A Lazy Day

 

6:40

8:23

It's 7:14 as I begin this, the sky partly cloudy although it looks as though the sun will be out soon. I am about ready to go kayaking and begin a busy day for us after yesterday's kicking back for much of the day.  Here comes the sun! I did get out for forty five minutes on a surprisingly windy day, the lake choppy, and I had to fight my way home.

Kayak Mornoing

Fishing Dock

Above The Reeds

We had two things we had to do yesterday, take a trip to the Transfer Station and attend our Woodlawn neighborhood meeting at 5:00.  We did both.  So most of the day was ours to enjoy, without worrying about something we had to do.  After kayaking, however, we did gather the trash, making sure we had everything we wanted to get rid of, and I drove off, waiting in a line of ten cars to get rid of trash and then drove to Lakewood, to pick up a few things at Aldi's for the week and filled up the car with gas, $3.19 a gallon.  When I returned, it was sunny and warm and Evie was already out on the dock enjoying the day but she came in to make me lunch, a potato and egg omelet with toast.  I watched the US Men's volleyball team dominate France which was fun but unlike years in the past, I knew no one on the men's team which was strange, a result of Covid and five years between the Olympics.  The last player I remember is the son of my friend Jon Stanley.  Jon played in the Olympics back in 1972 and visited us on the Greek Island of Naxos after the games. His son, Clay, was one of the mainstays of the Olympic team in 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Lake Crusing

Afternoon Sky

I wasted the afternoon, either reading, watching more of the Olympics or napping and joining Evie out on the dock.  By 5:00, however, we were ready to walk over to the Woodlawn right of way for a gathering of our neighbors, something we do three times a summer.  It's nice because we are a real neighborhood, where everyone knows each other and many families have lived here since the 1930s or earlier.  We love the comraderie of it where everyone seems to get along yet respect each others privacy.  Everyone brings an appetizer and their own libation and we eventually have a brief meeting to discuss dues, any problems, like the road needing fixing or the creek backed up from debris.  We even decided to have a work day this morning to clear the creek and fix some of the potholes in the road.

We got home around 7:00 and warmed up the leftover koftes, tomato sauce and pita bread for a quick dinner, with yogurt of course.  We watched a couple of hometown then started a series recommended by a Turkish friend called Lillehammer, set in Norway. We are not crazy about it but will stick with it for a few more episodes.  

Dahlia Time