Rain And Fog

8:54

It's 8:56 and I just returned from a 35-minute paddle in the rain. I left earlier than usual, hoping to avoid the rain but once I paddled out, it started to rain, and the fog began to rise, soaking me and the kayak.

Kayak Morning

Northern Sky

Into The Fog

Saturday was an unremarkable day. We had our usual coffee, blog writing and breakfast. I also got in a decent paddle, with a few photos of buffeheads and mergansers. We decided during coffee that we would go into Jamestown again and look for flooring samples for our bathroom. First, however, I drove to the Transfer Station with a huge bag full of clothes we no longer wanted and wouldn't be worth giving to Goodwill, things like my letter sweaters from high school and college. It was tough to throw them out after some 50 years. Our builder recommended Piazza's in Jamestown. We spent half an hour looking and left with no samples, just more questions about how the LVT was attached to the floor. 

After coming up with no real answers, we made the mistake of going to Home Depot and had a similar experience although the worker was really helpful, showing us various options. As we left the parking lot, we passed a Burger King and Evie suggested we assuage our disappointment with a couple of Whoppers. So we went through the drive-thru, quickly drove home, and enjoyed our Whoppers, coke, and onion rings in the TV room, watching the breaking news on CNN. After my Whopper, I read some, then napped, and when I came downstairs, Evie was on the couch with a stomach ache. She isn't used to enjoying a Whopper for lunch so she was taking Tums, hoping they would help. Fortunately,  she felt better after we spent twenty minutes FaceTiming our grandson Nick and his happy son, Rhys, our great-grandson. What fun to see him crawling around, almost walking. 

Woodlawn

Victoria And Woodlawn

Looking North

Peace And Love

Around 4:00, I went for a walk in the neighborhood on a pleasantly warm afternoon. I hardly needed a fleece. The lake was calm, the sky gray, and there was no wind. I should have stayed out longer. Around 5:30, we had a Manhattan, some appetizers, and watched the various waterfowl dance in front of our lake wall. For dinner, we put together fried rice with eggs, veggies, an Italian sausage, cut up, and soy, sesame, and hoisin sauce. It was a good use of leftover rice and tasted good. We then watched March Madness until 10:40, although Evie didn't last long, heading up to bed at 8:30. The Florida/Texas Tech game was heartbreaking for Texas Tech, having blown a nine point lead with four minutes to go. That's what makes March Madness so exciting.