Overcast And Cool

Sunset Over Woodlawn/Magnolia/Whitney Bay Taken From My Grandson Mitch's Drone at 9:00 PM

8:30 Sunset from Boat

Two Bikers And A Runner

I slept in until 7:00, came down to a cloudy morning, no striking sunrise, just a return to the good old days of Chautauqua gray.  Where have you been?  It's 64º out and today should be a carbon copy of yesterday, sunny with a high in the 80's.

Yesterday was a busy day.  I was up early as usual, waiting for the gang to arise, had my breakfast of oats, blueberries, and yogurt on the dock before any of the kids were up.  Jill was interested in getting another bike ride in, so she, Drew, Hayden, and I packed up our bikes and we drove into Mayville as I thought it would be fun to ride the Webb Trail, a well taken care of snowmobile trail.  It was a good trail to ride, as it follows an old railroad track, thus it's mostly flat though as we found out, on the way out, it's slightly up hill, thus on the way back, we really made good time.  We went to the end of the trail, to Bentley Road and back, about six miles, close to an hour of riding.  It felt good to be on my bike again, the third time this week, a record for me.  On the way home, I picked up some ice, and Evie had the cooler ready for me.  Only Beth and the girls were home because Evie was off to Wegman's for another mega grocery shopping trip, the first in quite awhile.

Evie And Her Gaggle Of Granddaughters

I took the girls out on the dock, and we sun bathed and swam until around noon, then I went in and had a lunch of pizza from the previous night.  The girls obviously missed not having Evie around, so they were patiently waiting for her as was I.  I needed the car because Beth and I were driving to Buffalo to pick up Mitch as he was arriving from Dallas a 2:45.  She got home just before 1:00 and the whole gang helped her unload the car.  Beth and I then took off for Buffalo, picked up Mitch on time, and were back at the lake by 4:15, an easy three hour drive there and back.  Everyone was either on the dock or porch enjoying the afternoon and waiting patiently for 6:00 when we would jump in the boat and cruise over to the Casino for wings.

Cruising To The Bemus Point Casino

Marisa!

Wings And Pitchers

Mitch, Evie and I had to take a swim, however, so we did not leave until just after 6:00.  We easily found a slip at the Casino despite the fact it was locals night, when wings are half price.  We found a table big enough for all of us, had great service, and within 20 minutes, had our pops, pitchers of beer, glasses of wine, and various combinations of wings and fries.  By 7:30, we were stuffed and went out to the swings before walking down to the main street of Bemus for our requisite ice cream cones after wings.

Halle At The Swings

The Girls With Our Friends From Hudson

 Surprising Ron and Linda At Lenhart Porch

As I was standing in line, a good looking guy walked up, introduced himself, and it was Frank Day, one of my English students from Reserve's class of 1986.  A great kid, he is now an ER physician in Portland and was visiting his parents who spend their summer's at the Chautauqua Institution.  His father also came up since we had gotten to know each other when Frank was in school.  At the same time, our good friend Barb C., who lives in Hudson, also came up to say hi, so it was old friends night.  On our way back to the boat, we also ran into our friends Ron and Linda, who were sitting on the porch of the Lenhart with friends from the CI.  So it was a night of running into friends for us.

Our Grandchildren Enjoying 'The View' As We Cruise Home

We took a slow cruise home on another lovely night on the lake, as the sun made its way through the western sky clouds.  When we got home, Mitch wanted to try out his drone, so all of us went into the front yard and watched him fly his drone off over Long Point, then to Tom's Point towards Bemus Point and back.  It's an amazing device and he flies it like a pro with a joy stick.  We all huddled around behind him as the camera sent pictures back to his screen, so we could see what the drone was filming.  He took a photo of the setting sun as well as filming the entire flight.  We came in, so the girls could watch another episode of the Fosters and Mitch showed Evie and I various films he had taken with his drone.  We went to be after the Fosters, tired, still full of wings, but happy.

It's 9:30 and I just returned from breakfast with the guys and everyone is up, ready to go for a run at Long Point State Park, a healthy crew.

Mitch, Our Drones-Man