Today began inauspiciously but ended up being very pleasant. I woke up, thinking that it was probably between 6:30 and 7:00, and discovered that it was 9:15, overcast, quite chilly, and vaguely depressing. I later learned that I was not the only person who slept late – in fact, everyone else did as well.
Because of the chill, I forewent the morning plunge, opting instead to brush my teeth and hair, throw on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt (not sure what I was thinking there), and head up to the main cabin for a bagel, coffee, and email check.
After an hour or so, I went to watch “T”, Dad and Don attempt to finish their two-day flagpole-raising project. While attempting to bold the pole-box to the dock, Dad managed to drop the ratchet into the relatively shallow water near the dock, and – because I was the only one in shorts – I attempted to ease myself into the water to pick it up with my foot.
You all see this coming, right? Yeah. I completely lost my balance and fell into the water. In doing so, I managed to stir up all of the gunk on the bottom of the lake, making it impossible to see the ratchet. After a couple of dives, I gave up and relegated myself to shivering on the dock with a towel wrapped around myself while the three elder statesmen continued their labors with a different ratchet. As far as I know, the original is still on the bottom of the lake. Maybe I’ll find it tomorrow.
After drying and changing into jeans and a long-sleeved shirt, I took a long walk around the area, visiting Camp Ojibwe on one side of of and “Greenwich on Ahmic” (the late Billy Rouse’s camp) on the other. I also spent a lot of time with my tripod trying to get decent pictures. Failed miserably on that front.
All was not lost, however, as the sun came out during my walk, the temperature went up by about 15 degrees, and the rest of the afternoon turned into a beautiful day.
Took a nap for about 90 minutes during the afternoon and then drove into town to get ingredients for dinner – I was the chef, Dad was my assistant. We made jambalaya, roasted beets, corn on the cob and salad. Quite tasty.
After dinner, the 7 of of completed the Oh Hell game that we’d started a couple of days ago. Don ended up winning by a narrow margin over yours truly. Julie, Cy, Dad, “T” and Dianne rounded out the field.
Going to bed fairly early tonight (it’s 10:05 and I’ve already had my evening dip). Not sure how long I’ll sleep tomorrow, but if I sleep as well as I did last night, I might just opt to stay in bed all day.
Unless I can get a tennis game going.
TWD