A Bright Sunny Day

7:32

8:37

8:40

What a surprise to wake up to sunshine and a partly cloudy sky. At 8:37, the sun is out in full force, the lake a dazzling white, and it's warming up later in the day to 30º. 

Ice Fishing Guys And Gear

Finch

Finches Turning Yellow

Friday was an open day for both of us, no yoga and no school. So we were not sure what to do with our day. The only thing for sure was I would be out shoveling, again, because we had gotten five or six inches of snow Thursday night. By 10:30, we were fortified with a couple cups of coffee, the blog was done and we had breakfast. So I ventured out and it took me a half hour to clean up the snow, off the driveway and cars. When I came in, Evie was ready to go for a walk at the Chautauqua Institution so we left around 11:15. We were out for just over a half hour, turning around early because of the wind. It felt good, however, to be out walking on a winter morning. 

Thunder Bridge Looking North

Looking South

Lunch was the leftover butter chicken, and we both spent 15 minutes trying to open the Reacher series in English to no avail. All series on Prime are in English except for Reacher. By the time I finished lunch, Evie was ready to head to Lakewood, to shop at Wegmans and return a few things. I, of course, read briefly, then took a nap, waking only after Evie returned home. As usual, the afternoon went quickly or slowly, depending on how busy we were. I read and Evie watched a movie until 5:00 when we enjoyed some sushi along with a glass of wine. Dinner was the rest of the butter chicken along with spinach and we were happy because a new episode on our favorite series, The Pitt, was on Max. We then watched Colbert interview Al Roker and Monica Lewinsky before Evie went up to bed and I watched some Cavs, then my show before returning to my new book, Presumed Guilty.