Well it finally froze , -8 deg (C) and our lake iced over during the night.
Being totally calm it was cool to actually see the ice forming like an advancing army on the march.
The iced over areas were changing by the minute.
I went out to clean the remaining mess from that 12 inches of wet snow and it sure is easier with frozen, well lightly, ground.
Unfortunately a bunch of 4-5 inch stones popped up and hopefully I found them all as the blower really does not like those.
Now if it stays cold I have my base for the season.