anyway. We've had an unusually cooooold winter - maybe not compared to your's, but the 70's never showed up. Next week, though - I hope. Today it reached 81. I'd rather not skip over the 70's.

Teri - You'd get used to the temps (it's hard to believe, but it's true!). I agree on the global warming issue:  this winter has been unusually cold all over the world, and it's brought very unusual weather.  It seems that the global warming advocates have been awfully quiet in the last 2-3 months (wonder why?!).

Great to hear from you. 

Marzena~Oh my, you really have been hit with a lot of snow too. That has been the story of our lives here. I love the house fishing on the lake. My hubby would love that. 

Julie - He might have to wait till next year since all fish houses have to be off the ice now (the deadline was midnight on 2/29), but maybe we can arrange something for him.  How about we plan for all the guys go ice fishing and all the girls shopping at MOA?!  Just an idea.

When I first moved here and saw people driving on the lakes and the fishing shacks, I thought they were nuts.  I still personally am not a big fan of driving on water but the avid fishermen and snowmobile enthusiasts love it. 

Ed - Under certain conditions, driving on ice is safe.  However, there are people attempt to do it when it's not necessarily safe, and they get into trouble, then they whine, etc.  Oh, well...

Thank you for visiting.  Have a good day.

It never has gotten that cold here, but I would love to show my kids an experiment like this! How cool for you to do that with your daughter before she went off to school. I'm sure she was talking about it all day!

Todd - Probably so.  You know, at 12 years of age, they are so "grown up".  She is a great kid.

Thanks for visiting.