Bit of a Getaway

People have asked Val and I if/when we are going on vacation this year; we have been joking that the two days we spent in the downtown Holiday Inn on Delaware Avenue when our major drywall demolition was done was our vacation, even though we went to work.
So we were thrilled that we were able to get away from Buffalo and work for the day Friday, as we took Walker Evans with us and drove out to Canandaigua for some photography, sight seeing and driving, or, as you can tell, some simple relaxing.
Along with spending some time at the shore of Canandaigua Lake (Walker would not go in the water even an inch, despite several other dogs frolicking nearby), we drove to nearby Yates County, as well as Gorham, and stopped to visit a schoolhouse from 1874, a church from the 1830s and, most photogenically, a farm with a group of about 15 sheep on one side.
Val got out to photograph them, and at first the suspicious male protecting the group came over a bit her way. But then, in groups of one or two, the rest of the sheep noticed Val, and not only moved together a bit closer, but every one of them stared at Val, virtually without blinking, until she got back in the car.
While driving out on the New York State Thruway, we decided to drive Route 5 back home to check out the sights, which was for the most part a smart move, because it was definitely the scenic route. The only sad part was the large group of emergency vehicles, with lights blinking, on both sides of the road somewhere in Livingston County. We noticed one or two damaged ATVs and a lot of somber looking firefighters and police. That night, when I watched the news at home, it was reported that a male riding an ATV was killed in a crash off Route 5 in Livingston County.
To cap the day off, after we got home, Val and I decided to go out to Chef's Restaurant for dinner; it turned out to be a star-studded evening. First, we saw State Assemblyman Dennis H. Gabryszak, who I know from covering him first as a councilman and then as supervisor of Cheektowaga, and we talked for a few minutes. Just a couple of minutes later, we saw Alan Bedenko, Democratic candidate for the 4th District Erie County Legislature seat and best known and read as Buffalo Pundit. We talked to Alan and his wife Maryl for several minutes, with Val and Maryl comparing notes on restaurants in Batavia, where Val went to college and Maryl works.