On a Pleasant Afternoon

What with weather and whatnot, we've been a bit stuck around the house lately, so we planned a short excursion. We decided to go to the next town for fries and a sit in the park by the river and then go to the next next town for ice cream. When it came down to it, we were happy to sit in the first location for some length of time and save the ice cream for another occasion.

This was our first spot, but after a while, the sun evaded the shade of the little tree and chased us to nearer the river close to that sign. You can see the shade near the sign in the second photo, below.

I'll never learn. You may remember the previous visit here with those huge fries. I knew enough to order medium this time, but I didn't know enough to realize that they would still be very large: too large, in fact.  Neither of us came close to finishing them.

I am sad to report that the fries were not all that good. I don't think we will choose this chip truck again.

We took our obligatory selfie. I hold the phone and Sue presses the shutter (or whatever you call it on a phone) with her watch.

There was a certain amount of coming and going with kayaks and stand-up-paddles although folks didn't always stand up. As you can see, I didn't have to work very hard to get the pictures.

Dogs also enjoyed the day and the view.

Although we could have done without the fries, we did enjoy sitting for quite awhile and appreciating the view, the cool breezes, and the music from my phone and portable Bluetooth speaker. This park is just adjacent to the one where we have (or used to have and, hopefully, will have again)  our Celtfest concerts, so it was rather appropriate to turn to my Celtic playlist, which is the only one on my phone at present. (Sue's video, 15 seconds)

We must endeavour to do more of these little excursions as the summer progresses.