Beautiful Day

Morning came early. That's been the way lately, even when I can sleep. The farmers hit the orchard early this morning and ran their sprayers all day. It's spring in apple country.

I took a drive to find my college son today. The weather was perfect. Instead of leaving my little dog home alone again, I decided to take her along. It was kind of nice to have someone to talk to along the way even if she wasn't very good at keeping me awake. I hadn't made the drive myself since January so it was nice to have the opportunity make the trip. I took my camera along just in case I found anything cool. How do you like those trilliums?

Since I've been driving along Lake Rd every day without my camera, and I had it in hand today, we decided to stop at B Foreman Park in Pultneyville and check out the lake. We laughed at how the lawn was all dug up and there was a time not so long ago when the caretaker would chase down kids on bikes, in his golf cart, and make them get off the grass. There was no climbing the trees either, even if your parents were there, and now all the playground equipment is gone aside from the swing sets.

The summer Joe was a year old I took the kids to the park often when My Darling worked late. At that time the beach was all round, smooth, lake stones. Today the beach is completely changed as they (whoever "they" is) have brought in huge quarried stone and gravel to prevent the lake shore from eroding. Only a small stretch of beach stones remain. I guess the signs are to protect the town or county from lawsuits should anyone slip and fall.

I kind of love that lake.