Sun's Up At 6:00

6:00

8:06

Early Morning Skiing

I have been up since 5:15, waiting for the sun to rise and now, at 6:00, it has filled our home with sunlight on a 52º morning. It's 8;15 and we are both up, enjoying a pristine morning, a light breeze, blue lake, and sky. I paddled for over an hour and didn't want to come in it was so pleasant. Lots of guys out trolling for walleyes. 

Kayak Morning

Neighbors, Tina And Jim

Great Blue Heron

Yesterday was a day of relaxing, enjoying what seemed like a Saturday but was really Friday. After a quick kayak, I drove to Loomis Creek where the Chautauqua Conservancy was having a gathering to discuss ospreys, as well as take a nature walk, looking for birds. I did learn quite a bit about ospreys, that they are monogamous, winter in the Amazon, have four toes, and are double-jointed so they can dive feet first for fish, which is basically their diet. Their young take six to eight weeks to fledge and while the male hunts for food, the female stays at the nest and feeds the chicks. Once they are ready to fledge the female leaves both the male and fledglings behind. The males and fledglings may stay until October before heading south. We also went for a walk where a horticulturist pointed out various grasses and bushes. I had enough after an hour and a half and headed home. 

Listening To A Talk On Ospreys

Once I was home, I was ready to relax, fixed my lunch by warming up the last of the chicken, mashed potatoes, and gravy, and watched my show. Evie spent a good part of the morning and afternoon just having fun in her garden. It was a lovely and cool day, perfect for garden work. I napped of course and helped some outside by turning the compost and fixing the wheelbarrow. By 4:00, Evie had enough and came in and started working on a new Shutterfly book. They are allowing her a free 'do over' (what a pleasant surprise) because she did not like some of the colors and forgot a number of photos. So she is redoing the book and should have it finished by this afternoon and on its way to Shutterfly.

Buddha Among The Astilbe

We decided to enjoy a drink on the porch with cheese and crackers and spicy cashews. Once again, it was a beautiful late afternoon to sit on the porch as the lake quieted down, the boats headed home. We had the leftover Peruvian chicken and rice for dinner and enjoyed the usual lineup of TV shows.