What A Lake Morning

 

8:38

7:11

It's 8:40 and I paddled for over an hour, down to Booty Bay and back. I had a good morning of birding, spotting eagles, ospreys, a heron, and maybe a hawk. I was not sure. Our friends from Hudson spent the night and are out on the dock enjoying the morning. 

Kayak Morning

Some Kind Of Hawk

Osprey

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Great Blue Heron

Yesterday was a busy day getting ready for the company.  After my paddle and the blog, I went out and mowed the lawn and cleaned the porch, which took me at least a good hour. Evie had a doctor's appointment in Westfield at 11:00 and was gone until 12:15. I was basically through with my chores by then, and she made me a salami sandwich, and I watched my show.

I tried to nap to no avail, probably because I had a dentist's appointment at 2:30, to discuss major work on my front teeth. I now know what to expect and just need to make an appointment. It's not going to be fun. On my way home, I stopped at Tops and at Peterson's, picking up corn. I was home by 3:30 and our friends from Hudson, Barb and Mike, were there. They spend a couple of months in a cabin outside of Jackson Hole each winter and volunteer once a week at Yellowstone, so it's always fun to hear about their experiences. We also talked about grandchildren, since their son, Ian, had just had his first child, a daughter. By 5:30, they were off to visit with classmates (it's Barb's 50th Jamesstown High School Reunion) at The Pub, a bar in downtown Jamestown.

Mike And Barb This Morning

They were back by 6:45, and we relaxed with a glass of wine before having dinner, pasta with brie, tomatoes, garlic, and basil. It was great, just what I wanted, and we had fun talking about our kids and grandkids, what else. We had peaches and ice cream for dessert and stayed up talking until 9:30. 

The reunion is this evening in Jametown, and they will hang out with us during the day. We hope to get in a hike and maybe lunch at the Asheville Country Store before the reunion.