Lake Thaws (mostly): Rainy, Gray, Warm and Thunder

A Chautauqua Gray Spring Morning

A southerly wind has created the weather pattern, or so it seems, of heavy rains (predicted) for the next day or two.  On late Tuesday, we get back to the north winds, and the possibility of snow flurries.  Overnight, the edge water on the lake refroze, so it's going to be awhile before the entire lake melts.  No walks in the woods today, just a workout at the Turner Center, a good day to sit inside and finish my surfer/PI book.  Tonight, the NCAA finals come on at 9:00.  For some reason, I am not that interested, either from having watched too much before, Ohio State lost, or I have little invested in the two teams.  I would love to see Butler win, as most people would.  We all sympathize with the David's against the Goliath's.  Butler will have to thwart UConn's offensive power and shoot well to win.

We seem to be moving towards painting our downstairs over the next week or two, as Sherwin Williams paint has a great deal on Friday, 40% off all paints for a day.  So, we will have to decide on a color as well as a carpet by then if we want to move ahead.  It's hell making a decision on things like paint and carpet color.  I like having it bright and sunny in our house, so we are not going for anything dark, something light with a hint of gold perhaps.

Unusually wet and warm this afternoon, as our side yard looks like a pond.  We worked out this morning at the Turner Center, Evie on the elliptical and I shot hoops, rowed, used the treadmill, and stretched a bit.  We both took showers there and felt great afterwards.  Right now Evie is making a chicken dish with fennel, mushrooms, chicken and noodles.  It sounds good.  It's been gray all day but seems a bit lighter right now, not quite as hard a  gray as before when we heard thunder.  And the lake shows its first signs of melting, as I can see lots of open water areas off to the south of our yard.  Kayaking cannot be too far away.