A Hazy, Quiet Lake Morning

7:30

A Gaggle Of Geese

It's 7:20, and I have only been up since 7:10. Since I have breakfast at 8:00, I don't have time to go kayaking, but I may get out there when I return at 9:15. It's 10:20 as I finish this after having breakfast in Ashville, then kayaking when I returned home for a half hour.

Kayak Morning

Heron Above The Reeds

Juvenile Osprey? 

Neighbors Dock

Yesterday was another wasted day for me, except for a good paddle in the morning.  When I returned, I finished the blog and then helped Evie with a few things around the house but that was it. I mostly sat around moaning the fact that I lacked mojo and just wanted to lie down and read or nap. So that's what I did, occasionally getting up and walking out on the dock. I couldn't wait for lunch, the leftover veggie stew, so I could read and nap. 

Most of the afternoon was spent similarly to the morning, watching TV with Evie, reading, walking down to the mailbox, or sitting on the front porch reading. We were going out to dinner at 5:30 which forced us to do something, shower, and get ready to go out. I felt better after the shower, and we picked up Ron and Linda at 5:30 and drove to the Stockton Hotel, really just a restaurant, a twenty-five-minute drive. It was a beautiful late afternoon for a ride through the countryside. The restaurant was not very busy so we were able to find seats at the bar. Both Ron and I were excited because they were having a meatloaf special with two sides. We ordered beers and were served in icy glasses, making them even more refreshing. The girls had burgers and fries and Ron and I had the meatloaf special, and all four meals were good, especially the hand-cut fries with the burgers. We were in and out in a little over an hour and were home by 7:30. It was a good choice.

 Evie and I were able to watch another episode of The Resident before she went to bed and I watched a couple of my shows until 10:00 when I went up to bed.