Another Sunny Morning. Unseasonably Warm

6:05

Finally, Rhododendron's in Full Bloom

 Up at 5:30, quiet lake, light blue, sun rising over Long Point, martins singing happily, the start to another good day here at the lake.  I never get tired of dawn, of the sun rising, the lake changing colors with its rise.  Today it is supposedly going up to 88º, so it looks like we will be going swimming, a chance of rain as well.

Yesterday was a beautiful day, mostly sunny, hot but not obnoxiously so, in the low 80's.  I did go to yoga, the only male of fourteen students.  A good class, as Danielle asked for any suggestion and I always tell her, the 'back.'  So, we worked on lots of poses for the lower back, and I left feeling better, more energized.  Because of the rains, the grass had really grown, as well as the weeds, so Evie worked on cleaning up her garden, and cut the lawn because we will  be leaving tomorrow morning for Darien, for our oldest grandson's graduation from Fairfield Prep High School on Sunday morning, an exciting day for all of us.  I have a grandson who is a high school graduate.  Hard to believe.  I also starting setting up the ropes for my boat, making sure the poles and ropes are secure.  And I went swimming for the first time, since I was already in the water.  I took my fishing rod out as I waded, tossed it out a for about fifteen minutes and caught three small perch, nothing exciting but it's always fun to catch a fish.

Paddles on Casino Ceiling

Rocking at the Casino

Ron and Linda Mc Clure came over at 6:00 and we decided to take our boat over to Bemus, to the Casino for chicken wings.  It was a lovely evening to be on the lake, warm but a nice breeze, when cruising in the boat.  We did have to carefully navigate our way, as lots of flotsam, mostly wood from the heavy rains on Tuesday night, randomly littered the lake.  We sat on the Lehhart's porch for a couple of Old Vienna beers, then walked over and sat outside on the porch at the almost empty Casino, for chicken wings and a PBJ draft.  Again, it was nice to eat outside, as the sun set.  The wings were fine, the Casino has not lost it's touch, and we talked about the Mc Clure's visit to East Aurora, where they stayed in the Roycroft Inn and spent the day sight seeing in this quaint town.  We boated back as the sun was setting, hiding behind the western clouds, on an empty, lead gray lake.  It was 9:30  when I finished putting the cover back on the boat, so we watched some of the NBA game, then went to bed.

Boating Home at Dusk