EARLY RISING ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE

A daily journal of our lives (begun in October 2010), in photos (many taken by my wife, Evie) and words, mostly from our home on Chautauqua Lake, in Western New York, where my wife Evie and I live, after my having retired from teaching English for forty-five years in Hawaii, Turkey, and Ohio. We have three children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandsons, as you will notice if you follow my blog, since we often travel to visit them. : Morning Paddle, 12/06/25 at 8:47 AM

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Early Morning Whiteout

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7:17 8:00 Sunday Morning It's 8:05, and I've been up since 6:30. I actually slept well, waking only once, and my cold seems to be im...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Seven Below

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7:12 8:30 8:43 Today is the coldest day we’ve experienced since retiring here in 2010. When I stepped onto the front porch to take a morning...
Friday, January 23, 2026

Winter Storm Advisory

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7:12 8:04 It’s 7:43 as I start this, and I still feel miserable, with all the familiar symptoms of a cold. I was up at 6:20, made my coffee,...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Thursday Clouds And Blue Skies

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7:29 7:58 8:10 8:30 It’s 8:15, and I’ve been up for about an hour. Unfortunately, I’ve come down with a cold—aching bones, a cough, chills—s...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Warming Up To 8º

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6:92 7:07 7:52 7:53 It’s 7:52, and I’ve been up for nearly two hours. I woke in utter darkness, but now the sun is rising in the south, and ...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

1º

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7:06 7:49 7:49 7:50 8:04 What a temperature to wake up to—1º! Unfortunately, I woke at 5:00 but didn't get up until 6:00. It's now a...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Light Snow And 14º

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7:23 It's 8:20, and I have been up for an hour, watching the frenetic birds as they attack the bird feeder. Long Point and the shoreline...
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