Up Too Early

5:58

6:36

It's 6:30 but I have been up since before 5:00, unable to get back to sleep.  It's not a good start to the day.  It's a fine morning, gray clouds and pink sky and a lake like a mirror.  It's 60º and should be a nice day. I am back from breakfast and was able to get in a paddle before driving off to Bemus and I shot a couple of good photographs of an osprey, who seems to be hanging out in the trees above the reeds every morning,.

An Osprey, Poised And Alert

Spreading His Wing

Yesterday started out with a bang for me, up early, a good paddle, then a swim, all before breakfast and writing the blog.  I then went to a good yoga class, just three of us before going to Wegman's for a quick run-through, picking up a few items.  I was home in time for a lunch of quesadillas, with black beans and cheese.  I watched my show, then read my David Silva thriller and napped briefly.  Evie had a doctor's appointment so she was off early afternoon but was back by 2:30.  We then wasted the rest of the afternoon, neither of us wanting to go out on the dock or swim but preferred sitting around reading, then talking with our neighbors for a half-hour, and watching some of the breaking news.  The day that started with a bang ended with a whimper.

Purple Dahlia With A Yellow Bulls Eye

By 5:00, it was time to get ready to go to dinner at the Viking Club.  We met Ron and Linda there at 6;30 and were able to find a table outside, with a great view of the lake and the early evening sky.  We had not seen them in a few weeks so we had a lot to catch up on.  The Club was quite busy so we ordered our burgers right away so we would not have to wait too long.  It was a good night to be out, good friends, a busy club and a beautiful sky. Of course, we also have that at home but it's nice to get out once in a while.  We were home in time to watch a Colbert before going upstairs to read and hopefully, fall asleep.