A Bright Shiny Memorial Day

Jim and Barb Fox on their Porch

6:00

With Alex Kinney and his Fiance, Maggie

Up in time to watch the sunrise over the lake, steam rising from the water, 38º so we missed a freeze.  The lake's quiet, no fishermen or kayakers at this hour, most likely because of the cool morning.  It's going to warm up over the next couple of days, a high around 70º today, perfect for Memorial Day parades.

Yesterday was sunny but cool, highs in the low 60's and if it were winter, we would be raving about how warm it was. It's spring, however, so it feels cold to us, so we get out the fleeces.  We took our weekly Sunday walk around the Chautauqua Institute and each week, it gets more busy, with docks going in, more crowded, more families, more people out for a Sunday walk.  The azaleas and rhododendrons, the dogwoods, even some of the perennials are in bloom, so it's a much different place to walk in then a month ago, when the trees were just barely showing a green bud.  No wonder spring was so magical for farmers, for the Romantic poets, for the Greeks and Romans...a change in weather, a longer day, more sun, brings a panoply of life and color to the barren world of winter.

Marjorie, Jim, Debi, and Evie

We spent the afternoon relaxing, a leisurely Sunday, reading mostly and Evie made her specialty, home made potato chips and blue cheese dip for the Fox's porch party late afternoon.  We did not go outside much, other than our walk, and for once, we did not work in our yard, just enjoying a day of rest, what Sunday's are for.

Enjoying the Appetizer, Sun, and Lake

Bergens and Jim Fox's Sister and Husband

Mary Ann Miller, son Tom, and daughter in law

At 5:00, we went to our neighbor's home for their porch party.  Because it was so cool, everyone was in jackets and fleeces and we spent no time on the porch, but in the sun where it was warmer.  It was a glorious afternoon, breezy, sunny skies, blue lake, as we all reconnected after a winter of hibernation.  Barb and Jim are welcoming hosts, fun to be with, and we enjoyed seeing our neighbors, most we have not seen since last Summer.  Everyone brought tasty appetizers, the highlight being Barb Fox's deviled eggs, marinated in wing sauce, topped with blue cheese. The major topic of conversation was the Kinney's new sailboat, trailered a couple of weekends ago from Long Island and just launched Saturday afternoon, now ready for a summer of sailing.  As the sun began to disappear behind the trees, Jim Fox built a fire and we all gathered around it, on benches, to enjoy the setting sun and the fire's warmth.  Evie and I went home around 8:30, to relax and read, before going to bed around 11:00.  The party was a great way to end the day, welcome late spring, the coming of summer.

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