Freezing And A Blazing Sun

7:20

7:20

I woke to a sunrise, breaking through a cloud bank and the windshields of our cars frozen. It's 30º with a light, southerly wind, perfect for kayaking. I just looked out my window and saw a bunch of mergansers, snorkeling along the shoreline, looking for weeds. It's 9:30 and I paddled on a chilly morning for 40 minutes, down to Sandy Bottom and back. I saw what I think was a hawk but when I pulled out my camera, the battery was dead. 

Kayak Morning

Yesterday was a strange day, perhaps because I didn't kayak because of the heavy, constant winds from the north. Also, Evie had a bad night sleeping and coughing so she was not up to doing much during the day and will see the doctor this morning again. After breakfast, the blog, and cleaning up the kitchen, I volunteered to go shopping because it was 5% off day at Wegmans. First, I drove over to the collision center, where my Kia has been for the past four weeks, wondering what was happening. They were waiting for it to be returned from the Kia dealer where it was being realigned. I wondered why it was still at the Kia dealer since they had an appointment for it to be worked on at 10:00 the day before. So, a bit miffed, I went to the Kia dealer and they had no explanation for why it sat for a day before working on it, increasing the time I had to wait for my car. We are heading west next week and I need the Kia in good shape but also in my driveway. In a foul mood, I drove to Wegmans, did my shopping, and came home, helping Evie put things away. Even though she was not feeling peppy, she volunteered to make me lunch, scrambled eggs and a bagel. I started a new series, The Lincoln Lawyer and think I may have watched parts of Season One before. 

Once I had lunch, I returned to my book, Munich, and napped briefly. I had in my mind doing something and because the sun finally came out, I decided to ride my bike in Bemus. I knew it would be chilly but didn't take into account the wind, which I had to fight both coming and going to Long Point State Park. I did it, however, was out for close to an hour and returned happy with myself. 

Biking The Trails Of Long Point

Fallen Leaves, Barren Trees

At 4:30, we both worked in the kitchen, putting together one of our favorite curries, with chicken, apples, and bananas. We have been making it since our years in Istanbul, from the New York Times Craig Claiborne cookbook. At 5:00, Evie had a Zoom call with her sisters and I watched some TV and read until it was time for wine. We ate around 6:30 and like the previous few days, watched three more episodes of House Of Cards before Evie went up to bed and I watched, what else, both college and professional basketball for a bit before joining her.