Life in the Bristolwood

This afternoon, I had to take a trip to Canandaigua to pick up some groceries, as well as medicine for colds! No, the medicine wasn’t for me. It is for Mark and Michelle in the hopes that they will be able to sleep well tonight!

Before I share the pictures I took, I need to show you my favorite new shoes! I love wearing denim. I cannot wear jeans, but I wear denim skirts most of the time.  I love the look of turquoise with denim and several years ago, I had a pair of sandals that were white with turquoise and silver conchos. I was thinking about how pretty they were and how I missed them. Well, one evening, I decided to Google “sandals with turquoise and conchos”. These sandals came up. They are made by Minnetonka and sell for about $49.00 many places, but I Googled and found them on sale for $29.99 from a store in South Dakota. With shipping, I paid about $33.oo.

Instead of taking along my Nikon camera, I grabbed the Olympus, as I hate leaving my expensive camera in the car.

As I drove along the lake road,  it was so difficult to keep my eyes on the road! The lake was a rich color today, reflecting the near sapphire blue skies above it.

Canandaigua is such a beautiful town. There are many Victorian style homes and the downtown area is stunning. So many small towns have lost businesses as they moved to the more suburban malls.  The city of Canadaigua proper, sits up on a hill. As one moves towards the lake, there is a long decline. It isn’t steep, but it definitely is a decline.

At the bottom of the grade is the lake and it is truly a beauty.  I recently read that the lakefront property there is amongst the most expensive in the Untied States.

There is a city (or perhaps state) boat launch and one must pay a fee to launch there. I drove into the area, unaware that there was a fee. When the girl saw my camera, she just smiled and said to go ahead and turn around. As I swung in, I saw a pretty little pond with the surrounding trees reflected in it. There was also a Great Blue Heron enjoying the area!

I drove over to the head of the lake where many folks were taking advantage of the beautiful weather. It was just like the perfect day.

The kind of day that a man sits by the lake with his good friend, just taking in the scenery.

Lucky me….there was the Canandaigua Lady!

After taking this little side “tour”, I finally got around to the business of going shopping. Sometimes it is just so hard to keep priorities straight! As I was shopping from store to store, I noticed the sky was getting darker and darker in the west.  As I headed home, there was quite a spectacular “light” show,  as lightening filled the skies! Thankfully, I did not try to photograph that as I was driving!