Wet and Cold, but still Lovely

 Thursday, August 14, 2014

Yesterday it rained, but that gave John a chance to try out his new camera some more.  He managed to get some raindrops actually falling as he shot the porch.   Amazing the high speeds this machine is capable of.   The local cormorant decided to show off his wings on a buoy, the rain came in waves over the water against the docks, and the water blobs kept themselves together on the deck bannisters.

Ben and Jon went off to yogalates in Bristol, and buy fresh corn and other veggies.   Then we all headed out to various other shopping and the Black Goose for lunch.   It’s a pleasant restaurant’/diner kind of place, yesterday overlooking a rainy inlet off the Tiverton Harbor where the specialties are Greek food and lobster rolls.   We split both to make an enjoyable lunch.  The spanakopita was lovely and the lobster roll was full of lobster on its toasted hot dog bun with lettuce and tomato.   John had a Narragansett summer Ale, a trip back in time for him for when he worked construction in the mid-60s actually doing some work at a Haffenreffer brewery when they made ‘Gansett in Ri.

We had dinner at Jon and John’s last night with John’s sister Elaine—fresh swordfish, corn on the cob, a blueberry cobbler, prosecco and a very nice Macon-Lugny.  Everyone was very satisfied.

It got surprisingly cold last night for summer, probably in the mid-50Fs (12-13C).  No ice though.  We suppose a northern front came down, a harbinger of Fall, but a bit early in mid-August.

Today we head off to Arlington, MA to visit daughter, son-in-law and grandson.