And The Lake Starts To Turn (Green)

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It's 7:30, another bright, sun shiny morning on the lake, a cool 54º though it should get up to the 80's later in the day, in other words, great sleeping at night, sunny and warm during the day.  Perfection. And it's supposed to be this way until Saturday when rain is forecast.

Yesterday was another day of what I like to call 'large leisure,' as we did very little in the house or out, not that we feel guilty.  It was too nice outside to comtemplate doing anything other than making lunch.  We sat around waiting for it to warm up in the morning before going kayaking over to Long Point, stopping to talk with the Scholtz's, who were also kayaking, and they invited us to dinner, the first time we have gotten a dinner invitation while kayaking.  And unlike Monday, the calm of morning continued and we had an easy paddle home.

After paddling, we contemplatied a drive and a hike to Griffiths Sculpture Park, outside of Ellicottville but Evie talked some sense into to me, and we are putting it off until it cools off in October.  And it was too nice on the lake.  I had an easy lunch of leftover spaghetti, watched some Longmire but soon got bored because I wanted to get outside.  I took the cover off our boat, did some work on the dock, taking out some of the screws before the water gets cold.  The dock will be ready, then, to take out in a couple of weeks.

We enjoyed the calm and quiet of the afternoon, hardly a whisper of a wind until 4:30 when we went for a nice, slow cruise over to Bemus Point and back, the lake unfortuntately, turning green from the algae, something that happens at least once a year, supposedly a normal occurence according to the experts.  Still, it makes the water unappetizing for a swim, fine for a cruise.  After our hour ride, we sat on the porch, Evie working on Shutterfly, sipping her wine, enjoying the brie while I did some reading.  Another fine early evening on our porch.  Dinner was easy, a frozen, leftover dinner of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, surprisingly tasty.  We watched Stephen Colbert, another episode of The Fall, and a few other forgetable programs before going up to bed to read.

Today, we are going to boat down to Celeron, then up the Chadokoin River to Me Crea Point and back, something we try to do each year with the Ron and Linda McClure.  We bring along lunch, some beers, and make a fun cruise out of it.