civilized ku # 2230-31 / ku # 1145-47 ~ a relaxing afternoon and evening

Pool on Mirror Lake ~ Lake Placid, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggen
Clouds / Mirror Lake ~ Lake Placid, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggen
Mailbox & Whiteface Mt. ~ The Flats - Wilmington, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggen
Barn & sky ~ Jay, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggen
Field & sky/cloud ~ Jay, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggenYesterday, the temperature reached 95˚F. And, since I never do anything stupid or ill-advised, I decided that a 3PM round of golf was just the thing to do - walking the course, of course.

As luck would have it, that decision was not so bad after all. Yes, it was hot and humid but there was a very strong and steady breeze - about 1-and-a-half clubs worth, gusting to 2 - 2-and-and-a-half clubs - which kept things, body temperature wise, from getting out of hand. That and about 3 quarts of water.

In any event, when I finished my 3h 20m round of golf (and after taking a parking lot based bird bath with the water left in my water containers), I decided that a nice tall/cool drink was in order, so I adjourned to a local (Lake Placid) bar / restaurant for a gin and tonic (it's, get ready Jimmi Nuffin, the Limey in me). The place was air-conditioned so I decided to eat as well as drink.

Long story, short, I was out on the street about an hour-and-half later. The temperature had dropped a bit (into the reasonably comfortable zone), so I took a stroll about the place and, in the process, made some pictures. I was relaxed - enough to inhibit my inhibitions, re: making pictures which could be mistaken for pretty pictures - and the late day light was nice.

A short time later, I got in the car and headed out of town for home. Along the way, I was seduced by the light several more times. Hence this series of pictures which, FYI, are just like the last series of driving and making late day pictures - presented in chronological order.

BTW, did I ever mention that living in a park really doesn't suck?