Weekend on a lake
Sep. 27th, 2022 09:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
allekhaThis Friday, we took Koro to the vet. Nobody had a good time. But we did get him in the carrier! And with protective ear covers to wear, I was not in pain from his very loud screeching. He's doing well for the most part but has an ear infection (which means we have to stick a tube in his ears but also means he gets treats afterward), though it turned out the vet had his age off by a year for some reason, so we need to correct that when we go back.
On Saturday, the no-longer-only-cogsci-students group had a get-together on a nearby lake before the weather really turns cold. It was fun! I brought vegan s'mores ingredients that saw a lot of use once it was past dark and we had a fire going, and lots of other people brought real food - spinach avocado dip, apple pie, pasta salad. (Although I did appreciate the person who just brought grapes, because they were good grapes.)
S also brought a few inflatable boats to explore the lake with. Most of the group looked at them and went 'no thanks', but I ended up trying it out. It turns out that it is hard to row a boat when a) you have never rowed a boat before b) the oars are cheap and don't want to stay fixed at all, though at least that meant it was a good workout! We rowed out to a little island in the middle of the lake and made it safely back to shore. The water wasn't too cold yet, so we would have been okay if someone went overboard.
Huddling around the fire at the end of the evening and burning pine needles and marshmallows was very fun, but my favorite moment was the walk back to the cars in the dark - it was a bit away from the cities, so you could see a ton of stars. Maybe even a faint shadow of the Milky Way? Would love to go back with Z and a thermos sometime and simply stargaze.
On Saturday, the no-longer-only-cogsci-students group had a get-together on a nearby lake before the weather really turns cold. It was fun! I brought vegan s'mores ingredients that saw a lot of use once it was past dark and we had a fire going, and lots of other people brought real food - spinach avocado dip, apple pie, pasta salad. (Although I did appreciate the person who just brought grapes, because they were good grapes.)
S also brought a few inflatable boats to explore the lake with. Most of the group looked at them and went 'no thanks', but I ended up trying it out. It turns out that it is hard to row a boat when a) you have never rowed a boat before b) the oars are cheap and don't want to stay fixed at all, though at least that meant it was a good workout! We rowed out to a little island in the middle of the lake and made it safely back to shore. The water wasn't too cold yet, so we would have been okay if someone went overboard.
Huddling around the fire at the end of the evening and burning pine needles and marshmallows was very fun, but my favorite moment was the walk back to the cars in the dark - it was a bit away from the cities, so you could see a ton of stars. Maybe even a faint shadow of the Milky Way? Would love to go back with Z and a thermos sometime and simply stargaze.
