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Up at 6:20, some color off to the east though the sun will not rise for another forty five minutes. It's definitely warmer this morning, 52º and we may have some rain later, which we need. Right now, as I write, it's 7:30 and the sun is a huge orb rising over Lakeside Drive, no longer cloud bound, making it difficult to see in our living room.
We were wild and crazy yesterday morning, hiking Bly Hill Road and the loop of Dobbins Woods, rather than take our usual walk around the Chautauqua Institution. The loop takes only 35 minutes though it's a pleasant walk through a forest, with lots of pine trees. It was hard to follow the trail as it's clear that the trail has seen little use this summer, probably because of the heat and mosquitoes. But yesterday, Dobbins Woods was cool and inviting and we were the only ones there. Bly Hill is mostly uphill going, a fairly steep grade which surprised us. We walked a total of three and a half miles, out about an hour and a half, not as far as we wanted but good enough. We went home and whipped up our Sunday breakfast of eggs, bacon, home fries and toast and watched CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. What a good show.
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| Hiking Dobbins Woods |
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| Bly Hill Road |
By the way, we did not realize that our short hike on Friday in the Allegheny State Park is a tiny part of the 4,600 mile North Country National Scenic Trail, stretching from the New York/Vermont border through seven states, to it's western terminus in North Dakota. It is the longest hiking trail in the United States...only 4,5981/2 miles to go.
We spent another afternoon relaxing either on the dock, reading or fishing, alternately wrapping ourselves in blankets and towels when the wind picked up, taking them off when it stopped. I also did some kayaking, catching a few perch, and Evie cut both Leonards and our lawn. I did watch Buffalo win another NFL game, so both the Browns and Bills won on the same weekend. Miracles.
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| Final Night of Wings At Casino |
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| Half Price Ice Cream Cones |
We found out Saturday, when we walked Long Point, that Sunday was to be the last night at the Bemus Point Casino. We had not had wings since our kids were here, so we decided to close down the place and asked the Mc Clures to come along. What a great decision. We were able to sit outside, no breeze, a lovely sunset, as we had our last batch of wings, with blue cheese, of course, and a couple of Blue Moons. We sat outside talking until dark, the last ones in the Casino as the staff yelled, as we left, "We will see you next year." Sad making.
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| Dusk From Casino Porch |
We got home around 8:30, and waited to watch Breaking Bad at 9:00, with the rest of America, or so it seemed. We both predicted much of the ending, Walt's getting back at Jack and his bad ass buddies, rescuing Jessie. The best scene, however, was his final meeting with Skylar, his wife. When she said she did not want to hear him say once again that he did this for the family, he responded: " No Skylar, I did it for myself. I liked it. It made me feel alive for once," honest and powerful. And so the series ends, Walt dead, Jesse on the road somewhere, the family taken care of by Walt's early partners in a business proposition, the only surprise of the evening, his forcing them to turn over 9 million dollars to his son Flynn. A nice touch and the couple, especially the husband, were amazingly cast, unattractive, nerd like, people you immediately did not like. And they screwed Walt early on in their business, so they got what they deserved. What series will take it's place. Certainly not the hyped, The Blacklist, a rip off of Silence of The Lambs.
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