Another Day, Another Lake, Another Walk

 

Most of my walks these days are short walks which among other things is due to my left knee that still hasn't improved very much. My orthopedist suspects that I have a torn meniscus and on Tuesday I'll start PT for that as well as for my sciatica, so there is some hope on the horizon. However, I have to keep my walks short since after about 30 minutes of walking my knee starts to become quite painful. I usually ice it  and it will be better for the rest of the day, but long walks like I used to do is stuff for dreams at the moment. 

Close to "my" lake there is another much smaller lake and this time I decided to walk here because I figured that it would take about 30 minutes for a roundtrip.

There were ducks and a swan on the lake, and on the shore ground squirrel chased around in abundance. Look at that sweet face - this will be for Nicole's Friday Face Off.

There are not many people on this side of the lake. The trail passes through the woods and looks rather romantic.

It's also very rough and uneven which might be a reason there are so few people here. I prefer this to the paved and gravel paths, but you have to pay attention.

There are crooked trees and beautiful views of the small lake through the foliage .

And the birds were happily singing along! Just listen to this one - it almost sounds as if the Red-winged Blackbirds and the Great-tailed Grackle were in a competition of who can be louder.

These photos of my walk show some of the beautiful landscape - perfect for this week's prompt at Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date which is "landscape". But I also have a dinner to share. A few weeks ago I found this recipe for Rosé Shrimp at NYT Cooking and knew that I had to make it. Last Friday finally was the day to make it since just a few days before I had received the piment d'Espelette which gives this dish its flavor. This was the first time that I tried this recipe and therefore followed it to a T, but when I'll do it again I will change it a little bit. 

If you cannot access NYT Cooking, here is the recipe.

Guess what we were drinking with the Rosé Shrimp? Of course a nice Rosé, a Sonoma-Cutrer Rosé of Pinot Noir.

Of course you know that this is for Bleubeard and Elizabeth's T Tuesday. Cheers!

To everybody in the US, I wish you a very happy Thanksgiving.