Cloudless Skies And 34º

Tom, Mary, Marlena, And Nick
At Last Night's Chiefs Game In Kansas City

7:34

9:04

7:54

It's 7:30 and we are both up with our coffee. I am waiting for the sun to rise in 20 minutes, then I can kayak.  Evie doesn't have to leave for a couple of hours for kindergarten. The radio is on, the sun is filling the living room with its light and I just returned from another great 50-minute paddle, down to Sandy Bottom and back. What a terrific way to start my day.

Kayak Morning

Victoria/Woodlawn

Yesterday was a busy day for me. I had a great paddle on a foggy morning, so I was pumped for most of the day, even though I knew I had a big shopping day ahead, as our kids will be here from Thursday to Sunday to attend the Chiefs/Bills game in Buffalo. I was in no hurry to get going, but by 10:30, I drove off to Dobbins Woods, because I wanted to get in a hike before shopping. Despite the five inches of rain last week, the hike was fine, mostly because every wet area was covered with planks. I was the only one out, and it took me 35 minutes on another lovely morning. I then stopped and filled up my grill's propane tank before Wegmans. It took me a good half hour to get everything Evie needs for the week, and I left with four shopping bags full. I stopped in Lakewood for a sub sandwich at a deli and ice cream shop I hardly knew existed. 

Dobbins Woods

Lots Of Leaves

Path Of Pines

I didn't get home until 1:00 and was happy to sit down and relax and enjoy my sub, and watch my show. I went up to read at 2:00, briefly napped, and came downstairs energized. So, to Evie's delight, I washed the front windows and the kitchen window, which they needed. After that, I got out the hedge clippers and went through Evie's garden, cutting most of the plants down to a foot and taking the stems and leaves up to the woodpile, finishing my work for the day. 

An Afternoon Gathering On Long Point

We enjoyed our wine and planned the next few days before Evie made a yummy shrimp and fettuccine pasta for dinner, along with a salad. We watched a couple of episodes of All Saints, then I watched three-quarters of the Chiefs' game after Evie went up to bed. It was a productive day. 

I listened to Michael Lewis on a podcast this morning, and he talked about the greatest achievement of the first Trump Presidency was Operation Warp Speed, the development of the COVID-19 vaccination in months, not years.    Now, however, RFK has dismantled the entire department.