Well I did it. I swam all 26 letters of the alphabet with a few repeats. Some need imagination. By my count, we swam in 10 lakes and ponds this summer.
Please enjoy My Alphabet Book
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It was a dark and foggy swim
And it was perfect. It looked intimidating when I arrived, rain and thunderstorms were predicted for later.
I had the pond to myself and it was a good thing because I have to get busy. Water temperature is dropping as nights get cooler. I heard it was 30 f degrees last night on Goodnow Mountain.
All I know is my fingers go numb from Raynaud’s phenomenon at about 45 minutes. Today, I brought a dry change of clothes, wool hat and fleece jacket, so I was better prepared. Then I cranked the car heater up to 85 and took a long, hot shower when I got home.
It was a three letter day. As I try to draw more letters, their connections clog things up. I cleaned it up a bit in anticipation of my upcoming alphabet book.
I have decided order is not important because I will separate them into individual letters. May I introduce “J”, “I” and H”, better known as “HIJ”.
How do you spell golf
Begin with a “G” and end with an “F”. After I played a quick round today, I headed to Chapel Pond to swim and continue my gps alphabet. It was only a short swim with a tiny “G”. I was on my own and forgot my float.
Yesterday we rode the new section of the rail trail from Saranac Lake to Floodwood, 18 miles round trip. It was lovely: great surface, pretty flat with views of Lake Clear, Little Clear Pond and Hoel Pond. This is a terrific use of the old rail bed.
Another snake.
On the home front, we have a couple of cheeky fawns. They are not at all impressed with us but left my crop of 3 tomatoes alone.
Time to get a move on
Summer is flying by. Nights are cooler and “tropical” Storm Debby dumped some very cold water in the Adirondacks.
I hoped to swim 3 letters today but my fingers were numb somewhere in the middle of the second letter.
I tried to sneak in a tiny “f” At the end but it doesn’t count it because it’s not legible.
Tim shivered the whole ride home with the car heat set at 80! My fingers were so cold, I couldn’t button my flannel shirt! (I got some help with that task).
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