A Nasty Morning

8:15

Tundra Swans And Geese at Celeron

Rain, wind, gray skies, and a lake resembling an ice skating pond greeted me this morning. It's 44º and should stay in the 40s most of the day.

Winter Biking

Celeron White House

Tuesday was a surprisingly busy day for both of us. We were up as usual around 7:30, had our coffee, breakfast and listened to the news, then Michael Smerconish. It was warm enough out that I wanted to do something outside. The snow on the lake had thawed so it was like an ice skating rink so I couldn't ski. So I decided to bike. I pulled it out of storage in our neighbor's garage, pumped up the tires, hooked the bike rack to my car, and viola, I was ready to ride. I drove into Lakewood, parked my car and rode down to Celeron because they had open waters filled with waterfowl, geese, trumpeter swans, mallards, and mergansers. What a parade of migrating birds. I rode back to Lakewood, parked, and realized I had lost one of my earbuds. I looked everywhere around my car and in it but to no avail. I rode for close to an hour and didn't feel too bad, just tired. 

Chautauqua Harbor Hotel

Tundra Swans

I was home by 12:30 and Evie had made me a great sandwich, ham, cheese, and tomatoes on rye bread. I loved it. She had an appointment with a doctor in Jamestown, and then did a big shopping at Wegmans and didn't get home until 3:00.  I read and napped, what else, and helped her unload the car. I took a shower at 4:00 and then my friend, Ron, picked me up because we were attending a high school tournament game at JCC's gymnasium. Both teams featured outstanding players, both capable of 30-point games and they did not disappoint. 

Cheer Squad

Victory Rush

It was an exciting match, which went into two overtime with the 4th seed defeating the 1st seed. The cheer squads were great, over twenty of them, all sizes which was cool. It was also interesting to look around at the white crowd, with few if anyone on their phones. It reminded me of a tournament game in a small town in Ohio, the entire town at the game. 

2 Gingers Inn Irish Pub

After the game with stopped at an Irish pub, 2 Gingers Inn, a good choice. It was surprisingly busy for a Tuesday night but we found a seat at the bar. We had a couple of Harps and I had an order of potato pancakes with sour cream and apple sauce and Ron had a bowl of Guinness stew.  We left around 9:30 and I was home by 10:00. Evie was still up watching Drumpt speak but I had no interest so I went up to bed to read and sleep, a good choice.

A Busy Tuesday Night At 2 Gingers Inn