Dock's In Early

6:29

6:44

A sparkling morning on an empty lake, the only sounds, various water fowl.  We have been hearing the screech of loons but have yet to see them but they are out there somewhere.  It's 40º already, will get up to the high 60's, another fabulous day on the lake.  I cannot wait to get out there and enjoy it, perhaps sit out on our dock for the first time in 2016.  Usually, our dock does not go in until mid May but the dock guys Chris and Austin, suggested putting it in early and some how braved the frigid water.

Long Point

Yesterday we decided to be wild and crazy, break out of our routine and do some hiking in the woods, some kayaking on the lake.  Radical, right.  So we stretched out our morning leisure, got a few things done in the house and drove over to Long Point State Park to walk.  We like the woods at this time of year even though there is little green.  But we can see through the woods, the brown, leaf strewn floor, the dead fall always at crazy angles, the verticals of the trees.  Every season has its virtues.  We took the long loop, up around the east end, then down to Long Point and its tip, then back to our car, parked at the end of Lakeside Drive.  We walked a little over four miles, were in the woods for an hour and a half. And just being in the woods is good for your health, improves your mood, as various recent articles suggest.

Woods Of Spring

A Curious Fawn

We were home around 12:30, and I warmed up the vegetable soup, had a leftover Cuban, and watched Game Of Thrones.  We did little the rest of the afternoon, certainly Evie did not workout.  Around 4:30, we thought the lake was settling down, so we launched our kayaks and paddled down to Wells Bay for the first time since we got back from our brief trip.  It was a beautiful day to be out on the lake, as blue as we have ever seen it.  And, of course, when we headed back, the wind picked up some, so the return was not a pleasant as the going.  Typical.  When we got back, the dock guys were already at work, putting in the iron horses, the wood stringers.  It was a good late afternoon to do it, lots of sun and not too cold.

Dock Going In

We sat around for the next couple of hours, sipping wine, munching on edamame, watching the guys struggle with the dock pieces, especially the end pieces as the water gets deep.  They did not finish until it was almost dark, around 7:45 and definitely earned their money.  They are good kids.  We then had dinner, barbecued ribs from Trader Joe's, baked potatoes and salad and watched a hilarious Real Time with Bill Maher.  He always makes us laugh, with his satire, his ability to see the craziness in our world.  At times, we don't know whether to life or cry at the world's absurdities.