Summertime, and the Livin' is Easy...

That title is kinda catchy, maybe someone should write a song...

I thought I would post some pictures from one of our activities this summer.

This may look like a scene from White Christmas, but that there is cottonwood "stuff".

Makes me itch and sneeze just looking at it.

Dave and I discovered this place on one of our bike rides. There is a very nice trail that runs along the river. All of us, including the dogs, enjoyed the river's coolness on a hot summer day.

It was a nice outing full of wading...

Melissa with Sophie

Melissa, Sophie, Ashley and her dog Riley

and thinking.

Dave - nice legs!

Sunning and smiling...

Shelby & Laura

and sleeping...

Dave with dogs (Sophie & Riley)

followed by more wading...

hiking(sort of!)... and nature.

Isn't this dragonfly awesome?

Dave, Laura and I were returning from exploring the river when all of a sudden we heard screaming and laughing and screaming. What? We got back to our picnic area to find this dragonfly "frozen" on the chair. Nature had gotten a little too up close and personal for my brave daughter's tastes. Poor dragonfly was frozen in fear! After I took the picture I gently lifted it off the chair and it flew away. I can imagine the stories it had to tell as it returned to where ever dragonflies go after a hard day at work!