A Quiet Sunday Morning At The Lake

At Mc Clure's Home

Prepping Dinner

Linda and Ron

I was up around 6:30, a couple of ice fishing lights already out on the lake, 24º, and now, at 7:30, the lake has unhealthy yellow cast to it, a result of the melting lake, gray sky, rising sun I think.  It's a color no artist could capture, though a Brueghel's might, as I recall some of his wintry scenes.

7:25

Yesterday was a typical Saturday for us, starting for me with yoga at 9:00, then coffee at Ryder's Cup, and finally, a stop at the Transfer Station, with a car full of trash and garbage from a week of family.  Too many wine bottles, too, a good sign I suppose.  Evie, mean while, kept busy a good part of the day getting the house back in shape, mostly each upstairs bedroom, vacuuming, changing the beds, giving each a spring cleaning, ready for our next guests, a lot of work. She also found time to make lentil soup, and put together some bread dough.  It was not the kind of day either that made you want to rush outside, get your snow shoes, and hike the woods.  Either we are still tired from the past week, or just happy to relax some, so we did not do anything exciting though  I did get a short walk in through the campground, not much fun as it was very icy, so I could not relax much on my walk, for fear of slipping and falling.  Too many recent stories of friends and acquaintances falling has made both of us more careful, especially of heights, ladders, stairs, and slippery walks.

Dinner Menu At Mc Clure's

We spent the night at Mc Clure's, a great way to end the week.  Ron had a great fire going in their fireplace, and it was cosy to sit in their living room, enjoy our soup appetizer, as we laughed and enjoyed each others company.  Linda always has a great dinner planned, and as the board shows, this was no exception.  We left around 9:45, happy and full, with left overs, as they are driving back to Pittsburgh tomorrow; we usually get what's left over in their refrigerator when they leave, though Ron would not part with the beer. Scrooge! It was a well lit night, full moon I believe though cloudy, so was a strangely illuminated night as we drove home.  We stayed up some, to watch TV, read, and play games, before going to bed tired from a semi busy day.

Ice Fishing in Front of Our House

I just saw two snow mobiles roar by the tip of Long Point, scary.  I did walk out on the ice yesterday, but there was an inch or two of slush, making it difficult to walk and dangerous somewhat or so I thought. Obviously, these  guys did not think so and there are now lots of fishermen out on the lake, in fact, one sits about half way out the lake, straight off from our house.  Let's hope the ice remains safe.