The best of summer

The only place to be on a hot summer afternoon…. 08/17/19

Baking in the sun

The sun is relentless this summer. Day after day, beating down on everything - cooking us all. I know that for many of you folks, this is normal, but for us it is devastating to watch all the trees wilting and dying . At least we know it will get cooler, but will it ever rain? Will we get any snow? It's worrisome, for sure. 08/16/19

Lake Lunch

Lettuce wraps, fresh picked corn on the cob & an ice cold near-beer. What could be better on a hot summer’s day? (painted in the iColorama app on my iPad) 08/15/19

Ruby rocks on the paddleboard

Ruby absolutely loves canoing & paddleboarding & this is her favourite spot… right out front where she can be the captain of the ship. And my daughter, Lisa, loves every minute of it! 08/14/19

Sunset

This was taken awhile ago, before the leaves were fully out on the trees. I haven’t had any time for processing photos lately and am falling behind, hope to post something more current soon. 08/13/19

Pink Portulaca

Another portulaca bloom on a hot sunny morning. They love the heat & they love the sun, so it’s a very good year if you happen to be a portulaca. Not so good for everyone else…. :-( 08/12/19

Pretty Portulaca

Love their bright colours. Thanks so much for all your comments, suggestions & encouragement with my Goldfinch photo yesterday! Definitely makes me want to keep trying with the bird pics… :-) 08/11/19

American Goldfinch

Still working on bird photos, there seems to be a lot to learn & a certain amount of luck involved. Amazingly, this little guy sat still just long enough for me get a quick shot & then he was gone. We have lots of Goldfinches around but they are very quick & shy. 08/10/19

Big Hat fun

My oldest daughter, Kelly… when she was here for a visit in June. There were some crazy selfies involved as well, but I look way too ridiculous to share those …. lol Many thanks & much gratitude for all the time you spend commenting on my photos, I do appreciate your critiques & encouragement so very much. 08/08/19

Tree Swallow babies

This was taken on July 2nd, so these babies are long grown & gone. The bird house is quiet & empty now, the first signs that summer is beginning its slow transition to autumn. We are always in transition, so we often miss the subtle signs but sometimes it does the heart good to notice them, even if it makes us feel a little sad... 08/07/19

Making rain

When the clouds won’t bring it, the sprinkler will. 08/06/19

Evening storms rolling in

Always clouds, never rain. Someone’s getting the rain, but it sure ain’t us! Our internet continues to be on & off, hopefully today I will be able to catch up with the photos I've missed ... 08/05/19

Twins, almost

Looking for the light. The life purpose of the flower. I think there is much we can learn from the flower… 08/04/19 (I'm having internet problems at the lake so I will comment when I can.)

Rough Hair Grass

The Prairie grasses are so much harder to ID than the flowers, for obvious reasons…. :-) I know this is a Native Prairie grass and I think it’s called Rough Hair Grass. And I have no idea why! 08/03/19