Cool and blue

It was pretty windy at Vadnais today so we didn't linger long. We took about enough time for a hurried photo and then started back.It's a little bit too bad because the lake was really blue and really pretty today.

As soon as we started to ride again the wind which was so onerous at Vadnais was behind us and conditions quickly became more tolerable. We stopped at the foot of the lake upon seeing some unusual visitors in the shallows. I have seen swans there before but only in the fall.TOPWLH wanted to label this as a Great Blue Heron but I don't think so.I don't have any idea why I know this but I was pretty sure that there is a Great Blue Heron and then there is a Blue Heron. Wikipedia reports that it is actually called a Little Blue Heron. I like plain Blue Heron better than Little Blue Heron and am going to continue to refer to this bird as a Blue Heron.

The ride home went well enough (with both riders feeling pretty strong most of the time) that we arrived at the corn field without any need to practice looking knackered.It is a nice enough looking day out there but as of the completion of the ride 70 degrees it has still not been.

Cool and blue.

Today in Ligue 1 FC Nantes has defeated Auxerre 2-1. However Caen has lost by only 1-0 to league champions Bordeaux, failing to provide the change in goal differential that Nantes needed to avoid relegation. Furthermore, Saint Etienne has won. Nantes finishes tied on points with Caen but finishes 19th on goal differential. The season is over, relegation is official. *sigh* It is much harder to follow a team in Ligue 2. Ligue 1 has English language coverage. I intend to remain loyal to Nantes but may have to also adopt a Ligue 1 team. In England today Chelsea has won the FA Cup by defeating Everton 2-1.