I'm Back In The Saddle Again (song by Gene Autry)

7:46

It's 8:15 and I have been up for a half hour. Evie just came downstairs so we are both enjoying a sunny morning. I have already had to change my seat because of the sun. It's 49º and will  get up into the 60s later in the day. It's later than usual, 9:50, and I was out paddling for 35 minutes on another 50º sunny morning. 

Kayak Morning

Southern Sky

North

Sun And Lake

Yesterday was our typical weekday, getting up early, having coffee, writing the blog, and by 9:30, we were both on our way, me to yoga and Evie to her kindergarten class. It was good to do some stretching, the emphasis in class on neck and back. After class, I went to Wegmans to pick up some essentials for the week and then came home to an empty house around noon. I had a chicken pot pie for lunch and watched my show, then read and napped. My days don't change much during the winter.

When I woke, Evie was home, exhausted from her day. Both of us were tired yesterday, probably from our fun weekend, the drive home, and a busy day. Around 3:00,  I kayaked for forty-five minutes, down to Sandy Bottom and back on a beautiful blue sky day. I took a couple of photos of buffleheads, mergansers, loons, and mallards. It felt good to be back on the lake, probably my first time in 2025.

Kayak Afternoon

Floating Ice

Ice

Northern Sky

Woodlawn

Loon

Merganser

Mallards

Buffleheads

At 5;00, Evie had her Zoom call with her sisters and I read. We then had our usual glass of wine and then dinner. Earlier, Evie had roasted some cauliflower and made up a dish of ham and scalloped potatoes for dinner. Both tasted good and we watched two episodes of The White Lotus which we are increasingly disliking. Once Evie went to bed, I watched an episode of Reacher, in Spanish because I couldn't figure out how to get it in English. Fortunately, I am used to subtitles. After Reacher, I went up to bed for the night.