Music, Movie, & Muddy Water

Great Blue Heron ---------------------- Great Blue Heron on drugs.

Quick busy weekend. I suppose that’s going to be the norm.

Friday night we saw Bruce (our dogsitter and informally adopted son) and his bluegrass band at the Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse on the campus. Good music Bruce style. Then we did a quick trip to the Quaker State to see Nephew Peter’s band doing the oldies rock thing. Different style and volume. Nice to get a variety of music types.

Saturday after a bunch of school work we headed for Crocker Park. Had dinner at Hoggy’s which was barbecue oriented. Then saw The 40 Year Old Virgin which was very very funny with very very raunchy language. Better than expected. Not sure I'll recommend it to everyone. Maybe they will come out with a PG version on tape? Not likely.

Sunday we again focused on school work (it is a busy time for both Nicki and myself) and then did a quick kayak trip to Hinckley Lake which is a very shallow lake nestled in the hills. Not a lot of wildlife and the greatest challenge was avoiding getting stuck in the mucky bottom - in the channels leading from the boat launch to the main part of the lake. Nicki perfected a method of using her hands to scoop her way through the thin water which meant contact with the muddy bottom. I didn’t do that - resorting instead for paddle pressure - sort of like a pole boat. Otherwise it is a pretty lake that made us appreciate our local Findley Lake. At least we were experiencing nature and away from our chores. Darkness is getting sooner and sooner.