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Evie's Garden (Photo by Patsi)

Evie's Garden This Morning at 8:15 a.m.

7:55 a.m.

A gray, wet morning, and it's been awhile, perhaps a couple of weeks since it's rained...not very Chautauqua like.  It's still a bit sticky, with a slight chill, at least early in the morning and the rest of the day looks like more rain and clouds, not that I mind.  It sounds good to sit inside and read, perhaps go for a walk when there's a break in the weather.  And I am listening to Fareed Zakaria review Soviet scholar George Kenan's Diaries and Donna Tartt talks about her novel The Goldfinch on Sonos radio, both are podcasts.  It's amazing what is at my finger tip with a click of my mouse. And I have yet to explore the other 99% of options available through Sonos Radio.

Saturday at the lake, especially on a Labor Day weekend is busy, lots of visitors and, alas, the end of the summer for many part time residents.  Thus, our neighbors, the Aultz's, brought in their dock in the morning and the Theissen's will no doubt bring theirs in today or tomorrow, a sad reminder that summer is ending, fall and winter are coming.  We don't take our dock out until mid October usually and one year, it was even snowing when the guys pulled it out.  So this Saturday was a bit different, though I did take a trip to the Transfer Station and we both sat on the dock a good part of the afternoon, watching mega boats cruise by and seadoos cut hard turns in the middle of the lake.  It was a busy, noisy day, then, here at the lake.  It will last for another day, slow down some late afternoon Monday, then Tuesday the lake will be basically empty, with some action on weekends through September but basically, the summer residents are home for good.

Around 10:30, I drove off to Lakewood, to pick up my bike and shop for a few things at Wegmans.
It was surprisingly warm and humid in Lakewood, at Wegman's parking lot, so different from the breezy warmth here at the lake.  When I  got home, I had lunch, tuna sandwiches and cauliflower soup, then joined Evie outside, to enjoy the busy afternoon on the lake.  We either read on the dock and when it got too noisy or busy, we adjourned to the shade of our maples, cooler and quieter. Around 4:30, despite the heat, I went for a bike ride, through the campground, then back RT. 394 to Carpenter Pringel, then Stow down to the ferry, then back home via the same route, but down Victoria.  It had few hills, my nemesis, and was enjoyable despite the heat and traffic on 394.

Evie then started dinner, chicken and black bean enchiladas, prepped them, and then we sat on the dock, a quieting lake, having a beer to end our day.  It felt good to just sit and enjoy the lake, the clear sky.  Around 7:00, we went in, Evie finished the enchiladas, and I husked the corn and we had a great dinner.  I have been wanting these enchiladas for a few days and we were not disappointed because they were really good, restaurant quality and cheap.  We watched some Stewart and Colbert, then the final episode of Rectify, which answered few of our questions about what was Daniel going to do, no doubt, prepping us for next year.  We were in bed by 11:00, to read and sleep, a humid night but our house was comfortable  because we kept the windows closed most of the day.  It was as if we had air conditioning when we walked in the house from outdoors.