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, 3/10/26

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Windy And Cold

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7:29 9:10 Winter has returned — a 27° morning with a heavy wind warning. After yesterday's wild mix of rain, wind, and sun, the lake app...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Fog, Rain, Thunder And 60º

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7:14 7:38 8:14 It's 8:10, and I've been up for an hour. No kayaking this morning — fog has rolled in, and an ice floe pushed in fron...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Kayak Morning

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Kayaking Towards An Ice Floe 7:46 7:46 It's 7:30. We're both up, and the lake is open in front of our house, though it still appears...
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Monday, March 9, 2026

Sunny And 46º

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Reflections On Open Waters 8:10 8:41 It's just after 9:00, and I've been up for an hour, having slept close to nine hours — a record...
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Sunday, March 8, 2026

A Gray Sunday Morning

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  8:24 9:15 It's 9:00 — technically 8:00 — and we're both up. I've been awake for an hour, working through the newspapers. It...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

A Strange Lake Morning

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7:50 8:34 It's 8:30, and I've been up for an hour watching the wind sweep fog across the lake's surface. The sun is out, and pat...
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