EARLY RISING ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE

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. : Photo: 07/08/26 at 6:05 AM

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

A Calm Lake, Partly Cloudy Sky, And A Chilly 29º

7:38 7:32 It's 8:05, and I've been up since 7:30. I'm tempted to go paddling but also plan on pickleball, so there isn't eno...

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

That Afternoon Sky

7:24 It’s a bright, blue-sky morning. The lake is calm, the geese are honking, and at 22º it’s too cold to paddle, and I’ve got yoga at 9:30...

Monday, March 23, 2026

Windy And A Choppy Lake

7:43 8:43 It's 8:30, and I've been up for over an hour. The lake is moving quickly to the south, and everything is gray — sky and wa...

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Kayak Morning And Yesterday Afternoon

7:56 8:59 It's 9:15, and we're both up, sitting in the living room listening to the news — always depressing — on a 46°, partly clou...

Saturday, March 21, 2026

A Boring Spring Morning

8:00 8:56 It's 33°, and the snow has mostly melted. The sky and lake are what I like to call Chautauqua gray — not a hint of color. It...

Friday, March 20, 2026

Whadda Night

8:50 It's 9:10, and I've been up since 8:30. Another overcast sky — what else — 42° with rain forecast through much of the afternoon...

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Gray Sky, Gray Lake And 30º

Grandson Nick, And Great Grandson, Tommy 7:13 9:38 It's 7:30; the lake lies open and calm—a gray mass—and the temperature is 30°. Snow s...

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