Another Hot One

7:24

9:50

It's 7:30, and I've been up for 15 minutes on another 77º morning. It's too late to kayak now, so I'll head to breakfast at 8:00 and kayak when I get home, skipping yoga today. It's too hot, and I want to get a few things done in the yard.

Cutting Weeds In Our Lakefront

It's late, 10:00, and I had breakfast until 9:00, then worked with the weed cutters to clear our front yard, and then kayaked for 15 minutes.

Looking East

Kayak Morning

A Couple Of Weed Cutters

Kayak Morning

Yesterday began early with an uneventful paddle — no shots of wildlife, just a long paddle down to Sandy Bottom and back. I have no yoga on Wednesdays, so it's an open day to do as I like. I voted to stay home and have a leisurely morning, enjoying coffee and listening to Michael Smerconish until 10:00. I then borrowed a weed cutter attached to a rope from a neighbor and used it off my dock for about 25 minutes. I got back in the water and raked, and between throwing the weed cutter off the dock and cutting with my rake — going back over the area I'd cleared two days ago — I still filled three buckets of weeds and left them to dry on the dock. It was pleasant to be in the water, and when I finished, I took a quick swim. When I got out, though, the sun's heat was surprising, even though I was wet. It was 11:30 by then, so I came in and changed into dry clothes, and Evie made me a great lunch: fried eggs over onions and potatoes.

I watched my show during lunch, and since I was taking my Outback in for an oil change and tire rotation, I tried to get in a brief nap — no luck. So I read and relaxed until 2:30, then drove off, stopping at Petersons for a basket of peaches. I haven't been to the Subaru dealer in a while, but the same guy has taken care of me and has been working the desk for 16 years. It took about forty-five minutes, but I was entertained first by Fox News trying to explain the similarities between Teddy Roosevelt and Donald Trump. Then Trump came on and, as usual, went off topic — rarely speaking about Teddy, just how wonderful he is, how he's loved by everyone, and how America is hot, the hottest country in the world. Well, I can attest to that, since it was 90º when I left for Wegmans. I had to pick up a prescription and a jelly donut for Evie.

When I returned, it was too warm to sit on the front porch, so we relaxed with a glass of wine, and I took a few minutes to turn the weeds on the dock so they'd dry thoroughly. We had the leftover chicken and noodles and corn, and it was better than ever. We continued watching our Danish series until 8:00, when the US/BHG game started. I stayed up until the very end, and Evie lasted through the first half. The US won 2-0 but lost their top scorer to a red card, so they played the last 36 minutes down a man, and he'll be ineligible for their next game.