Overcast And Some Sun

7:15

7:15

8:54

It’s 8:57, and I just returned from a decent 46-minute paddle down to Whitney Bay and back. I chased off a heron twice without getting a photo, and also scattered a bevy of Canada geese and seagulls gathered in the shallows.

Kayak Morning

Canadian Geese

Kayaking Home

Tuesday was another amazing fall day, with temperatures in the 50s and lots of sun. We were both up at 7:00, and I was out kayaking by 7:35 for close to an hour. When I returned, Evie was showered and ready for school. We finished up the blog, and when Evie left, I walked the neighborhood while enjoying my breakfast.

We have always had trouble with our kitchen drawers crashing because a small plastic widget that holds the drawer in place keeps breaking. It’s poorly designed, and I usually drive over to see Larry at Chautauqua Brick for a new piece. So I drove across the bridge, only to find that Larry had retired and the shop was closed. Fortunately, one of the guys volunteered to open up his store, and the two of us looked through the rooms, opening all the drawers, hoping to find the plastic piece. Just as we were about to give up, he called me over and, voilà, he had found four pieces and gave them to me. What luck!

Long Point Trail

Walking To The Tip Of Long Point

Since I was close to Bemus Point, I had brought my bike, so I parked just beyond the bridge and rode for an hour down Lakeside Drive, out to Long Point and back. Again, no one was on the trails, but a couple of ladies were out on the tip of Long Point, and I ended up taking their photo. I rode back to the car and was home by 12:00. I reattached the plastic piece, tightened a few screws, and Mr. Fixit fixed it.

Fishing Off Of Long Point

Southwestern Sky

West From The Marina

Lunch was the last of the pizza and a bowl of veggie soup, and I watched the final episode of Season Two of Mayor of Kingstown. I saved the first episode of Season Three for the night. My afternoons don’t change much with the weather. I took a brief nap, read some, helped Evie bring groceries into the house, then went outside and trimmed the red twigs for a good forty-five minutes and took the debris up the hill. It was another sunny, cool afternoon, perfect for yard work. I was done by 5:00, in time to enjoy some wine and celebrate the good news that our daughter Beth was named her school’s Teacher of the Year.

Dinner was the last of the pork ribs heated up with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, plus a salad. We enjoyed it just as much as the day before and watched our shows. I watched Duke/Michigan State for ten minutes, then Celtics/Sixers for another ten or fifteen, and finally Kansas/Kentucky for ten minutes. I ended the night with the first episode of Season Three of Mayor of Kingstown.