Drive not too rainy, but once back on Manitoulin...heavy rain, slashing wind, and occasional thunder.

Cold in the house on arrival, but half a dozen splits in the stove along with a carrot cake, and now all cozy, though the rain continues to hammer the roof. Swales filling and rivulets running.

We are in the zone... between southern warmth and a big northern cold front. Lake level rising.

Heading to Pinebox soon for a foul weather chicken dinner.