Any ice yet?

Skimmed over for a few days then it disappeared with the warm up. Won't take long when things turn again.
 
Two (17 year old) ice fisherman had to be rescued after breaking through 1” of ice last week in over in Minnesota lakes country. The week before a duck hunter drowned while swimming out to rescue his dog that had become hung up on the thin ice while retrieving a duck. One happy ending. One very sad ending.
 
Saw skim ice on a cattle tank this morning. Expecting small water to start freezing by the end of the month with the cold snap coming, but I think we’ll need a week of single digits to get fishable ice anywhere.
 
Des Moines area I don’t recall a milder fall ever. Our family’s winter hats and gloves aren’t out of storage yet. Just two hard frosts so far. I have broccoli and carrots growing, and my radishes are ready to harvest. Still need to mow my lawn one more time. A week ago I shot my buck in t-shirt weather, and packed it out shirtless 2 hours after dark. First real cold front rolling in Weds, finally.
 
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