July's trip to Parker Dam

The kids on the spillway.


The salamander that the kids named "Buddy Jr."


Jacob takes a hike with me and Liam.


The fishergirl.


Zoe watches Jacob try to rip a root from the ground while we gather kindling.


The girls went to a nature program and made me walking sticks for my birthday.


Once Jacob decides it's OK to get dirty, he loves tossing rocks into the water.


On the walk back from the beach.


Jacob snacks at Aunt Roberta's cabin.


Cousin Chris and Uncle Jerry.


Liam unhooks a fish for Jacob.


A view of the lake on our walk back to the cabin.


Cousin Matt caught a crayfish.


Jacob on the boardwalk.


The kids on the way to the dam.


Jacob chopping wood.


Looking for elk.

HUH??

My favorite July pix

My kids weren't around much this month, sadly. (Bwahahahaha!) Zoe took a trip to see Aunt Kelly for a week. The last week of July we went camping. I'm working on posting those photos. I know, you're holding your breath. Just shut it. :)

Hollyhock



Harvest from the garden



View while getting my car fixed



Behind the gas station



Dad and me, Hofbrauhaus



Ummm, the two bigger beers are mine. Of course.



Saw a rainbow over Dad's house



Got home and found my own!

I. Touched. The. Cup.

I was so nervous, I don't think I fully got to appreciate the greatness.

My favorite June pix

Shamus Henry

He was born June 12. My second nephew. I'm mum on the name. As any good aunt should be. :)

Gone fishin'

I spent a much-needed day off on the Yough today.

Makes me think hard about how I can fit in more of these kinds of days!

I will probably continue blogging sporadically throughout the summer. I bit off more than I can chew around the house this spring! I will be updating photos more regularly as soon as I can get my hands on some decent photo-editing software.

ASIDE: It occurred to me today that both me and my best friend of 20-plus years both like to fish. Yet I don't think either of us have ever seen each other with a fishing rod in hand. Odd.

And so it is...

I've been a little busy. Sealing the deck, installing the veggie garden, getting out the patio furniture, etc. I still haven't gotten my computer back up to speed (re: I have no photo editing software!) so I've been a little out of touch with the blog. I have tons of photos to share, so I need to remedy that soon. I'm still in anguish over all I lost when the drive crashed, but I'm slowly coming to terms with it and taking more photos to make up for it! (One should be lucky that I can't post the photo of Zoe puking all over the bathroom!!)

In the meantime, my latest sinus infection is kicking my ass, and the Pens are about the kick the Red Wings' asses. So it all balances out.

Here are a couple of (unedited) pics to tide over my guilt for lack of blogging. We have had a great couple of months, and I'll fill in the blanks soon. Hope those on Facebook will catch up with me there.