Sleet, Windy, And Cold

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It's another miserable lake morning, with heavy wind and either rain or sleet projected for the rest of the day. Where went Spring? I assume one-day things will change drastically and May temperatures will be in the 80s, perhaps 90s and we will be wishing for cold weather. It's just 8:00 and I was out for a half-hour, cut short because of the wind, choppy lake and it started to snow. I saw a couple of ospreys but it was too bouncy in the kayak to photograph them. 

Kayak Morning

Northern Sky

Yesterday was just about the same as today's forecast, with heavy winds and sleet, sometimes snow.  I did not kayak because of the windy conditions, alas.  After the blog and breakfast, we got a few things done, mostly getting things ready for our trip but by 10:00 I was off to the Subaru dealer to get an oil change/tire rotation/check-up, making sure all is ship shape for our drive to Kansas City. They were also able to install a new tailgate motor which had been on order for months.  While they worked, I walked the Riverside trail from the dealer to Mc Crea's Point and back, in a bitter wind, passing on a couple of dog walkers. It was a bit over two miles and I was out for fifty minutes. My car was ready by noon and I was home, enjoying a lunch of a chicken salad sandwich and black bean soup by 12:30.

Jamestown's Riverwalk

Mc Crea Point

Chadokoin River

Evie left just as I got home as she had errands both in Mayville and Jamestown. She was gone for a couple of hours, returning home in sleet and heavy winds, a miserable day to drive. While she was gone, I watched some TV, the Sopranos and basketball, and finished my novel, The Expats, then had the pleasure of trying to find something new to read, always a chore lately.

Snow In The Afternoon

When Evie returned, we relaxed in the living room, listening to the gloomy news until it was time to make dinner.  In what seemed like a half-hour or less, Evie put together our dinner of lamb curry, with apples, bananas and cream, made rice, and a salad. We watched the last two episodes of Anatomy Of A Scandal, with a ridiculous, abrupt ending but it was worth watching nevertheless.  We ended the night with Jeopardy and started a series on Prime called The Outlaws which we think we are going to enjoy.