Bright Sunny Day

6:28

7:11

8:11

It's 6:50, sunny with blue skies and a practically empty lake, quite a contrast to Saturday morning, It's  62º and we should have a pleasant day, not too hot, with a high of about 70º. It's 8:15 and I just returned from a choppy forty-five-minute paddle, with no birds observed, fortunately, because it would have been too wavy to take a photograph.

Kayak Morninng Along Bemus Bay

Western Sky

Sunday we decided to forego a walk. After my morning paddle and blog, Evie sent me off to Wegman's to do some shopping because she wanted to make dinner for our neighbors who were arriving Sunday afternoon. Both are in their 90s and it has been a tradition to make them dinner. I am always shocked at how crowded Wegman's is on Sunday mornings and yesterday was no exception, with long check-out lines and a packed parking lot.  I was home by 10:30 in time for Evie to start frying up the eggplant for an eggplant and spaghetti casserole. While she worked, I decided to get into the lake and start cutting weeds in our swimming area, getting it ready for our family in less than two weeks. I cut for a half-hour, gathering lots of moss as well as weeds. I left them on the dock to dry then went for a swim. 

Evie took time out from making the eggplant dish and fried me up a couple of eggs for lunch and I enjoyed another episode of Peaky Blinders. Once Evie was finished, we went over the final copy of last summer's Shutterfly book so Evie could send it off to Shutterfly. We relaxed until 3:00 when our neighbors, Joyce and Bill arrived for their 48th summer. We sat in their front yard for an hour, catching up on their lives in an independent living apartment near their daughter in Pittsburgh. They are more than happy to be back at the lake along with their daughter, Kathy, and her husband, Medio. 

Better Together

We left for Linda and Ron's and arrived at 6:00.  It had just rained and despite the heat and humidity, we sat out on their porch and enjoyed some appetizers and wine or beer. Around 7:00, Ron realized his grill was not working so Linda grilled the steaks in a couple of cast iron pans on her stove. I have to admit they with some of the best steaks I have eaten in quite a while.  Along with a salad and twice-baked potatoes, we had a delicious and delightful evening, ending with a lemon pot dessert with raspberries. We did not get home until 10:00, skipped the TV, and went to bed.