A Quiet, Overcast Morning On The Lake

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A littler warmer this morning, 61º, the high perhaps 80º later in the day.  Right now the lake and sky are gray, with some light off to the north.  Not a ripple on the lake, a myriad of grays and blacks, shadows from the docks, a peaceful morning.  And I am sitting outside on my front porch, as it's warm and pleasant with a fleece.

Praise on the Lake

Floating Pulpit and Choir

Yesterday was another enjoyable day on the lake, lots of sun, warm, and windy during the afternoon. As we were having our coffee, we heard music off towards Bemus and realized it was Praise On the Lake morning on the Floating Dock.  So we decided to kayak over that way, to see what was going on. It took us forty five minutes to paddle over to the service.  The hillside was packed with church goers, a small band was playing religious hymns, mostly modern sounding, and at least 30 boats were docked off the stage, participating in the service.  It was a fine morning, a great way to enjoy a religious experience on a Sunday, on the lake, outside, with friends.  We paddled among the parked boats, listened for awhile before paddling off, skimming the docks along Lakeside Road, to the Marina, then home.  We were gone for about two hours, returned with sore shoulders from the long paddle but it was a great way to welcome the morning.

Worshippers Stand and Sing

Boat Raffle (we hope to win with our two tickets)

Because a couple of my buddies from Hudson are visiting today, we drove to Wegman's, picked up what we needed for Evie to make baked ziti and stopped at Sherwin Williams, to buy a gallon of paint on sale, to paint our new bead board kitchen wall.  They allowed us to buy the gallon without coloring it  and we could bring it back for mixing when we decide on a color.

It was such a blue-sky afternoon that we did not want to stay inside, so we went out on the dock, to enjoy the sun, the puffy clouds and read.  While we were sitting on our dock, our neighbors, the Kinney's sailed by in there new sail boat and asked if we wanted to go for a sail.  We quickly acquiesced, jumped in their boat and off we went for a sail around the Bemus Bay.  It's a perfect boat for our lake, easily seats four to six people, with an electric motor powered by a solar battery, how cool.  It's rigged so one person can easily sail it.  And Debi thoughtfully brought along a chilled bottle of white wine, which she opened and shared.  What a delightful way to spend an afternoon, without the roar of a motor,  just the wind on the sails, the waves hitting the bow.

Anniversary Dinner at the Italian Fishermen

Around 6:00 the Mc Clures came over, offered their advice on which colors to paint the kitchen wall and then we boated over to Bemus, to celebrate both of our anniversaries which take place this week. We had the requisite beer on the front porch of the Lenhart, then walked over to the Italian Fishermen and ate outside on their porch, a lovely evening to eat outside.  Our food was great, a very spicy grilled shrimp  dish for me, fish tacos for Evie.  The Fisherman was fairly crowded for a Sunday night, most likely because it's the only restaurant on the lake, which makes it attractive to most visitors.  We took our time boating home, hugging the shoreline, on a moonlit evening, getting home about 9:30.  We watched one more episode of Nurse Jackie, read, and went to bed.  Another good day on the lake.  How lucky are we!