A Spectacular Memorial Day Morning

Sunset In Florence

8:17

9:51

It's 10:00, and I have been out paddling for over an hour, starting in fog and ending in sunshine and blue skies. For the first time, lots of bass boats are out, and I photographed an osprey.

Kayak Morning

The Fog Rises

North

Osprey

Saturday began with a decent paddle and some sun. It was cooler than usual for this time of year, and we had to wear fleeces outside and wrap ourselves in blankets inside. Neither of us had anything we had to do and the weather was not great so we got some things done in the house. I did some trimming of the lilacs before driving off to Home Depot to pick up some cement blocks and dropping off deadfall at the wood pile up the hill. It was not the day to shop because everywhere was busy, the stores, the roads and I am sure the coffee shops. When I returned home, I was hungry because I skipped breakfast, something I have done lately for some reason. So I heated up the lentil soup and the Cuban and had a great lunch. I started a new series, Young Wallander, and am not sure I will stick with it. Typical.

I then read some, napped, and because neither of us did much inside and out, the afternoon went slowly. Evie had a long phone call with our daughter Beth, who just finished up her school year. I walked outside a couple of times, to the dock, and bailed out the three inches of rain in our rowboat. We had our wine time at 5:00, of course, then had dinner at 6:30, the leftover pasta and meatballs, and a salad. We watched another episode of Our Neighbors and Friends but were a bit bored, as not every episode has to be good. I remember feeling that way about Mad Men. When Evie went to bed, I watched the first half of the Knicks/Pacers game. The Pacers had a big lead at halftime but I wasn't confident that they could hold it. And this morning, I discovered that was true as the Knicks overcame the 15-point Pacer lead and won the game. I will watch the second half today. 

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