A Delighful Morning On The Lake

 

7:13

The clouds this morning were amazing, just like yesterday, and I spent an hour and a half kayaking, noting various wildlife, including herons, cormorants, and osprey. I also listened to a couple of podcasts. One is about how air conditioning changed the world and was invented by Willis Carrier in Buffalo in 1903, and another is about the current obsession with protein, especially the David protein bar. And finally, Israelis inadvertently bombed a Gaza hospital, killing 20 people, including five journalists. All told, 192 journalists have been killed during this conflagration.  

Kayak Morning

Paddling Along Long Point

Southern Sky

Northern Blue

Heron Near The Reeds

Osprey

A Rare Shot Of A Kingfisher

Heron On A Dock

A Pair Of Cormorants

Yesterday was another good day, cooler than usual. In fact, it was 52º when I kayaked this morning. I had my usual paddle, breakfast, and blog. Evie and I planned our day, with me wanting to get in some exercise and shopping. So I left around 10:00, stopped at Ryder's Cup for a coffee, then at the dentist's office to make an appointment, then at Wegmans to do some shopping. I was home by 11:15 so I decided to get in some biking before lunch. I drove off to the Chautauqua Institute, parked my car at the south gate since the gates are now open daily and rode around the grounds twice, taking in the beauty of the grounds, the landscaping, the neat Victorian homes, and the lake. It's still fairly busy because the summer series just closed, yet many have already headed home. 

Chautauqua

Brick Walk

Thunder Bridge

I was home by 1:00 and Evie had been busy putting together our dinner, tas kebab, a Turkish favorite, and the sauce for baked ziti. Since she had the Italian sausage out for the ziti, she grilled a couple for me, and I have great sandwiches with horseradish. I am closing in on the end of my Fauda series, alas. I tried to nap to no avail so I joined Evie and we watched an episode of The Resident and read much of the afternoon until wine time at 5:00. Around 6:30, Evie served the tas kebab on top of mashed potatoes, and we both devoured it, a kind of stew with an amazingly simple sauce of tomato paste, allspice, and beef broth. We watched The Resident and it looks like we will finish the series before it's taken off of Netflix on September 3rd. I ended the night with another Fauda.