Clearing and Cooler, Sunny Day to Follow

6:25

Black Locust trees

Blue Heron feeding

Painted rocks by Grandchildren

Floor of vinca in Long Point woods

Up at  6:20, to a painted sky, the sun still hidden by the hills, 63 degrees as I step outside to a desolate, quiet lake.  After a rainy Monday, every thing looks washed and clean, even the water looks clear when I walked out on the dock.  Right now, it's 7:15, the sun blinding me, as I move to get some coffee...a good day begins in earnest.

Yesterday as I mentioned was a lovely day in its own way, gray and wet,  raining off and on from late morning to evening, never too hard, perfect for sitting out on the front porch, reading, and listening to the rain fall.  I cannot remember the last time we have had a day like this, perhaps spring but I cannot remember it even then, certainly not this summer.  We thoroughly enjoyed it, the beauty of a gray and misty lake, empty most of the afternoon, nary a fisherman venturing out in the wet.

Before the rain came, Evie and I did manage a walk and kayak paddle.  We set out around 8:45, to a threatening sky but the weather map suggested the rain was not to come till around noon. So we paddled over to the Long Point Marina, parked our boats next to the water patrol, and walked up through the Long Point woods to Lake Road.  We then walked down to Bemus Point and back to the park, an  hour and a half walk, including the woods.  It was warm enough in the sun to covet the coolness of shade, especially in the woods.  As usual, I enjoyed looking at the Black Locust trees at the end of Lake Road, the Guardian trees, as well as along the walk down to the lake.  And the vinca looks spectacular in the sun/shade of the morning.  We got back to Woodlawn around 11:00 and soon a after, the showers began, continuing on and off all day.

Around 4:00, I went shopping in Mayville at Topps, picking up a few things for dinner.  Evie made a Thai chicken and broccoli stir fry, along with salad and, surprise, we watched three more episodes of Breaking Bad, as Walter and Jessie fall deeper and deeper into the depths of Dante's Inferno, Jessie joining Walt in the circle for murderers.