I received an e-mail from my oldest friend living about a ½-mile away at a Winnipesaukee lakefront. He asked if I had ever seen the lake bottom looking
so green. (We both go 'way back when the number of homes in our neighborhood could have been counted on one hand).
He's right -- the bottom even at five-feet depth -- is almost chartreuse in color -- like this "face":
. I hadn't noticed previously.
In my reply, I theorized that the lack of snow-cover on the ice permitted sunlight through, encouraging the growth of algae. (My
Winnipesaukee Aquatherm guy added that the lack of snow-cover this winter also caused septic tank failures -- especially in some new homes).
This early and pervasive start to the algae-odor season may be noticeable sooner in the season than has become usual -- particularly to islanders. Just a heads-up.
