Puffy Afternoon Clouds And A Low Hanging Strawberry Moon

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A pleasant morning  on the lake, 60º, a partly cloudy sky, as we both are up, sipping our coffee, planning our day.  It looks like a good day to be living on a lake, no rain in sight, perhaps for a week, alas, moderate temperatures until the weekend when it may get up into the 90's, not so good.

Yesterday, a Tuesday, was not much different from Monday, nor from today.  Mostly hanging out at the lake, occasionally doing something in the house or yard, then heading out to the dock to enjoy the sun.  We  did get a nice kayak paddle in around 9:30, over to Long Point and back to Sandy Bottom and home.

Kayaking Past A Hillside Of Lupine

Around 11:00, however, I decided to get some shopping done for the week, so Evie made a list of staples, of the heavy things for me.  I first stopped at Ryder's Cup, for a coffee and a dozen organic eggs.  Then I stopped at the new discount hardware store, Harbor Freight, because they were giving away free 25 foot tape measures and I lost mine, at least for now.  So I bought a packet of micro fiber cloths for five bucks and got a tape measure.  Wow, what a deal.  Then on to Wegman's, to begin the summer season, stocking up on staples, to get ready for family over the fourth of July, then late July and early August.  It's never too early to start getting ready, especially when theres a sale on things we know we will need.

Our Humble Abode

I did not get home until 1:00, as the lines at Wegman's were epic; it's 5% off day for seniors and with the onslaught of Chautauqua Institution people, the lines were long and slow, slow, slow.  I had vegetable soup and half of a Cuban sandwich for lunch.  Evie meanwhile put away the groceries and could not wait to get out on the dock.  I relaxed inside, of course, for a nap, then went out to join her on the dock.  And we played that kind of game the rest of the afternoon, inside for a  bit, then back out on the dock, watching the changing clouds.  We should have gone for a boat cruise but I was too lazy to take the boat cover off.

Late Afternoon Fluff

Around 5:30, Evie went in and put together a cheesy cauliflower for dinner, and she pulled out some slices of ham which she had vacuumed packed back in May.  With a salad, we had dinner and as always, the ham tasted good, the cauliflower, great.  And we watched the last two episodes of OJ...Made In America, a series from ESPN.  It was as much about America, about race, the judicial systems failures, lawyers and anger of African Americans towards not only the LA police, but the lack of white empathy for the stacked deck world of African Americans.  It was worth watching.  As I walked into the living room, to lock the front door, I was shocked by the strawberry moon, sitting atop the shore along Tom's Point.

Strawberry Moon